Memphis Roadtrip II - - Game day

by LetsBlaze on Apr 7, 2009 4:04 PM PDT

Thought that it would be best to start over here rather than cloud up that interview post with more stuff. It's 2pm here, and I'm waiting to hear from Shav re a pre game once over. I've had some interactions with some team types, but have spared them the camera. Spoke with Mike Barrett and he invited me down to the media table at the game - - this might get interesting, we will see - - -maybe a BEdger TV interview... new epic ground?

Got to talk a bit with Damon Stoudamire. The pic below was a special pose for all of you back in Portland...he's about 20 feet from me right now talking playoffs with someone on the Portland staff...If only I had some high tech para-military listening device. They are actually talking about Greg...all good I assure you...Damon's sendoff was all about giving his best to all with the Portland organization and how he will be coming to one of the playoff games...

Went to lunch with Shav and a friend of his from back home....got back to the hotel in time to see the team off....Got to talk to Jerryd a bit - - he remembered me from NJ game and came up and said hello...got big smiles and a handshake from Martell when I told him I WAS NOT going to ask him about his foot...

In all the single pics below I asked the guys if it was OK if I took a picture for the Blazer's Edge website - - I go out of my way to be unobtrusive - - no flash, ask first...I offer them editorial review if they want to make sure they like the picture..

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Off to the game.....more later :-)

"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez

by LetsBlaze on Apr 7, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions

good pics

Sometimes I feel like I'm going in different directions...

by porterfan30 on Apr 7, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions

Nice

Good Job..

I notice they tend to rock the big headphones

"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii

by 92wastheyear on Apr 7, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions

you just now noticing that?

Kinda been the NBA thing for like a decade, hasn’t it?

Give the man his "M"!!!

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Apr 7, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Those

Crazy expensive Dr. Dre Monster headphones (they are pieces of crap too)

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate earbuds and tiny headphones.

Earbuds never seem to fit me right. And those little headphones that don’t wrap around the ear can also fall and move a bit when you’re doing just about any activity. Thus, I rock the big headphones too. Definitely the way to go.

Then again, I’ve got an abnormally large head, as do some of these guys, so that might have something to do with it also.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Apr 7, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah, i love the big ones

dampens external sound and generally high quality internal sound. I actually had a pair until the cord frayed.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 8, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm rocking the game online right now with a pair of BeyerDynamic DT 880 pros

Like most of the best ones, they’re open. Overkill for crappy feed audio, but necessary for good listening.

by Marvin100 on Apr 8, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah i have a nice pair of sennheiser’s those Monster ones the NBA players rock are really bad.

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 8, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I have a habit of pre-emptively rec'ing LetsBlaze's posts.

Start awesome, and always get even better…!

by teenagemutantninjabayless on Apr 7, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions

I will

Rec even though it is going to knock my Fanpost out of the rec’d section :(

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rec for selflessness

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Apr 7, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

WHAT THE HELL IS ON JERRYD'S LIP?

http://saboner.mybrute.com

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 7, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions

his attempt to grow a playoff beard?

that’s funny

"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum

by idoltime on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Lip-curl shadow.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions

It is Memphis

The perfect place for a lip-curl

There won't be clean officiating in the NBA until David Stern is forcibly removed by the US Congress in 2013 for fixing games.

by 123_G.O._RipCity on Apr 7, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Rommel Afrika Korps

Ready for duty, sir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFFWhHlqnGU

"Out here on the road, when its just our small travelling party against the world, it's tough ..." MB

by OBJuan72 on Apr 8, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Nice pics, LB...

your insider status is too good!

Batum… he looks… I thought it was TV that added 10 pounds?

Give the man his "M"!!!

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions

Your posts are "must sees" LetsBlaze

thanks

It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla

by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Did brandon shave?

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 7, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions

looks like it

by cloudydays on Apr 7, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

They did make the playoffs...

by teenagemutantninjabayless on Apr 7, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

It is seriously bordering on insane that we know this

But he was saying he was going to wait until after the road trip to shave.

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 7, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

He said he was going to wait until he got home. He said his skin was too sensitive. BRANDON ROY IS A LIAR!

http://saboner.mybrute.com

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions

C'mon, he didn't shave ALL of it.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions

ha!

Give the man his "M"!!!

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Apr 7, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions

is that a smile from B Rex?

by cloudydays on Apr 7, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions

that's as close as it gets

He’d be a great spokesman for Botox.

ben… now that Rex has smiled, are your visions of him being permanently emotionless destroyed?

Give the man his "M"!!!

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Apr 7, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions

That's not a smile

that’s a snarl.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 8, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions

WOW!

love the pics!

by bustabucket on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions

Nice shot of Damon, but I still like this one better:

by MiledAnimal on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

Ah, to be a young girl again

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions

that is the weirdest picture ever...Is it from Zoolander??

by tevisthe4th on Apr 7, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Mike Miller??

by the vegetarian on Apr 8, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Now I miss Damon.

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by tominhawaii on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Me too.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions

jinx buy me a coke

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions

First! Buy me an India Pelican Ale.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Apr 7, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Lol

"I don't know Twitter" - Rudy Fernandez

by RoodiePhirnandizz on Apr 7, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions

me too

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Apr 7, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I like him, but I don't miss him.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's give him Luftman's job

Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards

by 22baylor on Apr 7, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Why does everyone hate that guy?

He’s goofy, but he’s just a kid having fun.

Has Damon ever worked behind the microphone at an NBA game? I’ll bet he’d be good at it.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 7, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

its not fair I tells you

that hate should be split at least 50/50 between Tony AND Holton.

Partner….. (blank stare)

I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.

by bow4meow on Apr 7, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Mr. Luftman, your son is NOT good, stop defending him.

by ArbyOSU on Apr 8, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Mortimer doesn't

http://saboner.mybrute.com

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 7, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Pfff

Mortimer wants every single former Blazer player to be some sort of coach except for Clyde Drexler, who he wants to be the color guy. I’m not sure who he wants to be the play by play guy, probably Kelvin Cato.

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by tominhawaii on Apr 8, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions

I miss Kelvin

"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)

by G_dubs on Apr 8, 2009 4:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Hoping for a big game from Outlaw tonight

sort of a homecourt advantage for him in Memphis

I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.

by bow4meow on Apr 7, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions

Great pics LB!

I am glad that the lads have a nice place to stay in Memphis! Cool that B-Roy picked up some nice guitars there too. – Elgin

Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards

by 22baylor on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions

LOVE IT! Thanks

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on Apr 7, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions

Martell starts to look like LeBron

by Norsktroll on Apr 7, 2009 4:52 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome post!

I enjoy these so much, you have no idea. Or maybe you do?

I Blazersedge daily, nightly and ever so rightly.

by Claire on Apr 7, 2009 7:58 PM PDT reply actions

I love NOT seeing bling.

These guys seem very down to earth, and less flashy than your average NBA player.

Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever

Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.

by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Apr 7, 2009 8:28 PM PDT reply actions