I hope Oden remembers...

by loyal_blazer on Apr 9, 2009 6:53 AM PDT

That the first time he played Andrew Bynum, he was thrown to the ground on some of the first few plays. Shortly after that, he re-injured his foot and Bynum played him more aggressively than I have ever seen anyone play Oden. Oden was hobbling around and Bynum was putting his entire body weight all over the guy. As if to say he did not care if Oden was injured-- he was going to push that injured foot to the limit.

I am not a mind reader, but I am sure the goal was to not preserve any health Greg had left. All of that work to get back after microfracture only to sniff a few minutes of a game and be gone once again.

I hope you remember that tomorrow Greg.

I hope the team remembers Ariza's hard foul on Rudy.

I hope the team remembers Odom's hard foul on Roy.

This team does not deserve any friendly thoughts or contact from the Blazers.

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I hope we get up by 29

And don’t slack off in the 4th this time. The Lakers made the last game look closer than it should. No 10-19 point victory this time, I wanna go by 20+!

by Zaig on Apr 9, 2009 9:17 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs

Yes

I want to put points in their face. – Elgin

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

by 22baylor on Apr 9, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

REC THIS POST!!!!

Every read on BlazersEdge needs to read this post and start thinking and feeling this mojo. Greg is gonna take care of business against the Lakers. The circumstances have flipped and now it is time for Mr. Bynum to be “welcomed back into the league”.

Portland has changed so much since those opening games of this season, and this home game against the Western Conference favorites is GREAT time to prove it once again.

You people gotta rec this post. Hey loyal_blazer great thread!

by Portland Dynasty on Apr 9, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks man

I pointed the incident out when it happened to open the season. The Ariza fould was a reminder and hopefully our guys are ready to ball out of their minds!!

"Both Anthony Carter and Jameer Nelson were downright jubilant in the Magic locker room postgame. Carter said to no one in particular, "Brandon Roy, that man is unstoppable, it's like he's playing NBA Live" and Nelson was cracking on his teammates for not being able to guard Brandon. The kinds of jokes you can make when you win."

by loyal_blazer on Apr 9, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Furthermore....

I hope Oden returns the favor and bangs up Bynum and his reconstructed knee. Normally I would advocate for such dirty play but it is the Lakers and they deserve some retribution. Bynum is going to quickly realize he isn’t in the safe confines of the the Staples Center. He will know a world of pain in the Garden.

Blaze14ROY

by homeallon20 on Apr 9, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions

No, you can't wish hurt on anyone.

Just hope he posterizes him a couple times. And that we blow them out again.

Regarding BRoy:"Another day, another buzzer-beater. This man is so clutch he sets his body clock to go off one second before his alarm does every morning."

~Rob D from NBAmate

by twiggs on Apr 9, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree....

I just hope Oden shows him no-mercy just as Bynum showed that night. I thought it was classless. Let the guy who just missed an entire season wo is now clearly hurt, hobbling around live for a minute!

If not and it’s that cut-throat, what goes around comes around.

The Lakers got alot of stuff coming around I’ll tell you that.

by loyal_blazer on Apr 9, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

+1

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Apr 9, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope Oden remembers that he swatted the crap out of Bynum's first shot attempt

by hoopsdreams on Apr 9, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I hope Oden remembers that game in LA and puts Bynum on the floor with a poster-ized dunk on his face.

#10 Pryzbilla the Vanilla Gorilla

by Hookah_John on Apr 9, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

I would settle for a nice poster on my wall

Blaze14ROY

by homeallon20 on Apr 9, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions

This is gong to be a physical game

I hope the Lakers beat Denver in a tough throwdown game tonight in about 6 OTs if possible so they’re tired though…

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on Apr 9, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions

I hope Nic's ankle is up to him pestering K*be for 25-30 mins!

and making him play some dee on the other end!

Hope GO plays smart aggressive! Wanna see him smile on the bench!

by QuebecBlzrFan on Apr 9, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions

Also I would like to see Batum hold up 3 fingers to Mister Gasol.

Then ESPN can replay all 3 of the great Batum dunks.

by Escrote on Apr 9, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions

and two

to Bynum

by DucRider on Apr 9, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions

I would hold one finger up to Mister Ariza.

can you guess which one?

"Great Oden's raven!" - Ron Burgandy

by danevan on Apr 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

Thumb?

Why would we give Ariza a thumbs up? Simply. After Oden blocks him, Ariza should be on his back. The thumbs up will actually look like a thumbs down to him.

(Ignore that this logic doesn’t work.)

by Zaig on Apr 9, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope we can shoot better then the 29%

in the first quarter that we have the last couple games.
I also hope we get into the heads of the lakers a little bit we are going to face them in the 2nd round.

I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.

""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."

by Dragonage on Apr 9, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions

It seems we are better

When LMA and Roy assert themselves from the beginning.

When Roy goes hard in the 1st we almost always have a comfortable lead going into the half.

With LMA where he’s at now I dont know if they can stop them. But, if BRoy is asleep waiting for everyone else to suck before he turns up the pressure, we are always digging a whole.

by loyal_blazer on Apr 9, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't care if he get's into foul trouble as long as someone notices that they were fouled

by Greg Oden.

know what I’m sayin? ;)

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

by faith on Apr 9, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions

im advocating a ray-allenesque type throw

on A laker…

not enough to really injure them, but enough to be like “stop drawing those weak blocking fouls, or i will get my moneys worth and throw you”

Like last night vs tony Parker, the refs fortunately werent calling some contact, but he was going for weak blocking fouls. if greg threw him like he did ray allen, he might get a little less of those little guys going RIGHT at him

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by lanepete on Apr 9, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha--good post--rec

It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
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by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 9, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

I can not wait to see how the Rose Garden reacts to Ariza

It is going to be deafening. Oh yeah and Kobe should be careful around the basket too because I think we all remember Odom’s flagrant on Roy not too long ago. I don’t care if it’s Andrew “Playboy Mansion” Bynum or Sun Yue you will not be gliding to the basket uncontested

by dblieberman on Apr 9, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

Man I hate those guys

recently i saw a certain alley oop from the 2000 playoffs. I go to school in california (not LA), nothing would make me more happy than to kick the chit out of those guys tomorrow. the garden is gonna be roudy, nopo. yellow and purple will be playing on the second of a back to back, the blazers are on a role. Would love to see oden just posterize all three of the bigs. looking for a batum dunk part 2. and some rudy revenge. we got nothing to loose, if we loose then that’s what it is, if we win we have to dominant victories late in the season over those guys. They know there’s a chance they face us in the second round, knock on wood. And Ariza might not even make it to the rose garden

by StocktonNEP on Apr 9, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

Here's the thing about the Lakers

Alot of them see us as the little town folks who are so mad the Lakers got in their way.

That game 7 Laker comeback was total BS orchestrated by the NBA. I remember Steve Smith going airborn for a layup, he was knocked to the ground in the air— no foul called. Lakers take the bll up and score. Many other crazy things happened in that quarter, which was funny considering the Blazers had figured this team out, won 3 in a row on to the 4th win, 4th quarter blowout.

We don’t like the Lakers because they are a fake team with fake ass fans that have the officials on their side almost no matter who the opponent is.

I am sure Kings fans feel the same way or any other team who has been victimized by the blatant fake officiating in crucial series with this team(NBA revenue calling?).

Add on the injury to insult everything stated in this post and there you have it!

To me this year would be great to spoil any kind of Lakers run— this season would be great! The next few years I have higher aspirations!

by loyal_blazer on Apr 9, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

There were lots of no calls/bad calls in f*ker's favor.

remember the time bobert whorry grabbed Detlef’s arm, wouldn’t let go, and they called a DOUBLE T!!!!!!!!!!!!!????

by llublazerfan on Apr 9, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

in the 4th quarter, to be precise.

by llublazerfan on Apr 9, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I stopped watching for a year or 2 after that

as my belief in the essential fairness of the NBA was shot. This is why I hold an eternal grudge against Shaq and cannot understand the occasional crazy post wanting him here.

ignacio

by ignacio on Apr 9, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Steve smith totally got fouled by shaq

I could not believe they did not call a foul on Shaq. That would have changed the game.

We all know what K*be did in Colorado to that girl. Dear Lord, please let whatever team that plays the LA Clankers beat them to oblivion. Amen.

by Pritchslap on Apr 9, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions

If Martell so much as smiles at Kobe

Joel should tell Web to wipe that smile off his face

by two4larue on Apr 9, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

Kobe lubber

all things being equal, if KP has to “choose” which SF to keep and which to trade…deal away the kid with “Crazy 8” on his sneakers.

We can’t allow any “divided loyalties” when it comes to the black/red vs the p*rple / y*llow

by two4larue on Apr 9, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Could Casey’s article come at a better time?

It’s time to show the l@keshow how to SWAG like us… Make an exclamated statement before the playoffs.

by pdxer in dfw on Apr 9, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions

Can someone tell me how the hell this game ISNT nationally televised?

Seriously. Bedge needs to lean heavily on the TV execs to get our games out there. I honestly think no team is more fun to watch in the NBA than the Blazers with the way they roller coaster!

Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".

...no seriously--stop.

by nima on Apr 9, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions

The NBA wanted to make sure that as few people as possible see the L*kers get creamed

I doubt the link to the recap will even be on the front page of ESPN’s NBA section tomorrow night if we win.

by KitIsh on Apr 10, 2009 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Bulletin board material?

You could mural a wall..

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by mjsmith3 on Apr 9, 2009 5:33 PM PDT reply actions

Rudy is going to go off!!!

He will even block arizas dunk and him at least 5 rows deep

Momma.....der go dat man

by AllHailRoy on Apr 9, 2009 6:23 PM PDT reply actions

The Blazers staff should

play clips of all those incidents to the guys before the game.

And on the the Rose Garden end we should start a roaring “Beat LA!” chant for the opening minute of the game. That should get the adrenaline going : )

by RIP on Apr 9, 2009 11:04 PM PDT reply actions

yeah, hurt em.

I could not want any single season game more than I want this one. I live in San Diego. All of my friends are LA Faker fans. I mean La Clanker Fans. I mean LA Flaker fans. I hate LA. I’m jealous of all who are attending. Make it loud…

We all know what K*be did in Colorado to that girl. Dear Lord, please let whatever team that plays the LA Clankers beat them to oblivion. Amen.

by Pritchslap on Apr 9, 2009 11:12 PM PDT reply actions

I'm in SD too. We should get together and beat up your firends.

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Apr 10, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Oden needs to pick up Ariza

and use his body to beat Bynum to a pulp.

That’s a foul I could live with…

I have my P.h.D in unreliable hyperbole.

by Eat Politicians on Apr 10, 2009 12:33 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

then pull his spine from his body a la mortal kombat

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Apr 10, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions

blazers have to realise

the lakers will probably double broy and force someone else to beat you. couple that with blakes inability to create a decent shot and joel/odens non existant range from beyond the key, the coaches will have to come up with some interesting strats.

i think someone like batum/oden/rudy can make a huge difference tonite, as i consider the blazers bench better than the lakers, and the lakers bench has as many holes defensively as our bench.

at home the blazers starters match up evenly with the lakers starters

by Yawnie on Apr 10, 2009 1:02 AM PDT reply actions