Blazers make big mistake and bring back Lucas!!!!
by Odenisgod on Sep 2, 2009 12:30 PM PDT
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I guess were never gonna get Greg a real big mans coach! Lets see, Bynum has Kareem, Howard has Ewing and Oden has Maurice Lucas?!?!?!?! WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!! wake up KP!! This will go down as a huge mistake and could cost the Blazers at a shot at a championship. No wonder Oden fouls so much look who he is being coached by. Sorry but you just can't play that old school type of ball anymore.
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Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
-W.H. Auden
by Love on Sep 2, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
wow
I think its perfectly legitimate to suggest the Blazers should bring in a coach with a more proven track record of developing big men, but given that Lucas wasn’t around the team much last year because of his illness, its a little ridiculous to suggest its his fault Oden fouls so much.
by jksnake99 on Sep 2, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
not to mention that Lucas was an amazing big man
so i’m not sure why he’s less than Ewing. No argument on Karem.
I’d also argue that success in one area does not mean success in others. Just ask Jordan.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
that's why i say "bring in a coach with a more proven track record of developing big men"
as opposed to “bring in a coach who had a better career as an NBA big man.”
like
Clifford Ray
When reached 39 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
and i could go for that argument
I’d still want to know who they were and why they were better though.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
The argument on Kareem is that besides Bynum who hasn't really amounted to much yet but gets a ton of hype he also coached big man standouts Chris Mihm, Kwame Brown and Michael Olowokandi
So his track record is, um, murky?
There's Gotta Be More To Life
by Norsktroll on Sep 2, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
Ever had a professor that was well-respected and often published, but a lousy teacher?
Dwight Howard is a physical freak, and doesn’t play anything like Ewing did. As stated above, Kareem hasn’t proved anything as far as coaching goes. If anything, we could assume that Mo Lucas is a much better big-man coach than Kareem, because Oden is already better than Bynum with less than half the experience.
They showed him respect and the only reason he had to leave is due to his bout with cancer. Also its radiculous to banter about this without a suggestion of who should replace him. If Lucas doesnt fit the model who does as the perfect available coach?
"And our second unit can probably start in most NBA cities." -Maurice Lucas
That's what I love about the yearly fire nates
Fire nate and replace him with…
(a few bedgers do have people in mind, but most would just like to fire Nate and have a vacuum, it seems).
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
My point exactly. Also just because someone is a hall of fame player does not mean they have what it takes to teach or coach.
"And our second unit can probably start in most NBA cities." -Maurice Lucas
So
do you have a suggestion as to who should be a big man coach as you seem to have a pretty strong feeling about this?
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
Report from the year 2016
AP – Unfortunately it looks like the Blazers’ championship window will close this season after losing in the first round to Minnesota, whose dual point guard strategy has paid off in a big way.
Blazer fans can only ask themselves what might have been had they not hired Maurice Lucas back in 2009. “Man, if it wasn’t for that guy, we would have one three championships…easy” said a disheartened Greg Oden who averaged a paltry 8 points per game before tearing both of his ACLs in a freak injury during the fifth game.
by sambowie on Sep 2, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
We're undoubtedly doomed...
Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Sep 2, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
My man, Do you know who you are disrespecting here?
Mo Lucas punched two of the biggest Bad Arses in the history of the league, and knocked one of them out! Gilmore got dropped like a 10lb bag of spuds, and Dawkins will take the fact that he never got to swing back at Luke to the grave with him. All Kareem did was break his hand on Kent Benson’s face in the one fight he was in! And as far as Ewing goes. If we want a coach to show the players around the strip clubs, we’ll just bring Z-Bo or Miles back!
Mo Lucas is the real deal tough guy.
2-4 the who
PUT DOWN THE ENERGY DRINK AND BACK AWAY FROM THE REFRIGERATOR.... IT WILL BE OKAY, FRIEND.... LIFE IS STILL WORTH LIVING, DON'T DO IT!!!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
by timbo on Sep 2, 2009 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Maybe he was sipping a bit of this...
Contains **** language.
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Sep 2, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ha ha, exactly!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
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Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Sep 2, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's what I want to know
How do you achieve that “world is ending” panic in your prose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
Mo Lucas is not even in my top 3 of big men coaches
Blazers fans always overrate former players. I however am objective because I hate old people. My top three replacements for Mo Lucas in order are:
1. Shawn Bradly – The dude is 7’ 6" tall and you can’t teach height and he was in Space Jam
2. Manute Bol – Bol is the tallest man in NBA history and had an 8’ 6" wingspan, if he could teach that to Oden, Oden would be unstoppable
3. Gheorghe Muresan – He had the second largest wingspan in NBA history and was in a movie with Billy Crystal – ’Nuff said!
by tominhawaii on Sep 2, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Hilarious!!!
What did Manute weigh?? Like 120lbs??
You can't teach height
But tall people often have tall kids, so it looks like height can be contagious.
If you stick Oden in the same room for long enough with those guys, it stand to reason he’d catch their tallness like he was their child.
Morti’
by Mortimer on Sep 2, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And birds have wings, just like angels
Tall people are our closest connection to Heaven.
M.
by Mortimer on Sep 2, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
He looks old enough.
Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Sep 2, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
So...
If oden weighs as much as a bird….
by lumberjak on Sep 2, 2009 11:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He must be ...
a witch!!!
Burn him!!! Burn!!! and the pebbles too!
(I assume that’s what you’re going for.) Oden the wizard, has a nice ring to it, or warlock one of the two.
I'm in the business of bringing out the best in people.
Unfortunately, he is a little too dead to qualify.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Actually
I think they want someone like Spud Webb – I seem to recall hearing that those who can’t do, teach.
Not Psyched
Not fair to Oden to to have a teacher who is struggling with his health. I wish Lucas the best, but seems to me his health issues can’t be helping Oden’s psyche.
maybe that is the real problem with Oden's injuries
they’re contagious, and he caught them all from Lucas’ bladder
Two points scored by GO’ = "thunderdunk"
by T$ 225 on Sep 2, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A little bit harsh
however, I agree with your assessment. Oden needs a super star bigman from our era to teach him a thing or 10!
The Dude: Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!
by cavejunctionblazer on Sep 2, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions
Bill Bayno is back on the team
He is working with Oden as well. He’s a proven big man development coach.
I’d rather have a TEACHER over a former player who may or may not know why he was good, and how to teach others how to be good as well. There aren’t really any star former big men who are known to be good coaches for other bigs. Guys like Bayno ARE known for getting the best out of bigs, because they have studied and analysed the ‘WHY’ of how bigs are successful.
Mo is good as a mentor, for attitude on the court and in life. It’s silly to “blame” him for anything, as if he’s telling Oden to hip check PGs on pick and rolls and to not be in good shape.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Sep 2, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Correct
Oden doesn’t need a big man to teach him, Bill Bayno and Mo Lucas can teach. Oden just needs some big man to bang and practice what Bayno and Lucas tell/teach him. That’s the only benefit to having a big man coach on the team.
And in that regard I don’t think you can reasonably hire Mo Lucas back for that, which I don’t think they did. You hire on some 15th player or some assistant, who is a big man so G.O. can take his frustration out on and practice on, that’s all there is to it.
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by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Sep 2, 2009 2:41 PM PDT reply actions
Couple thoughts
First) How is it you’re measuring his ability? Joel has flourished with Mo coaching him. Greg was out so he couldn’t coach him his first year and Mo was out last year.
2) Mo is still under contract with the Blazers so they’re going to pay him until the end of that contract whether he’s coaching, ill or sitting at home watching someone else coach.
3) Don’t believe there is any reason if the Blazers management didn’t think Mo was getting everything he could out of those guys they couldn’t bring in another coach.
by BradBBlazer on Sep 2, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Great scott, you are right.
I motion to start a new movement. See sig for details.
Ha for big man coach!
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By the way, how on earth do you get a PER of 2.5 while shooting 43% like he did?
If it needs to be a former Blazers I would rather take Thompson or Cliffy. In a name coincidence Clifford Ray (Boston) is thought to be a good big man coach, but well he is under contract. Or maybe Mutombo if he retires, to show Greg how to play until he is 40.
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You spelled Scot wrong
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by jscot on Sep 3, 2009 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
DISASTER!
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Sep 2, 2009 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I find it a bit ironic
that you screen name is “Odenisgod”, yet you seem to think he needs so much educating and on-court-wisdom…
Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Sep 2, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah
I thought you couldn’t teach god…
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
a "fire assistant coach" post?
Some might say that’s getting pretty far down the totem pole, but I have a “fire Aidan, the town boy” post coming pretty soon.
Two points scored by GO’ = "thunderdunk"
by T$ 225 on Sep 2, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Let's make one for one of the Blazer ball boys.
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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there is one usher that makes my life miserable and i won't stop my boycott
until Gladys from section 346 is removed for-ever.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
Stupid lazy cancer survivors.
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yeah
but the fire Nate posts are worn out for now. Gotta find someone new!
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
Blazers make a big mistake and hiring Kevin Pritchard
Everyone knows that in order to be a great coach, you have to be an all-time great at your position. The same applies for general managers. If you ever hope to build a dynasty, you have to have a player that played on a dynasty. One day Portland will realize that they lost out on a chance at a dynasty because they signed a player who was never a part of a dominant NBA team in Kevin Pritchard, when they should have gone after a GM who won a few championships in his day, like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird or Isiah Thomas. All of those players were much better players than Kevin Pritchard so they will obviously all be better GM’s than Pritchard also.
When will this team stop focusing on how good an individual is at his job and start looking at the more important thing: his career stats as a player.
Tony Bennett reports that Minnesota and Portland are swapping draft picks -- Roy to Portland, Foye to Minnesota. That's it? That's the trade? None of the ESPN guys seem remotely fazed. I knew Kevin McHale couldn't just pick the best guy in the draft without somehow screwing it up. I would have bet my Ndudi Ebi rookie cards on it.
by Salem Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
And Dont forget their Stats which is why AI and Z-Bo will make a great tandem of coach and GM.
Draft Cole Aldrich 2010
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This guy is a troll from another board
he’ll be banned soon enough.
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lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be. ~Johnny Cash
Oh, ye of little faith... He just needs to stop drinking POWERTHIRST and to relax a little...
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I think we should hire Sergio as our alley-oop coach.
Sure, Miller is great at oops but how many highlights did he have last season?
The best player is not necessarily the best coach.
Maurice Lucas will do a fine job.
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
I'm sorry.
"Aneurysm".
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Odenisgod has a legitimate concern. Bill Walton anyone?
In my opinion he overstated that concern but I have to admit that I have wondered before if Lucas is a good choice as a big man coach for Oden. Luke was a power forward who played with a certain style. Of course we are assuming that Luke can only teach the same style he played. Not necessarily the case. However, going on that premise, what style of play is best suited to Greg and therefore who would be a good teacher of that style?
I am not sure if Greg would wind up in a padded cubicle somewhere, but would someone like Bill Walton be a good teacher of the post up game? He has at least one son that seems to have learned how to play the game under his tutelage. Granted Luke is not a center, but still, I am sure he gives a lot of credit to his dad.
Wouldn’t it be fitting to bring Walton back to the organization as a coach to pick up another ring? Or three?
I would love to Walton around
But I’m not sure his back would allow him to hang in the post with Greg.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
Robert Parish Please ...
Top student of the best big man coach in the NBA (Clifford Ray) and he coaches in Ray’s big man camps during the summer.
Brilliant footwork + positioning defensively both on and off the ball … which allowed him to play into his 40s.
Parish is the guy I’d love to see coaching Greg Oden.
Lucas and Bayno are fine
Oden’s problems arose out of his inability to move laterally as a result of his injury. This created instability when he tried to plant his feet and set up to block. The outcome was fouls, fouls, fouls. This season he should show considerable improvement because the effect of the injury and subsequent surgery should be minimal.
In the USA mini-camp Oden showed some of his potential by covering the middle to an extent very few attempts were made to go inside. You will not see many blocks by him if they don’t try the middle. This will provide a more stable defensive posture by the entire team.
Mo and Bill will be able to help Greg with his footwork and shot selection. I don’t see adding Zo would achieve any better results. Be patient with Oden and he will show you what we had originally expected from him.
International Rules?
Were they using international rules at the USA mini-camp? If so, that could explain in part why Oden plugged up the middle, not because he could move better laterally, but because he could camp out in the middle of the lane.
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Great sleeping
is the secret to any good relationship.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
What is Karl Malone up to these days?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
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-Dave
fathering and abandoning children
let this be a warning to you: do not spend time with Karl Malone, or you will end up pregnant and abandoned. by odenisgod’s logic, John Stockton should have a Kemp-esque number of children.
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well.... mmm...
wouldn’t it be in the interests of portland basketball to get as much karl(ish)seeds if not alot of ODENS spread around as much of portland as possible?
or are basketball genes like dogs and ….the good stuff skips generations? (just speaking from my project with my puppies)
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-Dave
I was so pumped about iverigma2's post I was in tears.
I ran out into the street and shouted to the heavens my love for the Bedge and swore an oath to it’s infallibility. But now I realize there is no light without the dark. The karmic balance has returned. All is at peace in the world.
Backcourt game - 24/7
by pxilpooshr on Sep 2, 2009 10:30 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
The funny thing is....
I actually agree with the OP of this post. I am not as crazily dedicated to the fire MO thinking. But I do worry about Mo’s health and whether he is ready to take on an nba season. That said, Lucas will not make or break Oden’s career, I wouldn’t mind a different big man coach, simply because I want one that is healthy enough to work on a day in, day out basis. But if KP and the coaching staff trusts Mo, so do I. I just hope he is healthy enough to tackle the task. Mo’s health should be far more important than Oden’s development…
Right or not
You just don’t go fire a guy, cuz of bad health. Its poor form (good luck getting others to want to sign on. I could be done, but it would be expensive. Spare the Paul Allen $ bags talk, he’s looking for profitibility for the first time). Mo would have to have a long track record of being an outright bad coach to justify firing.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I didn't mean to come across as I want Mo fired....
I don’t. It just wouldn’t hurt to have a guy that isn’t struggling with serious health issues to mentor Oden. That is all I was trying to say. I wish Mo the best, I want him to be healthy enough to be Oden’s mentor. I have no problems with him other than obvious health concerns. That’s it.
Also, health is always a concern to the employer, especially when it comes to professional sports. Although, I am stretching it a bit here since he is a coach and not a player. I just want Mo to be healthy, and Greg to have a steady mentor. I am not sure that Mo can fulfill either obligation at this point, but I wish him the best….
My brother has been dealing with bladder cancer for the last 5 years.
He’s had surgery so many times I’ve lost count but he really hasn’t missed much work. He needs the medical insurance.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Thanks for the response...
and I hope your brother wins the battle. He sounds like a strong person. I wouldn’t blame him for a second if he missed all five years of work. However, Mo has missed basically an entire year, and I hope that doesn’t continue for his own sake. Again, the best possible scenario is that Mo is healthy enough to mentor Oden, that is what I want. But if he isn’t, I would hope the Blazers brass finds someone that is. Life is precious, nobody would blame Mo if his health got in the way of his coaching ability, and in the last year, I tend to believe that it has done exactly that. Its obviously not his fault, and nobody with any common sense would say it was…
One of the worst things a cancer victim can do
is stop working. They should work all they are able to. Keep living, don’t quit on things.
"if Nate has Roy or Miller in the game at all times, that stagnation will turn into conflagration" -- two4larue
Baby steps, baby steps.... At least he's not calling people "Cancer Boys" any more...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
health concerns
are a valid topic.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
Mo Lucas
If it was me, and given the extreme importance of Oden’s development, I would bring in a “superstar” type of big man from the past to teach him all that he knows. Lucas can keep his job and Oden could learn moves from the likes of Hakeem or someone like him anyway.
What did anyone do to me?
I guess my “Zo made Beasley an addict” joke got deleted, but that’s okay. And I left right after Odenisgod (I agree with the screen name) said I got owned… I had to go get the wife from work.
Did I miss sumthin’ after it?
Morty
and I got warned for critiquing the fact it got deleted
Mort- for moderator 2010, putting the humor back in Blazersedge one post at a time...
or you, mort, idoltime, milled and Story teller could start a less PC version of Bedge
Mort- for moderator 2010, putting the humor back in Blazersedge one post at a time...
I tried and it didn't work
It was the New Coke of blogs.
yeah now you go to sarcasm because u got owned
Ahhhh
Yeah, I think the standard thing we should do, if we have a question/concern about a deleted comment, is email one of the mods, so that the thread doesn’t become a “WHY DID YOU DELETE THIS” mod-themed thread.
I shoulda’ done the same, or asked in the junk drawer, if I missed anything after I left that prompted L-Train to be protective over me ;-) (WINKING SMILE)
M—
While I was asleep and working, BE generated 300 new comments about a low-ranking assistant coach and who should teach Oden. I'm proud of you :)
There's Gotta Be More To Life
That will teach you to go to sleep!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Especially if we can assemble them into one giant voltron coach who towers over all puny mortals.
Backcourt game - 24/7
by pxilpooshr on Sep 3, 2009 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
just don’t show him the junk drawer
"It was like some sort of crazy torture in the movies. How do people do that so long without taking a breath? I think my ears are still ringing."
-Adrian Peterson, describing Autzen
yeah
then we wouldn’t be able to find his stuff!
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
He is much improved
He stopped trying to block every inside shot and stuck to guarding his man and getting in position for the boards. His shot blocking used to be exciting, but against a decent team, they either drove and dished to his man or they did get the shot off and his man grabbed the offensive rebound.
He’s still a liability on one end, but he’s one of the best in the league at the other.
Someone got it into his head that he needed to make a radical shift in how he played, and it has made a huge difference.
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Are you kidding me? The original post and most all these comments need to be deleted into oblivion!
First of all as a Blazer fan, Maurice Lucas has EARNED the right to never be associated with the words “mistake”. In my book Maurice Lucas is NEVER a mistake. He was a ground breaking, definition changing PF of his time and key element in our championship run. Lucas WAS a superstar of his time.
Any poster that dares call Lucas a “Joke” doesn’t know Lucas or Blazer history. A ban for life is in order. Or the original poster needs to go call Lucas a “Joke” to his face. Otherwise, shut up.
As to the tangible debate as to his value as a coach for Oden? I honestly thought the best period of advancement for Oden came when Lucas was around. I think Lucas was helping Oden considerably. Oden struggled in Lucas’s absence.
As far as experience, attitude, confidence and what it takes to grind out a season in the N.B.A. I can think of no better coach for Oden. More than some of the basic’s, I think Oden needs direction in perspective, a person like Maurice Lucas should be invaluable in that area. An Oden with a streak of Lucas in him, would be feared throughout the league.
Get as many, or whomever you want to additionally coach Oden if you wish. BUT dare not call Lucas a joke or a mistake, because that would be a mistake and a joke.
"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"
by Krang on Sep 3, 2009 8:12 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, Tree Rollins isn't available.
He’s busy helping Marc Gasol, Hasheem Thabeet and fantasy all-star Hamed Haddadi.
So there you go.
Patty Mills - PG of the future. Book it.
Just to pile on...
As almost any Blazer fan can (and several have already) point out, Luke missed vast portions of Greg’s belated rookie year, and can hardly be held accountable for Greg’s growing pains.
On a semi-related note, I learned one of the most fundamental basketball lessons of my life from watching Luke (my favorite player from the ’77 team; I thought Walton was crazy and hence a bit frightening-I was eight at the time). I saw a picture of him boxing out Moses Malone (no small matter, that) and the proverbial lightbulb went off in my head. Long before I played truly organized basketball, I knew that when the shot went up, my job was to get my opponent on my backside and keep him there.
I truly think Greg is in more than capable hands in regards to his coaches.
I wish Channing Frye had the same electrician...
Long before I played truly organized basketball, I knew that when the shot went up, my job was to get my opponent on my backside and keep him there.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Hey, I bitched to SBN about the smaller size of the top line on the POST A COMMENT form yesterday and today it is fixed.
If I were The Scot, I would think it a sign of my waxing powers…
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
............................... but what it really proves is that I am a big fat bitcher...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
.................................... speaking of bitches, did you know that the AKC-official term for a male dog?
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
................................................ the answer after this commercial...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
.......................................................... I'm too lazy to write a couplet.
This old-school TimboPost™® is sponsored by…
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
A: A male dog is called a DOG. A female dog is a BITCH. Dogs in the plural of undetermined gender are DOGS.
Thank you for playing.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Dang, my original post doesn't make sense without this part of the quote that I omitted...
the proverbial lightbulb went off in my head.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
..................................... Carry on.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Awe man, the only time i've publicly endorsed God as a force of good, and they were all respondes to the troll, and therefore deleted
That’s good. No permanent record.
There's always money in the banana stand!
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There was a bunch of good material here.
And it was only jscot’s alt. account. No big deal.
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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