Game 38 Preview: L*kers vs. Blazers
by Dave on Jan 7, 2010 11:56 PM PST
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PrintGame Time: 7:00 p.m. Pacific TV: Comcast
So, do you really need a L*kers preview? Seriously? If you're a casual fan these guys are all over the TV and the news so you probably know more about them than any other team. If you're a diehard Blazers fan you probably hate the L*kers with every fiber of your being and thus know more about them than any other team. But for the .01% of you that fall through the cracks here's what you need to know:
There are zero reasons to believe the Blazers should win this game.
Give me a full Portland lineup? Let's go. Let's get it on for all 82 games. Let the rest of the league fight it out for playoff position while us and L.A. pummel each other into senselessness. If we both ended up 41-41 and bloody it'd be a satisfying season.
But this here, right now? This could get ugly. Portland is going to have to jimmy a way out of all kinds of bad matchups. Kobe Bryant is always a killer but Portland seems to play him as well as anybody, at least within the confines of the Rose Garden. He's been in foul trouble plenty of games. He's been somewhat passive in some, overactive in others. He has trouble finding the rhythm here (unless it's the playoffs, of course) and whatever he manages to do Brandon Roy can usually come close to matching, creating a stalemate at the most important position on the court for these two teams. Even so Roy has seemed fatigued or hurt lately. Maybe the short rest before this game will help.
But Bryant isn't always the worst of it for Portland. Right now Andrew Bynum could be serious trouble. Even though Bynum has been inconsistent the Blazers have zero centers to speak of. Keeping him off the glass is going to be a problem. Keeping him from just putting close shots over people is going to be a problem. Heck, he can even run a little bit and establish position early. Moving him out of it is going to be a problem.
Fortunately the L*kers are still short chronically-injured Pau Gasol, but they still have Lamar Odom, a player who creates a duet of miseries for the Blazers. First he's been rebounding like a madman lately, averaging around 16.7 boards in the last three games. Second he's tough and nasty and mean to Portland and always has been. He'll likely be matched up against LaMarcus Aldridge who is a key cog in the Portland attack and who doesn't respond well to tough and nasty and mean.
And speaking of tough and nasty and mean, say hello to Ron Artest, who plagued the Blazers during last year's playoffs against the Rockets and now returns as a member of their arch-nemesis. Anyone want to bet Artest will be covering Brandon Roy for a substantial portion of this game? And who's going to guard Artest? Webster? He maybe can do it but it's a tall order for him to get that physical.
As usual the rest of the squad is filled with competent players, most of whom can hit a three and few of whom are prone to mistakes. They're not going to win games for L.A. but that's not their assignment. Their job is not to lose them and they don't. You're not going to make headway pressuring the likes of Luke Walton or Derek Fisher.
The L*kers shoot well, hit the three well, draw more foul shots than their opponents, rebound well, defend fantastically, score a bunch in the paint, and take care of the ball. They don't take risks because they don't have to. They can beat you just like they are. And best of all, they lost Wednesday night in surprising fashion to the Clippers so they'll be primed for tonight. Aside from Gasol being back I don't think there's anything more that could possibly be stacked against the Blazers tonight.
So what does Portland do? What Portland always does against L.A. at home. Blitz. Play with emotion. Get the crowd into it. Ignore the L.A. hype. Bring the game down to the Blazers' level. Run, scrap, hit shots, make sure they don't have an easy night in any way. The Blazers have won a ton of games against this team in Portland that they had no business winning. If you're the Blazers you should ask why tonight should be any different.
The keys here are simple: great games from every player, including and especially Miller and Aldridge, who might be able to create some kind of advantage at their positions. You have to have heroic efforts from guys like Pendergraph, Cunningham, Bayless, and Webster too. The job of everyone else is to put Brandon Roy in position to win this game in the fourth quarter with his mojo. Control the boards on the other end so the L.A. offense gets one shot to be as good as it can be and no better. And whatever else is ailing this team chemistry or injury-wise they better put it aside right now or they're going to get their butts handed to them in a sling with a side of Ron-Ron and an Odom shake.
That's it...no other solution or strategy. Play it to the wall and see what happens. You never know with these two teams. Sometimes zero reasons are enough.
Check out the opposing take on this game at SilverScreenandRoll.
Enter tonight's Jersey Contest form here. Remember it's a special form where every question outside of the score is the same. If you're confident the Blazers will win or lose, answer all four questions the same and risk the whole 40 points they can get you one way or the other. If you want to hedge your bet and take a sure 20 by answering two questions each way, feel free...or anything in between. If enough people wager all 40 points on the Blazers winning maybe the basketball gods will admire the chutzpah and tilt things our way. You never know...
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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#52
#5
#88
#25
As long as Jeff doesn't get ejected for it
We are so short on depth they can probably afford to lose Odom more than we can afford to lose Jeff.
Actually, I hope he gets under Odom’s skin enough to get Lamar ejected. And Bynum. If that happens, Ron-Ron might implode, too.
#5 #10 #52 #88
I would be surprised...
if there isn’t a hard foul (or technical) in this game. The Lakers seem to get very emotional when playing in the RG and lose their cool.
Shav perhaps for hired goon?
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Like you said
There is no way the Blazers win this game. Except they will.
"Oden is a man among cub scouts."
by Tyrusmancrush on Nov 23, 2009 9:08 PM PST
There is no way this team should be 22-15
But we are, amen to that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Beat me to it Dave,bruises for Ron and snotboy too
I have been watching the enemy and it really does look like Bynum has some sort of knee issue,he looks slower laterally every game and is not smiling running the floor,calling plays that make him move might be a good idea. Does that make me a bad person to think things like that?
by southern oregon on Jan 8, 2010 12:37 AM PST reply actions
Why would it make you bad?
There is nothing wrong with attacking another team’s weakness, everyone is certainly doing it to us.
#5 #10 #52 #88
Ron-Ron
Even with my severe level of L@kerhate, I still kind of like Artest. The guy is out of his frickin’ gourd, but that makes him kind of endearing. Plus I like how he gave B-Roy mad props last year.
I hope the rest of them get severe diarrhea though.
by Great Big Head on Jan 8, 2010 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
This team plays best
Against the elite, they’ll bring it tonight.
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LONG LIVE THE STREAK!
BEAT LA!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
BR's time to show Kobe he aint' so hot
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Patty Mills anyone?
The last guy picked in the most recent draft seems an unlikely choice to make a difference any any game, much less a game like this. He’s unlikely to even get court time, presuming Miller plays and that neither he nor Bayless totally stink it up, which seems unlikely.
That said, if the game starts getting out of hand, I very much hope McMillan takes a chance on Mills. While he probably doesn’t know all the plays/sets yet, an open three point shot is an open three point shot. More than that, I’m not sure that even Bryant without the ball can keep up with Mills with the ball. Sure he may get burned at the other end some, but even that might be okay, as he’s reportedly quick enough to stay in front of his man most of the time.
I’ll understand if he doesn’t see time if the game stays close but if it’s not, why not see what he can do?
by Shawno on Jan 8, 2010 2:08 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
"The job of everyone else is to put Brandon Roy in position to win this game in the fourth quarter with his mojo."
Luckily, the L*kers don’t have anybody like Brandon Roy to win games with his fourth-quarter mojo. . . . Wait . . . they have who? Oh. Never mind.
It’s just occurring to me, Brandon is awesome in the fourth quarter and everything, but he tends to come up just not quite as awesome as the opposing superstar if there is one. He doesn’t often win the superstar duel.
PS: Don’t the L*kers have a long streak of losses in Portland? How long might that be?
Did you miss last year’s match-up, when Kobe whispered in Brandon’s ear, and Brandon proceeded to destroy Kobe for the last three minutes of the game?
by apatosaurusrex on Jan 8, 2010 7:00 AM PST up reply actions
This.
Kobe will try to produce against Roy and turn it into a duel, whether he’s got it or not. He’ll force it. Roy doesn’t do that.
I love watching Kobe vs Roy… Kobe has a huge respect for Roy, and seems hellbent on trying to dominate him—which hasn’t gone well for him.
by Biddy77 on Jan 8, 2010 7:30 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Meanwhile Kobe was fittef for a ring and Brandon fell in the first round
oops
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Jan 8, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Good point.
That ring was all Kobe.
Having a team full oh guys who are perfect fits for their offense—a great system for generating easy buckets, btw—and who know and embrace their roles, including a top 3 PF and Lamar Odom, had nothing to do with it.
Even Kobe doesn’t believe that.
by Biddy77 on Jan 8, 2010 11:52 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I am going to spend my lunch break
on 82games.com finding all the statistics on those two guys’ 4th quarter performance. I bet Roy eats Kobe’s lunch in every single significant metric.
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
I forgot about the Wade duo in our win against them.
BRoy doesn’t win all the duels but he does hold his own in most.
hg
by BBK on Jan 8, 2010 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
From '09-'10
Both players have played an insanely high percentage of their teams’ “clutch” (neither team ahead by more than five points, fewer than five minutes to play in the 4th quarter or overtime) minutes, and both players’ teams do substantially better with them on the floor at clutch time. No surprise there.
When you extrapolate their crunch time stats over 48 minutes, as 82games.com does, you find that Roy averages more makes on fewer attempts, shoots a higher percentage in both regular and effective field-goal percentage, and has a lower percentage of his makes assisted and of his shots blocked.
I’d be remiss to not point out the obvious Lakers-fan rebuttal: Roy averages 38.7 points over 48 minutes in clutch time, while Kobe averages 48.6. The glaring discrepancy here (and when I say glaring, I mean, “At David Stern and his motley band of officials”) is in FTA and FTM. On his 49 FGAs in crunch time, Kobe’s gotten a shooting foul called for him on 11 of them. On his 48 crunch-time FGAs, Roy has earned 6 such calls…despite attacking the basket 30% more often than Kobe does in crunch time (21% of FGAs categorized as “close”, compared to Kobe’s 16%).
Draw your own conclusions…
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Check out Roy's 4th Q turnover avg last year
And compare it to the rest of the top 10 4th Q producers.
AMAZING.
There’s nobody in the league I’d rather have with the ball in their hands when it came down to the wire. Roy will almost always get you a great look.
by Biddy77 on Jan 8, 2010 10:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Lakers blowout
Miller will turn on the team midway through the second quarter and start scoring buckets for the Lakers. I don’t know how since he can’t shoot, but he’ll find a way like he has for 11 seasons.
Blazer Fan
agreed.
And they can. Pendy’s getting used to his role as the brawler of the team.
As well, Roy will take Kobe apart and score 35 on him in the fourth quarter. Just sayin’
Brandon Roy - The Savior Of Portland Basketball
by rise_stand_resist on Jan 8, 2010 8:16 AM PST up reply actions
juwan will have 30 in the first half
but only have 1 shot attempt in the second.
miller gets 13 and 9 in the third but sits the fourth (because it will be a blowout)
bayless leaves over my dead body
Start Bayless (in a 2 guard lineup)
if you should strike Oden down he will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
#52
#4
#24
Is Miller's 9 in the assist or board column?
by ShannyMcShanShan on Jan 8, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
9 in both
bayless leaves over my dead body
Start Bayless (in a 2 guard lineup)
if you should strike Oden down he will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
#52
#4
#24
by thomasikehara on Jan 8, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
And then he'll pout
because even though we were ahead by 30, he wanted to play and get his triple double.
#5 #10 #52 #88
Why am I horribly worried that...
even if we win tonight (which by the way we will), the media will pin it on the Fakers not having Gasol, or Kobe’s poor widdle finger?
Brandon Roy - The Savior Of Portland Basketball
by rise_stand_resist on Jan 8, 2010 8:17 AM PST reply actions
I will be so happy
If Pendy just LAYS THE WOOD on Odom.. hopefully there’s no more foul play from the l*kers trying to injure another one of our players
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
"The job of everyone else is to put Brandon Roy in position to win this game in the fourth quarter with his mojo."
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGH
No it’s not. It’s to work as a team in order to get easy baskets. Please don’t. :(
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Jan 8, 2010 8:46 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
+1
I cringed at that too.
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
I don't like it either.
But when the game plan is always Brandon in the 4th, Dave’s statement is pretty applicable to every Blazer game.
by ShannyMcShanShan on Jan 8, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
The streak will be broken tonight
and every one can blame Miller (since he is now the official bad boy).
But the real reason we are going to lose is Ron Artest will take Roy off his game and nobody else will be able to compensate.
I'm not at all worried about us being able to put up points
I don’t think the Lakers will take us seriously and thus think that the Blazers will be able to generate open looks. Ron didn’t bother Roy nearly as much as Battier did in the playoffs last year, IIRC, so I feel good about Roy’s chances tonight (especially since he always seems to get up for big games). What I’m worried about is Odom and Bynum just abusing us in the paint. Hopefully Bynum’s knee isn’t back to full strength yet.
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
Read the L*ker's side of this game.
There is no way in hadies will the L*kers take this game lightly.
We are a pain in the L*kers butt. They know they have the advantage and to lose to us in our condition would be an embarrassment that they couldn’t handle. Then there is Kobe’s pride and want to ham it up.
hg
by BBK on Jan 8, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Also, they don't want to have a 3 game L-streak.
Like what you like, enjoy what you enjoy,
don't be afraid to make slurping sounds,
and don't take crap from anybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-5q8MaSSU
You might very well be right
but let’s hope really hard that you’re wrong. :)
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Why?
It will be all the better if they take it seriously and choke.
#5 #10 #52 #88
It would be better, no doubt about that
but a W is a W, oh future leader. And our chances of getting said letter are much better if the Lakers don’t take the Blazers seriously tonight.
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I think they took it seriously
and choked.
#5 #10 #52 #88
Artest doesn't actually slow Roy much, in general.
Battier definitely did, but Artest was the guy Roy kept blowing past over and over and over. If you go back over the game tapes, you might even chuckle.
Arrest isn’t that great at checking shifty guards anymore.
by Biddy77 on Jan 8, 2010 11:56 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
This is what they are saying about tonight's game over at silver screen and roll...
At Portland (1/8) – The last time the Lakers won in Portland, Sedale Threatt was starting in the backcourt, the franchise was still based in Minneapolis and Oregon wasn’t yet a state. Playing in the Rose Garden is like visiting a public restroom: a bit stomach-churning and an experience to be undertaken only out of necessity and as rarely as possible. I’m pleased to tell you, however, that the Lakers’ streak of losses in the northern wilderness will end on the morrow! The Blazers are injury-weakened and have no one to guard Andrew Bynum. The most popular player at SS&R will thrill his legion of comment-thread fans. Guaranteed Outcome: Laker Win.
This makes me sick…..don’t they know that no win is guaranteed at the RG for the L*kers???
I laughed aloud at that
Guaranteeing an outcome is just silly. Nothing is guaranteed, especially not in sports, and especially not when you’re a team’s most hated adversary and you haven’t won on their turf in five freaking years. Typical Lakers hubris.
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
LOLz
Dexter wrote a guaranteed out come for every team they play this month.
Milwaukee (1/10)Guaranteed Outcome: Laker Win
At San Antonio (1/12)Guaranteed Outcome: Laker Loss
At Dallas (1/13)Guaranteed Outcome: Laker Loss.
He’s not trying to be arrogant, he just giving a prediction
by KBZ on Jan 8, 2010 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Oh
still, typical Lakers hubris. Why let reason get in the way of good old-fashioned hatred?
:)
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, that whole post by Dex was jokey, don't be so testy...
Here’s the paragraph immediately preceding…
The future is a great mystery to most people, but not me. Using chicken entrails, my guides in the spirit world, Biff Tannen’s 2015 Gray’s Sports Almanac and a 20-sided die, I’ve ascertained how every Lakers game in January is going to play out. After the jump, gaze with me into the mists of time, but please note: these predictions are not made for entertainment purposes only. You are strongly encouraged to wager a big portion of your net worth on their accuracy. In fact, by reading this sentence you are agreeing to do so.
"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 proper answer to this comment
is by BlazersOrBust just above.
#5 #10 #52 #88
Some Blazers have been defending lately
and they are Pen, Cunnignham, and Webster. The problem with defense lies with Miller, Howard, and Aldridge. These guys must step on defense or make it a net zero situation with some great offense. If Aldridge is hurting he needs to be pulled. It was painfull to watch him against Memphis. His lack of intensity and defense down low was a huge reason we lost.
Come on... Lamar Odom is a cream-puff
he’s tough and nasty and mean
Laker fans wish this was Lamar Odom
He wilts and get frustrated easily, sure he goes off for like 20 rebounds once in a blue moon but more often than not he’s in foul trouble or yelling “Noooooooo” when an official calls him for a foul
We were talking Odom, though
He’s been known to do that stuff. Remember his horrible cheap shot on Ray Allen?
#5 #10 #52 #88
I remember the scuffles
with Luis Scola and Kenyon Martin/Birdman
but can’t recall any altercation with Ray-ray
It wasn't an altercation
just a plain old cheap shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkmzK7zXqpQ
Odom is an idiot and loses his head all the time.
#5 #10 #52 #88
The Lakers seem pretty pedestrian without Gasol
The dude is second team all NBA and is still underrated. What’s their record without him? They were barely a playoff team before Jerry West gifted him over.
Lamar Odom? Not tough….he’s a meaner version of LMA and mostly just an undersized PF who can pass.
You're dead on @ Pau.
That guy is not only amazingly efficient individually, he’s possibly the best PF in the league for the Triangle. He’s also a severely underrated defender against PFs and Cs alike.
As for Odom… I agree. Not tough, but he’s a big match-up problem when he’s aggressive, and he’s very dangerous on the floor. He’s got a great feel for the game, and he recognizes and calls out mismatches really quickly. He’s a guy who can have a quiet night and still hurt you. Terrible 2nd option because of inconsistent production and total lack of go-to scoring ability, but very good third option.
by Biddy77 on Jan 8, 2010 12:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
No guarantee of anything when playing the L*lers
Fivehundreddogs:
We could conceivably lose by 50. We could conceivably win by 50.
I agree we have no chance to win this game, but my feelings is that although I wouldn’t and couldn’t guarantee a win, I think this game will be one that we will remember. If we lose by 50 we will remember. If we win by 50 we will remember if we keep it to a winnable game in the last few minutes with our injury problems we will feel it is a win and we will remember. I have a gut feeling, since we have nothing to lose or prove that we will play free and that puts all the pressure on the L*kers. After all they are the underdogs LOL. No wait we don’t play underdogs well. We play the part of the underdog.
hg
Lord...
I just read that Andre is questionable for this game with a sore back. You knew the way things were going for this team that the guy with the longest active playing streak in the NBA would eventually miss a game. This is amazing…. I don’t think I’ve seen NFL teams have this many injuries!!! If Andre doesn’t play we will only have 3 guards (1 a second round drafted rookie), 1 (undersize) small forward, and 4 power forwards (because Juwan is not a C), 2 of which are 2nd round drafted rooks and 1 NBA senior citizen.
Correction
sore belly, from all the -achin’ he was doing at practice yesterday.
"One of the bright spots of the young season has been rookie point guard Jonny Flynn, whose name sounds like he should be the lead character in a Broadway Musical. "What are you doing here, Jonny Flynn?" "Why I'm here to court trouble, and woo a girl, and build the most fantastical contraption the world has ever seen!" -- Dave, Game 7 Blazers versus Timberwolves preview
by BlazersOrBust on Jan 8, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
The next Faker fan who ...
tells me that it’s not to late for me to become a fan, is getting slapped today !!
Faker fans better enjoy their team while they can. They are as good as they are going to get.
The Blazers on the other hand……
Go Blazers !!! Beat LA !!!!
Can we get Brandon a body suit, PLEASE ??
Go Blazers !!
It's actually better with @
because it is phonetically superior, and the SBN software turns it into an email address when you do it in a fanpost, which is kind of cool.
#5 #10 #52 #88
Activate Batum for one series, let him block one of Kobe's fadeaway 3's out of bounds
Then deactivate him. Grin.
Brandon Roy - The Savior Of Portland Basketball
by rise_stand_resist on Jan 8, 2010 3:45 PM PST reply actions
I'll be there, rooting against the evil empire (NBA style)....
Not expecting a win, which means it would be even sweeter.. I just wana see me lots of Dre, Pendy, and Bayless.. I think the ‘blowup’ may be good for this team, at least tonite. I look for Dre to have a pretty huge game, actually… The one spot on the floor we have a definite advantage, IMO…
Go Blazers!!
(I’ll be in Section 320, just come up the entrance, look left, and yell at the two guys standing there in seats 1+2 – ‘Go Blazers Edge’.. )
I'm watching it on TV tonight
Anybody gonna have any distinctive signs or anything? Or tell Mike and Mike to give Blazer’s Edge a shoutout?
Brandon Roy - The Savior Of Portland Basketball
by rise_stand_resist on Jan 8, 2010 4:21 PM PST reply actions
I think we have an advantage with Bynum having to guard Juwan Howard in the offensive area
If Juwan is hitting his 10-15 feet jump shots that’ll make Bynum go out of the paint and contest. This means our guards and Martell need to be active trying to get the offensive rebounds giving us multiple possessions to score. This is going to be a tough one but we can handle anything with heart and passion for the game. Whatever happens, i’m proud to be a Blazer. LETS GO BLAZERS !
Silver Screen and Roll rubbing it in
now they’ve got a game 7 kobe-shaq highlite up and you know it’s just to rub it in our faces…
those lilly livered uppity swags have some nerve…
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
more Laker hubris?
It ‘s to remind those in Lakerland that it is indeed possible to win at the Rose Garden given that they haven’t won there in about a decade or so it seems.
by KBZ on Jan 8, 2010 5:34 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
And we did....
I hereby propose that all Game Previews END with “Beat ”
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