Playoff Prediction JD 4/15
by Magnum on Apr 15, 2010 12:00 AM PDT
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PrintThrow out your prognostications for the playoffs either March Madness style and/or Stat Geek Smackdown style (to be explained).
The playoff match ups are as follows:
West:
1. Fakers
vs.
8. Thunder
2. Mavs
vs.
7. Spurs
3. Suns
vs.
6. Blazers
4. Nuggets
vs.
5. Jazz
East:
1. Cavs
vs.
8. Bulls
2. Magic
vs.
7. Bobcats
3. Hawks
vs.
6. Bucks
4. Celtics
vs.
5. Heat
The Stat Geek Smackdown is a little competition run by Henry Abbott of Truehoop for the past 3 seasons. He invites prominent "stat geeks" to make their predictions for the playoffs. The rules:
"The rules are simple: Based on stats, hunches and anything else, each person predicts the outcome of every playoff series, as the rounds unfold. Each correctly picked series is worth five points. Correctly predicting the number of games is worth two additional points."
I figure we can have our own little Junk Drawer prediction contest under Stat Geek Smackdown rules. Post your first round predictions in this thread, including the number of games you think the series will go. Guessing the right number of games but the wrong team to win isn't worth anything. I'll try to get the 2nd round prediction thread up as soon as all the 2nd round match ups are set.
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I like ur optimism my freind.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
if we win, and fire KP, you should organize an army.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Blazer Cong!
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude I'll be in Socal still till at least game three
my gf wants to spend some time down in SD, so we’ll probably be running around trying to find a place to watch the game in PB.
I’ve never done Koi before the game, that’s totally sounds fun.
How’s LA? You check out Kogi BBQ?
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s been good…weather is perfect here. 72.
going to Kogi BBQ tomorrow…
we just killed it at Boiling Crab tonight on Brookhurst…
1 hour wait to get a table but it’s worth it.
when did you score Chun Li?
blazers >>>>>>> geisha
fiftytwo
have you gone yet?
i heard it’s ten times better than our kogi trucks and i’m addicted to the ones in pdx
fiftytwo
NOPE
I have ate out about 8 times since it was last brought up, but I never chose the place, and no one wanted Korean taco truck. And when I say “man, I gotta try that place”, it’s when they’re nowhere close to me.
OF COURSE now I see they are around the damn corner from me every day from 6pm to Midnight. So I will get dinner there this week. When I am better. Check out the menu that Alibi has, and tell me if the regular truck is much different. PLEASE?
#52
Damn playoffs nearly ended relationship last year
she couldn’t understand why I got so mad over a game and she couldn’t be around me cause I got so pissed off. Needless to say she’s very concerned about these games now.
Kogi BBQ is the OG stuff yo! Those were the cats who started doing it before everyone else started copying them.
Mort, you know where the Yogurtland is on Sawtelle? They’ll be there tomorrow.
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
i’ve tried sooo hard to like Rome with sublime but i can’t do it…
his chop skills are about half as good as Brad.
i dunno man, unless you get really high, it’ aint gonna live up to the real thing…
we don’t play at home until game 3 so lets do this funk
fiftytwo
4/20 is gonna all good mang
There gonna be a bunch of us from back in the day at that concert. Going to be like old times. But I’m gonna see what the trips gonna be like, I know she wants to goto SD for sure. San Diego Zoo man, I don’t a single chick who doesn’t love that place.
If you got the time, try to see if you can get some Parks Famous BBQ. Cornbread Bibingka!
I’m hittin the sack, laters!
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, I ain't been to Yogurtland, but I've driven by there
That is close to me (as you know). They’re there at 10pm till 12:30 though, so if I feel gooder by then I’ll get it for a late meal. For lunch, they are just down the street from there… also close to me.
At least now I know for sure that Thursday is likely a good day for me to plan for it since I think it was the same last time I looked.
#52
I'm totally biased---spent 2 weeks every summer as a kid in PB!
Has changed alot since those days and not necessarily for the better IMO.
I grew up down there.
PB is cool, but I almost spent a whole summer spending all night at sunset cliffs in Ocean Beach back in the mid 90’s. Very interesting times.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
Quit hatin
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s 4-4…
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
yep
and as the Commish, i get to decide the champion and the name to engrave on the trophy.
Roybot wins. She’s a man among boys.
fiftytwo
I WON THE ALL IMPORTANT 5TH PLACE TROPHY
I don’t think Ark knew it was going on, BUT I’LL TAKE IT WOOOOOOO.
#52
No way, man.
That’s us, and I say Mortimer’s 5th place trophy almost as good as the Ganong Blockers 1st place trophy.
Team KP
My picks
West
Lakers in 5-OKC doesn’t come up with enough.
Mavs in 7-Mavs survive in a classic.
Blazers in 6-Homerism FTW!
Nugs in 6-Could be less depending on Utah injuries.
East
Cavs in 4-Upon further thought, yeah its a sweep.
Magic in 5-Orlando rolls through.
Hawks in 6-No Bogut, no upset.
Heat in 6-Long fail the Cs.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Alriht everyone. Im drunk, tired, and have to wrap up a case on jury duty tomortow. Have a good nihgt!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
LAL in 6
Spurs in 6
Blazers in 6
Jazz in 7
Cavs in 5
Magic in 6
Hawks in 5
Celtics in 7
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
I only ask that we don't get eliminated at home
Since I’ll be going to all the games, that would really suck.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I can't stand it when that happens
I feel like I just want to jump off the balcony in those final moments.
You have to applaud your team for their effort
But really.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
My predictions
Lakers in 5
Mavs in 7
Blazers in 6
Nuggets in 7
Cavs in 4
Magic in 6
Hawks in 6
Celtics in 6 (Heat suck)
#52
i think OKC gonna make the Lakers go to 7 games…Lakers flat out stink right now with no signs of a bench.
Their bench might be playing worst than ours right now.
My predictions
Lakers7
Mavs 5
Blazers 6
Jazz 6
Cavs 6
Magic 6
Hawks 5
Heat 6
fiftytwo
You might be right
I think the Lakers will flip it on and beat anyone they face this 1st round easy, even if it was us.
And Pau will do very well against OKC.
#52
I think Pau will expose the Thunders biggest weakness all by himself
and Odom will just pile on.
Where's Rudolfo?
Pau, Odom, Kobe
Thabo on Kobe, and then no one who can reasonably guard Odom and Pau PLUS they have been around long enough to handle the defensive pressure (and Pau, with his passing, would thrive with it.) Lamar can be a good pass but also a bonehead, but he’s just a back breaker. They don’t NEED him on his A-game to win.
#52
I am soooo pissed right now. Two games on NBAtv. Screw you, NBA.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Apparently the NBA doesn't consider PHX/POR to be a ratings grabber.
I’m sure if they could show OKC/LAL 8 times in the first weekend, they would.
I am livid. Absolutely livid.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
really? cool.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
isn’t the box still jacked up though?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, it’s in the trash
hahahah
i will try to hook one up but won’t be back in town till game 3
don’t they televise KGW in washington affiliate?
fiftytwo
they televise KGW on some bizarre channel that a few people get. Really frustrating situation.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I have access to KGW.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Both games on NBA TV last year
We won.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i already called it
lakers go down in 1st, denver goes out, i think the mavs will be fine, and we take phoenix in 6.
were san antonio to win
we would indeed have homecourt in that 6 v 7 matchup
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Yup
Since they don’t reseed after each round, unlike the NHL.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
unless you ask the Thunder broadcasters.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I ain't played the game since
I can not play at all and maybe mess the controls up randomly, assign the buttons all weird, to make things more even if you want.
#52
oh, just family time down in the great state of California….
probably be going east end of the month, then the chicago regions…
nothing plan for europe until the fall so you got time to work up your alc alc alcohol tolerance
fiftytwo
oh the simpleton.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for you to throw that quote back in his face when he's proven WRONG
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Are you trying to get even odds?
I really went out on a limb there, I would want at least 4 to 1 on that one.
Man, I could totally make pancakes right now if I wanted to.
I haven’t really ate yet. Do I want to?!?!
#52
completely correct. you win.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
George Carlin informed me the National Pancake Council disagrees with your view.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
Haha, that's cool
I’ve been to that Bread and Ink place before but I don’t think they had the waffle window then.
#52
Then gimme a waffle griddle!
Me no have one :-(
I ain’t made pancakes in forever. Somehow, in the division of property, I ended up with a pumpkin pancakes mix that needs oil, butter, and eggs (I got it all, that’s fine), and a “gourmet” regular pancake one that just needs water. That sounds better right now, in my miserable condition.
No honey or syrup though! Why don’t I have honey? I always have honey.
Hmmmm… it is either panty-cakes, regular all cheesy eggs, or cheesy noodles.
#52
With the absence of honey or syrup
I would do powder sugar and butter for the topping of my panty cakes.
#52
Seeds
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
TWIS
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I dont like pancakes, or maple syrup
Never tried with powder sugar and butter though, doesnt sound too bad.
Where's Rudolfo?
you know what is good?
Dipping your bacon in the leftover syrup….that’s what!!
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah....that is what the wife calls it
“Hey baby…..come over here and dip dat bacon in my syrup!!”
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
It is a euphemism
no more messy that usual
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Why....I am just quoting my wife
she says that all the time
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
lol ...so it is
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I bought mapley syrup flavored bacon once on accident
worst mistake of my life. I really don’t like syrup.
Where's Rudolfo?
you’re a regular dougall!
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
That stuff is sick.....but regular bacon
in regular syrup…yum
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Scrambled eggs + hashbrowns + ketchup = WIN
Add cheese into the equation and it only gets better.
Where's Rudolfo?
I make fried potatoes with grilled onion
and Tillimok medium cheddar melted on top….or sausage gravy ,,,either all
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Noooo butter and garlic and season salt
But I also really don’t like potatoes much. Only mashed.
AND NO THEY AREN’T TOO SPICY.
#52
They are so dry and thirsty making and boring.
If I never had them again, I would not give a damn.
I like red potatoes I guess, and in the way 92 mentioned making them. My dad makes them that way a lot. But potatoes are always the worst part of a meal.
In soup, in a scramble/hash, I am always wishing that there were less potatoes.
#52
Yeah they make 'em good!
Garlic mashed potatoes can be good too. But, I’d rather have more meat and veggies.
#52
So McDonalds is actually doing me a favor with all those french fries
All this time I was trying to eat salads and junk like that!
Where's Rudolfo?
What else should it be?
It’s made of tomatoes, vinegar, corn, salt, and other spices (garlic, celery, …).
That’s not meat, that’s not fruit, that’s a vegetable. One of my favorites.
Don't pee and on my leg and tell me it's raining, Norsk.
That is a sauce, and not a very good one!!!
Good ranch, and BBQ sauce, pwns ketchup.
#52
sometimes it ends up being on stuff, and it drives me crazier than Chipotle does Morty.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
I like ketchup fine
But if I go for dipping, I look to ranch or BBQ sauce or combine the two for my secret burger sauce.
#52
Growing up
It was always Bullseye BBQ sauce, and Hidden Valley Ranch.
If you can get a better ranch, like from a restaurant, it will be better, but Hidden Valley is fine. Or make your own! That’s always good.
#52
And my joke was more a reference
To when the Reagan admin tried to say school lunches offering ketchup counted as a serving of veggies.
#52
I used to like potatoes with cheese/sour cream/bacon/salt and pepper. I’ve reduced that from my diet, unfortunately.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
I prefer Jam to Jelly ....but not on pancakes
Butter and syrup FTW
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I've never liked syrup, really
If it’s all there is and I got pantycakes right there for eating, I’ll use the syrup, but I don’t like “maple” flavour.
What I normally do, is a GRIP of butter and honey. And by “normally”, I mean the “once every 3 years I have pancakes”.
When I was a kid, my grandma made egg pancakes, which us kids called “cookie pancakes”, which are just super thin crepe-like pancakes (dunno if they are common or not). They are best with butter and powder sugar in the middle of them, and they’re rolled up. THOSE are good.
#52
Crepes are usually ate that way
and I find them kinda slimy…..but I am just an unsophisticated rube
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions
They are slimily delicious!
I dunno, unless butter is slimy… I dunno what else is slimy about it.
#52
I cant help it if yer Gramma
cain’t make taters and bacin
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Jam is better because it spreads
jelly just globs up
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
what out for the seeds baby
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Jam ...of course
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
If you have brown sugar you can make your own syrup.
2/3 sugar to 1/3 water. If you have it, add a little vanilla extract.
#52
Cheese is so boss, sis
I get in egg moods where I eat ‘em everyday, and then out of the mood where I don’t eat them for weeks. I’ve been oatmealing it lately for breakkie.
#52
I used to haaaaate cheese....
Couldn’t eat it on anything but pizza and a few other things. Now, I can eat it just fine on lots of things! None of that processed crap though…
I can only eat eggs if they are scrambled.
Team KP
When I was a kid I only liked scrambled eggs
Now I like ‘em over medium sometimes, especially my parents eggs from their own chickens… once I had fresh fresh eggs, regular eggs just don’t measure up. Of course, it’s all I can get here.
They were just so much more flavourful… so yum.
Normally now, I kinda make ‘em like how one would make ’em for a fried egg sammich… break the yolk, cooked mostly the way through in the middle. The yolk a lil’ or more runny is fine, but I don’t like the whites not cooked all the way.
#52
hey! me too. I only like scrambled eggs, and I HATE when they are way underdone. I like eating them though. If I had my way, I’d have eggs on buttered toast every morning.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Eggs and breakfast sausage formed into a patty on a bagel
With a slice of cheese, is even bombier.
#52
Chicken & Waffles > Pancakes
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I got sick AGAIN.
I was all better, then the day after our game I got so damn sick. It was from babysitting my friends 3 year old and the baby, when the kids were sick. Dumb.
#52
I just might have AIDs though
It would make sense. Getting sick twice in a month is not like me.
#52
now that you mention chicken, I was just watching the Colbert report and apparently there’s a KFC burger which has chicken instead of bread buns.
I swear that just by watching that my cholesterol went up.
Hahaha yeah we were talking about that the other day
That is excessive even for us tubby Americans.
#52
He said chicken....so ....of course it is
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not THAT bad. I mean, you could be hungry for a burger with grilled cheese sandwiches for buns...
*I actually tried something (slightly more well-done than this) and it’s as delicious as it is unhealthy.
did you see the obesity chart I posted yesterday? we’re literally tending towards Wall E—I’ve already got my salmon colored jumpsuit ready.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
lol my roommates and i last year made this. it was delicious but really salty
i could feel my blood pressure raise with every bite
My favorite thing about the Bacon Explosion is the quote on its wiki
I didn’t learn the true meaning of the bacon explosion until the next day
It takes a while to load, but will fill you w/ dread once it does.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree.
in that case, the parts are greater than their sum.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh….
i don’t envy you.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
The word of the night has to be.....
….Phoenix!!
Go Balzers
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoot.....Robin Lopez is going down!!!
(He is their best player, right?)
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions
my archnemesis, Isaiah, looked at me weird as I walked by today. He sensed my disdainful glare.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Sure. I am mostly holed away in my lab but walking around campus, you see them pretty often. I’ve walked by both Lopez brothers, Michelle Wie, Landry Fields, Jayne Appel and several other WBB players and a few of the athletes from the lesser sports who I recognize, like a couple Olympic swimmers.
what was your experience with school, before and after you entered your department? Better, harder, less fun?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
I liked it better. The classes were smaller, more up my alley, more interaction with professors. Workload stayed about the same, give or take, but my grades went up.
interesting. I’m taking an amath, math, and physics course right now. It’s a little annoying, and I love math.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Yeah, the prereqs can get that way. My worst grade in college came in math my first semester. I like math a lot but I wasn’t sad to be done with the math sequence.
with the budget cuts, the school is having to call back old professors and make them teach the three credit linear algebra and diff eq classes. My teacher got his Ph.D from MIT in 62!!! He doesn’t want to be there.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
That’s a bummer. The teaching was a lot better in my major than in the prereq classes. I think that usually is the case— the people want to be there more, though you will inevitably have at least one who only cares about research and doesn’t give a though about teaching.
no tiger?
i would imagine he has always hung around there in his free time hooking up with blond girls
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I see #96 from UW football a lot. Not sure who he is. He’s just huge.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
last term i used to see kenny rowe a couple times a week
he always wears the exact same thing: hat on crooked , sweater, shorts, and flip flops during the winter term.
Last year i saw athletes all the time because most of the freshman ones lived in my dorm building
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions
were you in University Inn
that’s where they were, back in the day. Destroying buckets of cereal
"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 15, 2010 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
it's now called barnhart
but yes i was in university inn
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Although I am sure that he is used to everyone literally looking down on him
I don’t think he likes it.
Steve Nash concerns me
He’s probably 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better than all the Blazers point guards.
AMIAA
Don't hate me Tom
With no Roy, Dre and Camby is our best shot at the 2nd round.
Nash is better, but Dre can abuse his Canuckee bootie with his post game. It’s, like, the best matchup for him offensively.
#52
lol
I know Dre is our best shot and that’s why I have no faith in the Blazers making the 2nd round.
AMIAA
It's gonna be fun!
My biggest worry is Roy forcing it, and not just being a decoy or fitting in where he can, but us trying to lean on him and pretending he is normal right now, when that just hurts us.
Roy will be healthy again, he’ll be fine, and will be Roy again. But not right now, and I hate when we play like he is and then act confuzzled when it doesn’t work.
I like LMA’s double take in his new truck commercial.
#52
Yeah
I’m excited to get to watch Nash dominate. I’ve always like him.
If I had even a sliver of faith in Miller, I could see the Blazers winning the series.
AMIAA
Andre Miller Is Always Awesome.
He’s gonna kill Nash this series, bruh, and then not get killed BY Nash because Batumsie Wombsie is gonna guard Nash.
Dre will be on J-Rich, and J-Rich has no neck as you can see from this picture—
He can barely even turn his head, so he doesn’t even matter. Just know he’s going to want to shoot a lot of 3s and you’ve memorized the gameplan for guarding him. Even Dre can handle that!
We will prolly learn to hate Amare after this series. I hope we learn to love that he isn’t a Blazer.
#52
Oh Great
So now J-Rich will average a triple double and after the playoffs, there will be a bunch of fanposts about trading for him.
AMIAA
Blake for some reason often played pretty well against Nash and the Suns
I like that matchup much better for us than Utah, and for homeristic reasons Dallas. When you slow Phoenix down a bit, you have a good chance. Amare and Nash don’t destroy us like Deron and Boozer. LaMarcus can hold his own. Camby > Lopez. And so on.
Yup
This was truly, in THEORY, the best possible matchup for us. By far.
We will slow them down, as we do to everyone. They are not good rebounders. We will be able to offensive rebound all game, like we love to do, and they do not have guys who bully you on defense, which can affect some of our guys.
Dre has a perfect guard to post up, I feel like Camby will be HUGE, and while I am very worried about Amare, I feel like LMA can get enough of his own to not make it a big time loss for us in that matchup. A loss, but not series deciding.
We need Bayless to be decent, at least one of Rudy/Batum/Martell to play decent each game, Juwan to not play or have one of his 4 for 5 in 8 minute games plus a hard foul on Amare that Amare scores on anyways and Nate sees “ok no fooling around this is the playoffs”, and if Roy plays at all to not pretend he is normal Roy.
We can really win this one, I feel good.
#52
I like the Blazers changes against the suns over all the other playoff teams
I expect Frye to mess up.
AMIAA
Oh, Frye will definitely mess up
He has a lot of Blake in him, where he starts shaking and fumbling when it’s decision making time.
#52
At least he’s not sheed out there.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
Close to it
Over half of his shots each game were from 3.
He is GOOD at it though, so it ain’t quite like Sheed… who always kinda sucked at 3’s.
#52
someone in media ’cap that PA was sitting with Ballmer and Kolde tonight.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Larry Ellison is getting a team so Balmer is trying to buy PTB …
that’s how absurdly competitive those firms and those guys are
fiftytwo
is it bad that I’d be ok with that, as long as Balmer kept the team in Portland?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
I don’t see how Stern could take the Blazers away. That seems like madness.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
it’s nuts enough that we’re losing KP, who I always counted on as a Blazer for life.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
will ya think of him differently if he were gm for another team?
like would u start pretending to believe what woj writes about him just to make yourself feel better about the sure to be terrible replacement?
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
^obviously, I don’t know him. I mean I like and respect his work as a GM.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
let's say he pritchslaps the new gm?
like he somehow gets batum for 7 future second round picks. We will see how much you like him then
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd miss him if he did that.
And I’d be unhappy with upper management, for dumping him for an inferior GM.
" THESE WILL BE THE BEST TRAIL BLAZERS EVER! THANKS TO OUR DEVELOPERS - COUGH - FANS!"
And then Brandon and Greg crash
the most accurate picks u will ever see
L*L ova O*C in 5( they lose one cause sasha sprained his ankle and that is gonna cost them one game without his amazing dunking powers)
SAS ova Dallas in 6( cause pop rocks!)
PHX ova PDX in 6(poor out some liquor cause they fought hard. Also after this series ends LMA chloroforms channing and plays in his place the rest of the playoffs, only JK notices)
Denva ova Uta in 4( Deron slips on grease from his own hair in game 2 and is out for a while. Followed by jazz drafting John Wall and things get all awkward)
The lebrons ova The upside down robots reading a bible in 6( the robots get their scrap on, Nate cries while watching)
magic ova Boboes in 5(MJ is secretly on their playoff roster, he then gambles a gripload against his own team as he plans to throw it. It proves pointless as MJ remembers how competitive he is and tries really hard, but even that doesn’t matter cause magic are just much better)
Bucks ova ATL shawty in 7(…i wanted to pick something nobody else was)
The fightin’ geriatrics ova The garbage + Wade in 6(people forget just how bad Wade’s teammates are. The geriatrics win on muscle memory alone)
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:00 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
no i wrote it awkwardly on purpose
It’s a new character I’m working on called “guy who writes long posts on his phone at 1am.”
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Lakers in 6
Spurs in 6
Nuggets in 7
Suns in 6 (revised from 7 in the last jd for no particular reason)
Cavs in 4
Magic in 5
Hawks in 5
Celtics in 7 (revised from Bucks in 6 last jd for no particular reason)
LIVING JOKEsnake99 hits again!
I wanna say the Heat too, but the Heat suck so much. The stupid Celtics will win.
WHY CAN’T WE FACE THE HEAT IN THE 1ST ROUND. So Unfair.
#52
it's all part of simmons plan
he will hype up how terrible the C’s so that all his loyal readers will bet on the Heat. Meanwhile, simmons will bet on the C’s and make a bundle.
by HD on Apr 15, 2010 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Already got it covered!
Since I ventured out to see how many there were, I saw Steve Blake had a triple double. lol.
Team KP
His first ever!
Amazing what playing for a crappy team can do for a guy. I do sorta miss Blake though, I under appreciated him.
Where's Rudolfo?
But it was against the Lakers!!!
I don’t really miss him. I just get angry at Bayless instead.
Team KP
Anyone on here mess around with Processing?
I’m just learning how to use it and was wondering if anyone has made some sweet stuff on it
I finally watched our playoff video the Blazers made
Haha, waaaaay too much Pendy. That was like his whole season.
#52
Triple double this season:
1 LeBron James , CLE
2 Jason Kidd , DAL
2 Rajon Rondo , BOS
4 Rafer Alston , MIA-NJN
4 Gilbert Arenas , WAS
4 Darren Collison , NOH
4 Stephen Curry , GSW
4 Baron Davis , LAC
4 Tyreke Evans , SAC
4 David Lee , NYK
4 Dirk Nowitzki , DAL
4 Chris Paul , NOH
4 Josh Smith , ATL
4 Beno Udrih , SAC
4 Russell Westbrook , OKC
4 Terrence Williams , NJN
And Steve Blake
for a second I thought you were listing the number of times they hit the triple double mark
buh!? Beno Udrih has FOUR triple doubles!?
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
one was recently with Lebron resting
MOUND OF SALT
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Adande manages to mention the Thunder only in passing and avoid mentioning the Blazers in his playoff predictor
He’s one happy dude that we don’t play the Lakers in round 1.
I was hoping to see a category labeled "nothing to lose" or "darkhorse" or something
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
a rematch of one of the worst reffed series in history?
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Heat - Celtics is a nice battle of my least favorite teams
ABC should market that series as “the biggest loser”.
Blazers in 16.
:D We did it.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
I think the most unfortunate thing about Roy's injury
Is that the playoff seedings worked out exactly as a blazer fan would hope. The trip to the WCF on this side of the bracket is not that difficult, norsk is surely loving that….
Where's Rudolfo?
Think that
It would be a good idea to rest Brandon through the first two games of the WCF if we can.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
i just predict a blazers championship
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:14 AM PDT reply actions
350 - Question of the day. What is one question that has always confused you?
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:39 AM PDT reply actions
What is the meaning of life? And what am I supposed to do in it?
I think “it ends” is the best answer I have heard so far.
"What?" That single question when I know that´s only the first question.
It happens when people tell you “What?” You never know whether what you said wasn´t heard, understood, acceptable or whatever. Once you get over it, usually repeating your message, it usually follows a “Why?”, the worst among all the kind of “Whys” available, because now you have to ask yourself “Why this Why after that What?”, and it implies to think deeply about “Who” is the person you are talking to, I mean, before you decide whether to answer or to escape, and “How” to in both cases. People are complicated, you don´t want to make a mistake, you don´t want to be in more trouble, and you neither have the time to think too much, so you quickly try to remember “When” things started to go wrong?". You are racking your brain while you look deeply into those eyes, looking like you´re seriously thinking about the answer. Or maybe you are new to these things and you are or talking nonsense and putting yourself into trouble. Anyway, it is too late when you remember that her period comes tomorrow!
Still friends, portlandgiirl91?
by amlmart1 on Apr 15, 2010 5:08 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
most of them at one time or another
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
that is all i know on earth and all i need to know.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
OR A little sentence to finish... If I got 1 million dollars tomorrow, I...
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:40 AM PDT reply actions
don't you hate being hungry so late at night coz i know i do
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:52 AM PDT reply actions
Yes to both
They sell them in our break room for 50 cents a can. It was those or some kind of microwavable pizza thing and those scare me.
AMIAA
I hate microwavable pizza
But I prolly woulda’ gone with that. I didn’t eat mostly out of laziness and it being so late and not being worth it.
And to keep being so sexy hot… being sick is such an awesome way to lose weight.
#52
They look like cheap gross hot dogs
The ex actually liked ’em. I like yummy hot dogs, but not the 99 cents for a pack of 8 kind.
I give cheap canned meat for X-Mas presents, especially to my vegan friends.
#52
I was hungry, and brought up food
I ended up not eating and I feel fine for it now.
But, I am sick (don’t think I’ve mentioned it). Even food that sounds good won’t taste good because my mouth is all Chloraseptic’d to numb the soreness.
#52
don't starve yourself.
LA keeps getting to you pal!
yeah don’t recall hearing about it. sorry tho but you’ll survive. i’m never sick! rahaha ; )
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Feed a cold and starve a Mortimer
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
His throat is already sore
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
So that would be cruel
I would probably drown him
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
and duct tape bricks to it
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I love bein hungry
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
Nah
Its cause I getta eat
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
Whenever I'm hungry, I get to eat
I like eating, so I like being hungry.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
thanks for the clarification. yall know ima lil slow
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Iss cool babygirl
Be proud of who you are!
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
ohhhh definitely am shawty!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Alyssa Milano is on Jimmy Kimmel Live wearing a dress with no bra
I thought something was wrong with her boobies and then I realized nothing was wrong with them. The looked normal and I’m so used to see fake ones on TV, that natural ones looked odd at first.
AMIAA
Yeah
I remember them being bigger. They were apple sized and kind of spread out instead of bunched up with funky cleavage.
AMIAA
It's probably easier to count the movie stars with (big) natural breasts
Being skinny (i.e. little body fat) and despite that having big firm breasts kind of is a rare combination in nature.
You sure about Hurley?
I remember an old movie she was in and they did not look like how you expect, and now they are (or were) all huge and nice and round.
Some British movie she was in and naked, she looked like she had a booby job since then.
Graham I agree, same for Aniston, not sure about Basinger.
See? I am a perv. But at least I remember male nudity too.
#52
Basinger if at all rather had breast reduction surgery. I’m fairly sure about Hurley. The are big but don’t stand aside and hang a little, even in that film where she plays the devil.
Real boobs should have an under-boob area
I worry the current generation being raised on fake boobs will always be disappointed when they realize real boobs don’t jut out at 90 degree angles.
It’s sad, Norsk! Just sad… :-(
#52
Haha
I hate ’em in all forms.
If it makes a lady happy, ya know, who am I to say don’t be happy… but I question why it makes you happy, ROYBOT.
#52
I don't know how to swim and they make great flotation devices.
They are for safety purposes only.
Team KP
It’s especially sad if people who would look great with their natural breasts because they fit their body decide to get them. It’s a procedure that is useful in maybe 10-20% of the cases. I wouldn’t want to be a plastic surgeon and just do dumb unnecessary surgeries like that.
Yeah, that would really suck
That is truly the vast majority of plastic surgeries… unnecessary.
I’ve heard of actresses getting them just so they look better in a dress without a bra. That seems like a shortsighted reason for it.
#52
I’ve also read one popular Hollywood surgery is lasering your eyes in a way to reduce the red eye effect on paparazzi photos
She probably decided she needed dumb unnecessary money
I’ve heard of actresses getting them just so they look better in a dress without a bra.
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
But then they look bad naked!
Just wear a hidey-bra and if ya wanna nip, use fake nips. KEEP ’EM REAL.
#52
Besides what would you do with all that dumb unnecessary money anyway?
I wouldn’t want to be a plastic surgeon and just do dumb unnecessary surgeries like that.
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't wanna help people look grotesque
Which is the majority of regular plastic surgery customers.
IF YOU WORK IN THAT FIELD I AM SORRY 92.
#52
Yes...I am
They based that Nip/Tuck show on me
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
They were real in the movies she was nude in, at least
Catwoman coulda’ been the bra or whatever.
#52
Berry was preggers in that first pic I think
That list of celebs with implants was a mix of obvious, and some not sure about.
Some people (like Beyonce) don’t have big boobs but always wear super-bras that are mostly filler and push ’em way up so they look huge.
#52
smh @ this thread! anywho but beyonce got donk
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Norsk brought it up blame him.
I think Beyonce feels she has to match the donk with the top half.
#52
dunno but she's got a bangin body! work it giirl!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I've seen photos where her love handles on the tummy got heavily photoshopped
But yeah, she is very pretty naturally.
Did ya ever see the MTV "Making of the Video" from years ago for her first single as a solor artist?
They were very open with all of the CGI-brushing they had to do to smooth out her legs with all the dimples and stuff, for when she was in her short shorts dancing around.
I really liked they were open about it, and admitted it, since it is normal and natural.
#52
smh norsk! ain't nobody purrrfect like you!
allll allll alll the celebrity photos are photo shopped/airbrushed.
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Very much so
They WAY overdo it so that it makes it impossible to look like that.
I HATE it. It’s dumb, first of all, and makes it unreasonable to hope to look that way, since it’s all photoshop. Leave some “imperfections” in!
#52
well first off no one's skin is that beautifully clear and flawless
my arse!!!!!!!! watcha see in ads and in mags. esp they enhance the eye color so much.
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:55 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah. i guess.
they are beautifully fake. so i can only hate so much.
i wonder how much they airbrush men.
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:02 AM PDT up reply actions
A lot as well
Everyone is heavily airbrushed. And wear contacts in movies so their eye color pops (or digitally enhanced, now).
#52
definitely enhanced. i wanna find this makeup ad but i forgot what brand it's with
but is woman is absolutely breathtaking but it’s pretty obvious it ain’t her real eye color. i assume at least. they’re literally ocean crystal blue! beautiful!
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't it annoying how no one can look like that though?
Most of those people are plenty purty and handsome without faking everything, is part of it.
Do you prefer the artificiality of it, PG?
#52
thanks mate. that i am.
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by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:02 AM PDT up reply actions
This is funny to me for some reason
beyonce got donk
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I am a perv
I remember in some photoshoot she had naturals, and they were kinda dry and sad looking. Then she was in some vampire movie and she had fake boobs. This was a long time ago.
One of my best friends growing up used to work at this video store that is now closed, and this older dude would always come in and rent the Alyssa Milano workout video she made when she was 12 or so.
#52
I gotta be somewhere by noon
I am trying to sleep but feel too crappy. I don’t think anyone has tiny chatted in months and months. Anyone in the WORLD.
#52
Also harder than it looks
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
my prediction is pain.
also, biggest thing i learned at the game last night:
don’t buy the frozen lemonade. that stuff stops tasting good after about 5 bites.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
I like it
but they freeze it so hard that it almost breaks the plastic spoon….so it is frustrating
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
they gave me a wooden “spoon” thing. maybe that was part of the problem.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
perhaps
Lemon and wood is poor taste combo….it is in the bible
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
i think the story was that at that wedding in Caana, they asked Jesus to make more lemon pops, but even with His miracle powers the wood/lemon combo just didn’t work. so He made wine instead.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I am not very religous
so I will bow to your greater knowledge
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
i may have embellished that story a little bit. mostly the part about the lemon pops.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
plus...didn't they leave the bark on their popcicle sticks back in Roman times??
that doesn’t sound too good either
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
So is this
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
Reply fail
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
of course
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
was Jerryd that bad last night?
I didn’t see the game but his line looks fine. 12 points on 13 shots, 9 dimes 3 TOs…
No...not really
He made some pretty good plays ..including a nice oop pass….but this stuff is rarely rational
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't doubt that at all
I hate that because of him, I don’t expect the Blazers to get out of the second round.
AMIAA
second round now?
used to be first round. you must be warming up to him.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
More exciting to watch but he'd get smashed
Miller might be able to do some posting up so his +/- wouldn’t look as bad as Mills/
AMIAA
It's sad though
If the starting PG was crappier but cool, the homer in me would say “They can get by the Suns, then if they match up with the Mavericks, they could get to the WCF and they always play the Lakers well.”
I would convince myself that the Blazers would be in the finals if Luke Ridnour was the starting PG.
AMIAA
i think that we’ll see Nic on Nash quite a bit using his length to slow him down.
but Dre should be able to abuse Nash on the offensive end.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree in theory
I’m afraid what will happen is Nash will get the Suns off to a hot start and a 9-10 point lead. Nate will call timeout and tell everyone to “attack the basket” so Miller will dribble up the court and shoot an off balanced 3 that will long rebound into more Suns points.
AMIAA
Dre drives more often than not. i don’t really recall him taking 3’s unless it’s against the shot clock or he’s wide open.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
There is a reason he is wide open
…..or he’s wide open.
This is the problem I have with him …late in the clock…ok….but wide open, he still shouldn’t shoot it.
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
i guess…..depends on how much time there is. he could take a few more steps inside I suppose.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus he has an annoying tendency
to take his midrange jumper early in the clock before even trying to run a play…usually 1-2 times every game
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Now that I've pointed it out
You might notice it next time. (I don’t mean that snarky)
Mortimer and 92 have noticed how Dre jacks up crazy shots when the Blazers need a score. I don’t deny that he’s great at attacking the basket.
AMIAA
maybe that’s cause apart from Roy, the other Blazers aren’t aggressive enough?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
i agree. but if they double team LA the ball just ends up (hopefully) in Dre’s hands after 8 more seconds tick off the clock. LA just needs to be more aggressive and quicker when he gets the ball on the block. either face up right away and shoot within a couple seconds, or begin your move right away towards the basket.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Regarding LMA
Like I was telling you at the game…..he needs to complete that little hand off pass to Nic or Jarryd more often when they come around his post position …that would make the defenders respect that motion more
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s true. but he usually makes the hand off unless the cutter’s defender follows them through, which happens quite a bit.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
But there are a lot of times I think he could make the handoff
even if the defender is chasing.
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah probably.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
He knows it too
Mortimer and 92 have noticed how Dre jacks up crazy shots when the Blazers need a score.
Cause many times after one of these “crazy shots” is when he gets one of his poke away steals…like he trying to make up for taking a bad shot
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Nic on Nash could be interesting
they don’t really have a great wing for Nic to guard so that might be a way to do it. Another thought I had was to use Nic to shade over and help Dre, and use his length and quickness to get back and close out. Of course, Nash is expert in exploiting this sort of stuff.
i think this would end up putting Dre on Hill? which isn’t a great idea really. I’d imagine there will just be a lot of switches. In any case, Camby will be busy.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget J-Rich either
that guy could be the killer for us
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
yep. they have athletes. Marty better bring his D to this series. especially if Roy is ineffective or doesn’t play at all. i think we can win but they’ve got to be careful with turnovers and really let Dre and LA work on the block cause we have the size advantage.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
What do you think about the Marty/Nic/Dre lineup?
It’s nice defensively, but I worry about the ballhandling playing two small forwards, particularly against a team that thrives off turnovers and momentum as much as they do.
Of course, we don’t have many options, as Jerryd and Rudy are pretty mistake prone as well.
i’m assuming we’ll see that quite a bit if Brandon can’t go.
for defensive purposes that would be great. but bottom line is Marty and Rudy have to step up big. they got to be the guys that Tom or someone mentioned yesterday that step up out of nowhere.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd love for both of them to take it to another level
The problem is Marty ain’t got no playoff experience.
AMIAA
oh yeah…he didn’t play last year i forgot.
we’ll see what happens.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Nate will have a lot to do with it too
Nic can handle Nate screwing with his minutes, Marty not so much.
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Marty has been good for the last week or so. Of course, we can’t afford to have anybody shooting their way through slumps this series, something Rudy and Martell are both prone to.
I don't think anyone will be allowed to do that
Nate would play the starters close to 50 minutes a game in order to win.
AMIAA
IAWTC, although Rudy is likely to be a starter, something I’m not terribly fond of. But Jerryd hasn’t been too good lately, so our options at SG are pretty limited.
I think Roy will play
I could see Roy, Rudy, and Miller in a 3 guard lineup unless Bayless can play good D on Nash and Goran Dragic.
AMIAA
i agree with this. and i’d put Rudy in that same category with Marty.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
the key with Nash
I think is to turn him into a scorer as much as possible.
The other key is to not miss. It’s harder for them to run the ball down your throat when they are taking the ball out of bounds every time.
If Blake was still the PG
Fans would complain that he can’t guard Nash. AM always gets a pass.
It’s ok that he talks half a season to get going and no one cares that he can’t guard Nash. Everyone is fine with someone else doing his job.
AMIAA
that’s easy to assume. but i think if Blake was still the starter we either wouldn’t be here right now or people would be saying the same thing about Blake either needing help or having Nic guard Nash.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions
That's not a safe assumption
Maybe Martell and Outlaw could have been traded for a different center.
I was pissed when Dave copped out with his mailbag answer about Blake when he just said, “Camby is better” or whatever he said. It’s changing the criteria of a hypothetical question.
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i was just saying that fans would say the same thing about Blake they’re saying about AM. you’re the only one saying AM gets a pass. i admit he can’t guard Nash and they have to plan for it. And Blake would be the same.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I messed everything up by hating Miller
If say Martell and Outlaw were traded for Camby and Miller was hurt fans would say, “Nash is going to torch Blake” but since it’s Miller fans are just saying, “Nic can just guard Nash”.
I’m not saying you’re in the same boat. Just that many fans refuse to criticize Miller.
AMIAA
i see. Dre certainly isn’t above criticism, but i think you give him a little more criticism than he should have, to be honest. he’s done a ton for this team this year. it was a rocky start, but it got worked out and he’s been great.
but you’re right, there are a lot of people that have love blinders on when it comes to Dre.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
hmm....she may be sitting on his lap
of course if a woman sat on Greg’s lap ….she would be another foot taller in the photo
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
i bet you 20 bucks she’s sitting on his lap
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh.....
….good idea
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmm
which Phoenix player is going to go off enough to generate a “KP – PLZ trade for Player X” fanpost?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I predict....
…Dudley?
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Dudley seems like a pretty dang useful player
Of course, if you adjust for Nashflation, he’s probably not really better than Martell.
Probably
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
i keep forgetting that we don't have home court advantage.
so that schedule change thing irked me until i realized it didn’t change our home games. haha…
i’m looking forward to game 4 at 1:30 on a saturday. afternoon games are awesome.
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Yes they are.
Plus my wife is happy with the schedule because she can rearrange her schedule and make it to the games…which is good
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
i really think you’re gonna be wrong, Tom.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions
i get that you don’t like AM as a person and that’s fine. but if he has a really good series and the Blazers get to round 2, would you at least admit that he’s a good player? i’m just curious. you’re entitled to your opinion.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I've never not said he's a good player
I’ll never admit that he’s great or underrated. Besides, if the Blazers get to the second round, I won’t be posting here to say anything.
AMIAA
hahaha….
not posting? why’s that?
i assumed you thought he wasn’t a good player because you are usually criticizing the way he plays. you used to just criticize the way he acted.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I said a few months back that if Miller ever got out of the 1st round, I'd ban myself for a year
AMIAA
this should be amended to something like a formal name change for one year, but not a banning.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
oh come now…..let’s not do that….
all summer without you would not be cool. i don’t want you banned. how about instead you have to have an Andre Miller avatar for a year?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
anything other than a banning. haha.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW ....it was nice seeing again last night
Idol came by and said hi too
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
we’ll have to all do a meetup at a playoff game.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
That might be cool....especially for the Satuday game
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah that might work
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
how was watching at claudias? that place can be nuts for games.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
it was cool. i showed up at about 6:45 and Tin a few minutes later. place wasn’t full at all. pretty chill in there. the philly cheesesteak was ok. the sliders were less than ok.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe we should have a meet up there for game 1 or 2.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
i’ll be 3,000 miles away this weekend :(
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
bummer, dude. at least it’s on national tv.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
heehee
(chuck would never be caught dead. and he would for sure never be caught dead with a pink uzi)
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
for sure.
i’d almost prefer game 1 to game 2. game 2 my dad might be with me and i don’t know if he’d be too enthused about meeting a bunch of people from online. my brother might be ok though and i think he’ll be going with me to game 1.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I could meet up for both potentially.
But I really like the idea of meeting up for game 1. If a road team is going to steal a home game, this is a good one to steal. Is that Sunday at 7:30pm now? It seems they changed it almost as many times as Nate changed the starting lineup in the 2mins between finding out the Mavs won and tip-off.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
pffft….sometimes my moronicness amazes me. i was thinking game 1 as in first home game for Portland. hahaha.
actual game 1 or 2 will work fine for me. yeah, game 1 is Sunday night at 7:30. a meet up sunday night would be great.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh come on Tom...
Don’t do that. You have regularly caused me to snort coffee onto my monitor with some of your comments…and I enjoy your weather blurbs in the middle of winter, so we can all be HUGELY jealous.
All that over AM? Nah…..
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by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
It's no biggy
Saying AM will get out of the first round is like saying Mortimer will grow his hair back. It’s just something that will never happen.
AMIAA
by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
play real fast so they get done quicker
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
oh wait….i see now. you mean you’re playing the reception. i thought you mean playing in a wedding. hahaha…..oops.
if i ever get married, you can play my reception. for free.
right? RIGHT!?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Offseason work for Bayless
Learn to change speeds during his drives to the basket…this will get the defenders to react to him instead of just waiting for him to get to the hole…like they do now
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another thing I would say
he needs to learn to shoot from mid-range off the dribble. His spot-up shooting has improved a lot, but when he dribbles toward the paint, you know he can’t make anything unless he gets all the way to the rack.
This is the opposite of Dre, who can’t catch and shoot to save his life, but thrives on leaners and fadeaways from 12-15 feet. That will open up lanes for him so much and make him a much more effective player.
Yeah....when he pulls up to shoot
it almost always really flat….when he is set, he gets more arc (not a lot more…but more) on that jumper
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
it'll come
it’s because he’s not a natural shooter—but no college NBA prospect is an instinctive shooter these days anyway. Potential superstars always get to the rack with ease in college so they have no need to work on their shot.
Yeah...plus he is a PG
And even though Fisher is on that list …it really is true that points get much better as they age …or rather they many times take a while to really get going in their careers
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
In addition to this
I’d like to see him actually attempt to score once he reaches the rim. Ever since Blake was traded (and perhaps before) it seems like he’s only looking to draw contact, and the actual shot is an afterthought.
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
90 votes, and I'm the only one who voted Blazers in 4?
You’re all a bunch of realists! I’m going to find some real homers to hang out with.
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i’m managing my expectations. a not too small part of me wanted to go with Blazers in 5.
but i wanna be at the clinching game so i voted for 6
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I said win in 7
but 6 is better
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
No, 7 is better. Blazers need as much playoff experience as posible.
And I want to watch as many games as posible.
Agreed
I already blocked out my next two Thursday nights for games 3/6.
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i just got my co-worker the early presale tickets. he’s gonna be in section 302 also.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm aiming for green and confident I get it out of 1/4 season/group block
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Just watched a brief Eurosport profile on Valencia and Claver, who will play in the Eurocup final four this weekend (2nd league)
Looks very solid. De Colo is playing well, they have a former NBA center, a good Australian forward, Claver, and a Croation coach who seems very thoughtful and a bit like Nate. Defense first, scoring if possible ;)
Valencia will play a pretty unknown team from Greece in the semi final.
Wowzers Perovic is 7-2 or 7-3
Good hands and looked strong/muscular, but pretty much the prototypical stiff. The Warriors picked him fairly high (38) in 2006, and dropped him again. Looks like he is doing pretty well in Valencia. High PER around 20 to 23, but 10 and 4 doesn’t exactly scream NBA free agent.
I can't buy tickets til 11 AM
As a 1/4 season holder. Thus I am going to be singularly unproductive for the next 2 hours (even more than usual).
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Have you created a log in yet....if not...do it now!
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I have
I bought single game tickets in past years and got my rep. to link my 1/4 season account with that one.
So I’m good.
Got my special code for the pre-sale, good to go.
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Very good....good luck to ya
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm quite confident
They have a pot of tickets for us. I’m good to go.
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Alright!!!
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Not as happy about paying $80 for Green seats I paid $45 for
But for the playoffs I’ll pay it.
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Yeah...I know
If we go to the finals …I will have to sell my car (not really)
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
First playoff game I ever went to
Was Game 2 of the Blazers-Phoenix first round series in 1999 (I think it was 1999), so I’m hoping that karma carries over.
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I have my fingers crossed
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Sat a lot closer than I'll ever sit at any of these games
Fourth row center. At the time, my dad, a lawyer, had the Blazers sports psychologist as a client (and of course the guy got free tickets). Since he lived in Bend, however, he didn’t go to a lot of the games.
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Yeah I talked to him once
He had few other clients because he didn’t need many. Leave it at that.
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you might not have to. that might only be for the general public. the price of the 9am presale was normal ticket prices.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll pay whatever they want
Of course.
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Did you??
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
If you bought single game tickets AT ALL last year
They call you. Its a good strategy, go with your existing customer base.
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I don't mind
I still think it’s kind of silly to expect someone 2,594 miles away to put down a deposit on Blazers games.
AMIAA
You'd be surprised
There are people that buy season tickets for the purpose of selling most of the games and then going to a few when they are in town.
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Lisa?
She’s my rep. She’s really good. Got me aisle seats this year on a 1/4 season package, which I love.
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How did they deliver it??
In a bottle?
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you eat the pigeon after
because that is one of the perks
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Too bad
I hear the female ones taste like chicken
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
It's interesting they dropped the deposit amount for next year
I had to put $200 down last year, only $100 for next year.
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The Blazers keep calling here asking if we want to renew.
It’s always when no one is home, so when I listen to the messages it kills me inside a little each time.
Team KP
you arent renewing?
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by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
So I guess only me and HD still Fear the Deer.
How bad are the rest of you gonna look after that series?!?!?!?
Yes! Yes! In the face!
i should have picked all upsets; i’m already remorseful of my choices.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
you should be.
especially the suns one.
EK, i hardly knew ye.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
actually, I copied and pasted someone’s picks then made some minor adjustments. I’m still covered on either the wizards or the nets winning it all.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
whenever i make predictions i always say 6 or 7 games, pretty much. it seems safer.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Reminds me of a show I saw on tv the other day
It was “cops caught on tape” but the show I watched was catching folks lying. One woman said a cop practically raped her when he pulled her over for a traffic stop and he didn’t touch her. She even stuck to her story after they told her they had it on tape.
After they showed it to her, she changed her story and said she did it because he would have let her go if she was prettier and had a nicer car.
AMIAA
Did she have a lead pipe in those papers???
If this was the game Clue….the winner would be …..Grandma….in the Bank …with a Sheaf of Documents
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s some quick thinking. she must be old hat at that maneuver.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a Trap
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
this time with more dragons
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
everything i do, i do better in a dragon costume—FACT!
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone in the GDT was doing 88 MILES PER HOUR
And BTTF references for you when Batum did something.
#52
WOOHOO!!!
who was it? i must remember to thank them.
when i was at the game with 92 they showed someone on the big screen with a Back to the Future sign and a picture of the Delorean….
but it was for Marty…
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
BIB FORTUNA FTW!!!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
i knew it would catch on eventually….
it was just a matter of…….time
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
OLive Photo journal of the season
some graphic ones too. i forgot how cool that pic of Brandon in the MC was.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
This picture just screams for this caption
KP: “If you don’t pull your thumb outta your azz…I am gonna pop ya one”
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
“Yore vogue dance gets two thumbs up from me”
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah....he looks hungry
BTW I wish the Rex nickname would officially take off…..I would love for one of the graphics or sound effects for the RG whenever he scored….like a roar or something. It would be cool. BTW I miss the spaghetti western sound effect for Trout score
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Look, do you want the Blazers to win or not???
Everyone here knows the best way for Bayless’ species to gain strength is to eat a baby.
No one said winning in the playoffs would be easy.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
I love that Jerryd is Brandon Jr.’s BFF. It was fun hearing Brandon talk about his son always wanting to be Jerryd when they play together.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
ohhh dang bayless lookin nice
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Andre Miller is going to DESTROY Steve Nash.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 9:55 AM PDT reply actions
I also want Inferno to posterize Amare again
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I hope Dante earned some more minutes last night.
With his jump shot falling he’s such a better against the Sun’s bigs.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
he might the guy that surprises everyone……
if Juwan gets in foul trouble and he comes in and steps up?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Juwan will get in foul trouble trying to guard Amare.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
In-Fer-No
In-Fer-No
In-Fer-No
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for Harlan calling one of our games to unleash
“DANTE CUNNINGHAM, WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE!”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The volcano eruption in Iceland is killing air traffic over Europe
Not a single flight in the UK, and a lot of cancellations in Scandinavia, Frankfurt, …
Heathrow shut down
Yeah that pretty much means Europe is shut down.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
what prompted this comment?
you watching an M’s replay?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Excited about the two game win streak.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
and his 23.2% contribution last night.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
i can dig it.
he’s been good for my fantasy team too.
and just think….Cliff Lee in 2 weeks.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
And Milton Bradley finally decided he cared
Which is nice.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
c’mon, a lot of people start the season in a slump.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I know but it seemed like he was more into yelling at fans that heckled him the first week
Than hitting.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
you can do both.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
haha….i think Milton has always cared….a lot. that’s why he get so upset.
but it is nice to see him hitting the ball now.
did you see the other night when Bone called Bradley’s 3 run homer? that was great.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
Love Bone.
Hey they’ve won 2 games that didn’t involve Felix. REJOICE!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
indeed.
hopefully Fister and Vargas can keep up even 3/4 of that level of pitching.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
looks like a man purse to me.
if it’s only a toiletry bag that is the fanciest toiletry bag i have ever seen and might as well be a purse.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah...no.
There is no strap…nothing that makes it a purse.
NBA players have the fanciest everything, and that’s clearly a toiletry bag.
Team KP
it might as well be a purse.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
is the eyebrow shaper being used to cut someone?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
another person’s eyebrows? during an interrogation?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
his eyebrows on his face under the unforgiving lights of a bathroom sink mirror.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
this doesn’t sound manly at all
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Toiletry bag?? Eww....yuk
Use the restroom people
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Dumb and Dumber
Beer Bottles FTW
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Bayless…..smh
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Does Bayless have a Louis Vuitton purse?
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m wearing those Adidas slip-ons under his chair.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
they’re probably all small in the visiting locker rooms.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha, he has the Telfair Brand Gun Holder Purse
It is extremely normal for rich people to have Louis Vuitton toiletry or luggage or anything bags, for men. You can see the zipper on top, it’s a bathroom bag.
#52
it was prolly a gift
from someone that had no idea what to give a 20 something year old millionaire.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
bathroom bag?
might as well be a purse.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad always called his a Dopp kit
i think that came from army lingo. Does anybody still use that term anymore?
No way
That’s a Westboro Baptist Church hat
AMIAA
by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i find it very odd that their all so close together
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
their/there/they're
Sorry, I’m still buzzing from last night. But you know what they say, teams with lockers that are uncomfortably close together stay together (unless someone is traded).
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
Did you know the Magic were down 2-1 against the 76'ers last season before fighting back?
Andre averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in that series on a .548 TS%. If Dwight Howard can’t stop Miller then I seriously doubt Channing Frye is going to do much.
DOMINATION IS COMING!
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 10:26 AM PDT reply actions
That was a ridiculous series
Better execution at the end of games and Orlando is out in round 1.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
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Does Phil Jackson know he coached Jordan AND Kobe?
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
there is so much irony in that article it is funny
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Phil is just priming the pump so Artest can try and guard Durant like a football player
because if they play it straight up, Durant will maul Artest offensively. Artest has great strength and good (albiet diminished from his peak) lateral movement, but Durant can get his shot off over Artest without much of a problem. The Lakers have way too much size on the interior for the Thunder, but Westbrook and Durant are nightmare matchups for LA’s perimeter players (Fisher might literally have his ankles broken). I would like nothing more than to see the Thunder push King Phillip and his hessians to the brink of playoff ruin, they won’t beat them, but they could make them implode on a couple nights.
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah i get what Phil is doing. same thing he’s done for years: use the media to send a message.
but what about KD’s comments…..some of them seem a little naive. does he really think he earns all those calls based on how he plays?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he probably does believe that. He has perfected those moves to draw 3 shots like nobody else I’ve ever seen. Clearly he gets calls, but he might well genuinely believe he earns them.
what do you think about that?
cleary, he gets fouled his fair share. but he also gets the benefit of the doubt a ton. so have the refs called his game so that he actually believes he’s earning fouls? would he believe he was getting fouled if the “benefit of the doubt” calls were never made? i’m not sure. but do you think there is a cause and effect there?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Hard to say what he actually believes, but my guess is that most of those stars truly do think they deserve every call they get.
I absolutely agree with this and would say it applies for most elite athletes.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
what i’m asking is if you (both of you) think the stars believe it cause the refs cause them to believe it by how they call the game, or if they believe it independently of the officiating.
do they start out believing it, or do they come to believe it over time due to how they are treated by the officials. i guess that is what i’m asking.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I just think the mindset of an elite athlete is that they deserve every call, because they’re wired that way.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
It's just like the fans
The majority of fans see when the opponent gets a foul call that was undeserved. But it’s rarely the case when it’s their own player. Just “woo hoo! A foul!”.
I think players have that mentality x 1000.
Actually, Artest has matched up with Durant pretty decently this year. His biggest issue, as I deduce from both watching and reading Thunder blogs, is anyone getting physical with him. That’s why Nic and Marty were so effective against him a few nights ago; you can’t let him get to his spots without making it tough.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the key
His biggest issue, as I deduce from both watching and reading Thunder blogs, is anyone getting physical with him.
If the refs allow Artest to play a smashmouth, physical brand of defense on Durant, Artest will do very well. I can’t think of a stronger wing (maybe LeBron, but LeBron doesn’t really beat on people defensively) in the league.
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Man I sure hate me some telephone run around.
I went to both the box office, and the season ticket desk in the Rose Garden last night to inquire about my missing quarter season presale password, and the best I was given was “Oh, we’ll tell Greg(Bauman) to call you tomorrow morning” and they also gave me the main ticketing phone number. Now, 30 minutes from the presale, I haven’t been called,and I just called Greg’s personal number, and the main number, and both are automated messages saying they aren’t available/ are too busy. This is my brain exploding: aj;fhajfhsjdfhsajhfaj;
Cake or Death?
have you checked your e-mail?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
like a billion times. I think I'm breaking my f5 key.
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope so. I'm still going to try to get some at 2, but I don't know how likely that will be.
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
did you try calling or e-mailing your ticket rep?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I just called Greg’s personal number, and the main number, and both are automated messages saying they aren’t available/ are too busy.
Team KP
how am i supposed to know the name of his ticket rep?
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Several times. Can't get through because they're "too busy with playoff tickets"
And I emailed Greg a few times in the last two weeks because I knew they were doing a presale, and never heard back.
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
that happened to me once but before a season. i found out later my rep didn’t work there anymore.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I've found the Blazers to be pretty good at fixing broken things
after the fact. Hopefully they will make it right.
LA in 5
SA in 7
POR in 6
Denver in 6
CLE in 4
ORL in 4
ATL in 7
BOS in 6
"I'm passing it down," Howard said. "Showing the guys that, hey, here's an example of a guy who played 16 years. If you don't want to listen and get the valuable, free information from him - soak it up like a sponge - then you've got to be a damn fool."
awesome.
Andre is going to dominate in this series, if the past is any indication.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
in 24 minutes per game. geez.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
And people wonder why our interior D sucked after he got hurt...
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Joel was really crummy at times, particularly against Gasol and Lopez. He picked it up when Greg went down.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
we were still a substantially more effective defense with Joel in the game. Oden was very good, Joel was better. What Oden brought to offensively was what separated him from Joel.
Didn't Joel play with the second unit?
You could argue that they were close, but “substantially” is the biggest overstatement ever.
The Blazers were never a very good defensive team with Joel as the starting center. They were a very good defensive team with Oden as the starting center.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Joel’s defensive plus minus was more than -7. Oden’s was about -1.2. That’s a substantial difference. Visually as well, Joel was a more effective defender. Better against the P and R, better against face up big men. Just not quite the shotblocker.
Both are very good.
Yeah, I just don't agree.
The defensive numbers are basically meaningless, so I’m not going to get into that. Oden changed way more shots. Joel is a good defender, but he had the benefit of guarding second unit centers for most of the year. Of course the numbers are going to be slanted.
I just don’t see it like that at all.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
in my mined this is just a subject line
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
the mind, it be playing tricks
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
ooooo good call.
it’s time for Tom’s patented playoff predictions….
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
i’m not sure. i can’t remember.
hopefully Tom lets us know. but i think he called the Magic last year…..so judging by the numbers i remember them having, i’d guess this year is a high year.
which is good for us! Delorean FTW!!!!
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't do it because I lost my spreadsheet
I might try to do it tomorrow since I only have to add up 8 teams.
I heard 24 is a very unlucky number because if you subtract a 1 from the 2 and a 1 from the 4 you get 13.
AMIAA
by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
13 is my favorite number.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
4 minutes til my playoff ticket window opens
I’m nervous and excited. All logged in and ready to go. Got the presale screen up.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
just as a warning….
be ready to open that in another window as well. my co-worker had it open for about 15 minutes before the presale and it wouldn’t go through (kept saying “promo not on sale”). he opened it in another window and it went right in.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
SUCCESS (I think)
It charged my card but I haven’t gotten my confirmation e-mail yet.
Sec. 317, row D, paid the higher price of $80/seat.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
nice! those will be good seats.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Aiming for Green
Too bad I’m not near the awesome 302. I’ll yell so loud you can hear me though.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i thought that little bit about Nate for COY was really good. very compelling argument.
i agree with you that Skiles should probably win, but Nate should be #2. it’s gonna suck when they put Scott Brooks up there instead.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Its a good essay by Dave, but I still can’t get past the Miller thing and the fact that even with all this defensive talent (4 guys mentioned by Hollinger in his piece on best defenses), we’re still an average defense.
Nate deserves to be honored for keeping the team together, but I dunno. I can’t support him for COY.
to be fair, when the guys mentioned by Hollinger have all played, we’ve been very good.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
i don’t quite get the Miller thing with you. Nate was trying something, it didn’t work, he changed. maybe he tried it too long…..but still. you weight that pretty heavy for something that didn’t last all that long….relatively speaking.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
turmoil for a quarter of the season due to a poor decision.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Turmoil is overstating it. Our offense was mucky (isn’t it always?) and Andre yelled at Nate, but we’re not the Bulls or Warriors or Raptors.
It just seemed very unnecessary
If he absolutely insisted on having two distinct units on the court (that flew out of the window in December with the injuries), Blake could have just as well run the second unit instead of the first.
the two unit thing just slays me
If you look at every team that has a long run among the elite, they all have a distinct philosophy that goes through their whole organization and entire roster, basically down to the 15th man. Then you have the Blazers, with their slow-paced, iso-heavy starters, and a totally different team taking the floor for stretches in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. I hate it.
it took him a quarter of the season to make a very obvious decision— start the vastly superior player.
Roy said he was comfortable with Blake. that’s one thing.
another thing is I think Nate wanted to try Dre with the back up unit to keep them cohesive.
obviously, it didn’t work. but i don’t think he did put Dre on the 2nd unit just out of loyalty to Blake. Ultimately though, he made the right decision.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget that 2 other starters were being replaced and he thought Dre would play well with Rudy
I still don’t think Dre threw a single oop to Rudy all year just to spite Nate.
AMIAA
by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy’s comments were taken out of context, I think. Didn’t he really just say that because he played with him last year, they already had a relationship, and it would require adjustment? Roy never expressed that he preferred Blake.
In any case, it’s the coach’s job to get your best players to play together.
And showing a willingness to change
is a GOOD thing.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
But if you change too soon...
you don’t know if it was just circumstances.
Let me state that I am glad Dre is the starter, and that Steve Blake became an effective bargaining chip that helped bring Camby. I am SO glad that move took place.
But I do understand why Nate wanted Blake to start the season. Blake was the PG on a team that won 54 games and was division champ. To me, he earned the right to keep the starting role, until he proved he was no longer effective at it. Particularly since Miller is a slow starter.
Blake proved that last year was the exception, not the rule.
I also think Nate may have considered a couple of other issues…such as that Roy had a slow start to the season. If Miller was the starting PG early on when Roy was not quite right, how would’ve the team reacted to Roy’s slow start….would it be Miller’s fault? Would those two become a failed experiment?
As it worked out, Roy got right, Miller moved into the starting lineup, Blake became a trading chip, and Camby is here.
The team defense was pretty bad much of the year, but in all honesty, it is looking much better the last quarter of the season (thank you Camby).
Nate’s not a great defensive coach, but the results he produced as a coach this season were extremely good. In my opinion (and it is just an opinion), that was as important or even more important than his Xs and Os, or overall strategy. To me, that’s enough to make him COY.
I still don’t get how Brooks gets so much love for doing this year just what Nate did last year. Let me take that back……last year Nate had the Blazers winning games down the stretch when they were fighting for home court advantage. The Thunder has collapsed down the stretch when it was fighting for position.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t get the 54 win argument. That 54 win team, when it came down to it, was not good enough to get past the first round. One place where an upgrade was possible was PG, and we signed a PG who was a massive upgrade.
If Nate wins COY because of all the team overcame, I’m ok with that. I just wouldn’t have him in my personal top 3.
With Brooks its the idea that his team isn’t as deep or as talented as last year’s Blazers, and that their turnaround from the 20s in terms of total wins happened in one year rather than 3. I’m not too high on the Brooks bandwagon— getting that young C-less roster to play excellent D is impressive, but he’s got a stupendous offensive talent and they still aren’t great offensively. I do understand why he’s getting love though.
Wd didn't get past the first round...
not because the team wasn’t good enough….but simply because it was the first playoff experience for nearly everyone. The series was lost in game 1.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty weak excuse, IMO. Chris Paul’s Hornets won a series and darn near made the WCF their first time around. What’s the explanation for game 6, where Portland was blown out?
I will say that I think the Blazers would have won a series against several of the opponents they could have drawn. Still, though, the team was not good enough to really contend for a championship… and that’s what matters. Unless you already had a good enough team to win it all, you should be looking for upgrades. When you sign a massive upgrade, you should play said massive upgrade.
you mean the one who had a triple double this season?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It does come across as an angry rant… but it’s an enjoyable one
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Nate is getting hosed in the race
him or skiles deserves it
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
no it will prob go
brooks
skiles
brown
brown
nate
watch, just watch
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Sooooooooooo Steve Blake had a triple double against the lakers
nice
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In related news… MB wet himself just a little last night
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
travis also had 10 boards
MR should still have to shave his head
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
After calling one thousand different Blazers phone numbers,
I found a recording that had the password for season ticket holders. For now, I used that because I got screwed on my presale password. I got 321 row r (purple seats) for game 3, hopefully I get to keep them, or at the least, they give me a chance to get tickets afterwards. This whole fiasco has made me pretty upset with Blazers ticketing brass.
Cake or Death?
I would have told you but I didn't exactly want to broadcast it on BE
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
'Sall good dude. Thanks.
I didn’t buy during the quarter season promotion. It was during the regular season ticket holders. I just wanted to do whatever I could to increase my chances. They might cancel my order, but at least I’ve done that, and I emailed Greg telling him what was up. We’ll see what comes of it all.
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Make sure you selected Print at Home as your ticket option
Make it hard to pull your tickets. I doubt they do, they got their $.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Me too
317-Row D, same seats for both actually.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
mmm 118 row k for me :)
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn your aunt got $$$
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
smh
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
you’re right… looks shouldn’t matter if she’s loaded… is she available?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
smh
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
smh
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s not a no… does it make a difference if I say I’m asking for my friend Mortimer?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
smh
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
left to right, or up and down though?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not paying too much more for 1st round tix in the blue section than I paid all year.
$69 per seat vs. like $59 per seat. Those final tickets will be brutal at $150 a seat but that’s cool. Better than what everyone else is paying.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
same here. first round tickets for me are same as regular season.
the best part of being in the 300 level though, is when the finals rolls around and the tickets are still under 90 bucks….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That's nice!
Are you purple up there? You’d get through the whole 16 games for under $650.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
yep, purple section. i only had to move one seat over in the “relocation” which is awesome.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
smh.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
you wanna go?
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
dude, I wish. blarg school blarg. blaaaaaarg.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
lol sucks
i got an extra ticket for game 3 cause my sister is having her confirmation and my aunt and mom gotta be there
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
you wound me. I would just skip school on Friday, but I have a midterm. Thanks for the offer though, I really appreciate it. Someone miraculously gave me 100 level tix to last year’s Game 2 and it was incredible.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
:)
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
lol so your aunt is gonna go
but your going to skip it?
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by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
my aunt is her sponsor
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
oh
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
how much are those seats
i wanna know how much i need to pay to move down…i wonder what the scalpers will charge
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing skywaker posted last night.
Suggested that the box office may charge $140 per seat down in the blue section for the playoffs.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
well both that they have sold tickets for i mean
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I have my tickets for the finals secured.
idol = real.fan
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
well i think my aunt does too
but shes just takin it 2 games at a time
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Did she pickup the big red envelope full of tickets at the RG?
They only make us pay for rounds as they happen, but it’s neat to have tickets that never happened. Not as neat as having tickets to the finals and going, but we’ll get there someday.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
i dont know
i have game 7 tickets from last seasons playoff series though so i assume she did
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s what i got.
now i gotta go online and print out the paper ones so i can keep the real thing for souvenirs.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i will fly up for the finals
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
you fly up DS fly down?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
ds will be cheering for the blazers harder than he ever has before.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
hehe
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
god. way to ruin the mood
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
my phone number is broke, can i have yores?
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you have any raisins? No? How about a date?
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
do you wanna get a pizza and make out? No? okay, we can skip the pizza.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
hahaha
good one. if i said that to a girl and she got it, i would ask her to marry me on the spot.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
If you stood in front of a mirror and held up 11 roses, you would see the 12 most beautiful things in the world.
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oh geez……
where did you hear that one?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah…..
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
i think what he meant was something like:
if you walked in to a room with a dozen roses, no one would notice the roses.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
you didn’t need to ask. that would just spoil it.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
hi. my name is doug. thats God spelt backwards with a little bit of you wrapped up in it.
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
But your name isn’t doug!
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
that’s awful.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
you should use this one sometime
you must be an adverb because you sure do modify me!
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
haha….maybe someday
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
surely you don’t still read books… is it inscribed on you’re bowling ball
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
someday in the not so distant future the lightbulb will go on.
probably right before it turns off.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that comment is meant for both DS and PG
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that would probably be best.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
lightbulb moment?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
well i see that you said hard
so im gonna guess its the lightbulb time
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
does she always talk behind your back?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
mostly in retrospect; like a comparative.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
so the statement should have been formed in the past tense
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
these moments are inductive, like a distant memory bringing me back to the forefront of the mind as a comparison of what life could be which is distinctly different than that which lies before, in the now.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hollins gets an extension says ESPN
Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins agreed to 3-year contract; team was 40-42 this season
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
well earned just for Getting through to Stat-Bo
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
They will be a playoff team next year if they can hold it together.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
maybe… someone has got to stumble for them to make it… plus Houston gets Yao back, so it’ll be an even tighter race in the West
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Phoenix may take a huge hit after this year
As may Utah.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That assumes they'll resign their free agents
I suspect they’ll tread water at best, losing a few players but having the others improve.
I can’t blame them for resigning Hollins, though. He beat expectations.
Tiger's next tourney
From ESPN;
BREAKING NEWS: Tiger Woods to compete in Quail Hollow Championship, April 29-May 2. Shouldn’t come as a surprise. Expect a full schedule.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I look forward to it not being breaking news whenever Tiger does something
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
This is funny, yet sad
From True Hoop:
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Found it via Twitter
Tweeted from Truehoop.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Now that I know it was done by a BEdger
I get it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
same thing as an injury
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I always thought Joel’s initial knee injury was more severe than Oden’s.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
it was
joel had ligament damage, oden just had a broken bone
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Insider article
But Hollinger picks the Suns to make the finals, he says we lose in 5.
Whatever John.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Doesn't it seem like the media puts far too much stock into how teams are playing going into the playoffs?
I’m not saying it’s not a valid indication of future performances, but should it really be considered more important than player matchups and home court advantage? Sounds like a lot of people, Hollinger included, seem to think so.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
We were even hotter last year
Going into the playoffs. Did us no good.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And Denver went into the playoffs not doing well last year...
and they did well, making it to the WCF.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
"If it don't happen this summer, I'm riding off into the sunset, baby"
Tracy McGrady is considering retirement because of his knee. This of course flying in the face of his other statements about how he’s still a starter and will only play for a championship team and won’t audition or come off the bench.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 11:59 AM PDT reply actions
He really has no choice
He is a shadow of his former self. Too bad really.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
AI was a better play though
He basically carried the Sixers to the finals by himself. TMac never got out of round 1.
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see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfurCV1FDpM
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
you put TMac on that Sixers team and they still make the Finals, with TMac scoring a ton and their defense carrying them (like it did anyhow).
They maybe win that finals
With TMAc of course.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
meh
people forget that Theo Ratliff was a huge key to that team and when he got hurt they got way worse, so it’s conceivable that they might have won the title with Ratliff instead of Mutombo anyway.
Of course, the Lakers were a buzzsaw in those years…
bye bye T-Mac.
euro ball?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
haha brandon jr is awesome
can we call dibs?
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
its so good we need to post twice
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
we need Joel and Tiana in the background of this photo.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
screw ESPN
9 of 10 experts have us losing to phx
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
thats about right
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
we should do a viewing party
for sundays game?
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
yes yes.
idol and i were having preliminary discussions to that effect.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
what times the game?
i got a bowling tournament sunday
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
730
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
ok since it was sunday i thought it might be a day game
im down for a meetup
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by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the first weekend
I’m a bit puzzled as to why we have a Saturday day game for game 4. Don’t mind though, even if it means I have to get fired up earlier in the day.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
bc its a game every other day?
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s a good thing.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I love being the underdog
All the pressure on them.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
the Blazers have nothing to lose
which might be the only thing going for us
the Suns are one of the hottest teams coming into the playoffs while we’re missing our best player. Try as my homerism might, I don’t see us beating the Suns.
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
The way this season has gone
Who the heck knows. Every time they started to stumble and appeared headed into a ditch, they recovered.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
the issue in the playoffs is
even a short term stumble can cost you everything. A stumble in the regular season is a few games, no big deal, go on a winning streak right after.
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
First round playoff prediction
West:
LA in 5
Mavs in 7
Blazers in 6
Nuggets in 7
East:
Cavs in 5
Magic in 5
Hawks in 7
Heat in 6
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
guess ill do my prediction
West:
LA in 5
Mavs in 6
Suns in 6
Nuggets in 6
East:
Cavs in 4
Magic in 6
Hawks in 7
Heat in 6
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
Do you really think the Suns have the stones to finish us in the RG?
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
It would seem that us losing in 5, tho the suck, is far more likely than us losing in 6.
If we can win game 1, I think we’ll win in 6. If we can win game 2, they might steal a game back and win in 7. If we can’t win game 1 or 2, then I think we’ll get 3 and 4 and 6 and force them to 7.
I just don’t want to ever see another game like game 1 last year in the RG.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
I don't think we will
I want game 1. I don’t think we’ve ever lost a series in which we won game 1 (although we’ve of course won when we didn’t, mostly recently in 1999 when we beat the Jazz in 6 despite losing game 1 of the Western Semis).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I like us playing a coach with even less playoff experience than Nate.
If we can catch them in that first game, I’m not especially worried about the adjustment game. They’ll just try to improve their execution and defensive intensity, not change their game plan.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
And one who only knows how to play one way
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Exactly.
If Brandon was healthy, I would probably consider us “favored underdogs”.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
Just like the Spurs
Who are at worst a coin flip with the Mavs.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The Blazers lost their series to the Jazz back in 88 after winning game 1
(and no I didn’t know that off the top of my head).
That is the only time it has happened in franchise history, although since it happened so long ago (Patty, Bayless and Batum all weren’t even born yet) I doubt it will have any bearing present day events.
i wanna go over to bright side and say good luck to them
but still gotta wait until 9 for my membership to activate
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
something about that seems off… but I’m not sure what it is
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
win.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
by Cablinasian on Apr 15, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
cool stuff
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm like a demi-god.
Actually, I was just curious to see if there was any indication as to where it got the numbers from and if there was some funky algorithm that was trying to calculate something based on a limited set of data that no longer fits with the current time. I had no idea that I would find that thing in there.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
i wish i knew your fancy trick to see what this is….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Right click on the website and say view source.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
View Page Source in firefox. You are in firefox?
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
aha!!!
that is awesome
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
So I did this a bunch of times
And it did nothing. What’s the deal?
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
You viewed the page source on http://aretheblazersplaying.com/ ?
it should be obvious
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
Suns favored by 7 in game 1
7 is our favorite number (I know he’s hurt but still cool). Another sign of good times!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
what's homecourt usually worth in the NBA?
3-4 points either way? So we’d be a pick in our home games, possibly.
We usually get more than that
Since the oddsmakers know our home court is worth more. I can’t think of more than maybe 1 or 2 games where we haven’t been favored at home (Cleveland and one of the Utah games) or at least very slight underdogs.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
home court is 3.5
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Standard but some teams get more and less
It’d be interesting to see which way the line moves.
The other interesting betting info is the over/under on Nugs/Jazz game 1 is 209.5. I think that’s low.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
well
thats the base you get for being the home team which was what he asked isnt it? then the line gets changed based on strengths of both teams, betting patterns, etc.
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Right...
And of course lines are not predictive, they are meant to encourage betting.
For example, Oregon FB lines always start biased against Oregon since they know folks love to bet on the Ducks and can move it up.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
wouldnt it be biased for the ducks?
to start out on their side so that when people bet the ducks it makes it a more attractive bet for the opp?
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll give you an example
They started Oregon-Zona as -2 for Oregon. It ended up at -6 for the Ducks (and of course they did not cover as they won by 4 in 2 OT). That sort of movement happened in every game.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
ok
i understand. just misinterpreted biased against vs biased for
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
what has head to head looked like between those teams?
It seems like a horrible matchup for the Jazz—Billups physical enough to bother D-Will and they don’t really have anyone to guard Carmelo.
They are very similar
They both like to score a lot and can shoot both inside and outside.
I think it could be a short series if the Jazz can’t get some of their injured guys back.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I would also add that I think home court is huge here
These are two very tough places to win on the road.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This season the score is
Nuggets 3, Jazz 1, although the 3 games that the Nuggets won were all played prior to Feburary when the Jazz started to turn the season around.
Box Scores:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201001170DEN.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201001020UTA.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200910280DEN.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201002060UTA.html
And looking at that last box score
No Melo or Billups for DEN.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
We should do that for all of them
Hail (that one guy)
http://www.blazersedge.com/photos/game-82-recap-blazers-116-warriors/726615
My belt is checking out my shoes
http://www.blazersedge.com/photos/game-82-recap-blazers-116-warriors/726614
AMIAA
I don't get it
First
Who has time to change and put on makeup in the time it takes to drive 100 yards then walk back?
Second
I hope that guy is petite. I’m down with the Williams sisters and other tall or athletic women, and even then, I would hope their clothes would not fit me. If I could fit into my wife’s clothes, I’d probably put them on and masturbate to myself in the mirrow than look at her wearing them.
AMIAA
Clips also looking for a new coach
Wanted-Coach who is willing to take $ to lose lots of games and seriously hurt professional reputation.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It is meant to be
I did the Accuscore simulator on ESPN and got us to the WCFs despite having an 18% chance vs. the Suns and a 19% chance vs. the Spurs.
Norsktroll end of the regular season votes
MVP: LeYouKnowWho
ROY: Tyreke Evans
MIP: Marc Gasol
DPOY: Dwight Howard
6th Man: Lamar Odom
COY: Scott Skiles
I think the same but 6th man to Crawford over Odom.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
i wouldn’t be surprised if they give most improved to Durant.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Me neither, but I’m more impressed with Gasol. He already has more years of playing pro ball under his belt, and has completely transformed his body and his game this season. He’s become a very competent center anchoring an otherwise unimpressive defense.
Considering that wide variety in the list of ESPN MIP votes
I bet the winner of MIP will have, at best, a plurality of the vote.
yeah— like we’ve discussed, everyone seems to have their own criteria. I wouldn’t be surprised if A. Brooks wins, which wouldn’t be a horrible choice but certainly not the best.
On the bright side, the NBA must be thrilled to have so many players make some kind of Leap this year.
Up and coming young players are always a positive for a sports league.
as do i.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
If they were going to do that
The award should have belonged to Brandon Roy last year, who had clearly made The Leap and was a top 10 player.
exactly. the most improved should go to someone who was noticeably bad to someone who got noticeably decent.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Astros 3 outs away from their first win of the year
Up 5-1 in STL.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I was gonna commit BEdgicide the other day and this was going to be my post
I used the word “prick” a lot and after I wrote it, I thought I sounded like a baby and didn’t post it. Then I realized I was like Lot and I had to do my part to save the angels of Blazersedge even if it meant sacrificing Roybot and portlandgiirl91.
BEdgeicide
I had a run-in with the law the other day and after I got told, I needed to reflect. It seems my Andre Miller hate had boiled over. Since then, I have tried to avoid this place and I realize I can’t.
The other night I was defending my right to hate on Andre Miller with some dude who just kept calling me a “troll,” I was thinking I should flag him as a "troll," because I thought I was being rational and had a valid point. I did not realize that I was either being trolled, or the guy simply wasn’t smart enough to come up with a witty reply. Never the less, it took me a while to realize that I too, was exhibiting troll like tendencies with my Miller dislike. The other commenter, although not very intelligent, had a point, and that night Dave sent me an e-mail telling me that my act was getting old and to cut it out. He also told me I could never talk of Andre Miller again unless it was to devote my heart to him.
My first reaction was "Screw you, that’s like telling a preacher to not mention Satan!" My second reaction was, "Oh yeah, well I just won’t come back until Andre Miller is gone!" The first reaction was valid and the second reaction was pouty; I did not want to be a pouty #$%%# so I continued to stay away and reflect.
I soon realized that I had become the person I have always hated on Blazersedge. I became the "negative jackass" who has to be the "first one to point out flaws," the "first one to hate," or the first one to say "fail". I cared more about hating than enjoying the Blazers. I still myself on being the first guy to hate Andre Miller. I am not a bandwagon hater like most the haters here.
The sad part is, is that I joined this blog as a homer. I would stick up for players, and at some point the hate I was trying to deflect consumed my heart. In the past, I have not like Nicolas Batum because Spencerbutte is a #$%. Team Bayless pissed me off like a mother-#$%@er with all their hate towards Blake, Sergio, and Nate. Heck, back in the day I did not like Sergio because of the comments I read here about Jarrett Jack.
To boil it all down, I ended up hating players on my favorite team for no other reason than to be contrarian to #$%$%s.
I ended up hating Andre Miller because he’s an @$$$%^&, and to counter all the negativity towards Blake and Nate earlier this season. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, a common theme here is to criticize players while advocating for another player either on the bench, in the draft, or on another team.
I also realize disliking Miller is absurd at this point. I can see he is playing well and I do not care. It makes no sense to root against him and somehow I think I secretly do. I feel like I am rooting against my favorite team because I hate Andre Miller.
It has blackened my heart. My negativity annoys even me.
It has been a few days, and I have continued to reflect on this $%^. I realized that although Blazersedge made me a smarter fan, it also made me a less happy fan. I love this blog, but I think I am happier when I do not read the comments (not counting the Junk Drawer).
I want to quit this place. I just can’t do it alone. So with a heavy heart and all due respect to everyone, I say:
Zach This Place
I just hope the mod who ban’s me isn’t usmcr3049 because that guys is a #$%#.
With Love,
Tom
AMIAA
by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2010 1:09 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
agreed
of all the hate groups…team bayless was my least favorite. i dont necessarily hate bayless, but his team always crapped on steve and sergio who i still feel are better players.
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
my bedgicide speech is gonna have a lot more cussing than that in it. and other stuff i will probably regret. but when i burn bridges, i burn them so they don’t come back.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
After I wrote that I felt better and started commenting in the JD. I started to write one with 92 F-bombs 6 N-words and a porn link. I’ve only made 3 comments outside the JD since I wrote that and 2 of them got deleted.
AMIAA
it’s like you were on Rumspringa.
you ventured out in to the world to see what is what, but you found that it wasn’t all peaches and cream, so you’ve come back to the fold. we welcome you back, Tom, with open arms.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
This place is still a crap hole
I can’t bring myself to read the comments anymore. Besides a handful of people, just about everyone here, is either wrong, dumb, or wrong and dumb.
AMIAA
i rarely read anything outside the JD. it’s much better that way.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
A good person to blame
What if Simmons or Canzano or some other blowhard also hated Dre? Would you bring yourself to agree with them, or would it be the catalyst to let go?
“I feel the conflict within you, let go of your hate!”
“There is… no conflict.”
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
I'm stuck with it
Even if I let it go, I would be pissed next year when he played like crap until December and no one cared.
AMIAA
most new players get a honeymoon period. It’s happened with most everyone; so why be annoyed that the same held true for Andre?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
we didn’t have Blazersedge then, right? Also, he got the side of a building by the bridges, right?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Can I be both?
I think I’m both. The dumb part comes naturally, but I gotta work hard at creating such bad ideas.
i believe in green.
i think not reading anything out of the JD has preserved me.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i think we should all have an airing of grievances in the JD. like Andre and Nate had.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
watercolor is the only good painting medium!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i know! :(
are you still writing? i started a short story-esque thing yesterday when I stopped posting and was just rec’ing everything. i should send it to you to finish it.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m still writing in my head all the time. i think i could probably do the rest but i just gotta sit down and do it. i might devote some hours on Saturday to this. at the expense of Dune. i feel bad for leaving you and Morty hangin with that. as if either of you have thought about it. hahaha
yes, send it to me and i will look at it and see if lightening strikes me.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely at the expense of Dune!
Creating your own original thang always takes precedence over a previously created work!
#52
it hurts my feelings that you said that you would read Dune, but still months later you haven't finished it
I hope you get eaten by a sandworm
by tingeyga on Apr 15, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
you people hyping up that book and then harassing me about it makes me not like it as much.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
oh good….you’re hear.
i’ve got a lot of problems with you, Ash!!!!!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you hating Dune is ridiculous, and you should grow up. sometimes I can’t tell if you are joking, but I am just tired of it. It is obvious to everyone that it is the best book available.
(pssst this is my attempt to mimic every response to Tom’s Miller blasts.)
I get the paper, so I don't care!
by Name's Ash on Apr 15, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you commit Bedgicide, Andre Miller has won
I am truly happy that you have not become addicted to hate. I was worried for a while there.
What does keep your Miller hate going at this point, anyway?
Is it like lingering feelings about an ex-wife, where no matter what she does you see the negative, or does he still actively do stuff that annoys you?
Remember when folks used to say they spent an entire game watcing Oden on the bench or Outlaw on every defensive possession?
By December I stopped watching the ball and focused on Miller with an emphasis on noticing his flaws. When he scores, it annoys me that he didn’t get an assist.
AMIAA
Just start posting your hate in really old fanshots that no one goes into.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I got it down
I log out when I leave the JD and try my best to not read any comments much less the fanposts and the fanshots.
AMIAA
Turn it into a drinking game
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe if you force yourself to think about other stuff.
The hate pathways in your brain get reinforced every time you write something about him, or think about why you hate him.
here’s what you should do:
watch every L*ker-OKC game. look at the people on the court you don’t like and only watch them. if my calculations are correct (and they are always correct), you will find someone to hate more than Andre. perhaps then you can come back to the Blazers and enjoy them, as the hate reservoir for Andre will have emptied in to another hate reservoir for someone else. And then after the playoffs, you won’t have the other team to watch anymore and your hate reservoir will slowly evaporate.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That's just replacing hate with hate
I’m sick of hating the Lakers, Kobe, superstars, refs, the Jail Blazer, Darius, Blazers Dancers and Junior Dancers, Vulcan, Paul Allen’s flunkies, sideline reporters, etc…
I want to exterminate hate from my fandom.
AMIAA
i think it drains over time.
i always used to hate the L*kers. like, seriously hate them. couldn’t stand the site of them hate them. it’s not like that now. but i don’t think it has anything to do with sports or fandom, it’s because i’ve tried to not be so angry in my every day life.
i’m not a psychologist and i don’t mean to presume anything about you personally, but, for me, once i started trying to ease up on everything else in my life, sports kind of became just a pleasant distraction. they don’t matter enough for me anymore to hate them. the nice thing is, i can still enjoy them and get excited about them and have fun….but the other stuff is gone now, for the most part.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Brah
This is freakin’ Blazeredge. Just by coming here makes sports more than a distraction.
I’m a Duck fan, Seahawks fan, and Mariners fan as well and my interaction with then has been greatly diminished since moving to Hawaii. Part of it is how easy it is to see the Blazers online and I can go to games with my Portland visits, but most of what kept me connected as a fan was this website.
AMIAA
honestly, i don’t come to Blazersedge (ie the JD) for sports. i come here so there are people to converse with so i don’t go insane from boredom at work. the sports part of it is just a connector. i come here for the people first, and that is God’s honest truth.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
meet single ladies in your area… must be 18+ to enter
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, for sure
A lot of therapists make good money teaching people to not stew about stuff. One of my shrinky friends says 75% of her business would go away if people didn’t get addicted to complaining about petty stuff.
i am a fairly angry person beneath the surface. it is always boiling down there and the slightest thing can sometimes set it off. and then i stew about it for days. it is annoying.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
remember when Nash had the eight second count in Phoenix? Oh, that was great. HEHE. :)
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
that was really funny. i immediately thought of that discussion we had too. made me laugh.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
hopefully it happens to Nash a couple more times in the next few games.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Nash does have a tendency to go into la la land
At times and be stupid.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Didn't they have 2 of those that game?
And both were not due to our D but their laziness.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
My wife does that
She’d want to argue about something I did 3 days ago. We worked it out where she gives me signal so that I know to stop what I’m doing and don’t get in trouble later.
AMIAA
that must be pretty nice.
i mostly bottle up and bury it deep inside. it feeds on my hair i think.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
If she scratches the palm of my hand it means to stop
I’ve said lots of offensive stuff in my life in front of my wife but the thing that pissed her off the most was telling some folks that she gets explosive diarrhea every time she eats ice cream, yet she still eats ice cream.
I told some people the other day that I didn’t want to hold their kid because I was “kind of molesty” and I didn’t get in trouble at all. I also didn’t have to hold a kid.
AMIAA
is that how “Rice Cream” came about?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
here you go
http://www.amazon.com/Lactaid-Lactase-Enzyme-Supplement-Caplets/dp/B0009RF9K0
Yore knows will thank ewe 4 it.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
wow, you got off easy if it’s a palm scratch… my wife usually goes for a shin kick or if my back is turned, a kidney punch
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahahahahaha
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you ever wonder what this place would be like if there weren't any gameday threads?
Sometimes I swear that’s where the negativity junkies go for their fix.
come to the middle ground with me Tom… Hate the person, respect the player… for instance “that was a nice pass by that richard” is a common thought of mine during a game now… also, the grass is soft and pillow like
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
all are welcome here… there is room enough for everyone… would you like some tea while you wait?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the path to accepting questionable players, they then aren’t as successful as they should be, and then the entire city and NBA fans turn on the team.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
oh, don’t misunderstand, if Miller starts playing poorly, I’ll turn on him in a second… I ’already have a shiv fashioned from a tooth brush with his name on it
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll say something to the effect of “he plays really well for a Richard”
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's fair
If the final result of this season is not making it to the second round, then it wasn’t worth the signing of Miller. It’s already been proven that he caused every injury on the team and that his play alone made the trade for Camby and got the Blazers to the playoffs. To be honest, I’d take having Oden and Joel in the playoffs and Batum starting game one over Miller being on the team.
AMIAA
Just remember, Steve Blake posted a triple double last night… has Dre done that this year… it’s just a shame that Dre forced us into trading Blake
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Has Blake scored 52 to carry his team to a win this year?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
oh….
probably only a few mL
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
what started the hate?
was it his bad attitude? That is what annoyed me about him.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I was very unsure about him after he skipped on the Philly exit interview
But it was hard to stay frustrated when it became increasingly obvious he was willing to do whatever it took to get wins.
Seeing him in Sacramento was a bit of a surprise. He was great on TV, but when I could see him close up, I was really impressed. He and Camby were running the team, and let Brandon focus on both reserving energy and scoring.
Yeah
I think I have separated the dood from the player. I don’t mind him anymore (unless he shoots from anywhere near the 3-point line). Which is kinda tough, because that is what lead to the jailblazers. Now it seems like we are willing to overlook a few things to get a good player. Not that Andre is a jailblazer at all, but it is opening the door just a little tiny bit.
I know I am getting caught in a slippery slope kinda thing (nervous about the potential for future bigger jerks on the team), but it still makes me feel durty to like him.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I get a little offended for Dre when people compare his moodiness to the Jail Blazes.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Yep. The biggest complaint about him is moodiness and a little isolation (off the court)
and I bet that description could apply to plenty of folks posting here as well.
i’m a lot like Dre.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if I am comparing him to the jail blazers per se, but I don’t think he is as likable as last year’s team.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I agree
The Jail Blazers had a bad rap if you don’t count the dog fighting. I’m cool with everything else they did.
AMIAA
It's kind of interesting. All along KP said there'd be a time when the Blazers would make room for a guy who didn't "fit in" with the likable kids
And all along I though he was talking about an all-star who liked hookers. Maybe he was talking about Dre.
Nice catch
I think KP was saying that in hopes of getting Jason Kidd. No way he could have ever predicted how much trouble Miller would have learning the Blazers offense and defense and get into game shape before he could start.
AMIAA
I hit enter
The other 50% was the folks who made Miller out to be the best point guard in the world because he wasn’t Blake.
AMIAA
It doesn't replace the stigma
I know I am part of the problem. Andre Miller could get pulled over with a pound of weed and a dead hooker in his trunk and fans wouldn’t care because at least he plays better than Steve Blake.
Obviously I am exaggerating, but he seriously gets a pass for poor play frequently and I think it has everything to do with him not being Steve Blake.
AMIAA
I kinda see that
but all of today’s players are not yesterday’s players.
Sometimes I wish all the Roy slurpers would give some respect to Juan Dixon.
(slight exaggeration)
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Do you think if the Blazers would have drafted KD
That the Blazers wouldn’t have AM on the roster?
AMIAA
side note… it occurred to me that if the Blazers sign Hedo, they don’t end up with Camby cause Blake can’t be traded then and Hedo probably slide to the 4 with LMA at the 5 (not a pretty line up)
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this may be Dre’s most redeeming quality to me
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
that doesn’t have anything to do with Dre. It just relates to the position he plays.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
right… another one of Dre’s qualities is the position he plays
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
if all the injured players didn't play for the Blazers, then we wouldn't have any injured players
I get the paper, so I don't care!
If we had any spaghetti,
we could have spaghetti and meatballs. If we had any meatballs
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
You have no balls
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He was a huge jerk
Someone would say Webster had a nice jump shot and SB rip on Webster and the person who made the comment about Webster while praising Batum.
AMIAA
Yeah...
I quit BE for a while because I had a hard time skipping over the piles and piles of dumb stuff you said about Miller. It was annoying because you are a good, smart person who was saying annoying, stupid, overly hyperbolic stuff as opposed to a stupid person saying stupid stuff.
I’m over it now. I’m just glad you finally admit you were 100% wrong and Miller is the greatest thing ever.
I poked fun at Spencerbutte so much, but in the end he was right. So I guess that makes me the jerk for not taking his opinions seriously. I think the biggest problem with sports fans is they have passionate opinions about things that don’t matter at all, they don’t know much about, or both.
For the record, I’m sorry that I said you liked to jerk yourself off over how much you hate Miller. I only half meant it at the time and I don’t mean it at all anymore.
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya just gotta remember the message
Plus, you can’t forget phase two (even though I never mentioned phase 2).
PHASE TWO: When you were once the negative hater of a player, but then that player is obviously good and beneficial to the team, so you pretend you were on his side the whole time and the things you said in the past were either misconstrued, or a joke.
INITIATE PHASE TWO. YOU ALWAYS KNEW HE WAS GOOD.
#52
is that how you got the job working for Mike Rice?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If he hadn't intervened and made me lose in our FBB playoff matchup
Maybe I wouldn’t feel so scorned.
#52
its a double whammy, you can play into Jewish and Ivy League stereotypes in one fell swoop. It hits me in the gut twice at once.
Where you wear a sweater wrapped around your shoulders, spend your summers at Martha's Vineyard.
#52
Did you see that SNL sketch from earlier this season, maybe last
It was a “last sketch of the night” type sketch, at a young couple’s wedding, and the dad and his old band from his youth are gonna sing a song for the couple?
And they are all 50-ish in suits, etc etc. Their band is a early 80s style anti-Reagan punk band. Did ya see that sketch?
I liked that sketch.
#52
what’s the name of your acapella group?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
has anyone used gilt.com?
i’ve been obsessed with giltman.com lately
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"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
did you finish the blind side?
after criticizing every single scene
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
loved it
wasnt critizing it…just analyzing it
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"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
the movie or the book?
I felt cheated by the book. The subtitle of “Evolution of a Game” lead me to think that it would be much like “Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game”. Instead only 2 chapters or so of the 300 page book dealt with left tackles not named Michael Oher
I signed up for a time...
but I decided their stuff just wasn’t for me.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome. my older brother’s thirst for lego star wars is borderline unhealthy. he’d love one of these.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The Lego Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Batman games are great
The upcoming Harry Potter game is already the stuff of legend.
i’ve got the complete star wars one, but none of my peeps will play it.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a shame. Such a fun game.
The others are good too. Batman was their first standalone. I was a little disappointed it wasn’t based off the movies. Still fun though.
i’d be interested in the mechanics as they relate to how they will set the levels up.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved Legos Star Wars on x-box
I hated the new movies, but the Legos games were fun.
I play with real Legos too. I ask for them every Christmas and birthday.
AMIAA
they are too expensive. i haven’t played with them for such a long time.
i always wanted to make a lego town by buying all the sets in that collection.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Brah
Price don’t matter.
I don’t want to sound all rich and stuff, but if I want something at around $25 or $50, I just buy it. Every December and Jun my wife gets pissed that I bought a CD, DVD, or other $50ish item for myself instead of putting it on my Christmas list or birthday list. Legos is an awesome go to because there is stuff from $12 to $100 that I’d never buy for myself, but I’d love to play with.
AMIAA
i generally buy stuff i want also.
but the really cool lego sets are 100+ and that is a bit much for me. not for some things, but for legos it kind of is.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
But the longer the playoffs continue, the less I can do that. I’ll take that trade 100 times out of 100 though.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by the time the finals roll around you’ll be taking scalpers in to dark alleys
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
and extenz
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe I read through all of these comments
So, what was everybody smoking at 1 a.m. last night? It was all about munchies and boobies.
I musta went to sleep before the talk about boobies
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
when i got to work this morning and looked at the comments, there were 1722 comments over 4 junk drawers to read.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatever Nellie was smoking last night
That caused him to pull his little stunt.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That was me I think
I was high on life
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Same as last night, I blame Norsk
It was the exact thought I had when we were discussing it… people are gonna wake up and go “what the hell?”. I can’t even remember how we got on the topic.
But I can discuss the bodies of men and women for days. I am an amateur bodyologist. People’s bodies and faces are interesting to me.
#52
mmm Birthday cake from Beaverton Bakery
Love it. One of my prof having a B-day.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
just watched the South Park from last night.
tremendous.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
Have to watch it when I get home
I was too busy on here last night.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Lesson from last nght's game
Our scrubs can’t beat Steph Curry. Meh.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Also
Everyone is taking the game for granted and looking for flashy plays. It’s nice to see them having fun though. {you know, because playing with — is very depressing}
AMIAA
He only played 8 minutes
The Blazers could have easily won this game if they had wanted to but they didn’t care about it.
Actually potentially helps our draft position and almost certainly hurts GSW.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm worried that it's starting a trend
Maybe Miller is cooling down, you know like how he starts slow, maybe he likes to coast to the end.
AMIAA
When he was in
He played quite well (although anyone looks like an MVP against the Warriors “D”).
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that’s what i liked so much.
it was cool to see all those recurring characters. there have been two notable characters that are missing so far.
i wonder if Darth Chef will make an appearance?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Are they going to continue this episode?
I presumed that was the end and they’d go back to normal next week.
it seems like it might be continued to me. but maybe it won’t. they left the end hanging….not just the part about Cartman either. but they might just not continue it as a throwback to the end of season 1 (or 2, whichever it was).
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I kind of assumed that was the end, like in the old days.
It was a fun episode though. Not as good as the Facebook one, but still fun for 30 mins.
The facebook episode was epic.
On par with Canada on Strike
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
I didn't like the Facebook ending
The Tron Stan rant was preachy in a Luddite sort of way. The Yahtzee ending was predictable too. They shouldn’t have given him a Yahtzee the first time.
AMIAA
Even with the oversights, it was probably my favorite episode since season 7.
The Tron portion was fun. And they get preachy at some point of almost every episode, so I kind of gloss over that.
The ending was a little lazy. It’s like they have it all laid out, then forget they need an ending.
That's how I feel
I was laughing all the way. I just thought the main plot was too similar to the guinea pigs episode and then they wasted a Tron reference with Yahtzee. The fact that a Tron movie is coming out makes it seem a little contrived as well. Maybe big Hollywood has gotten to Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
AMIAA
i didn’t like the ending much either….but only cause i wanted to see the nerd kid turn in to a huge jerk cause he had so many friends.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The clown picture he had on the wall was real creepy
No wonder that kid didn’t have any friends.
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
hahaha….yeah, the sad clown. that poor kid.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
that facebook one was great. i loved that.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. Same with the facebook episode
Skip politics, stick with pop culture or original stories, don’t bother with the stupid shock humor, and I’d find the show more interesting.
ohhhhhhh i'm sure it was!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
you bet it was, porgy!
you should take my advice and watch it. AFTER you watch all 199 previous episodes
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
there's only been 200 episodes of south park?!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
yes…..199 glorious episodes….
and the behind the blow one with Terrence and Phillip. that one was the worst SP ever.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn't a lot of the recent years episodes be the worst ever?
It’s why I stopped watching it regularly. Got so bad.
Last night was funny. How did it end though? Just Mecha-Streisand being turned on? Did she do anything? My recording stopped, and even though I recorded the next show (Comedy Central doesn’t always end at the right times), I couldn’t tell what happened.
#52
It basically cut out right as the big attack scene was about to happen, to be continued....
…or not. Old school South Park would have just left it at that point. But next week’s description isn’t live yet.
plus Cartman doesn’t find out who his real real dad is either.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ve enjoyed the last few seasons. not as consistently great but some really good episodes mixed in there.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Btw DTL
They charged me the higher prices for the 1/4 season presale. $80 for Green.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
ouch. i bet they do that cause a lot of the half season people bought full strips and relocated, so there weren’t many seats available and they wanted to make up the difference on cost. i wonder how many seats they actually had to sell.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They said they held back 2k for the general public
I would guess maybe 1k each for the season ticket holders/quarter season and group pods.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I was told earlier that I could buy a full strip as a 1/4 season holder
But obviously you guys bought all those yourselves.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i had the option when i renewed my half season tickets.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
My rep said they were expecting that I would have that option at 1/4 season level
BUT because so many 1/2 season folks bought all the games, they couldn’t give it to me.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that makes sense. sucks though.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Still paying less than I paid last year through the Resale Center
For much worse seats.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Waah waah KD
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5091485
“Yeah, by the calls he gets, he really gets to the line a lot, I’ll tell ya,” Jackson said, according to The Oklahoman’s Web site.
But Durant, who didn’t get a key foul call at the end of a 140-139 overtime loss to the Jazz last week, wasn’t happy with Jackson suggesting he’s a pampered superstar.
“Because it’s taking away from what I do,” Durant said, according to The Oklahoman. "That’s a part of my game, getting to the free-throw line and being aggressive. If you say that I get superstar calls or I get babied by the refs, that’s just taking away from how I play. That’s disrespectful to me.
“I don’t disrespect nobody in this league,” Durant said, according to the report. “I respect every coach, every player, everybody. I never say anything bad about anybody else or question why they do this or do that. So for them to say that about me, I don’t even want to use no foul language.”
Jackson might be setting the stage to get a few calls to go his way, but Durant doesn’t believe it will work.
“If the refs pay attention to that and change how they call things because of that, that’s terrible,” Durant said, according to the newspaper. "That’s terrible to the game of basketball and to us. If that happens, then [coach] Scotty [Brooks] could talk, too. Or any other coach could talk, too, just so the refs could switch everything up. But I doubt they do that.
\
Falling into Phil’s trap.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
You know that crazy number of Earthquakes we're having this year?
The USGS found that since 1900, the annual average for magnitude 7.0 or higher earthquakes is 16, putting 2010 on course for a fairly normal year, with six so far. “A lot of the quakes this year have unfortunately happened in populated areas, and as a result casualties and damage are in the news,” Parsons said. “The variability year to year is very large, but the rate this year is not higher than normal.”
I'd been looking for a ncie low-power device to stream my local music collection, and Internet streams
So I got this. Can’t wait to get it hooked up today.
60 bucks total...
For one red level ticket to games 3 and 4!!!
Screw that! I hate Sarah Mensah!
3rd down... chainsaw noise please.
I just about lost my lunch
Did you folks see about Henry Abbott’s bet? If the Blazers lose, he has to eat balut. I had to look it up in wiki: it’s “a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell.”
those are delicious
i eat them regularly
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"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen an interview with an NBA player on youtube
and the lady interviewing tried to get him to eat it. I can’t remember who it was, but I will try to find it.
Team KP
I've had it
Tastes like Spam. There is this hard white part that was almost like eating an eraser. I found out later that you don’t eat the hard part unless you are on fear factor.
I could eat it again. It’s kind of like an oyster shooter.
AMIAA
that’s gross.
it makes me understand vegetarians a little better though….
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
you’ll never make it in the futures, when the power goes out…
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
oh i’ll make it. don’t worry about that. i will rip the balut away from you and use the fetal beak to claw your eyes out so you can’t steal it back from me. did you ever see that episode of Star Trek TNG where Picard was captive to the Cardassians and they had those fetal egg things?
i just told my brother for his birthday i’m taking him to Saylors for the 72ozer. he told me yesterday he’s pretty sure he can make it happen so i gotta see if he’s right.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I would keep checking over the next few days, including game day.
Last year I got tickets to game1 by doing so, and it wasn’t until maybe 5 hours before tipoff that I noticed they released more tickets, which I snagged right up.
Cake or Death?
i managed 16….and can safely say that, aside from one other one, i wouldn’t have gotten any of the ones i missed.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
that's by far the best age
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
we had gym mats… they weren’t bad from what I remember, but that was 25 years ago
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
....when you already act like one
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
would you prefer I act my age?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
no coz old farts are boring
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
me > you
yeah pretty much
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got home from my very boring 400 level literature class
where we spend two hours analyzing The Red and the Black. I had to try the general onsale via my cell phone while I was on the bus ride home, and I was able to get section 322 row E seats 1 and 2 for game 4. I wanted purple and got purple, so that was good. But man, 60 bucks a pop plus the service fees hurts my bank account. Still, I got tickets to one of the games for sure, after the stuid run around fiasco with never getting my presale password for quarter season tickets. YOU BETTER MAKE IT WORTH BLAZERS!! I don’t want a repeat of game 1 last year, when I was bummed out for days after attending the game. HOWEVER: I stayed til the buzzer, unlike all the jerks who got up and left. I was extra proud of that when Brandon talked about how much it hurt/sucked seeing the fans leave.
Cake or Death?
is this the comment about respecting them?
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by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a good ploy and all, but it's not really necessary.
Unless Westbrook and Green start playing about 216 times better than they have been, Durant could average 56 ppg and the Lakers would still sweep.
No reason not to get an edge I suppose, though it might not be smart long term. Not that Phil cares. By the time the Thunder, or whatever team Durant’s on by then, is good enough to be a contender, he’ll be out of the league.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
This my official prediction
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 2:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
15-20.....not a huge amount
That thing really loves the Spurs though…if you look closely, it favors the Spurs (53%) over Mavs….regardless of seeding. Also we got to the WCF 2 other times while I was goofing around with it
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Spurs and Jazz rate very highly in the stat geeks systems because of point differential. I’m surprised that system has Denver over Utah.
I'm a bit surprised that we have the lowest chance of getting into the West second round
And this isn’t even taking Brandon into account.
If so then I'd be more comfortable with that percentage.
ESPN stats never seem to take injuries into account (partially because it’s often Hollinger’s stats).
yeah, Hollinger’s numbers don’t take injuries into account, but AccuScore actually produces average boxscores for these games so they definitely have capability to run simulations without certain players. I don’t know how accurate those tend to be, though.
Hollinger is apparently questioning his own statistical predictions on the front of ESPN.com
I don’t have insider, no idea what the details are.
he’s basically just saying that, out West, the teams are very close and making predictions is made even tougher by the numerous uncertain injury situations.
Hey ...yeah...I didn't notice that
they is weird ….since that thing picked us to beat Phoenix the first three times I ran it
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Very few groceries + 160$ in playoff tickets = grilled cheese sandwich FTW
Makes me feel like I’m a young lad again.
Cake or Death?
ATH questioning if it's time for the Steelers to cut ties with Big Ben.
He’s quickly becoming the second least liked active player in the NFL behind a certain Philly QB.
ha I'm having this same conversion on instant messenger with my friend.
As a Giants fan, it makes me kind of happy and I feel vindicated that we traded him for Eli. Steelers can have their second super bowl, I’ll take my one with a much more stand up, responsible QB for years to come.
Cake or Death?
Ah...the Giants didn't Trade Ben for Eli
The traded Phillip Rivers for Eli
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, but it was all connected. Giants could have traded Rivers for Ben instead.
I just know that a lot of sports writers are claiming that the Giants made the right decision in not going after Big Ben, with hindsight.
Cake or Death?
But you still have bragging rights
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhhh god football talk. really now
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
what would you prefer?
baseball
fantasy sports
music arguments
politics
I get the paper, so I don't care!
i see what you did there.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It's funny, one of my closest female friends loves football, totally hates Bball, can't understand the interest at all.
Cake or Death?
that's coz football sucks!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
were always in the same boat mort
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
rub a dub dub… three men in a tub
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
rub a dub dub.. in the back of the bus, it’s a make out session; she’s got the salad, i got the dressin.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
when the drive did the brake check…..
did the help or hinder?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That guy is a scumbag and a moron - and that's the best case scenario
Seriously, 2 confirmed, maybe 3 (there are rumors of something in Vegas) of these incidents floating around? The espn.com story on the accuser’s report is pretty bad, even if he didn’t rape that girl he’s a pro athlete trolling college dive bars, feeding a minor shots, and having his bodyguards play o-line in front of a bathroom. And that presser with the golf shirt, 3 day stubble, and slicked back mullet. Ugh, what a toxic human being
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that picture is horrendous. The guy's a mess for sure, feel bad for Steelers fans
And this isn’t even bringing up him being stupid enough to ride his motorcycle without a helmet and nearly kill himself. Twit.
Cake or Death?
NBA TV is having the top moments of the season
It began with Kobe shoving Sergio to the ground so he can get an open shot at the buzzer.
I’m shocked the NBA shows stuff like that and LBJ’s “block” as a highlight of the year.
haha…
that is funny.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
and there is neither a state income tax nor a state sales tax, so I have not idea what taxes they want to raise.
yeah, they started with that. Then they talked about Roy and his health.
Now they are talking about Blazer defense with and without Roy. KP2 thinks the late game defense improves without him (if they use the Web/Batum together lineup) but that overall, the defense doesn’t improve because Rudy is playing a lot of those minutes at the 2.
KP's preview is pretty reasonable
that said, a deeper bench always seems to be an overrated factor in these sorts of matchups, since they just run the starters into the ground.
From the wingcast it sounded like KP2’s numbers HATED Rudy’s defense. Replacing Roy with Rudy hurts our defense more than replacing a real center with Juwan, according to him.
So, at the most important defensive position, replacing a former DPOY with Juwan Howard is a smaller drop off than replacing a mediocre defender with another mediocre defender?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
this is one case where I’m very hesitant to trust the defensive metrics. It defies the eyeball test almost entirely.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
and, if we look at the regularized plus/minus, it tells us, indeed, that Rudy is a better defender than Brandon. He does create turnovers, which is helpful. i take Brandon for his versatility, but there’s no clear cut answer here.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Sorry, that was a bit confusing
What I’m saying is, as is in the preview, the Defensive Rating with Howard starting is 113.0. The Defensive Rating in games Roy missed was 113.6. Naturally the Defensive Rating in games Roy missed is going to be higher than in games he played because they virtually all came when Howard started, but even as compared to that, the Blazers are worse, so the evidence suggests the team defends worse overall without Roy.
That is no comment on Rudy vs. Roy as compared to Oden/Przybilla vs. Howard. Naturally, the latter difference is far larger.
it's just like beatlejuice
kevinpelton, kevinpelton, kevinpelton
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
dang this thing is depressing. I listened to the 2d half first, the Roy health stuff was pretty worrying.
I’m not going to listen to it if it’s all depressing. What’s Pelton saying?
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
Nothing we didn’t already know. Roy’s had some knee problems and might have some more knee problems… or might not.
Then he talked about how the Suns are better than us because they will use their bench and pick and roll us to death, and picked the Suns in 6.
The final insult was Ben. picking the Suns in 5.
well, if the Blazers win, it’s because they’re playing over their heads with nothing to lose, not because they’re logically the correct pick.
#52
"We have nothing to lose." - Martell
for sure
They are really good, but we have played them well this year, and they aren’t historically phenomenal in the playoffs, so we have a chance. We’re not the favorites, but homers gotta hope!
hopefully ash sees nash's chipped tooth! l0l
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So yeah. I’m kinda excited that we drew the Suns.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
it's definitely going to be a fun series either way. And I respect Nash a lot, AND I still love Channing
Cake or Death?
I’ve got a feeling that we’re gonna hate the Suns by the end of this series unless we win in 4.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
I’ve got my hate-stick ready to go. Really glad that we don’t have the first game till Sunday night. Means I can get my weekend shenanigans out of the way before I cap it off by watching us take game 1 from them at their place.
Anybody besides me think we should hold Brandon out for the first two games?
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
I definitely think so.
Bring him out, if you’re going to at all, at the home game so the crowd can go berserk for him. I’m glad he can’t get hurt anymore than he is, but don’t want him to be playing if he’s going to be unproductive.
Cake or Death?
If there is any risk, I want him sat entirely.
But I’d love to jump on them in the first game.
#10 & #52
"Shame on us if we agree all the time." -KP
AmorEst
I’d like to think that we can sit him the entire series and still get away with it. Maybe I’m delusional but PHX doesn’t really play too much defense this year and I think that Jerryd has done well against them.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
PHX doesn’t really play too much defense this year
Haven’t they not played much defense for several years?
Cake or Death?
Their defense this year has been better than last year, but not as good as the previous years. Their offense has been better than in any year of the D’Antoni era.
Their defense, like ours, has been playing better towards the end of the season, when they’ve been using Lopez and then Collins as the starting C.
their defense is OK
they are 19th in the league in defense, but when you consider that their offense is the most efficient in the league by a full 3 pts, that makes them an excellent team. The Blazers are only about 2 pts better on defense.
operation hip check him into the table near their bench is a GO!
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
and we musn’t forget to install the electric shock things on Amare’s chair. when he jumps off that chair the suspension will be swift and merciless.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha, i'd love to be in the seats right behind their bench
and put down a whoopee cushion(less dangerous than electric shockers, and won’t set off the metal detectors) the second he is sitting.
Cake or Death?
Stevie can’t play the whole game. I bet they’re better on D when he’s not playing though.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
you should just make a post about the playoffs… or the offseason moves KP NEEDS to make… you know you want to
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard somewhere that people think Portland may have made a mistake drafting Oden over Durant.
Perhaps a post about that?
Yes! Yes! In the face!
yeah, Ben last a bet… (2 years ago I think?)
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Jets don't have to draft well this year
they’ve built a really good team, based on an excellent defense. If Sanchez can play well again, they’re going to be a force next season.
Cake or Death?
I'm not convinced that Sanchez is all that.
But some players make big leaps between their 1st and 2nd years in the league, so he could get there. I like the Jets defense. That’s a great secondary. They need to be able score points though. That’s their biggest problem.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
They've got a pretty great run game as well.
That and their defense combined make Sanchez really only need to be decent for them to have a chance.
Cake or Death?
Starts April 22nd
I predict people will draft players and stuff. And the Seahawks won’t draft well, and then they’ll suck again all next year (for the sake of going to bars in Portland, I hope this isn’t true.)
Cake or Death?
I don't even know who the chosen one is ANYMORE
Is it still Suh? Or is it back to Bradford? I stopped paying attention. This season has caused me to focus way too much on basketball to pay much attention to offseason football, except the big trades.
Cake or Death?
it is April 22
i don’t know what will happen but i know it will take 5 hours.
i won’t be watching.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
worse
it is going to take like 4 days.
Only the first round is on that day, then they have the second round that Friday, then more on Sat/Sun.
people watch more than the first round?
why? the NFL draft is so boring.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
In the NBA isn’t it 4 mins 1st round, 2 mins 2d?
And you get the added benefit of 6’10" guys in septuple breasted suits. It’s amazing/
Oh the NBA did a wonderful job with the draft
I’m not sure they intended to, but they did. It’s can’t miss TV for me. My wife knows we need to have dinner worked out in advance, because I’m not moving until at least the last 10 picks or so of the second round.
it might be 5 minutes for the 1st round
plus you get to hear how everybody that is athletic which must be a plus for professional athletes
and somehow Minnesota still managed to no get their pick in on time a couple years ago
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
the bears don’t own any drafts, they traded most of them away…
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Found it
Start at about 1:15 to 1:20 (you can skip forward to it), or enjoy the whole thing it its entirety.
It’s done by 2:15, very short.
This always brings out the little kid in me. I can’t stop giggling. (Very NSFBE)
Yes! Yes! In the face!
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
that'd prbly feel amazing to get removed
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Like a really big booger
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
someone go give this video to the phx post where they're hating on us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNy2ugleqes
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN3XUjNkZxE
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
that one too
id do it if it didnt take a day to talk over there
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
I was at this game.
My girlfriend and i had seats like 12 rows back. The Rudy 5 seconds was just incredible. My favorite Blazers game I’ve attended, just because the seats were so good. I’m hoping my near nosebleeds for the playoffs end up being the best game I’ve ever been to.
Cake or Death?
that was a fun game to be at.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Max is such a skilled editor
I really wish he’d use a better quality source material for his videos. I can’t believe the Blazers won’t hook him up, I wonder if he’s asked.
let me fix that for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaLjttPxVk
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
I don’t think that the Suns have an answer for Jerryd. They don’t really have interior defenders do they?
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
not really with lopez out but on the other hand every player on every team in the league knows the only thing that bayless can do i drive the length of the courth with 5 left on the shot clock
and drive to the hoop with the shoulder lowered. and that last one i havent seen been successful for him in a couple months. he not even drawing free throws anymore
Yeah. There is that. I don’t think PHX can defend that though. I dunno. I’m prolly wrong.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
It gives us a different look from our other backup 2/3s, (Batum, Martell, Rudy) who are basically limited to catching and shooting or catching and finishing. I’d be all for a spell of Jerryd-o-Rama if nothing else to see how it works.
we talked about this in the JD yesterday
with the bright lights on and the pressure cranked up, Steve totally and utterly failed to provide a steady hand in the playoffs last year. He looked like he was going to crap his pants just dribbling the ball up the floor. So we’re not really that much worse off, no matter how bad Jerryd plays. Additionally, we understand that Bayless has been shaky, so we can try to compensate.
well i'm done acting 12
that was fun, time to try to grow up for a couple hours and get something done.
Don't know if this has been posted yet
http://www.blazersfanshop.com/T-Shirts—Short-Sleeve/Tee-Playoff-Roster/7131/200-2001/Product
One of the playoff shirts for this year. The back has all the players listed. I got mine signed by Webster, Mills, and Batum last night. I like em a bit more than last years, but that might just be my initial excitement at it being new.
Cake or Death?
I like the simplistic, minimalistic design.
With the pinwheel in the background. But if it makes you feel any better, I also bought a Rudy throwback jersey. The red ones that say “blazers” down the side. And i got to see Rudy two feet away from me before he left the signing section. He’s very tall, and according to my girlfriend, even better looking up close. He walked out just as we walked up, so we didn’t get his autograph, sadly.
Cake or Death?
i don't like the nba logo on there on. also it looks like the tshirts from this season
& the ‘s’ looks like a long slithered shark
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe it' just me coz i never understand half the ish you guys say but it was horrible =)
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
pg13, we know of the song your heartstrings play in the presence of vampires.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhhhhh eric banana enough of the strangeness
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
OregonLive listed their top 10 moments of the season
As soon as I read the title, I thought, “Oh, [blank] should be number 1, that was crazy”. And indeed it was.
It’s a good list. Not just happy moments either.
i like this picture
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My using that pic as my wallpaper
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That looks like a close up of this one
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you really have a problem with low battery percentage? I mean, I knew you had control issues after I posted some gifs you didn’t like. But man, you are far more anal than I could have ever imagined.
Do you still doubt that the team from your area is inferior to the one from mine? Just look at our teams' respective histories. In the past, we have defeated you on any number of occasions. Granted, there were times when your team beat my team, but those were lucky flukes.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 16, 2010 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking what did get number 1 should have, or what got number 8
But I’m glad number 8 isn’t the best. I had tickets to that game and got stranded on Mt. Hood at my Aunt’s Christmas brunch because some jerk murdered his mother and they had an 8 hour manhunt, shutting down the highway. I was very very upset, and it totally ruined my Christmas.
Cake or Death?
NBA TV has the Western Conference play preview starting in 3 minutes
It’s an hour, I’m sure the Blazers will probably be at 5:45 but you never know.
They just used set of statistics to determine an NBA champion
It was the worst segment I’d ever seen with statistics. They should have just given it to the team with the best shake.
NBA TV lists POR/PHX as the series to watch
Which makes sense, since most of the series will be played out on NBA TV.
from twitter
pdxtrailblazers Roy to Undergo Surgery To Repair Partial Meniscus Tear http://bit.ly/bAW6gU
#52
sad times. Good for him to get it fixed though, instead of possibly messing something else up
by over compensating or under performing because he’s so far below 100% Roy
Cake or Death?
bummer… but in the end, the right decision
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
do you think if you did a pan post comparing andre Miller to Donkey from Shrek it’d get flagged as Racist?
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, if I did it in the offseason… I’m concerned it could be interpreted as racial
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Who gives a zach?
I think BBIQ is racist. It don’t matter if some dork on the internet thinks your racist.
AMIAA
will he be able to play in the finals?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
4-6 weeks is the usual timetable, right?
4 weeks would put him in a race to be ready for the beginning of the WCF.
I’m not counting on that… if he’s gonna have the surgery now, i don’t want him coming back too soon
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
dang! i didn't click the link but that means for sure no roy in the playoffs?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Dr. Don Roberts will perform the knee arthroscopy on Friday morning at Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, WA. A timetable for Roy’s return will be set following surgery, but he’ll be sidelined for at least the first round series vs. the Phoenix Suns.
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
i have a huge test on em tomorrow
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
history of rock n roll. obviously!
although they weren’t really rock n roll
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
you liking that class?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
ehhhhhh. i like my teacher more.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
coz they sold a lot of records?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe they cannot be inducted for featuring Donny Wahlberg prominently
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
i believe them to be both rock and roll.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i like where your head’s at
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
why whatever do you mean?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Cripes.
I guess it’s for the best. I will be camping out in front of the hospital to tell him it was the right decision.
Team KP
that'd be a nice gesture.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
She’s hoping LMA bring him flowers
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope we can at least win one game, it would suck to lose the series in 4 on the homecourt
especially with the price of tickets.
Cake or Death?
Collison? he’s been there the longest
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, it ran a day or two ago too… I caught a bit of it, I may watch the whole thing to night, it looked interesting
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched it already
it was good
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Jason Quick is on 95.5 the game talking about how this is now Miller's team
I think I now know what it is like to have cancer while having a baby.
AMIAA
smh! i don't think you do
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
have u ever passed a kidney stone? l0l
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
But I had a friend who had one and I’ve heard guys try to use it as a comparison to giving birth.
AMIAA
Seriously, I guarantee you it's nothing like how you're feeling right now
most painful thing EVER. I’ve had two. Both ER doctors said it’s the closest guys can come to what it feels like to pop out a baby.
Cake or Death?
I’ve heard Gall Stones are worse… but not from personal experience
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm feeling fine right now...and certainly not passing anything lmao
but i could only imagine
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry meant that as a reply to TiH comparing it to this being Andre's team
The only cool thing is you get a morphine drip. Which is kind of bonkers, you can literally feel the medicine trickle down your veins and slowly make you feel all loopy.
Cake or Death?
nooo unless you're implying i am. but i meant, 'yeah your bad!'
get it straight eric
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
lmao
Do you still doubt that the team from your area is inferior to the one from mine? Just look at our teams' respective histories. In the past, we have defeated you on any number of occasions. Granted, there were times when your team beat my team, but those were lucky flukes.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
my dad and brandon roy are both having surgery tomorrow
there is only one logical explanation for this
my dad is brandon roy
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
all men are mortal. socrates is mortal. all men are socrates.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop abusing the transitive property. It didn’t do anything wrong.
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
The transitive property didn’t do anything wrong. Steve Blake didn’t do anything wrong. Steve Blake is the transitive property
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
punching people is a crime; boxers punch people. boxers are criminals.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Intertersting Twists are a snare. snares are traps. IT’s a trap!!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Top 10 Dunks of 2009-10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubCpfU-Mep8
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:28 PM PDT reply actions
That was so awesome when D-Wade destroyed Varejao
"If we win a title, I promise not to hate on anyone associated with the Blazers for 1 full season" - jksnake99
"...black on black. my favorite!" - portlandgiirl91
yesssir. i liked #4...i believe
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like this years as much as last years. Wish there was at least one Blazers dunk in there
But Wade just annihilating Varejao is awesome, and Derrick Rose’s dunk pretty sweet.
Cake or Death?
an oden dunk would have been nice
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Suns fans remind me of us last year
I looked past the Rockets stupidly and didn’t think they had a chance against us. They are doing the same to us. We may not win but at least we’re keeping the proper perspective.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Pretty different scenario IMO— that series last year was a statistical tossup, with a very slight edge to us. This year, its a significant edge to the Suns, made into a huge edge without Roy.
We shall see
Stats say one thing but thankfully stats don’t play games.
Don’t get me wrong Js, I don’t think honestly we’ll win but I think we have a better shot against them than anyone else.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
They may have statistical edges
but we have the head to head edge. I don;t think we should underestimate that.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Apr 15, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
And we have a troll on the Roy injury thread
I love how these people throw out a few swears to make deleting their comments really easy to justify.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I think my favorite part is you telling him he violated all the rules and his very "mature" response
“Peace _” haha, so classy.
Cake or Death?
i don’t think that is possible.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
just gotta link it is all. but yeah, if we could embed, SO would never have a chance…..
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah that’s correct.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That's kind of cool
but I think I’d rather buy only mildly overpriced beer at a sports bar than very overpriced beer at the RG
Cake or Death?
I'm not much for the trash talk. That thread never had any luster for me.
“Yay! We’ve beaten each other! And your team made a mistake and/or sucked!”
Yeah, basically.
I think it’s been pretty friendly banter, but I haven’t read hardly any of it. Until someone told me Oden didn’t rehab properly. SMH
Team KP
Someone should just post one of my favorite pieces from the Onion in there
I would but it appears that my membership to the Suns site won’t be active for a couple of more hours.
You Will Suffer Humiliation When The Sports Team From My Area Defeats The Sports Team From Your Area
http://www.theonion.com/articles/you-will-suffer-humiliation-when-the-sports-team-f,10804/
Kobe Tai > Kobe Bryant
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
503 comments and they went to an “overflow” thread… that’s adorable
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish Sophia would go over there
and see the “it must be that time of the month” comment someone said to me.
Team KP
I think BF1 should make an appearance… they haven’t seen hate till she gets going
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yalll gunna look like some fools 'if' we lose to em smh! l0l
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone should make a new junk
Since all the silly playoff fanposts scrolled this one off the list.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
but I like my junk
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
possibly the coolest heels ever!!!!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 7:05 PM PDT reply actions
im really confused
if ben roethlisberger isnt going to have charges pressed because there isnt enough info, how are the NFL/Steelers going to suspend him? If he wasnt arrested or charged, then why does he have to suffer consequences?
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
Because it's the NFL and they can do what they want
Do you still doubt that the team from your area is inferior to the one from mine? Just look at our teams' respective histories. In the past, we have defeated you on any number of occasions. Granted, there were times when your team beat my team, but those were lucky flukes.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 15, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
They got a point
They got some rule about bringing shame on the NFL and having a guy accused of rape twice is not something the NFL wants to be associated with. Just because the DA doesn’t have enough evidence to convict, doesn’t mean nothing happened.
AMIAA
Juwan Howard – At age 37, Juwan had his best season in a while. He played 73 games (27 starts), and had averages of 22.3 minutes, 6.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 0.4 steals. His season highs were 41 minutes, 16 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. When Juwan signed with Portland, no one expected such huge contributions. But they couldn’t have done it without you this year Juwan. Keep it up! We love you!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
rec
Juwan was awesome throughout this season, and his presence on the floor and in the locker room definitely had a positive effect. He’s become a pretty serious butter fingers lately, and I’ll admit that even though I’m probably one of his biggest fans, even I tense up a bit when he takes the floor now. I hope he retires a Blazer.
Cake or Death?
agreed
also: cake please
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Seriously, little baby Durant is Stern's golden child
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5095536
It’s pretty ridiculous.
Cake or Death?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG-A_lfQlvI&feature=player_embedded
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
Can they retroactively fine PJ
for every other time he went after the refs before a playoff series?
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
And its dropped off the list
Hard to find.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
we keep trying, but you’re still here… we need more fanposts people
#10, #52
by The Arkitect on Apr 15, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
expand your fanposts displayed option to 20 or more
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
I just started watching that on netflix instant
via my xbox. just cause it was available and I’ve always kind of wanted to see it. (that’s probably my favorite thing of the instant netflix, I watch things I might not otherwise go to the effort). I’m 2/3rds of the way through the first season. I like it a decent bit, it’s pretty fun.
Cake or Death?
One of my favorite shows
it gets better as it goes
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 15, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
stupid 1 day waiting period
I was gonna comment in the Phoenix/Blazer hate thread how Cotton Fitzsimmons couldn’t hold Mike Schuler’s jock.
EP FTW!
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Disney tells us why we need to pay our taxes
During WW II (warning quite racist and non-PC but very funny). A 1943 Donald Duck cartoon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr9qpeOjmuQ&feature=player_embedded
Tagline-“Taxes to Sink the Axis”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Zach Efron is going to be in a drug movie
where he’s a taxi driver wanting to get into the heroin game
did everyone enjoy the 3 Tea party people that bothered to show up on the bridge for the tax protest today?
USA! USA! USA!
EP FTW!
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We laughed at them from the 58 bus headed home
They were fat and white and carrying signs we couldn’t read.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yep. one of their signs said "no no no"
sounds about right
EP FTW!
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I heard them yelling "DEATH TO SOCIALISM"
And all I could think was “You are standing on a socialist highway bridge and you probably parked your cars at the nearby socialist zoo.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
indeed.
i particularly enjoyed Yahoo’s article today about how taxes are actually lower this year due to our socialist President.
EP FTW!
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did they forget that they lived in portland?
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw a woman just sitting in her car with a sandwich board next to her car that said
“recall sam adams.” She was on 45thish and Woodstock. Let’s just say that for the 5-10 minutes I was in that area, she wasn’t getting very kind reactions.
Cake or Death?
i'd call that horse beaten to death
EP FTW!
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There was some recall Sam Adams dude outside the RG Friday
He was escorted off RG property since apparently you can’t collect signatures there or something.
He was screaming about it being a “gay-lesbian-Obama plot.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that makes so much sense!
Did he mention the Mexican agenda?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I ignore those folks FWIW
Since I don’t actually live in the city of Portland I couldn’t sign it if I wanted to (I live literally 50 feet into unincorporated Washington County).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
My GF is not a citizen so she can't sign any of those petitions either. She usually just says no thank you, and when they ask why she doesn't want to sign
she tells them she isn’t registered to vote.
She’s literally had people go off on her, telling her how terrible it is that she isn’t taking advantage of her right to vote, and how she should be ashamed and shouldn’t complain when the govt. does things she doesn’t want them to do. Most of the time they get all that stuff out before she can say “I’M NOT A CITIZEN, I’M NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE!” It’s one of the reasons she hates working downtown.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I just walk past them
And don’t even acknowledge they exist.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I walk past them too.
Except the ones who try to get me to give them money for children. Then I say “I HATE CHILDREN!!” and if I see the same person, they NEVER talk to me again.
Cake or Death?
She does most of the time too, but some of them, you know the true believers, are really persistent
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha
That reminds me of the park blocks dude. There’s a guy that will just read scripture insanely loudly in the parkblocks, I know he at least does it every Wednesday. I have a huge break in between classes at PSU Wednesdays and I can hear him in the fourth floor study room with all the windows shut quite clearly. I’ll give him credit for being able to orate, and his dedication, but I don’t think he’s doing anything but annoying people, especially in downtown Portland.
Cake or Death?
I know
I see him. He feeds off of people hating on him.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
you should read the Koran next to him
EP FTW!
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A dude was reading loudly from his textbook last week
It was pretty hilarious. I think it was a history or philosophy textbook, and just completely irreverent .
Cake or Death?
I work PT for the Public Safety Office at PSU
As an emergency planner and we constantly have to tell folks not to agitate him.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I know its mentioned up above
But the latest South Park episode is awesome.
I’ll just reveal one part of it, Gingers.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It was on last night
But let’s just say it basically rehashes all their most offensive storylines from their first 199 episodes.
I’m sure its on the Comedy Central site.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I literally was rolling on the floor with laughter
When they showed the gingers.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
get a diaper
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It is
I like the fact that it is done by a local of that town.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that was an incredibly engaging story, and it was very well done
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
South Park
and it isn’t even close.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not an either/or.
Early years Family Guy is throwaway fun, and there are rare good episodes in later years.
Early years South Park was borderline groundbreaking, while later years are very hit and miss.
the crappy episodes of South Park are better than the best episodes of family guy
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That's purely a taste thing.
Family guy had some very fun episodes, and South Park has had some utterly terrible episodes.
South Park
Family Guy is funny to a point but South Park is pure brilliance.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
now that’s an argument.
i still take South Park, but it’s close.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Futurama has a higher level of writing than either of the previously listed shows IMO.
Futurama’s equivalent of hit and miss is more like hit hit hit miss hit hit hit.
It definitely works better in episodic format
Or else they lost their writers. We’ll find out in June when the show comes back.
I don't like futurama
it’s way too obvious for me
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I think my big thing with those other two shows is I REALLY hate potty humor
and though I know it’s not what either of them are, in the end, there is just a bit too much of it in both, and it turns me away so quickly. Futurama has some for sure, but I just think the writing is so clever in that show, that it’s my favorite (comedic) cartoon.
Cake or Death?
What's worse than not even making fantasy basketball playoffs?
Losing in the finals to a girl.
EP FTW!
http://16.media.tumblr.com/9N2P6wFyQqyavb17MUEdieCXo1_400.jpg
And a FBB rookie!
I wasn’t even sure if I was setting my lineups right.
I can’t wait to defend my title next year, but I’ll be sure not to talk trash until the end so I don’t jinx my team…
Team KP
who lost?
"There was a time when this blog was for intelligent BASKETBALL fans. It has unfortunately become O-Live 2…" ~Ilikeemall
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden
by Philthyanimal on Apr 15, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
uh….no.
but maybe i’ll take it as an opportunity to try and learn soccer better and see if i like it yet.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw yeah
I’ll be getting up early for a month to watch the matches.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It's better this year than 2006. Man some of the England games, we were at the pub at 4am.
we being my dad and his mates.
Cake or Death?
The US matches this year are 12 PM, 7 AM and 7 AM
Not bad.
2002 was the worst, games in the middle of the night.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm kind of excited that the US and England are in the same group.
but also a bit nervous
Cake or Death?
It's war at my house
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 1
All I want from the US is a good loss. A draw or anything more would be amazing and would send the UK into depression for weeks.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm really excited, as this will be the first World Cup I'm legal drinking age for
And, being English, I’m expecting to be intoxicated at 11am when some of the games end. And of course like hundreds of thousands, I’m hoping England can finally get a second WC. Cause, man, Soccer capital of the world, we need it BAD. I have nightmares where players are kicking penalty kicks in elimination rounds.
Cake or Death?
hahahaha
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I've said this before but I was in France in 1998 when they won
Coolest sports experience of my life.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i might retire from sports fandom when the Blazers win a title. i can’t think of anything that could top that……
oh wait…..yes i can…..
THE REPEAT!!!!
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I think people would start lining up for that parade
Approximately 5 minutes after the end of the last game.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i’d try to get down there somehow. that would be madness though
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's be clear
We would both be at the RG, either at a watch party or at the game.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
oh, i’ll be there for the game, no doubt.
i was talking about the parade.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This town would go insane
And a much better insane than the LA riots last year. I can’t believe they did that.
Cake or Death?
I can
LA just wanted an excuse to riot and steal crap.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I must say, one nice thing about France in 1998
No burning things.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It was probably all champagne, cigarettes and people wrestling in foie gras?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of people honking horns
And being really drunk and high-fiving everyone.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The Ducks winning the Pac-10 was as close as I've gotten
To France in 1998, the Blazers would be better.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
But after what this team had been through
I was cool with that.
It was like all the positive karma that the Ducks had built up was balancing out that game (and afterward with the incidents) though.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah. This season was much easier to take than Dennis Dixon's last season
I was at the mission theater in the game when he messed up his leg. The entire place was silent. It honestly felt like a funeral.
Cake or Death?
I should also add I was in Puerto Vallarta watching the Rose Bowl
So I could go in the pool after the game to deal with the pain.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
what was just last week? barca and madrid?
clearly i don’t do futbol. <—- that’s sucha fun word to say with an accent!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that is awesome.
Tin is behind so don’t spoil
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
no problem.
i try to look out for my buddies so they don’t get ambushed.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hehe
+1
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I just heard BRoy is having surgery and won't be playing in the playoffs
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
you think I should?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
thinly veiled sarcasm.
there are about 1 to the 1000th power fanpost about the playoffs already, thus hiding todays JT
Cake or Death?
In the first round
After the Suns descend into vacation, who knows?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
only the first round for sure.
if Blazers advance he could play.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
unless he can make the 2 week turnaround again.
but yeah, probably WCF.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
but did 2 1/2 before
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
he did 2 1/2 in the past, i mean. and if there is less meniscus, that means less to heal right?
;-)
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m trying to stay positive
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I would assume the chances go down
of returning quickly again go down. But I’m no doctor, cloudy is!
Team KP
maybe it would be better to wait a little longer to come back and make absolutely sure it's healed
haven’t we been down this road before? Guys trying to come back too soon?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Cross that bridge when we come to it
Win a series.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yeah. this is best.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was noble of him to say that almost nothing was going to stop him from trying to play in the playoffs
but also short-sighted and reckless. I’m more okay with this than him hurting himself worse. Btw what was up with the “Doctor’s” saying he couldn’t make the injury worse? What was so strong about his knee after the injury that would make it impervious to further injury?
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
If its torn, its torn
That’s the deal with knee injuries. Unless it becomes unlocked, it doesn’t get worse.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
well there're partial tears, full tears, abrasions, surface contusions
I would reckon there are a lot of different types of meniscus tears
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry guys, I was pulling your leg. I heard it when they announced it earlier today.
I’ve made my peace with it, I really don’t think he should try to come back even if we make it past the first round.
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
And Nate is right
We can now focus on whom we have.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Roy is our slowest style player.
it might be a blessing, at least for this series.
EP FTW!
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holy unnecessary websites batman!
kittehroulette
which of course is not to be confused with
catrouletter
I hate you
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
(I'm kidding) those are totally worthless sites though
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
l0l! it's like the kitteh is having a seizure
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
anyone else hoping the lakers absolutely annihilate the thunder?
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
not as much as i’m hoping OKC beats LA. but i won’t be upset if LA annihilates them though
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
really?
im not ready for the thunder hype if they happen to beat la
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
whatever gets rid of the strongest team i’m ok with. OKC is gonna be a hype machine no matter what cause that’s what Papa Stern wants. Gotta get used to it now.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I want a really hard fought series that really shakes up LA
but I don’t want to see OKC get past the reigning champs their first time in the playoffs. The OKC/KD hype machine has enough fuel
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
yes and no
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly don't even know how to feel about that series. on one hand I HATE the lakers
and want them to suck, but I think I had the Thunder even more. I officially have bi polar disorder on this topic.
Cake or Death?
I don't hate them
I hate that they’ve been given so much of an edge by the NBA without accomplishing anything.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That's more how I feel about them too. Don't have any strong reason to hate them, but I'm getting sick of hearing about them
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 15, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And in a smaller market than us
Where they are not #1 (Oklahoma football is)
So its not that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah that's pretty much what has be so riled up.
And of course that they took the franchise from Seattle.
Cake or Death?
I officially hate the Thunder more.
One of the main reason I hate the Lakers is because I hate their fans. If I just ignore them, they aren’t as annoying to me as the Thunder. Or even the Nuggets and Jazz for that matter.
I still hate the Lakers a ton, and especially Kobe. But I hate the Thunder more at this point.
Team KP
Funny thing is I didn't hate the Sonics as much
But I feel for their cheated fans.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
this is where i stand too.
there just isn’t enough history for OKC and the Blazers to dislike them as much as LA.
i mostly just hate that they got moved like they did. if they were in Seattle, i would probably kinda like them.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sonics fell into the generic "Portland-Seattle" rivlary
Battle but it was nowhere near Blazers-Lakers.
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yeah exactly. it would have been a really fun rivalry, but not a bad blood rivalry like Blazer fans have with the L*kers. (that feeling is not returned by the other fan base, i realize)
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
lakers and boston is a rivalry
spurs and suns is a rivalry
lakers and portland… not so much
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spurs/suns? hahahaha
that’s funny. i think our generation gap is showing
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
but not every team had their heart ripped out by them multiple times deep in the playoffs.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
twice is multiple.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
based on what?
the last time the Sonics were really really good you were 4 or 5 years old.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
because the lakers are leaps and bounds ahead of us
we think there is a rivalry, they dont.
with the sonics it was mutual. we would fill up part of their arena and they would fill up part of ours.
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
the L*kers fill up part of our arena too.
by your standards, NY-BOS isn’t a rivalry in baseball because NY was always so much better.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m not talking about baseball, lady.
i’m talking about rivalries. your “anti-baseball” stuff is really really tired.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m not bringing up baseball. you did.
like i said, we were talking about rivalries. and whether you think so or not, NY-BOS baseball rivalry is probably the most famous sports rivalry in history. LA-BOS in NBA is probably second.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
look
both ny and boston recognize that there is a rivalry and both believe in it
both lakers and boston recognize that thiere is a rivalry and both believe in it
only the blazers recognize there is a rivalry with the lakers
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
that rivalry goes back to the 50s….when both were in NY.
NY-BOS goes back to the dawn of modern baseball…..
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m not sure i know what you mean by that.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree with the over hype. bu i think that’s recent development. it was a way more interesting rivalry pre-2004. but it is still the greatest sports rivalry, historically speaking. so much history there.
which is why LA-POR is a rivalry…..there is a lot of history there. LA people don’t care about it cause they were always on the winning side. When that changes, perhaps they’ll be as fired up about it as we are.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
i wouldn’t know. i’m not down there.
but there are a TON more LA transplants in Portland than vice versa. and that matters.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
any nba arena you go to when the lakers are in town, half the place will be filled with laker fans
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ok, DS….i think i’m gonna stop now. if that’s the criteria you stick with there’s nothing i can say to change your mind.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
im not sure what your criteria is
because they beat us twice in the last 20 years in the playoffs?
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
my criteria for a rivalry are a lot of matchups. a lot of history. and big moments (such as WCF meetings. if it happens more than once, that is enough). aside from LA-BOS in the NBA, geography matters as well.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
yes there are.
almost every sports team has at least one.
there are exceptions of course. but there are tons of rivalries. most of them are regional and small, with out national attention, such as LA-POR.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
…most of them are regional and small, withoutnational attention…
you just described the portland/seattle rivalry. But somehow the one that doesnt have any national attention is bigger?
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
look….you said you thought the POR-SEA rivalry (which i admit was a rivalry) was bigger than POR-LA. i asked you, based on what. and you said it’s because fans go to the opposing arena. that’s all. i never denied it was a rivalry, just that it was a bigger rivalry than POR-LA, which has a ton more history.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont understand how there is a ton more history between them?
portland and LA have met in the WCF 3 times…
the I-5 rivalry was much more nationally prominent than the rivalry that we dream of having with the lakers
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
i don’t remember that being national at all. there were no really big playoff series between Portland and Seattle that i can remember. they were never really good at the same time.
POR-LA is like the exact opposite of that. now….if OKC was still in SEA…..that could have really developed in to something special. but now? not so much.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s probably true
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
something has changed with me and kobe
i kinda like him
def like him more than durant
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
I more mock Kobe at this point
Because he’s such a chucker.
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Don't confuse me with facts
I want my biased illusions intact.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
How can you dislike Durant?
Yeah he gets calls, but so does every other marquee player in the league. Durant seems like a pretty genuinely nice guy, his teammates love the guy which you can’t say of Kobe
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not?
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Excuse me, I mean why do you dislike him (grammar fail)
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
DS pretty much summed it up.
Those reasons, and he has just become one of those players that just annoys me.
Kind of like how that blazeraddict guy really annoys me on Bedge ;)
(I’m TOTALLY kidding btw!!!!)
Team KP
Ad hom
:(
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I WAS JOKING!!!!!
I thought of another reason for why I hate the Thunder and Durant though. They are talked about too much here!!!
Team KP
I know, I kid
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez, somebody step on your shoes this morning, so angry
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
i mostly don’t like that little shimmy he does when he shoots his FT’s.
but i’m mostly annoyed with the calls. the calls Roy doesn’t get.
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i dislike him because he and his team are the golden boys of the league now
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
This, and the preferential treatment, spawn my dislike for the guy.
he may be a super rad kid, but I just hate seeing the way games are officiated around him.
Cake or Death?
Not his fault. Regardless of what Greg turns into as a player, based on the
available information, Oden was the right pick.
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
yes that is true
but ignorant people go ‘LOLden’ durant is the king, durant for mvp, durant is the best, durant is better than lebron(which also gets to me because durant is no where close to the skill level lebron is at)
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
The last part I agree with
LeBron is about 7 levels above anybody else in the league. Chris Paul is the only other player who is even close to that much better than his positional peers, and even he is nowhere near as dominant as LeBron. Durant is however, one of the three most effective offensive players in the league, imo (LeBron and Melo being the other two, I like big wing players with versatile offensive games)
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you hate Jordan because we picked Bowie?
Not Durant’s fault he’s performed up to his draft slot and GO hasn’t. Oden will get his, but it doesn’t impact my view of Durant
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
At least in part...yes
Do you hate Jordan because we picked Bowie?
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
It might be because I was just a kid
But I don’t really hate Jordan. Bowie doesn’t really affect me, though. Long time ago.
#52
But I also don't hate KD.
I just hate his franchise. Obviously I am not a huge Durant fan, but I think he’s really good at what he does and to deny that is silliness.
#52
I just heard too much about Bowie over Jordan thing over the years
plus he is sorta a DB personally. Durant is getting there but since there is still a chance he will end up being MacGrady…no hate yet
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I can imagine how annoying it would be.
As far as Oden and KD, well, we know Oden is better than Bowie and with different problems, and we know KD certainly isn’t Jordan.
If Oden never is healthy, then we’ll hear about it for a long time, and ain’t nuthin’ we can do about it. It is a very very easy story and connection to make to compare it to Jordan/Bowie, so we just gotta hope Odie is healthy.
#52
Yes.....and if not, nothing will make it go away
even if we trade Oden for the 21st century equivalent of Buck Williams (ala Bowie)
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
i found another reason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR3dqbIP5Ts
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I want KD to make it happen
Clay Bennett is kind of a jerk, but Schultz and Stern are the real bad guys in the sordid Seattle episode. Nothing would make me happier than to see Durant knock Kobe down a peg.
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
stern basically annointed KD as the new golden child
so him losing=awesome
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I don't blame Durant for the NBA's marketing decision
If he didn’t have game, none of the accolades would be flowing. That would be like you hating LeBron or Wade because they get media play
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
some people do hate LeBron for those reasons.
it’s the same way i hated MJ when he played. it was purely because he was so good, he won all the time, and the league loved him. it’s a stupid reason not to like someone.
and yet…..i continue to use that criteria. except for LeBron, for some reason.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m starting to arrive there as well
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Not me.
David Stern helped an owner buy a team and spurn a city to move them from a loyal and interested fanbase with an incompetent government. This wasn’t a Vancouver situation.
I don’t care who’s on the team. OKC’s my least favorite team due to the circumstances surrounding their existence.
Until last year, the Lakers were in my basement in terms of team likeability. The KG Celtics almost joined them there.
OKC is now in the sub sub basement. I find their existence unacceptable. The situation surrounding their existence made me question if I could support the NBA.
And while the lopsided trades and “coincidental” advantages the Lakers get, along with their often obnoxious fanbase, annoy me to no end, I consider them a legit franchise. That’s more than I can say about OKC.
The OKC Thunder are an abomination
I hate them because that could be us. I hated them when they moved, when they sucked, and now. They are worse than the Lakers. What happened to Seattle could happen to any other small to mid market team under the right circumstances.
It easily coulda’ been us. They deserve out hate and scorn. They should not exist.
I don’t give a crap about the Seattle Sonics, except that there should be a Seattle Sonics. I wouldn’t hate this team if they remained the Sonics.
But the OKC Thunder are, without a doubt, an abomination.
#52
i agree with what you say. the situation was reprehensible. but that is hardly the fault of the players/coaches.
i dislike the organization, but all the hate is focused on the players. that’s what’s getting annoying.
i don’t like the Thunder either….but do we really need to bag on the players all the time?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not helping that...
a. One player on OKC is getting an amazing number of Kobe-level advantages on the court, when he’d already be great without them.
and b. We hear about that player non-stop on BE and in the JD.
B is the reason i’m getting annoyed with the hate, cause the two always go together.
A i agree with. but, again, not the player’s fault.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah good call.
I hadn’t looked that hard, just noticed a load of Sonics fans in a group, and their posters made me assume it was Key Arena. The red chairs shoulda been my first clue.
Cake or Death?
That looks like the RG
Note the Wells Fargo banner rolls, no way that’s in Key Arena
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol, I was adding detail to my astute analysis while you beat me to the
punch with a knee jerk reaction. The only thing I’ll be “stealing” of yours would be some shoes for my girl – what size are you again?
(runs and hides because hell hath no fury like a Roybot pissed)
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"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Outed! Roybot = Brittney Griner
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
My l*ker hate will always trump my thunder hate
But I won’t ever wish that team and its franchise-stealing owner well.
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
same here
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by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The Lakers winning means nothing
The Thunder winning means a LOT to that awful franchise that shouldn’t exist.
So, I want the Lakers to win and I won’t lose a wink of sleep over it. They can lose in the 2nd round.
#52
Welcome to the club
It’s like Mean Girls in here – "OMG, I hate Kevin. He’s like, so good and stuff. Agh!!!!
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by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
My first reaction was to pull for the Lakers
but I had a change of heart. As much as I want OKC to fail miserably, I realized I would relish the historical blemish that would result from a top seeded Laker team losing to an 8 seed.
If OKC trounces LA (or even narrowly beats them), that will be remembered as an LA failure, and people WILL remember. As long as OKC doesn’t have deep playoff success beyond that, the KD mega hype that results will be short-lived, like how plucky GSW knocked off the Mavs. But I will always be able to reminisce about an LA collapse. And some of that Thunder love will be diminished if they stink it up in the 2nd round (even tho I hate Jazz and Nuggs too… what a sucky bracket).
OKC losing to LA, on the other hand, will only slow the Durant hype machine a little. I think it will take years of playoff failure or some unlikely statistical falloff for the NBA to stop promoting him so hard. I’d just as have LA take one on the chin and let the KD love fest continue a little longer… I’m kind of getting numb to it anyway.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -- Bertrand Russell
Kobe has been hurting, and they won their title
Maybe if they didn’t win last year, but I think if they lost it’d be explained away easily enough and not be a lasting stain on his legend. Especially since they wouldn’t be the first 1 seed to lose to an 8.
#52
But it would be handy to have that nugget of goodness to throw out if somebody else is creaming himself over Laker dominance. “Oh yeah? Well they lost to an 8 seed.” Sure, they can rationalize it, but they would sound like db’s doing it. With all the hardware the Lakers have won, I’d love this stain to be on the record as well.
Meanwhile the super hype around KD will be shortlived if they only manage first round success. I can tolerate that for a while considering the tradeoff.
Ultimately I want the Blazers to win championships (duh). If they do with GO’s contribution, then all the GO haters will have egg on their face for writing him off. Until then, let them ride the KD hype machine.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -- Bertrand Russell
I love Laker failure
But I know most anything that happens now would just be responded with “4 titles, shut up, he was hurt”.
I would much rather see a franchise that should not exist in its current form lose to a team that should win, over the glory of dethroning the king.
Lakers can lose in the 2nd round! Any loss they get will always be explained away, though. They won’t be set up for long lasting ultimate failure since they just won a title, Kobe has won 4 and the all important non-Shaq title… they’re untouchable.
I don’t want OKC to have a good playoff memory. They are an evil franchise. No offense to the fans, it ain’t their fault. But the franchise is all that is wrong with sports.
#52
But of course
Everyone’s opinion is different.
I think OKC, the way they got to OKC, is worse than Kobe and the Lakers. So I want nothing good for the franchise.
#52
At least the Lakers have accomplishments
I hate them but they have titles, OKC has zip.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah, LA can lose in the 2nd round, it’s not often that the 1 seed gets knocked off by an 8. There’s a special place in history for that infamy.
I agree that I’d just as soon OKC not have any success, but I guess I would concede this first round triumph for the tradeoff of an LA embarrassment. I wasn’t too happy with how Sheed left Portland, but I was pulling for him hard in the Detroit/LA final.
When it’s said and done, what will really matter to OKC is deep playoffs/championship, keeping KD, and keeping their franchise for the long haul.
If the fondest memory OKC ever produces is knocking off the Lakers, then so be it. At least for today we’ll be on the same side.
While OKC may someday become a league footnote, I never see my hate for LA dying. I can see myself down the road reminiscing about their 1st round collapse (like I still do about their loss to Detroit), while occasionally remembering that at one time I disliked that franchise in OKC. I want LA to lose for posterity.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -- Bertrand Russell
I think my biggest fear, and what I wouldn't forgive
Is if what happened to Seattle, happens to us… if, say, something happens to Paul Allen. Even with how popular the team is, we could be moved. It’s such an unforgivable offense to a fanbase, and it will likely be a long time before I think OKC is okay.
Lakers are easy evil. OKC is deep rooted, conspiratorial, everything that is wrong with sports type evil.
To me, at least!
I just hate hate hate hate hate how that team was moved. That is so much worse than Rick Fox or Phil Jackson or bandwagon Laker fans or anything about that team. Moving a team that had such long historic ties to a city, with a still strong fanbase, it’s just so much worse than the Lakers to me. But, just to me!
I guess I’m not really trying to convince you, but I’d be much more annoyed that OKC advances— basically rewarded for what they did to Seattle— over even the Lakers winning the title. They are a franchise that just shouldn’t exist in their current form. They are an example of the worst possible thing that can happen to a loyal fanbase.
Lakers are just stupid. I know I’ve said basically the same thing over and over, but I feel very strongly that the Sonics becoming the Thunder is an example of one of the worst things that can realistically happen to a city and team like ours.
So, while it goes against a long standing hatred of all things Laker, I think it took something I actually HATE to realize I only cartoonishly hate the Lakers, not actual HATE hate. That is reserved for real wrongs, which is what OKC is.
I just don’t want the people who own the Thunder (and all who helped make the move happen) rewarded for what they did. It would go a long way to validating them as a real franchise, having playoff success.
#52
The scary thing is I could see this happening
Is if what happened to Seattle, happens to us… if, say, something happens to Paul Allen.
Vulcan/PA’s sister view the team as Paul’s spendy little toy. The coming years could get messy…
Free AK1984.
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by blazeraddict on Apr 16, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
It is my biggest fear as a fan
Even though I don’t live in Portland, the Blazers should stay in Portland.
But with how expensive having a good team is, the market size, it takes a special owner.
#52
I agree with your thoughts regarding the Thunder
But the team I want us to beat the most is The Lakers. The team I would love to see dissolved is the Thunder
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it would be more special to beat the Lakers in the WCF
Than to beat the Thunder in the WCF. Because of our history and how many times they’ve thwarted us.
That’s different though!
#52
I have a lot of room in my heart
for many different and nuanced kinds of hate….so no problem there
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course!!
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Robocop is on Fringe tonight.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
robocop = a jesus story, so i’ve heard
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
they’re doing time travel.
i’m only half paying attention.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Verhoeven is a noted Bible scholar (for reals)
It was supposed to have Messiah and ressurrection undertones, that are pretty easy to see.
#52
I love Fringe.
I lost track of time though and missed the first 10 minutes before I realized it was on. I’ll have to watch it tomorrow. Very well written show in my opinion.
Cake or Death?
i like it too. it’s almost too up and down for me though. lots of filler episodes.
i’m kind of sticking with it for now….but i don’t know if i’ll continue after this season.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
it might not have a next season, so you might not have trouble with that decision
I know it almost got cancelled last year, and I don’t think ratings are up.
I agree, too much filler. and the one weird episode where they played an episode from last season where a dead character(don’t want to ruin anything for anyone) was mysteriously back and they never explained it. I had to internet sleuth to find out it was episode 16 or something from last year that they never got to air but really wanted to.
Cake or Death?
yeah that was really annoying.
i think the writers are good, but they just never seemed to have a clear direction of where to go. they bring up a lot of interesting story arcs but then don’t follow through. this show could have been really good i think, instead of just pretty good.
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. Ever since Firefly, my main "escapegoat" has been to say "blame fox"
So, without further ado, it’s all Fox’s fault.
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
not a bad theory
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Peter Weller is guest starring on Fringe
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
is there nudity?
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
now i wish i could mark everything unread so i could z through…..
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It's time to stop the hate
And use our secret ingredient to turn the JD into a happy place.
MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!! MARCUS CAMBY!!!
everyone hates doctors…. well now… I think some people in here might need a verbal colonoscopy or possible me to ask that they stick their tongues out and say “ahhhh”. what do you think?
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought we were gonna fight some people in here. i don’t even know what we’re fighting for, but i’m ready, just tell me what to do.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
hey that’s my line
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious [stuff].
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
probably morticia—let them all know we mean business.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
i have a plan: it involves 14 penguins, 7lbs of chipotle’s, van’s shoes, and a little number called platoon leader.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
alright, do your thing. i’m gonna take a dirt nap.
by EvilKaramazov on Apr 15, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Even though I made this junk, I haven't put down my predictions yet
East
1v8
The Bulls, when fully healthy, are scrappy, but I don’t see them pulling a repeat from the 09 playoffs.
Cavs in 5
4v5
The Celtics have been just awful as of late. They’re old and injured. The problem for Miami is they have very little outside of Wade.
Celtics in 7
2v7
The Magic have the best point differential in the NBA since the All Star break. I think the Bobcats will just be thrilled to have made the playoffs. Tyson Chanlder got banged up in the final game of the year which poses a serious problem with regard to Dwight Howard.
Magic in 5
3v6
The Bucks are the Blazers of the East. They got through bad injuries, made a great trade at the deadline and lost their best player before the playoffs. To top it off the Hawks recently beat the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Hawks in 5
West
1v8
The Thunder don’t have anyone to guard Gasol. We saw how Aldridge can abuse Green, now watch Pau do it. Playoff experience totally favors the Fakers. The Fakers awful bench will be less of a factor because you can play your main guys more when games are 1-2 days apart.
Fakers in 6
4v5
The Jazz and Nuggets are both a bit beat up. The Jazz, with Kirilenko hurt, have no one to guard Carmelo while the Nuggets have Billups against Williams and a banged up Boozer to deal with. I think the home team will take every game.
Nuggets in 7
2v7
I’ve been down on the Mavs with their poor point differential. The Spurs have recently beaten a slew of playoff teams have Ginobili and Parker back and get rest between games to rest Duncan.
Spurs in 6
3v6
This team has been resilient this season, but the playoffs are a different animal. This would be a pretty even match up with a healthy Roy, but as it stands now I don’t see how the Blazers can hang offensively with the Suns who are the hottest team in the West coming into the playoffs.
Suns in 5
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
The Bulls, when fully healthy, are scrappy, but I don’t see them pulling a repeat from the 09 playoffs.
Cavs in 5
I grew up with family in Chicago during the tail end of the Jordan years, so I always liked them a bit, even though I wanted Drexler to beat Jordan so badly. They’ve stayed as my “team in the East” since then, and that playoff series last year was incredible. Unfortunately, I agree, the Lebrons are going to destroy them. I’d be happy if they get one game.
Cake or Death?
I think it was new two weeks ago
The SNL thing is on tonight from 9-11 so I presume no Office or 30 Rock
Last episode I saw was where Jason Sudeikis comes back as her ex-boyfriend Lloyd.
Is there one after that?
#52
playoff fans only
like march madness fans
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Yeah what's that about? Seems kinda creepy.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
internet stalker FTL
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Dang, that's a bit much
I know we’re all adults here, but my boy Chris needs to be at this party
Free AK1984.
"The two women were of a certain age and were clearly drunk... The only thing that I can get out of this is Why, since all these things happen to me, they couldn’t be two young girls and pretty? :-)" - Rudy Fernandez
by blazeraddict on Apr 15, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Jury duty is over!!!!!
Free at last!!! What a horrible freaking week. Anyone here ever sit on a trial?
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
i will have to serve my jury duty in june. they wanted me to do it in feb., but icouldnt bc of school
lame. hope you don't get assigned to a civil trial like mine if you get selected. It was interesting, but ultimately boring, and sad for the plaintiff.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
you weren't on the landslide case were you?
EP FTW!
http://16.media.tumblr.com/9N2P6wFyQqyavb17MUEdieCXo1_400.jpg
Yup. You know them?
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i can't say much more.
i’ll send you an email if you it’s on your profile.
EP FTW!
http://16.media.tumblr.com/9N2P6wFyQqyavb17MUEdieCXo1_400.jpg
damn, no email on your profile.
EP FTW!
http://16.media.tumblr.com/9N2P6wFyQqyavb17MUEdieCXo1_400.jpg
just updated it to have it.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
reply sent.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
fo sho. Would love a retort if you want and get your take on it as well.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
IT was a civil trial, so no charges.
the plaintiffs were sueing an insurance company.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to!
I only seem to get called after I move to a different county.
EP FTW!
http://16.media.tumblr.com/9N2P6wFyQqyavb17MUEdieCXo1_400.jpg
It was an experience for sure, but I wouldn't want to do it again, at least for a long time.
Our trial was a sad story, and it has left me pretty bummed out actually.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think this was posted yet, but I thought it was pretty neat.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/04/behind_the_scenes_a_trail_blaz.html
Behind the scenes on a road trip.
Team KP
I hadn't seen it. That's just outstanding
The Patty Mills picture is funny, and there are all kinds of insightful pics mixed in.
Joe Prunty has really nice handwriting.
It was cool to see the board with all the strategies.
Team KP
l0l @ mills!
howard looking very nice. that was nice
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad they have the right caption for the "Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge at the back of the bus"
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I also really like the final picture. It's a good way to finish a photo album, on a happy note
Even though it’s bittersweet since Trout isn’t with the team anymore, still fun to see them laughing together.
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 15, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK—Zvs_DGc
its all good but the best starts at 3:34
:)
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
too bad not all nerds look like that
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i wish
i wish
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU SPELLED IT WRONG
IT IS KE$HA
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
because you deserve it mortimer
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
seems kinda unfair
why would anyone send missiles at “villages” that consistent of a few crates and some TNT? Are there terrorists in these villages?
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Yes
I’m watching “Braveheart” right now. What could Wallace have done with just one missle?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
dang longshanks
at least he dies
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Yup
Wallace is about to be killed. Is he going to accept mercy, no he’s going to yell “FREEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
"Every man dies...not every man really lives."
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does Chris Bosh get as more time in the TNT playoffs commercial
Than OUR team does?!?! We made the dang playoffs! He’s a bust!
#52
He was supposed ot make the playoffs
Hedo screwed that up.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Dang Suns blog
My 24 hours is still not up so I can’t post. Lame.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Magnum was smart enough to have already joined BSOTS
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Magnum is annoying when Mangum starts doing the Bob Dole thing
And starts speaking of himself in the third person.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
who is Mangum!?!
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
I'd think I would know if I was Mangum
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
all this bad feeling about injuries
can be eliminated by sweeping through the first and second rounds and getting Roy and Oden back to the WCFs vs. the Lakers.
seriously, how awesome would that be?
I e-mailed a friend today who said he'd be in town for game 6
But added “But I expect to have nothing to do since the Blazers will sweep the Suns.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
heh
this team has overcome so much this year.
pullin off some ridiculous upsets shouldn’t be that surprising.
I'm expecting nothing
But anything could happen in a good way with this team.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
that'd be cool
but greg is not coming back for the playoffs no matter how far we go
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON, I GET BUCKETS.
by Dirty Socks on Apr 15, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No reason to risk it
Besides he’d be real rusty when we can least afford it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm feeling this
Its the song they play in the NBA when a team gets eliminated on the road:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmNTAvnSais&feature=related
Lame but I want to hear this in the Rose Garden this year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This is my jam lately.
For all who love ZACHING METAL!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 15, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
this is creepy l0l but kinda cool
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 15, 2010 11:55 PM PDT reply actions
Except that it's pretty off!
Says my house is worth over a million bucks ( I wish! )
But yeah, it’s pretty creepy.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 16, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
l0l right! noticed that too! and says my dad has no children :-(
but the address sure isn’t off!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 16, 2010 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah it sure has my address. Lame.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 16, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe you're just that sneakey.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 16, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah it says my parents' house is worth over a million as well
And that my dad’s hobbies are “collecting” (incorrect) and he is an Aries(incorrect). But it has his address. Even if there are 57 people with his same name in Oregon, and 12 in Portland (and I have the same name as him, arghh)
Cake or Death?
by GiantBlazer on Apr 16, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Watching "Life" on Discovery channel, and it ain't no Planet Earth.
The footage is amazing, yes, but Oprah’s narration makes me nauseous. She sounds like she’s talking to 2nd graders. It’s totally condescending. I feel dumb when watching it.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
funny! i got that on right now but muted and sorta paying attention. i do like how they do it all in slow motion, if that's what you wanna call it.
but the penguins are adorable tho!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Apr 16, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
penguins are ALWAYS adorable!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Apr 16, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Night everyone. Need some Z's.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
I watched Sportscenter for the first time in maybe a few years at the gym tonight
Man. How does anyone watch that? It was so dumb. They were doing Chuck Norris jokes for Pete’s sake… those are like 5+ years old. And giggling like it was still funny.
The Phil Jackson thing was a story, and I don’t get why someone doesn’t pull KD aside and say “hey, he does this every year, it’s all a mind game. He’s trying to make you think about it too much, and then when you don’t get one call early in the playoffs, you’ll think the refs are gonna call it different and you, again, start thinking about it too much. Mind games, KD!”
He seemed shocked someone would say such a thing.
I haaaaaaate making “fun” of someone about acne, so I ain’t making fun, but he already appears to have scarring going on. He’s going to look older than Oden soon. I ain’t trying to tease, I was just surprised. I knew he had some teen-like acne, but he needs two things— one, someone to tell him what Phil Jackson is doing and how obvious it is, and two, someone to help him get that under control before more scarring happens.
#52
shopped
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
no u can tell it's not cause of juwan's facial expression
he is thinking “oh crap i should not have let that camera crew in while i was watching my ‘stories’”
by HD on Apr 16, 2010 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
also apparently the ghost of joel is stalking Juwan
by HD on Apr 16, 2010 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
"Booo! Juwan, wear shower sandals! Watch your step! Watch your step! Booooo"
P.S.: I think Juwan is charging an Apple product in his bathroom. I like that they have a TV in there instead of just a telephone that you never use. And the photographer probably sat on the throne to get that picture.
He is imagining himself naked
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
by 92wastheyear on Apr 16, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha
I beat someone who I could tell wasn’t used to being beat in 2K10, and he had Lebron (who, of course, is unstoppable, and he hit a trillion 3’s) and Shaq is a beast in the game. He doesn’t quit on me, which was good, but in the player review he is “neutral” about me and says I “have potential” even though I beat him by 20 and he was being cheap by doing that AI-Boost for the computer defense.
Playing online is fun.
#52
You should go pro, Mort
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
The money might be too much to turn down
I think you’re right. After playing 6 full games online, I am ready.
#52
He had the early lead and played well
Then I started doubling Lebron, he wasn’t good at finding the open man, and as I got the lead he got flustered and kept taking worse and worse shots and 3 pointers, trying to get everything back at once.
You gotta stay calm and stick to the gameplan, Maggie!
#52
I always liked the teams you could assemble back in the day when the AI was too dumb to not accept most 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 deals
I ended up with all-star teams, and then had minimum salary guys and a lot of free agents who felt insulted by my low offers late in the season. After the trade deadline, seasons became more boring ;)
I can’t remember exactly my most studded team, but it was ridiculous. Something like Prince backing up LeBron and Bosh backing up Dirk, with Yao and Shaq at center.
Haha, yeah
I did that earlier in the decade, but the last few years when I get a 2K NBA game, I always end up trading everyone on the Blazers for the top draft picks and remaking my team that way. I never go get Lebron, or something.
After a season or two I’ll be bored of the top draft pick, trade him for another lottery pick, and the circle of life continues. It makes me like the Bulls, always perpetually rebuilding and only having guys on rookie deals. Except I win, of course.
Sometimes I’ll draft a guy I like a lot, and keep him for forever. Do the drills and make him real good.
#52
PSA
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
"Game 75 Recap: Blazers 118, Knicks DNP"
-Dave
Tyler Durrden on Durant:
"He’s like the fonz riding an electric unicorn throwing magical love buckets in from heaven"
Hollinger on Durant in crunch time:
"Durant finds Joe DeRosa open at the 3-point line... and that should about do it. "Marcus Camby" chants fill arena."
Ha! I knew it!
Long fingers indicate faults, among which are slowness, and tediousness. These people are often bores, and worse than this they are frequently selfish.
“The Laws Of Scientific Hand Reading”, by William G. Benham
btw, love how you can put “scientific” and “hand reading” next to each other
New Junk Drawrrr.
Here.
"[S]ince men enjoyed very great leisure, they used it to pursue many kinds of commodities unknown to their fathers, and that was that first yoke they placed upon themselves without thinking about it, and the first source of evils the prepared for their descendants. For, besides continuing thus to soften body and mind, as these commodities had lost almost all their pleasantness through habit, and as they had at the same time degenerated into true needs, being deprived of them became much more cruel than possessing them was sweet; and people were unhappy to lose them without being happy to have them." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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