Blazers.com: Q&A With Luke Babbitt
Luke Babbitt talks about what he's been up to since summer league.
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Lance Uppercut
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Sounds like he's a gym rat
Babbitt can be a good player if he keeps working on it. He’s raw but has the talent and work ethic.
Bat88m
if his offensive game is as versatile as his hairstyling he has hall of fame potential.
by Ben Golliver on Sep 3, 2010 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He's going back to the big hair
and hence, the team is considering retiring his jersey sometime during the 2015-16 season.
by Lance Uppercut on Sep 3, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
the Blazers sent Dante there last August
and he received high marks, from the scouts in attendance
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Armon went this year too
Hopefully it made an impact on his game too.
Pendergraph should have, too
Jeff needs all the “instruction” he can get
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I really wish the Blazers would give Ben media access. I know they’re running 2v2s and 3v3s down in Tualatin. Would love to hear more about the games. More than the painfully mediocre Blazers official media would report.
"You know, when you are in the game, you hear 20,000 people behind you, you don't feel anything."
- Nicolas Batum on playing through his shoulder injury during the 2010 playoffs.
I wonder if there's a moratorium
like, no video until Sept 14th
BT Smith used to have the players in shooting drills up on his Columbian banter page. Blazer fans can’t get enough. We don’t need fancy analysis, just some fresh video to look at
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I don’t even need video. Just report SOMETHING about the players before guys start reporting. But I guess the players need some privacy too. I’m sure they appreciate the peace and quiet leading up to a hectic season. I’m just a thirsty fan I guess.
"You know, when you are in the game, you hear 20,000 people behind you, you don't feel anything."
- Nicolas Batum on playing through his shoulder injury during the 2010 playoffs.
Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?
Bill Bayno told us a couple weeks ago that Brandon asked the guys to return on August 30 (last Monday) to begin working out. Mike Barrett said earlier today on 95.5 that 8 Blazers have returned to town so far and are working out at the practice facility. I called and asked Mike who the 8 players were but Mike wasn’t sure (I guess he only heard there were 8 players), but he knew LMA was there and of course Brandon. I heard somewhere else the rookies (Babbitt, Williams, and Johnson) were there (gotta love rookies), but I don’t know who the other 3 players are (assuming there are 8 as Barrett said).
Of course, Batum’s playing for France, Joel and Oden are rehabbing, and Rudy needs to be in rehab. So it isn’t them. I would also expect Miller to show up about 7 pm at the end of Media Day.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Sep 3, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be surprised if Matthews and Bayless aren't there
Cunningham, Pendergraph, anyone I’m missing?
Too bad this isn’t like spring football and we can’t go hang out in the bleachers and watch ’em
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Yeah, good bets, but Bayless said he "tweaked something" a couple of weeks ago and wasn't able to work out.
Then I heard someone (sorry I can’t remember who – Barrett?) on 95.5 a couple of days ago say he still wasn’t playing because he “tweaked something” and also that Williams was unable to play (didn’t say why – still has the knee problem?). Anyone know more?
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Sep 3, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
that was Bayno
I finally got a chance to listen to the podcast, he said that Jerryd and Elliot aren’t working out yet due to minor injuries
Barrett asked Bill about Bayless as backup PG, I’m going to put Bayno’s response into a fanshot later tonight
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
There is a report on the Official Trailblazer page on Williams.
He has been flying everywhere to get pick-up games and I believe he is one of the eight at the practice facility.
hg
by BBK on Sep 3, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He's been tweeting about workouts all week.
headed to my first wrkout!!!
out here in portland wrking out… u in the A?
whats good twitter fam??? just finished the first wrkout wit the team
Bayno said they're holding him and Bayless out
that interview was 2 days ago, and Williams may be in pickup games, now
Bill also said that Steve “hat man” Gordon has been overseeing the workouts at the PF
see fanshots for the link to the podacst
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
It is about privacy
The practice facility, for all intents and purposes, is home for the players. It’s their house. They’re not required to be there, but they choose to come back early because it’s a place they can go about their business with some semblance of privacy seeing as its their house. That’s why you’re not likely to hear/see much out of informal pre-camp workouts and runs. It’s helpful to have a place to get into shape without worrying about being critiqued. They’re judged 8 months out of the year; giving them a few months off only seems fair.
by Lance Uppercut on Sep 3, 2010 8:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
did he go number 1 or 2?
Buffalo Bills football players get heckled at their training camps
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Also, I'd imagine the players are more likely to work out if they can do it without everyone watching.
And we want to encourage them to work out of course.
Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.
Well...at least Duke Nukem Forever was announced today. Can Reach come out so this month can just got quickly.
by BRoyInThe4th on Sep 3, 2010 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Proof reading
Is awesome :)
"Batum must be french for: being at the right place at the right time" -
-StudMuffin15 @ Rufus On Fire
"Juwan "The Clipper Killer" Howard" - Natedog1977 @ ClipsNation
" I would trade our entire team for Brandon Roy"
- Slick4President @ Indy Cornrows
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Sep 3, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
punctuation is important, too....
So, does making sense…
Sometimes, punctuation (and proof reading) help make sense of it all.
by 1ofthe7 on Sep 3, 2010 8:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That was interesting
He sure sounds busy. I hope he finds time to get drunk and pick up hot chicks.
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