Cranston: Gerald Wallace Won't Play Tonight
Mike Cranston, a Charlotte Bobcats beat writer for the Associated Press, tweeted: "Higgins says Joel Przybilla will arrive in CLT Sat. DJ White later today, but Nazr won't be in OKC in time for White to be eligible tonight" and also "Bobcats will have only 8 players dressed tonight vs SAC."
With no physical for Przybilla, Wallace's first game for the Blazers will likely be against the Hawks on Sunday.
Joe Freeman of The Oregonian also reports Blazers center Marcus Camby is out tonight. Jay Allen of 95.5 The Game reports: "Nate says he doesn't expect to have Wallace for tonight. Nate says Nic will play some center tonight vs. Denver. Rudy will start tonight against the Nuggets."
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Sometimes Danilo shuts down Danilo.
Yesterday he finished with 2 points on 6 shots.
by Nick Van Excellent on Feb 25, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Gonna be tough to beat the Nugs
Martin and Nene are more involved in the offense, now that Melo’s gone
Hopefully Roy will go off, in his 2nd game out
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Martin isn't playing tonight.
It won’t be tough to beat the Nuggets. It’s their first road game as a team. They weren’t all that good a road team WITH Melodrama….
The only reason they won last night is that the Celtics totally cashed it in. The Celtics are very upset about the Perkins trade (KG, Pierce). The Nuggets went on a 16-0 run in the 4th quarter…
come on…do you think they were TRYING?
The Blazers were able to hold the Lakers to 87 points in regulation time…this is with THE DEADLINE looming and players either thinking they may be traded or that they may be losing a key member of the team….so really …..
If the Blazers show up to play they will win tonight.
hope you're right
Portland needs to protect the house and get back to winning
I’ll be there Sunday to see Crash debut against ATL
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
me too...I will be at the game tonight and can't go to the Atlanta game bc I have to
work at the crack of dawn (12 hr day) Monday.
Should be an exciting game Sunday!!!
The Blazers sent an e-mail out announcing the acquisition of Gerald Wallace.
The e-mail states that the Hawks game will be Wallace’s first as a Blazer.
First as a Blazer, sure, but doesn't mean he'll be eligible to actually play.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
Does this mean Luke will start at Center?
hahahahahahaha!
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
This is not going to end well
AWKWARD WHITE SQUAD~
Blazers fan since '91
REST IN PEACE MAURICE LUCAS 1952-2010 R.I.P #20
"We're family because of this stupid, stinkin' team." - Dave
by rise_stand_resist on Feb 25, 2011 10:51 AM PST reply actions
good time for it
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
A little optimism would be nice...
Kenyon Martin is not playing tonight.
THIS IS THE FIRST ROAD GAME for this current team.
big plus for us that KMart is out
makes the matchups much better
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
this
Maybe Patty can check Nene tonight and give LMA some space to work.
maybe patty can make a table and rudy can push nene over him
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
This is excellent
That means the only true bigs left in Denver are Nene and Bird Man. It’s unlikely that they’ll play much simultaneously, so Denver will probably play a similarly small lineup.
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
That's too bad
Would have loved to be at the game tonight and join the crowd welcoming Crash to the team. Probably for the better, so he can get a practice or 2 in before the next game. Besides, he will be welcomed (in street clothes likely) if he’s in the building.
ouch.
LMA needs to be heroic—and then some—for the Blazers to have a chance.
wha??
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Feb 25, 2011 11:08 AM PST reply actions
So just play like he has been then right?
Minus the two missed freethrows of course!
by ilikescotch on Feb 25, 2011 11:10 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
this
Not sure this is going to end well. They have plenty of mobile bigs to throw at LMA. All of them are relatively rested and on a high from their win against the Cs.
Martin is NOT playing.
1/2 of their team has just moved from New York. Moved across the country. To a new team.
They beat a depleted PSDS Celtics team. The wily Celtics didn’t even try to make it look like they were bothering to win….16-0 Nuggets run in the 4th quarter?
Unless the Nuggets are completely clueless, they will realize the Celtics GAVE them that win.
Nuggets had adrenaline going for them against the Nuggets.
Even without their original guys and their new guys
They dropped 120 on Memphis the other day. They are plenty dangerous just using the new guys as depth.
Still dangerous lol
I’m optimistic but my optimism is tempered with realism. In truth, our guys don’t really know what to expect from the Nugs tonight.
and we don't really know what to expect from our guys
but at home, this is still a game I feel we should win, especially with some of their size out
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Oops Fixed
Nuggets had adrenaline going for them against the Nuggets Celtics.
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Well, get ready for some small-ball.
Aldridge will have to start at Center, with Nic at the PF and Matthews/Rudy at the 2/3.
That leaves our bench tonight as:
Mills, Babbit, Johnson, Roy (15 minutes?)
Ouch, indeed.
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
Well, at least we can dress nine players.
Charlotte’s only going to have 8.
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
Small ball?
That’s TINY ball, that’s YMCA ball on the bench. Roy is only considered YMCA level because he’s limited in mins and lateral movement. But Mills and AJ stacked on top of eachother couldn’t play forward. And Ray Babbit is nothing but a spot-up shooter who can’t D up.
LMA, Nico, and Wes$ are going to be exhausted playing 40-45 mins (if it’s close or foul trouble).
I wouldn't be shocked...
…to see a 10-day contract announced later today for a big-body player from the D-League.
Too bad the C’s already nabbed Chris Johnson yesterday for the same purpose.
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
Maybe Jermareo Davidson?
Someone call his agent before some other team grabs him!
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
What about that dancing Blazer fan
He only has a few moves, mainly the punching bag thing and cabbage patch.
He may be able to confuse Birdman enough though to get a few boards
I'd rather sign Free-Throw Guy.
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
by Majikj0n on Feb 25, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
sign free throw guy so we can trade him to cleveland.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Feb 25, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
this^
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
no kidding. Or get him to wear a very bright bra under his shirt..have him
lift up the shirt…it would be disctracting and funny.
Can Blaze play??? :-)
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, if we signed Buck Williams to a 10-day contract...
…then he could play tonight, and then finally retire as a Trail Blazer.
Two for one!
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
number 52!
take off the bow tie and start throwing some pork chops around in the paint, for old times sake
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Seems like a no-brainer
Unless there are two more permanent guys we’re targeting. We wouldn’t want to block a roster spot and lose out on somebody who will play for the rest of the season (Powe, perhaps?).
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
wonder how this will go?
BlazerFreeman
Who will play center behind LA tonight? Batum. And, yes, that’s for real.
#52
by bustabucket on Feb 25, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Nate's strategy is to entice Denver to throw the ball in to Chris Anderson
so the Birdman can flash his vaunted low-post moves
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Nic will play center
I never thought I would see that…our frontcourt is literally LMA-Nic-Babbitt! Haha…wow. How quickly can a D-League guy get here?
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
last night Cho said they would have a meeting this AM
hopefully they have already contacted the newest Blazer big man, or his rep
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
you'd think that the level of urgency in addressing this matter would be high
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
i hope so, can you imagine if we get into foul trouble tonight?
We are going to have some strange lineups.
#52
by bustabucket on Feb 25, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that was a type-o!
I think it’s for real though. That has to make him the shortest center in the league! He doesn’t even have the size to play PF well. Poor guy. Not only that, nobody wants the actual distinction of being a Blazers Center – stay healthy Nic!
I have nthn btr 2 do than spend time coming up with a clever signature
skinniest center in the league at least
you can get by at 6’7’’ to 6’9’’ if you’re a wide body like Chuck Hayes, Craig Smith, Dejuan Blair…but Nic is like the exact opposite of that. Thankfully K Mart is out and Harrington is a fine matchup for him.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Nic is the same size as Chris Johnson
not that it makes this idea any better, I’m just offering some perspective
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Sacre bleu!
Now playing at center, the former point guard for the French National team.
by LaughingJon on Feb 25, 2011 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
stop with the Scottie Pippen comparisons
Nic is more versatile, like…Magic Johnson
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I bet Nate only said that because
Aldridge said “don’t call me a center”. So Nate was probably just playing off of that.
At least these guys had the A.S. break to rest up
LA is gonna do what, 46 mins tonight? Wes/Rudy/Batum 42+?
(cc to HCP from sportstwo.com)
Hindsight is AWESOME!
I thought Turkeyglue was going to help out the team, and the deal was basically done! Dre was the guy much lower on the list.
Harris was high on the list before the trade deadline, Crash was 3rd or 4th on the list. I hope this works out like the Dre situation!
from what he told Canzano, Wallace was concurrent choice with the other NJ thing.
so not 3rd or 4th..possibly 2nd.
Cho said he was working on more than one deal...and he also said the Blazers have been
interested in Wallace for a LONG LONG time. So actually he may have been first choice.
One more thing I like about Cho…unlike KP…he doesn’t do things like list the order of what priority a deal is…much more classy this way IMO.
wheels within wheels
he can keep a lot of plates spinning atop poles, like the halftime entertainer
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
whoa buddy
we’ve been after Wallace for months (and interested for years) by all accounts…just because of the way things unfolded this week does not mean that he was anything less than a top target/major priority for us.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
We've been after CP3 for years now
Hardly matters at this point, just glad we got him instead of Harris…
Glad we got Dre instead of Turkeyglue.
hard to know what's real and what's not from our limited perspective as fans
but as far as doing the Wallace deal instead of the Harris deal and signing Dre instead of Turkeypoo, I think the Blazers lucked out big time in both situations. Thank goodness.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
we know more about Hedo
Portland wanted him badly, he was the #1 target, the deal was very close, then Colangelo/Toronto stepped in at the last minute and lffered a few more bucks
that, and Mrs. Turkey supposedly preferred Toronto
Regardless, that was a huge bullet dodged, just like how the alleged Dre/Oden/Przy for Harris/Murphy deal never came to fruition
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I will always be grateful for Mrs. Turkey
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
supposedly Mr. Turkey never even moved to Toronto...
Mr. Turkey’s pants are on fire. He not only lied about coming here..when he backed out, he lied about why….
just because of the way things unfolded this week does not mean
You mean…Just because of the way the media reported that things unfolded this week…for all we know the Harris negotiations were just one of Cho’s smokescreens
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
precisely my dear Watson
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s pretty clear what Cho was trying to do. He was trying to get Harris and Wallace in Portland. Wallace has been a target for Portland since Raef Lafrentz was in town, so has Harris, because he was going to be dealt to us instead of NJ originally but we drug our feet on Frye/Sergio/Outlaw…oops.
I think it might still be a possiblity to go for Harris eventually, but it’ll be more difficult now.
by Eric Loftin on Feb 25, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Devin will be a FA in a few years
good luck Jazz, trying to extend him
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
hahaha...I have to like Utah's chutzpah in pulling the chair out from under
Williams before he was able to create the LBJ..Melo media circus…teams are learning…Cleveland got screwed over to the greatest degree…Denver learned from that and at least got quite a bit in return for him..but had to deal with the locker room nonsense for 2/3 of this year…
Utah learned from Denver and said….nope..not on our watch.
And they showed the fans that SLOAN mattered to them.
Don’t think Harris is all that…so he probably will stay in Utah.
Read that Harris’s style of game is one in which the player doesn’t fare well physically and he has probably already reached his peak.
Maybe I’m wrong…and he will do better with a better system..fans…coaching…but he’s no super star IMO.
Welcome to Portland General Wallace!!
We are very excited to have you
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Nic on Nene.
That will get ugly VERY quickly.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
KMart isn't playing?
Wait. He was ballin’ last night.
wha??
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Feb 25, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
SWEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!
Ummm… hey sorry about that being sick and all…umm get well soon.
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
phew
That helps A LOT. Nene can’t guard LMA and neither can Birdman.
This could actually go pretty well.
Ooh! Nate on 95.5 right now.
wha??
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Feb 25, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Nic can handle Al
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
He never plays the 2nd of back to backs
but official word is flue to save face i guess.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Feb 25, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Nic on Birdman
or Harrington… luckily ATL and DEN don’t really have much in the way of centers either, so hopefully the Blazers survive until Camby is back.
haha...wow
innuendo!!
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
oh, and coincidentally I've been told I look like Nic lol
/not really
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
Blame LMA? Heck no!!!! In fact if I was Camby I would insist on being called a PF!
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
This may be the hold up on Camby's return.
Camby: “I will return to the line up when I am listed as PF, no sooner”
I think 'Dre should call himself "the center"
Miller is curse-proof, he can take one for the team
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by two4larue on Feb 25, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Bite Size with us?
wha??
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Feb 25, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nic...
playing center? Whew…this is the smallest small ball the NBA has seen since the 1950s.
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
Nico going to learn a little post defense tonight lol
because he’s going to get posted up a whole lot lolol
KMart out helps
and I’m sure Nico will give it a good go but this is still funny. I’m the other guys on the roster are having a good laugh over this one lol
Poor frenchie lol
Yea, I guess we can finally call him a Marion type player
He now officially defends all 5 positions.
Portland could coast along with their superior talent and stay right with us. Now that Portland woke up, the hammer cometh down.
Bayless > Daffy Duck after 3 cans of rockstar
by Batumshakalaka on Feb 25, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Must win? Why?
Why is a game where we are laughably short-handed a must-win?
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
against Denver after letting the Laker game slip away
we can’t dismiss the importance of this game just because we are short handed…every win or loss is huge from here on out
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
this
We traded to win now. We can’t drop games at this point. The Laker game was a travesty. We can’t give games like that away.
We traded to win now...
with the right players actually playing. Two of those players wont be in tonight (Camby, Wallace).
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
doesn't matter, it's not an excuse to lose this game
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Nate's not going to let the team feel sorry for themselves
they’ve got to scrap on the boards, and do some things
make your FTs and 3-pointers = win
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
sure
/Rice’d
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
This is suppose to be one of the greatest trades in blazer history
Losing this game will kind of sour it in the short term. Plus why win 6 in a row to lose to the carmello less nuggets. plus they have us 2-1 on the season f that lets tie it up vs denver.
We traded to win now...
as in this current season. Anything over 7 more losses destroys any chance at 50 wins and decent seeding.
We have to maneuver for a favorable match-up at this point and we can’t afford to lose games while waiting for guys to get back from injury.
we must win this, or we won't
if we don’t, we lose it.
simple.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Feb 25, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
tonight we get to see how tough our Frenchmen is
if we aren’t hitting our 3’s tonight then this could be a long game
Why is Camby STILL out? Argh..
"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 think he's still feeling some pain
#52
by bustabucket on Feb 25, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
They got a pill for that
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Camby will make sure he is completely healed so that he doesn't end up
with further injury. He’s a veteran and hey…he probably knows what is best for his body.
The guy is not a malingerer. Better he is fully healed and healthy for the playoffs!!!!!!
he's not a malingerer
but he doesn’t exactly prefer to play through pain
14 year vet, he’s earned the right to call his own shots
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
agree...the thing with knees though is that pain means it's not fully healed right?
And a non-fully healed ANYWHERE IN THE KNEE AREA…should not be messed with.
You are right about say..the shoulder thing…
Ankles with the 7ft guy…I’d even be careful about this…
I love Camby and know he will play hard once again when back on the court.
I agree....
Hey, Camby!!! You didn’t get traded man!!!!! How about you decide to play, huh????
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
You're kidding right?
We absolutely can’t risk Camby. He is our only center, we will need him down the stretch.
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
We need him in a game against a division rival too.
LaMONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by LaMarvelous on Feb 25, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
we need him period
so make sure you’re healthy Marcus, but hurry back
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Not if he's not ready
I don’t care if it take two more weeks. I don’t want him out there if it risks further injury.
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
So...our starting lineup is?
Miller
Matthews
Rudy
Batum
Aldridge
With who off the bench exactly? Armon, Patty, and who am I missing?
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
Roy is out
he is only playing every other game
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
Roy is playing,
he’s not playing on back to backs
#52
by bustabucket on Feb 25, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Roy is only not playing the second of back to backs
with a day off in between he absolutely should be available tonight
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
I think Roy will play...he just won't play in back to backs.
But given the effect his being in the game seemed to have for LMA…if Roy is out…so be it.
Though ideally I wish LMA would just continue to play his game and let Roy do what he is able to do….
Roy doesn't make a huge difference...
…we’re thin at PF/C. If he plays or doesn’t play, we’re still looking at very heavy minutes from our forwards tonight.
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
BRoy and Babbitt make the 9 we have available
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Luke's gotta play big
I hope he’s up for it
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
He can contribute.
I just hope he doesn’t overdo, just to show that he is not limited.
This is a better opportunity for him than the Lakers game.
babbitt
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
McMillan on Jim Rome
Getting some national burn over the radio in advance of the national burn on the boob tube. Exciting night for the Blazers matching up small ball against the Nuggets. See you in the Garden! 314 keeping it live!
I miss that section.. :(
I had season tix last year (Big red wig).. But they raised the prices..
Born in Maryland,
Lived in D.C,
Lived in Florida
Lived in Pheonix...
...Fell in love with Portland
Rose City till I Die.
by Portland Love on Feb 25, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Where is the "Portland Love"?
Oh yeah, I remember you. You sat somewhat in the middle if I remember correctly. We’re the group in the back against the wall. Sad to see you go. You brought good energy, I remember you always getting the giveaways because of your wig. Hope to see you back!
by Fanstand314 on Feb 25, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
back of the bus
it’s always rowdier
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
by two4larue on Feb 25, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
hahahah! So true....
I’m over in 302 now, they don’t deserve the wig.. I’ll be back eventually, gotta get a career first. I visit from time to time though.
Born in Maryland,
Lived in D.C,
Lived in Florida
Lived in Pheonix...
...Fell in love with Portland
Rose City till I Die.
by Portland Love on Feb 25, 2011 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
Babbitt spotting
at tattoo parlor on Morrison. He’s going to be indistinguishable from the Birdman in appearance tonight as well as a presence in the paint.
Babbitt getting tats?
interesting
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah. Get inked before the Nugz game.
They won’t punch you in the suran wrap or anything…
wha??
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Feb 25, 2011 11:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
if one team can respect tats, it's the colorful Nugs
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
he got stubble tattooed on his chin so he can finally look older than gordon hayward.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Feb 25, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
If he wants to look old...
he should get Greg Oden tattooed on his chin.
he probably looked older than gordon hayward
ten years ago
by DefenderOfPants on Feb 25, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Paul Allen should have
fired up the private jet and flew Joel, Dante and that other dude to Charlotte today so they could get their physicals!!!
I want to see G-Force tonight!!!!!! Damn!!!!!!!
WWKPD??
good point!
we can fly Cho across the Atlantic for an interview on a mega yacht, but we can’t get Joel across the country?
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
he must be upset (I'd be upset too if I got moved from Portland to Charlotte)
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
I bet he doesn't fail his physical and mess up the trade
too much inner pride in the Przy
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Yea, he's a pro
I don’t recall where I saw it, but he had a great quote before the deadline about it being a business and him just being happy to go home to his family after games regardless. He also said his time in Portland was a great journey. I’m sure he’s still pulling for the team to succeed and wouldn’t do anything to hurt our chances.
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
woulda been tough, but woulda been nice to have him available
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Craaaaaaap
Most likely the only game I’ll go to this season. I really wanted to see him play. Uggh.
Sunday on television it is then. At least I’ll be able to hear the comments from Mike and Mike.
Greg Oden ate my baby. Need money for body-building training so that I may take my revenge.
Gerald! Welcome to the Western Conference where you will play exotic and unfamiliar teams to you
such as the Atlanta Hawks! Oh wait…
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
hmm...maybe I should put a fanpost together...
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
I like the idea, and let’s just rec that sucker all the way up to the top of the page.
by Jam Master Jay on Feb 25, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Clearly it is
But for his meddling we would have shipped out Babbit and a second rounder instead of Cunningham, Marks, and two first rounders. You know it has to be true.
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
Kenyon Martin out for tonights game
Nice of Pryz to screw Portland over taking his sweet time to get to Charlotte.
Pryz just got shipped out of town like a piece of meat.
Who is screwing who here?
He didn’t want to leave Portland. I see no problem with him taking as much time as he wants to getting to the East Coast.
Portland Trail Blazers, Future World Champions 2011-2021.
Part of the business come on
quit making excuses for this guy.
by beerman2619 on Feb 25, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Man, he's a real pro
Dude earned our respect.
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
Time to stop crying and start scrapping
C’mon Blazers. You can beat the Thuggets,
We can do some things
Rumor has it that Dos Equis first approached Aldridge, but Aldridge turned thrm down because the real 'most interesting man in the world' would not have to prove it in a commercial. - Canis Hoopus 1/7/11
Sounds like Gerald Wallace will play tonight
News out of Charlotte is Pryz will not need to take physical. Bobcats are going to waive Pryz so no physical needed.
Whoa what!?!
This is pretty big news on two fronts! Got a link? This would pave the way for not only Wallace’s debut, but for us to bring back Przy in 30 days, which would be ENORMOUS!
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
link it up man
This is important crap we’re talking about here!
by Eric Loftin on Feb 25, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I will believe it when I see it
I dispense B.S. and facts. It is up to you to figure out which is which.
Not to shoot the messenger, but I don't believe this.
Charlotte only has one other center, Kwame, and they could definitely use Przybilla.
"Nicolas! You're the strongest boy in the world!"
ya, saw something earlier via Oregonlive
that said Joel was going to report to Charlotte. So who knows. I hope he’s bought out, but we’ll see.
by Eric Loftin on Feb 25, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
The hits keep rolling,
playing Denver on national tv with no center.
I wish management would just admit they are throwing in the towel until next season.
Way to represent for the players and coach who have been giving their all , hope LA deosnt get injured with as hard as they have been riding him :(
"We've got to get stops ! " ...... Nate McMillan
woah..
WHAT? Seriously? What’s with the debbie downer talk?
by Eric Loftin on Feb 25, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Throwing in the towel?
This team just got better. We traded away a few role players who weren’t major contributers and got an amazing player in return. We’ll sign another big. Just have patience.
"Nicolas! You're the strongest boy in the world!"
this is crazy talk
throwing in the towel? We are gearing up for a playoff push! I’m blown away by this sentiment.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
by sammymohawk on Feb 25, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I have to admit, I'm not real happy that McMillan sounds so insistant on Wallace not starting right away
Hopefully it’ll just be for a game or two. Wallace is the kind of guy that doesn’t need plays run for him, so he should be able to play productive minute immediately.
40 years of being a Blazer fan,
I was thrilled when we landed the #1 pick. Dreamed of a championship.
5 years later, waiting for Oden with no concrete back up plan has done me in. My anus is exit only, not buying the smoke Blazer brass is trying to blow up it.
Sorry, contenders are stocking bigs, Blazers move the entire front line back up in one move.
I can’t take it anymore.
Crash is great, but doesnt fill the hole thats been open 5 years now.
From draft on on, this franchise management has been embarassing, I feel for the players and coach who have more heart than the ones who sign their checks.
"We've got to get stops ! " ...... Nate McMillan
IMO, the management has been pretty great (outside of the Roy contract).
You can’t predict injuries, and Cho is doing everything he can to make the team better. Besides, Camby will soon be back and we’ll get another big.
"Nicolas! You're the strongest boy in the world!"
hmm
I understand where you’re coming from, but this move actually gives me some hope. Wallace is a heck of a player and I really think this move is for the playoff run. I also really like Batum’s comments on getting Wallace. He’s looking at it as a huge opportunity to learn from the guy. I love that. When you think about, we just upgraded our SF position in the western conferrence to being in the top 3. That’s pretty big.
I agree we’re shot handed in the middle, but I’ve kinda been seeing this develop over the course of the year. Aldridge may not want to be called a center, but I have a feeling he’s going to be our center for the future if we don’t get a major player there.
Have faith, I know it’s tough, but I really think we’re on the right track. There are going to be obstacles, but I think Cho is putting us into position to make some really major moves in the very near future in the west. Next season we’ve got Miller, Camby, and Oden all going to expiring, the year after Wallace is an expiring. We can make some major trades with those piece if we want.
We’ll see, buy I’m optomistic about our future for the first time in months.
It's Cho's first year...so far so good.
The draft was KPs…last laugh if you ask me…
From draft on on,
I am sure the mgmt will address the Center issue before the Atlanta game.
supposed to be draft day on,
I truly belive Mr Allen calls all shots, the gm is a figure head, and KP’s head got big. Imo, it doesnt matter how many gm’s come and go.
My expectations are too high, and patience level is too low 5 years later.
I hope the center position is addressed. Pryz coming back would make me feel a bit better, but its still not the long term answer.
"We've got to get stops ! " ...... Nate McMillan
impatience is a bad thing for us right now though
this trade puts us firmly on the upswing again. We all share the frustration, but it doesn’t mean we should force the issue. I also think the GM is much more than a figurehead, even in our organization. Paul Allen is not on the phone with other GMs, he is not crafting and building beneficial trades…sure he may have an opinion on who to target and approve or veto a deal (just like Jordan, or Cuban, or any other majority owner) but he is absolutely not playing the very important role of GM for us. The 5 spot really isn’t that bad of a situation if we have health. How many centers do we need? Most teams have a 3 or 4 man frontcourt rotation (Camby, Oden, LMA, and now Wallace when desired). This trade brought us an all-star for a bunch of mediocre players and a non-lottery draft pick. Our big man depth wasn’t good anyway, so considering how much the magnitude of the upgrade outweighs the marginal downgrade, I am very excited and optimistic about what we have decided to do here. You will feel better when you see it in action.
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
I hear ya man
I think we’ll find out next season. We’ve got major money coming off the books next season, and usually after a lockout and reduced salary cap, those are going to be worth their weight in gold. I think we’ll be ok. For now we just gotta keep cheering these guys on.
Very true.
I would be comfortable with 2 pf’s and 2 c’s, but healthy. 3 c’s if one of them 3 is Oden. But its not up to fans.
Go Blazers !!!!
"We've got to get stops ! " ...... Nate McMillan
luke better drop 50 to shut all the haters up
fire barrett
dont trade andre (unless its for chris paul)
dont trade camby
lol
he might have to drop 90 to shut the haters up, but even then I doubt it.
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