Michael Levin compares the NBA's Western Conference teams to bands on DigitalRefrain.com and writes that the Portland Trail Blazers are the Smashing Pumpkins. --------------------------- When things went downhill, they went downhill fast. The brief moment of electronica before they ultimately disbanded registered the last gasp of desperation. They were never truly great, but the hints of what could have been make the end hurt worse than people would lead on. At least J.J. Hickson managed to scrape something out of it. You feel bad for LMA, but he’ll count his money off the "Cherub Rock" royalties and will be juuuust fine. --------------------------- -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter