Gameday Open Thread: Suns vs. Blazers
Shaq is back! And he brought some new friends with him. How do you think the guys from the Valley of the Sun will fare in the Drizzly Domain? And how "up" are you for this game? Is it still the same when the Suns come to town?
Register all of your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts right here.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
P.S. In case you missed it below, the Jersey Contest form for this game is right here. I mistakenly left out one question so even though the points count for the March contest nobody can win an instant jersey for a perfect score tonight. Apologies.
P.P.S. Be sure to check out the always-entertaining SBN sister-site BrightSideoftheSun for the Phoenix perspective.
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Beautiful timing on the shaq trade...
They'll sort themselves out some time
Our big men should beat Shaq down the floor on many possessions. If we push the ball up, that may be good for 4-5 easy baskets, which might make the difference.
I want to see Joel
The NBA, where Von Wafer happensMassacre... Slaughter... Crushing Defeat...
I'm gonna be watching politics tonight, which I hope features a much more entertaining massacre, slaughter, crushing defeat...
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Not as entertaining as expected...
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Shoots
We can beat them even if they play well
One problem is that I don't think our defense is good enough to force a lot turnovers out of Nash, he became a turnover machine but we'll probably give him a lot of freedom.
by Bruno on Mar 4, 2008 1:17 PM PST reply actions
Defensive Intensity
**PS - this game isn't on KGW so we should be able to win.
Go Blazers!
by TKEskippers on Mar 4, 2008 1:19 PM PST reply actions
Like the Warrior game...
Since this game is at home, and we got Roy and Jones, I like our chances. It won't have the same emotions as when we play the Lakers, but the home crowd sell out should raise our intensity some. I really think we can pull this game out, but it'll be tough. We don't have the types to handle Nash well or make him pay on defense, nor the bigs to defeat both Shaq AND Amare. Maybe one at a time, but both? We can hope that Shaq fouls out in the first quarter or remembers he is 80 and karmic justice punishes him for being so rude to Sabonis and Sabonis' legacy when Sabas was old and broken.
If Shaq was more respectful to Arvydas, Shaq would still be a good player. KARMA.
Mortimer
Yep, just look at sheed
Where are the true Blazer fans in the world,
If playoffs are going to happen
No not.... really
Must one be delusional...
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We are 22 and 8 at The Rose Garden
LET'S GO BALZERS!

"The Team with Caricature!"
Didn't want to waste a diary
The NBA, where Von Wafer happensI didn't want to waste a diary, either
(Warning: a little bad language, in both senses of the word.)
Check out what happens when literal machine translation and the NBA collide! Choice phrases from the article:
"Steve Francis of the Houston Projectiles"
"Clyde Drexler, nicknamed 'Clyde the Semivowel' and Toronto Birds of prey star Vince Howard carter"
"These players employ their strength to dunk the ball with immense military force. They are the squad's 'big adult males'."
"Some of the NBA's famous power dunkers include Antonio Davis of the Toronto Birds of prey, Chris Webber of the Sacramento Male monarches, Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Rasheed Wallace of the Portland Trail Sport coats."
"Jumping is another word form related with dunking, and the name most commonly referred [...] is that of the former NBA guard Potato Webb."
I propose that we rename Blazer's Edge to Sport Coat's Edge!
Get the tickets
Hold On to The Brokin'
Hold on.
We're outta Control,
We're outta Control,
We're outta Control,
Hold ON!!!

"The Team with Caricature!"
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 4, 2008 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
I am here tonight
its the same old Suns tonight
Shouldn't we temper our loathing for other teams beyond that team we beat the other night?
pryz is gonna be on a poster
by soulja2boy on Mar 4, 2008 7:19 PM PST reply actions
Suns dunking like mad so far
James Jones is coming in against his former team.
It's slow here tonight
Hello! echos
I was in the bottom
HOLD ON!
We are outta Konrol!
We are Outta Kontrol!

"The Team with Caricature!"
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 4, 2008 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
It's only the first quarter
by oatmealstout on Mar 4, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply actions
End of the 1st, 29-20 Suns
Baaaad first quarter. Lucky to be in single digits. Less energy than I expected, and the Suns offense was prepped for Portland's D well.
Under 10
by oatmealstout on Mar 4, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions
I'd like it better
Use Your Smile as Weapons
Sit back,Baby.
You ever "Let A Blazer Sit On Your Lap?"
We Are Outta' Kontrol!
We Are Outta' Kontrol!

"The Team with Caricature!"
okay... i have the game on laptop
Is this the normal channel because I'm ready to bean those guys across the head!
Stern thinks fans want a "fluid" game
can you believe that?
This is a fluid game
by oatmealstout on Mar 4, 2008 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
We need announcers
extremely boring
Timeout Portland
Shots aren't falling, turnovers galore. That's the big stuff.
Hold On!
Me "Blazers Boyys"
Shinin' like crystal Tiara's.
Ever let a "Blazer Fan, sit on Your Lap"?

"The Team with Caricature!"
And twice as many rebounds
by oatmealstout on Mar 4, 2008 7:51 PM PST reply actions
Blazers miss two layups
It's really really ugly. It looks like the 3rd night of an imaginary back-to-back-to-back.
No, it's an embarassment...
I mean, really, is there a team in the NBA that the Blazers match up to worse than the run-n-gun-with-the-low-post-monster Suns???
I can't think of one.
This game has 30 points loss written all over it...
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no excuse for this
Gee, only 86 comments...
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I mean, there's 2 1/2 quarters to go...
Just takes a little suspension of reality and there's still 20 more enjoyable minutes in this game...
If we can get within 8 by the fourth
Maybe they're at work?
Taking a little break.
Wow...
LMA blocks Amare...
his release point is pretty high
Maybe...
I've never seen her
Think she'll be gentle?
Aldridge
Did you see the picture in SI...
LeBron was TALLER (!!!) and looked just as strong. And we know who we like on the offensive end between those two, eh?
I am a Shaq fan, by the way...
t
WOW!!!!
9 rebounds...
TIMMAY!!!
(got that out of my system for the evening...)
Which is more wrong...
or
.................... may be COMMENCING?
vote now!
Okay... i know what we need to do
I think that with this strategy we'll see a huge improvement.
Let's see if they figure it out and how they handle it.
Nice drive by Travis...
Oops
It was a nice shot though.
OK, let's just go for a lottery pick.
by oatmealstout on Mar 4, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions
TRAVIS!!!
We're only 20 down
I'd like to see some baskets
The Blazers...
I'm not sure how you fix that. It's not something that comes up that often, but if that's an achilles heel (or and achilles leg-and-hindquarters, as in the Blazers' case), that sorta reduces your odds of playing with the Suns...
I don't think we're the worst at getting back
Not sure...
I really thought...
seen this before
Rice keeps saying Suns have had some practice and they look there best - jeez wonder if it has to do something with the team they are playing?
by BigDaddy on Mar 4, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply actions
We are Outta Kontrol
In the bushes again
I'm glad I got my suit dry-cleaned
Before the riots started
Cuz there's only rehashed faces
On the Free Throw line tonight
Soon you'll be a figment
Of some infamous life
Billionaires smile like weapons
Passing out platinum pensions
They're out of control
No one knows how low they'll go
(Hold on)
Take a ride on a broken train
Those bra burning deportees
At the service station
They know that beige
Is the color of resignation
We're out of control
No one knows how low we'll go
(Hold on)
Take a ride on a broken train
Shining like crystal tiaras
Ghettoes are gray Rivera's
This is the real me ladies
You won't find a shelter here
Tell me, what's your zip code baby
Did you ever let a Blazer
Sit on your lap?

"The Team with Caricature!"
Bad news/Bad news...
.................... more Bad news: Tony Luftman is back.
You know there's a Darius conspiracy...
WOW!!!
*yawn*
I'd like for us to play Darius.
it wont be that painful
He was a 14 ppg guy when he went down...
And he drove the lane!
Must be frustrating...
He's just a baby...
Hey...
Now, on the other hand, let's talk about Frye and Sergio...
Okay, i know the problem
Oh, and it's not the stinking defense. It's missing easy shots.
He's mocking us
shaq's always said
Free yourself...
Just watch 'em play. There's still good stuff to see... That Travis put back jam and that nice little Roy flip shot in the key, for example.
Largest halftime deficit of the season...
Nates gotta be happy
End of the 2nd, 60-41 PHX
They're going to need a gargantuan second half effort just to get back into it. It's all about pride in the second half.
So I heard...
I believe that to be correct.
timbo, I like your Barkley quote.
Yeah, Chuck called that...
28 to 8 is the points in the paint margin for Phoenix tonight, which is almost exactly the game margin...
There is no excuse...
What are you talking about?
wow...
Talking to stern during a good part of the second quarter didn't exactly endear them to me either.
I think that Im in love!!!
and people complain about Comcast, oh wait, Im watching Comscast... who's to blame?
dont blame the populace
Michael, tell Tony what he's won...
I don't know which is which
How to they get back into it?
Lets all just think positive
Who cares if we win or lose, its about us bringing us much energy as we can to help the team.
Maybe the Rose Garden crowd needs the same message, too many boo-birds.
Now that's a BAD ATTITUDE...
There are plenty of those, some of them wearing purple.
whatsa bad attitude?
its hard to blame the refs either
Blazers missing easy shots1
someone who has smarts is speaking. I like this guy.
Will the blazers keep shooting the basketball?
ummm...
yeah. I think they should too, because if they don't, you don't get any points. I could be wrong...
Rice: LMA lead NBA in fouls...
Two more quick ones.
If the Blazers hand the ball over again
Sure ya do...
OSU Beavers in Pac-10...
Ralph Miller spins...
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People are too busy groaning at the game
This is so far the biggest egg laid since the Sonics game.
Lead down to 15...
Joel with a rare double...
Rice telling tall tales about the Oden era...
HOWEVER...
It is a Beck Thang, Baby

"The Team with Caricature!"
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 4, 2008 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Frye stripped...
Phoenix doesn't look like contenders
Wer'e getting some "D"...
Not over yet !
by DaveR @ Blazer's Edge on Mar 4, 2008 8:50 PM PST reply actions
Darius Sighting
Good news for once
Gotta gettem' Baby
I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?
(double barrel buckshot)
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?
Forces of evil on a bonzi nightmare
Ban all the music with a phony gas chamber
'cuz one's got a weasel and the other's got a flag
One's on the pole, shove the other in a bag
With the rerun shows and the Snottin' nose-job
The daytime crap of the folksinger slob
He hung himself with a One Quarter slab of turkey-neck and it's hangin' from a pigeon wing
You can't write if you can't relate
Trade the cash for the beef for the body for the hate
And my time is a piece of wax fallin' on a termite
who's chokin' on the splinters

"The Team with Caricature!"
it was cool...
Thi is True
I'm listen' as we're playin'

"The Team with Caricature!"
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 4, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
I Luvs Me Beck

"The Team with Caricature!"
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 4, 2008 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
from one beck fan to another
Indulging in my self-defeat
My mind was thugged all laced and bugged all twisted wrong and beat
A comfortable three feet deep
Now the fuzzy stare from not being there on a confusing morning weak
Impaired my tribal lunar-speak
And of course you can't become if you only say what you would have done
So I missed a million miles of fun
Hail Brandon Roy!
Whew!
Nice up and under by BLAKE!
So I'm a little behind.
Lead down to 12.
Grant Hill...
Blake returns the favor...
Clear path foul...
Lead down to 10...
Raef in for Frye.
I said 8 points...
I told you all we'd be coming back.
Frye to the line...
...............................CLANK! ..............................................................................................
(add 500 periods here for the delay)
.............................................................................................. 1.
9 Point lead...
And a T.
Too bad so many "real fans" went to bed, eh?
There's the 8 points
You da man...
We win
A bold prediction...
Lead is 8 points...
I meant the Blazers...
I'm not fan of that either...
I can...
PASS the ball..
we are the true fans
by soulja2boy on Mar 4, 2008 9:05 PM PST reply actions
Where was the Phoenix D?
BLAZERS ARE PATHETIC ON THE BREAK.
Can anyone tell me...
BRANDON STROKES!!!
JAMES JONES...
Playing Jones at PF...
Phoenix tightenin' up ??
by DaveR @ Blazer's Edge on Mar 4, 2008 9:10 PM PST reply actions
He was FOULED!!
If i have a four hour erection...
The reason they caution about that...
"ask your doctor if you're healthy enough...
Dude... if i'm not healthy enough, shoot me and put me out of my misery!!!
LMA haqed by Shaq...
To the line...
Good to see them getting back in it
Blazers on a 15-4 run.
Ball the other way...
PRYZ SCORES!!!
Pryz
YESS!!!!!
PRYZ STEALS!!!
Nash coast-to-coast and it's 4 again...
note to La Marcus...
by DaveR @ Blazer's Edge on Mar 4, 2008 9:16 PM PST reply actions
Better yet...
CMon Nate call a Time-Out
JOEL GETS NO BREAKS....
ooh
Aldridge and Roy miss great looks
Shaq gets away with a clear goaltend
Amare gets a questionable foul call
Blazers coulda tied it up
Oh well...
Amazing that this is still a game at this late date, with nearly 6 minutes to go, just 4 pts.
Wow they got to within 2
This is a great timeout. they have time, they need to play loose and take it at them.
i heard her voice
how the tide can turn
I think
we're not phx fans
by Bruno on Mar 4, 2008 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
phx has serious problems
Just Do It!
There's no other place for me (Mmmm)
If you don't hold me in your arms (Oh Team oh Team)
I'd rather be here from now on
Some fans have an halfway fare
Without your love I ain't nowhere
Oh I can't eat and I can't sleep (Oh Team oh Team)
Lord I can't even live in peace (Mmmm)
Please take me Blazers for your slave (Oooh)
And save me from that early defeat
Some people have an halfway fare
Without your love I ain't nowhere and can't be beat.

"The Team with Caricature!"
LMA is 2-for-11???
I don't know what Pryz can do...
Here comes Frye...
Jack the acrobat...
LMA....
After another miss.
Game is 4...
How did this turn into a good game?
Jack erased by Shaq...
Shaq is gassed.
Trout and Roy

Pryz is back for his foul out...
FANtastic finish
They were merciful...
We are going to win
And then they foul him out...
Oh, well, like I say, Pryz would have fouled out 15 seconds earlier.
BAD CALL, that is...
Give either Outlaw or Roy the @&#^ ball
and hope they don't break their ankles
omg...
That's a bs call.
Is it just me...
I expect a lot more from him than we're getting.
2nd year player

I did too
I give him slack because it's his first true season and season as a starter. If you look at him as just a rookie, it's not really disappointing.
I did expect more though.
he'll win 4-5 games for us couple years
1:09...
Frye misses, Jack GREAT offensive rebound and finish!
Thanks Mary
Amare TERRIBLE CALL!!!!
calm blue ocean
Hey guys...
Sorry.
by 2011champs on Mar 4, 2008 9:35 PM PST reply actions
There
by 2011champs on Mar 4, 2008 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Not looking for logic here,
Don't forget Joel fouling Shaq's forearm with his neck.
This I do not know...
And if I were the Suns...
third bad call
Basket interference Frye...
I must have missed something...
Oh well, game over. Wonderful try, shafted by officials on that absolutely BOGUS blocking call.
MOther...
these are bad calls.
to be fair
i hope these refs break their legs
by soulja2boy on Mar 4, 2008 9:37 PM PST reply actions
coachs new whipping boy
well...
I guess it was just positive thinking from there.
wrong
actually...
almost..
the fans arent booing about the calls...
Seriously

Gimme give 1 Mo' chance
Tears began to stream down from my eyes
The only Team that I ever loved in whole my life
Out here in a place in a condition like this
And I began to thinkin' about what my mama told me when I was a little boy
She told me when I couldn't help myself, to get down on my knees and pray
Then I fell down on my knees
And these are the words that I said
(sung, both)
Save me save me save me Blazers,
Save me save me save me Blazers,
Whoa I don't know just how we made it
But I'm so glad our Game is here
But I'm so glad our Game is here
But I'm so glad our Game is here...

"The Team with Caricature!"
ummm
dang
well we tried
i don't understand how we don't come to play
well, as 5 game road trips go...
I'd be happy with 3 and 2.
Well, a crappy night for me...
This game? No expectations of a win, and it was very entertaining.
And I got to see the Old Spice Body Wash commercial a couple times, small saving grace.
I'll see you all as well as the "real fans" next time around.
t
hill won?
UGH
I thought for sure Obama could finally corner and finish her. WHY WON'T SHE DIE!

Hillary is a vampire...
I can't believe we came back
Too bad we didn't take care of business with about 3 or 4 minutes to go...the Suns were giving us a chance.
Yup
I'm surprised more people weren't fighters
For those wondering... mage. Don't need the power spells, just give me the simple spells and I guarantee I will frustrate the heck out a DM.
This Fight Tonight
captain said
The lights down there
that's where we'll land.
I saw a falling star burn up
Above the Las Vagas sands.
It wasn't the one that you gave to me
That night down South between the trailer;
Not the early one
That you can wish upon;
Not the Northern one
That guides in the sailors.
Oh starbright
starbright
You've got the loving that I like
all right
Turn this crazy bird around
I shouldn't have got on this flight tonight.
You got the touch so gentle and sweet
But you've got that look so critical
I can't talk to you baby
I get so weak.
Sometimes I think love is just mythical
Up there's a heaven
Down there's a town
Blackness everywhere and little lights shine
Blackness
blackness dragging me down
Come on light the candle in this poor heart of mine.
I'm drinking sweet champagne
Got the headphones up high
Can't numb you out
Can't drum you out of my mind
They're playing "Goodbye baby
baby goodbye
Ooh
ooh
love is blind"
Up go the flaps
down go the wheels
I hope you got your heat turned on baby
I hope they finally fixed your automobile
I hope it's better when we meet again.

"The Team with Caricature!"
I will also boo David Stern.
by theanomaly777 on Mar 4, 2008 11:26 PM PST reply actions

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