The 2009 season was particularly disastrous for the Portland Trail Blazers who had many players sidelined with serious injuries. Greg Oden broke his left kneecap after jumping to block a play. The rookie Patrick Mills injured a foot during training right after he was drafted. Nicolas Batum suffered a shoulder injury the previous year, and then re-injured it during the summer. When he started playing again, the cartilage in his shoulder tore and he had to have surgery. Travis Outlaw was lost for the year while recovering from a stress fracture in his foot. Martell Webster had a similar injury the previous year, and he re-broke the foot when he returned to play. Even the head coach, Nate McMillan, ruptured his Achilles' tendon during practice when he stepped in to fill gaps due to the shortage of players.

Andre Miller hits 1,000 NBA games in his career:

"The way he's playing he may have another 1,000 in him."

I'm sure you've all heard the news by now that I'm having a scope on my knee today. Unfortunately after months of intense rehab and training, the doctors discovered that a scope is necessary at this time. Thankfully this should be a quick recovery and I'll be back to training soon. I'm committed as ever to doing everything and anything to get back on the court and be a part of the team's success. Thanks for all the support, your well-wishes are much-appreciated. Good luck to my teammates this weekend!

Bill Simmons of Grantland.com -- also known as "The Sports Guy" -- picks up the "Portland Trail Blazers should trade for Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash" idea again...
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But what if the Blazers offered Raymond Felton, Nic Batum (whom they just passed on extending) and $3 million for Nash, with the wink-wink caveat that Phoenix then had to buy out his buddy Grant Hill's contract so Hill could sign with Portland? Could you go to war in the 2012 playoffs with LaMarcus Aldridge, Gerald Wallace, Marcus Camby, Wesley Matthews, Jamal Crawford, Hill, Kurt Thomas, Craig Smith and a rejuvenated-by-the-Pacific Northwest-and-a-title-shot-and-Rip City Steve Nash? Hell yeah! I haven't been this excited for a fake trade in years. Naturally, that means it won't happen.
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There was some discussion on Monday as well.

ed: bumped to front page

Aaron Brooks drops 31 on Fo-Shan NuibBall.com

Is there some special shoes that can be made for Camby's high risk ankles...? At this point it should be a given that his ankles are only a matter of when not if they will roll and get injured. His support system in his ankles has worn out and over stretched from all the years of injury. You know how they got Stephen Curry with some special shoes maybe they can get Camby some special ones to reduce him rolling his ankles in the future.

Is it possible to fix the Games Left indicator? My OCD is flaring up.

Bobcats' Diaw powered by steam engine

Anyone else get URL hijacked to xprofiles.com?

I clicked a link on blazersedge and it loaded xprofiles.com. I am pretty sure there is no spyware or malware on this PC. It's pretty locked down as it's my work PC. I know there have been issues with SBnation before so I thought I would put the info out there.

Camby will have a MRI tomorrow. Kurt Thomas gets the start.