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Kitten_tiny by Dave on in News Comment 398 comments

Don't forget that this is an early game...5:00 start Pacific time.  I should be here, though given the likely outcome maybe I'll wish I wasn't.  Who knows though?  Stranger things have happened.  Like Shaq to Phoenix, for instance.

Register all of your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts right here.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

P.S.  There's a Jersey Contest Form for tomorrow's Indiana game a couple posts below this one.  There is no form for this game.  Please read the important contest post in between this post and the form.  (Just scroll down.)

P.P.S. As Blazermaniac32 has pointed out in the diaries, the news is official now. Brandon Roy is out tonight due to a death in the family. We offer condolences to and prayers for Brandon and his loved ones.

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Easy win
All we need is for Joel and LMA to both get double-doubles, Blake to go 3 for 3 on 3s, Martell to go for 24 in a quarter (twice), and Travis to have one of THOSE fourth quarters.

Oh, and Jarrett to only step out of bounds once.

Actually, if Brandon doesn't play, it will be interesting to see if ball movement (especially in the 4th quarter) is better, resulting in more open looks.  It seems to me we've got a little too much tendency to watch Brandon do his stuff on the high pick and roll in the 4th quarter, rather than keep moving without the ball.  Maybe without him, we'll see more off the ball screens, etc.  I'd love that.

These guys are human, they can be had, even without Brandon.  It will take one of those games where a bunch of guys play above their usual standard, but it happens, and actually not that infrequently when a star player is out.  Guys go out to prove they aren't a one-man team, and coaches devise a game plan for which the other team can't really prepare.  Chicago won at GS while short-handed.  This could be one of those freak situations where we've got a better chance without Brandon, just because they won't know what we're going to do.

by jscot on Feb 8, 2008 5:04 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You forgot
to mention that Sergio will play the entire fourth quarter  and Raef will get big minutes in preparation for 3 more games against Shaq where we'll use him to save on Przy & Frye's fouls.  
"jksnake99's advice : NEVER give up on a Brandon Roy led team." -- posted at halftime...

by jorga on Feb 8, 2008 4:51 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm scared
To play without Brandon.  I ain't gonna lie.

by leeroyjenkins on Feb 8, 2008 8:41 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we'll be fine
Honestly, we will still play a similar level of basketball. The one thing that is going to change is that we are not going to be getting nearly as many open looks from the outside because they won't be doubling brandon. I predict that Jack will have an ungodly number of assists, and that LA will have another great game against rasheed. This is probably the best game for Brandon to be out of, as they will most likely play man to man defense the entire game which will allow us to get to the hoop and run against this team.
TheOdenator

by TheOdenator on Feb 8, 2008 8:59 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Motivation
In case the Blazers needed more motivation, it seems like Sheed's "not impressed" with Portland.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/SPORTS03/802080386/1051

I wonder if he was "impressed" when the Pistons came to Portland earlier in the year and lost...

by OutrageousJ on Feb 8, 2008 9:44 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

'Sheed
Sheed speaks his mind, you have to give him that.  Judging from those comments and the ones he's made since coming here you tend to think he really holds a grudge with how his time in Portland shook out.

But you guys should know, that just Sheed.

by PistonsNation on Feb 8, 2008 10:58 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep, it's just Sheed calling it as he sees it.
I would be surprised only in the event that he didn't hold any resentment toward the Blazers organization. Any other outcome wouldn't seem to add up, based on both my knowledge as a fan of the Blazers' situation at the time leading up to his departure, and fitting the mental profile Sheed has created for himself.
lickety-brindle

by Billy Ray Bates on Feb 8, 2008 2:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Strange things happen
Let's hope this is one of those strange nights.

PistonsNation- we know all about 'Sheed being 'Sheed.  

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 11:21 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Detroit Jersey contest answers (imaginary edition)
Just because there was no POSTED jersey contest doesn't mean I can't play anyway.

-----

Portland - 89, Detroit - 86

The second technical will be called on Sheed DURING THE PRE-GAME SHOOTAROUND.

Brandon Roy will follow the game by SKETCHY RADIO RECEPTION IN SEATTLE.

NEITHER TEAM will trade for Jason Kidd and a packet of WestJet in-flight peanuts.

AMY WINEHOUSE will end up passed out sulking on the scorer's table.

And TOM SELLECK in that same old Tigers ballcap will be the one to lob a cup of half-Schlitz/half-backwash at her,
setting off . . . well, not a "riot", really. More like a "party".

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on Feb 8, 2008 11:30 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ha!
And Sheed gives the Oregonian more "N-word"-riddled nonsense about pro-ball players being modern "slaves." (Anyone remember that horrible interview?)
TTFN! Ta-ta-for-now!
RipCity's a state of mind

by Y5k on Feb 8, 2008 1:16 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brandon being out is our key to victory...
It means the Pistons won't take us seriously.

And it means that their scouting report on our team will be all wrong.

Look for Jarret, Channing and Travis to have big games.

by Majikj0n on Feb 8, 2008 12:57 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agree...
It could be the game of the season... Frye hitting shots, Jack splitting the D... a victory is possible and needed

by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 8, 2008 1:50 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Travis and Martell
Both will go off tonite. Martell will score 30 in the 3rd and Travis will score 40 in the 4th.

by Steve The Hedge on Feb 8, 2008 1:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

C T C
Detroit down 10 at half and Wallace mails it in.  Without him, LMA goes off for 34 / 16.

Go Blazers!

by TKEskippers on Feb 8, 2008 1:52 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm gonna give this one...
.......... the Least Prescient Post Prize before the game is even over.

I'm watching Minneapolis and Celtics myself...

t

"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Feb 8, 2008 7:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

game tonight
Expect to see a ton of the Martell Webster Offense tonight.

I think Martell and Sergio are the X factors tonight

Travis Outlaw drops the sledgehammer on Daequan Cook for a dunk so vicious, it's illegal in 48 states.

by BlazerBandit on Feb 8, 2008 3:01 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well
Here is something to cheer everyone up:

Possibly NSFW? It's news about an upcoming Woody Allen movie featuring Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansen:

Read Here

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 4:42 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Time to wind up Darius...
... get him hopped up on Pixie Stix, and let him run around like an eight-year-old on Field Day.  I figure we should get about thirty minutes of pent-up freak-out from him, just have him run back and forth on the baseline looking for the alley-oop.  Good for 32 and eight boards.  Book it.

by natopotato on Feb 8, 2008 4:42 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

QUALITY PIE!!!
WELCOME BACKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!
"Besides, I met a girl who loves basketball, blazers, and spurs. I'm sorry, you really can't dampen my mood right now :)" -ratbastird(after oden's surgery)

by nateinaloha on Feb 8, 2008 5:03 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

POOOOOORTLAND BAAAASSSKETBALL!!!
Will be a toughie, but the Pistons do give away games more than they should.  I got a friend who is a Piston's fan (he's from Detroit so it's okay) and he always always complains about Detroit losing to lesser teams just because they don't feel like playing.

He's scared of this game, because the Blazers are the type of hungry team to take advantage of a Pistons team that doesn't wanna try.

The announcers love LMA.  Evidently he plays with his back to the basket and is a great rebounder!  What is everyone here complaining about then?! ;-) (wink)!

LMA is awesome.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:07 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's give 'em a Hard Game
for the next 48 minutes.

GO BALZERS!

I want "Sheed T'd, just for old time sake. In fact I would like to see him tossed, throwing his jersey and head band into the crowd. Aahh, the memories.

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:08 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here we go folks!
I don't know what to expect from this game, but then maybe I don't want to know what to expect.  I just hope we don't get slaughtered.

--Dave

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:08 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No Roy till Monday
Per Quick's blog.  He's staying for the funeral, will re-join his other family Monday at Houston.

Let's win it for the Roy-Bot!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:09 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I heard an explosion!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:10 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, someones got to lose
Hopefully not us.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The keys
It really bothers my boyfriend that the "keys" on  the Ford keys to the game screen are black on a black background.  

by troutfan on Feb 8, 2008 5:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So true
agreed. I would like a nice shade of beige, taupe perhaps.

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is he
Color blind?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No
not color blind.  He is pleased that people responded to that post.

by troutfan on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LMA needs to channel his inner Z-Bo
And have a Z-Bo-in-Detroit type game.  30+, 15+!  WITH 13 BLOCKS.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:12 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heh all the stations have the same music
Bothers me a little. I equate the music with the Blazers + Mike and Mike.  

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

31-3
We can do it.

I am responding to the Detroit feed, as us league passers are watching.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TAKE HIM JOR-EL
Sheed is no match for an offensive giant like JOEL.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:14 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WEBBY!
Would be nice if he has a nice game.  Nice.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A Joel Post up good lord
Timbo is calling the plays tonight!

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good D Webby!
bringing it both ways!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Marty is The Man
of the Moment. Scorin' and Boardin'
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:16 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good try Jack
Good penetration.  Offense looks off, but we can get on track.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:16 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What's with
The Palace playing We Will Rock you for like 5mins straight?
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:17 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jack on Rip
Is the weakness they should exploit.  Jack will have to fight thru screens quickly and then be a lot shorter than Rip as he closes out on him.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:17 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

2 and a half
minutes without a foul, for Pryzzy!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:18 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice take, Marty!
He broke everyone's ankles with that Utep-Two step.

And we get a "ball don't lie" off the missed FT.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:18 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We got our first
"ball don't lie" there!

Everyone drink.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:19 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is 'Sheed makin'
his "Angry Face"?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:19 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Two fouls on Sheed!
LMA rebounding good, gets blocked by Sheed, Martell goes for the 360 reverse tomahawk free throw line dunk and Sheed can only foul him helplessly.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

webfeed
anyone have an online link thats working?

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow
That was a foul by Sheed on that LMA attempt.
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

JACK A GREAT DRIVE!
But he borks the finish.  Too wide open?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:22 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ooph
Jack misses a gimme.  

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:22 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cs.net
isnt working for me. I might have to go downstairs. dang.

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 5:23 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I still got a good feeling
I got a good feeling about LMA and Webby today... they better prove me right.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:24 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Get on BillyUps
Need to slow that boy down.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:23 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just going to throw this out there.....
This is going to be a low scoring game

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:24 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Low scoring is OK
in fact it might be better with us missing our main gun.

High scoring could also be OK.

Just as long as both teams are in the same category.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:26 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LMA 5 boards
I guess he IS a great rebounder, like the Detroit announcer said!

(just to clarify, I think LMA WILL be a great rebounder but gets out of position too easily now, so don't think I'm a hater because I ain't a hater maybe YOU are the hater did you ever think of that you dumb jerk?!?!?!)

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:25 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Then again
they also said Jarrett Jack scared them on the break.

I wonder if they're angling for a trade for JJ?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:26 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When Martell finally puts it all together
He will be a full in the NBA!

It looks like he just used his great athleticism in high school and was a dominating player.  He is now learning many skills including dribble penetration and boxing out on rebounds.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BEE YOU TEE FULL
Nice turnaround by LMA.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jack! NICE!
Come on Jarrett.  Make this your night!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The LaMa Smoothie
is sooooo Goooood!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jack can drive all day
He's getting where he wants to go thus far.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:28 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

GORILLA DUNK
With the RIM SHAKER!  I'm surprised the entire backboard didn't shatter.  The stanchion is still shaking from the dunk.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really wish
we had a guy who could take that baseline jab-step jumper that Rip just hit and make it with consistency.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who's guarding BillyUps?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Was Blake earlier
Not sure what happened.  I heard Chauncey can hit 3 pointers so we should have a defensive man defending him.  GEEZ NATE get with it!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:30 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes we need a Defender on him
Great idea Mortie.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sergio needs to come in to shut down
Chauncey because his D is superior to Blake's and Jack's!
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Si!
The Spanish "Tar Baby".
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Put Przybilla on him!
He'll never score again!  He'll spend the rest of the season shaking in fear from the memory!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:33 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It seems so simple
But sometimes the simplist answer is the right one.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If webster can't hit a shot this is going to be a
long night. You really never know what to expect from that guy

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:30 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Expect the unexpected
Then he'll seem much more consistent.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is Rodney Stuckey still hurt?
I heard good things about that kid.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lamarcus goes to the running jump hook!
That's either a great sign or an awful one.  It means he's super-confident or super-crazy.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haven't seen the sky hook from LMA
In a loooong time.  He can do it, he should do it more.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They are not playing our 3 point shooters
We need somebody to open up that middle

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:33 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes
Hard to miss the fact that our perimeter guys are missing.  Hope they catch fire sometime tonight.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LMAAAAAAAA
He wants to show Sheed what being a lanky perimeter based PF is all about.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OHHHH
Hurts to give up the offensive rebound to the same guy who drove in on us in the first place.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Detroit's plan tonight
seems to be foul before giving our big guys easy looks.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Travis touched that shot which bounced crazy
and back into the hoop!

He had that guilty way off holding his arms.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Was he looking around
to see if anyone noticed?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmmmm...
Billups going for the 80-point game evidently.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:37 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The worst thing about watching the Detroit feed
Is there is 83% less mentions of faux-hawks!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:37 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHAT?
How do you call defensive 3 seconds on LMA? He was guarding Alfoloslloal!
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:37 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I said in the preview
that any of their top four guys were capable of scoring 20.  I didn't mean in ONE QUARTER.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:38 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

billups is killing us
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:38 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was two steps
He wasn't gonna do anything after the twp steps, but it wasn't a travel YET.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

are you kidding me?
he hit LMA in the post for 4 freethrows, and steve in the corner for a wide open three. and then got called for a totally bogus travel. on d he has been no liability and both his fouls were team fouls to give.

by sergioFTW on Feb 8, 2008 5:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YES!!!
The only thing that will save this game is a good Sergio fight!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That offensive rebound
off of a free throw hurt.  Those are the kind of points you can't give up. Billups honestly, OK.  But those kind of cheap give-ups will kill us.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Someone's getting a butt chewing
for that FT rebound>
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Billups
Might not be a good match up for Sergio.  Or anyone.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:40 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Where is T Green?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:41 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Of course,
their PG is hurting us again.  
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:41 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NOW Deh-twah will let up
They have gotten complacent with their success in the 1st quarter and will now coast the rest of the game to save their energy for the playoffs.  PLEASE.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:41 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blake's turnover
changed the whole momentum of the game and the Billups hit a three and thats what you call a 6 point turnaround.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:42 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't mind
Not liking Blake, but blaming this on Blake is silly dude.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I blame it on whoever
is playing that 1 position and letting Billups punk us and not answer.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Come harder than that
with your "D", PTB!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:43 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This wil help
Roy's case for MVP.  "See how bad they are without me?  MVP please!"

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Travis misses his first two shots
Not good.

Somebody better get hot or we're going to get killed.

No...we're going to get killed, prayed over and resurrected, stuffed with sucky sauce, and then killed all over again.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Off season to do list:
a PG that can play defense please.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol got back from Dinner
Yikes.... But to be expected.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Game over?
Sorry I can't believe I even wrote that.  Still where are we going to get our points?

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are our "Worst Fears"
Being realized?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How many times
Have lost one of their interior players for an easy lay up or dunk.  Thank god those aren't worth more points, even tho they should be.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i dont feel like even watching
this game were getting blown out
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anamoly
stop posting the same thing over and over and over again

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No leader out there to
answer which is PG responsibility.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the biggest difference
between the win streak and the post-win streak has been the play of the Blazer bench.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jack
Is still convinced that Pryz is a force down low that needs to be awkwardly fed.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:47 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Saying any Blazer
is stinking it up this game is like blaming a drop of water for making the ocean wet.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:47 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are they giving the P*stons
Double Points tonight?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:48 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jack just trying to do it all
making up plays, and ends with a pass out of bounds.

Nate, get these guys running plays where they set picks and set up open shots.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:48 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Pistons crew
make a good point:

No Roy, no Jones, no Oden.  Not an excuse, and I also believe them when they say the Blazers would be trailing at this point anyway, but still it's something to keep in mind.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:49 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BEE YOU TEE FULL
Another hook from LMA!  DOMINATING ON BOTH ENDS.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If we get it to 8
by the end of the game that would be a miracle.

We will make a run though.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was a play
at least in my never played eyes -- although JJ had to do it himself and drive to the basket as 24 seconds ran out.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The sad thing about that Stuckey drive
is that had he missed the Pistons would have gotten the offensive rebound and would have jammed.  You know things are going poorly when that happens.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The reason why the Spurs
won last year is because Parker was lighting it up.  Thats why the pistons were able to win one.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PGS
Do not win championships.  Duncan played better than Parker and is the reason they won.  the Pistons were kinda a fluke.

No dominant PG has done it alone.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:52 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed
elite pgs cant will a championship on their own.

by Philthyanimal on Feb 9, 2008 6:33 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish Jack
Would learn to pass on his drive.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Please don't pass to Joel like that
Joel has many positive attributes but bailing us out on offense isn't one of them.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks Stucky
e need all the help we can get.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Martell is afraid to shoot
Does that tell you he gets yelled at when he misses???

As a shooter shouldn't he be encourage to keep shooting?

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:52 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's not getting yelled at when he misses
in fact I'd bet he's being encouraged to shoot more when he's open.

Martell yells at himself.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OFFENSIVE FOUL???
HOW??

He had both hand son the ball!

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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:52 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Notice the foot movement
and player movement on offense.

There isn't any.

No player movement=no ability to pass.  

No ability to pass=no good shots for Portland.  

No good shots for Portland=depending on one-on-one moves.  

Depending on one-on-one moves in the absence of Brandon Roy=we're dead.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And on defense
they are sagging way off their man when the ball is on the other side of the court and cannot get back to contest shots when the ball is swung around to that Blazer's man.

Other teams have scouted us and do not sag off, playing tight man to man and have stopped most of the Blazers open shots.

Hey, McRoberts and Green may finally get to play!!!

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

looks like la showed up
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Feed LMA
He needs to be involved in every play.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Like I said earlier
Replace LMA with Zach, and you got 21-win starting 5 of three years ago.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Everyone is wasting
A great game thus far by LMA.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:54 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OHHHHHHHH
Detroit guys with a stat:

Pistons bench outscoring Portland bench 25-0.

Ouch.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:54 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Better demote the white unit
To magenta or lavender or something.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well some quality
McRob and Green time tonight.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Give us a break
Gots a long Time Out at least.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the pistons bench and beat our starters
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Taureen Green
time baby.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There is absolutely no effort being given
by the team right now.  LA you are excused. JJ you too.

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:56 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

put mcrob in plz!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:56 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Trout
Still sometimes goes back to that awkward kid who isn't sure how to NBA.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:57 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well... 1 loss is just 1 loss
That's the best i've got. And Wow trout.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:58 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is Flip
Takin' a nap?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:58 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So, 50-26, eh?
I would have had a few more beers tonight if I'd known I was coming back to this.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 5:58 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I ain't giving up
You quitter McQuitterons can quit all ya want.  Me and the Blazers will be just fine.  JUST FINE.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:59 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Crap sticks
Just loop the last 20 seconds and that's tonight thus far.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fought each other
For the same rebound a dozen times over, miss it, goes to Sheed for the 3.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ohhh dear
that really shouldn't be that easy at the NBA level.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dave
Can I curse today? This must be an exception day.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In a game against the Pistons?
Without Roy?

It ain't worth it, man.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:06 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When we're losing by 30
we REALLY shouldn't be getting outhustled for offensive rebounds.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow
Blazers having trouble catching the ball.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Someone set us on "rookie" setting
I hope we can at least get it changed to journeyman or sumthin.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is our team really that bad without roy?
If he gets hurt we could easily contend for a decent lottery spot

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Only 2:37 left
in the Bad Half. Thank oodness.

Our Half is coming up next. Ya think?

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is foreign language cursing
permissible? I'm at an unfortunate stage of in-between drunk where our plight still matters to me and isn't just downright laughable.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if we can put up 45 points
in the first half and keep detroit under 60 we can still win the game is not over!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm sneaky
I gotta go pick up the fiance from work, but I'll record the rest and pretend I am forgoing watching the game live so I can spend time with her.  THE PERFECT CRIME!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Roy's all star selection
is getting validated in a big way tonight.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MARTY SHATTERS THE BACKBOARD
GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE, SHARDS IN SHEED'S HAIR...

It was the biggest dunk ever.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mortimer you dog
you know how to throw them dice, my man. Don't crap out.  Is this the worst first half in franchise history?

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm captain slick
I be all "damn baby, I love me some Blazers but I love you more, dig?  I'll just watch it later and spend some time with you my lil' honey bucket".  Then she swoons and I use my game watching points tomorrow on Indiana.  Again, THE PERFECT CRIME.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lets play a drinking game!
Every time the Blazers have a defensive breakdown take a shot.....wait that would be a bad idea.  You would probably end up at the hospital

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 6:04 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gonna say
Those better be watered down like it's dollar nite.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think there should
be some kind of mercy rule where you can't be allowed to shoot three-pointers or fast-break after a deficit of a certain size.  CYO has it.  It makes it much more sportsmanlike.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:05 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who do the Blazers think they
are guarding when they sag off their man by 10 to 15 feet?   It just leaves their own man open for a make able easy shot.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 6:06 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's actually a bad call on Jack
he never bounced the ball in the frontcourt- until both feet and the ball are established in the frontcourt you are still considered in the backcourt.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This looked like
North Carolina vs North Carolina's Community College Intermural Team.

Really awful.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

More first half points
for LMA.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Their icin' 'im!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:08 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHA
you know, I was thinking while he was dribbling up the court, "damn, I really really want a jump pass turnover right now, that would be the cherry on my poop sundae" and RIGHT on cue, Jack commits the second-worst turnover at the NBA level I've seen this season!

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you guys need to support
your expectations are too high and i still think we can win
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:08 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My expectations
are only that we not come out and throw up all over ourselves from the nervousness of playing without Roy.  Unfortunately, my expectations have not been met.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MCBOB
I'm coming back!

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:08 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Soulja
We don't have the offensive capability to make up this many points.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:09 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

are you kidding?
we have marty,if he gets hot along with aldrige and blake starts hitting 3s wel be right back in the game
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can't imagine it turning out
118 to 70.  So by default the second half will have to be better than the first.

And hey, there's about an 0.00001% chance of this being the biggest comeback of all time!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I could conceivably
see this game turning out 118-70.  Just for fun we should have McRoberts go foul somebody really hard and then lie down on the scorer's table.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would bet
that Nate's halftime speech has liberal doses of the word "Pride".

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh
He's channeling me right now with a liberal tongue, I'm certain of that.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:11 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Josh is in the score book
with a rebound. I swear his pts. and rebounds per minute put him in triple figures for 48 minutes. Play 'im the whole second half and we get at least 50+ points and rebounds! Just do it Nate. Stats Don't Lie.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:12 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

34-59
"I rounded the hut and saw a man's dead body sprawling in the mud. He was an Indian, a black Dravidian coolie, almost naked, and he could not have been dead many minutes. The people said that the elephant had come suddenly upon him round the corner of the hut, caught him with its trunk, put its foot on his back and ground him into the earth. This was the rainy season and the ground was soft, and his face had scored a trench a foot deep and a couple of yards long. He was lying on his belly with arms crucified and head sharply twisted to one side. His face was coated with mud, the eyes wide open, the teeth bared and grinning with an expression of unendurable agony. (Never tell me, by the way, that the dead look peaceful. Most of the corpses I have seen looked devilish.) The friction of the great beast's foot had stripped the skin from his back as neatly as one skins a rabbit."

George Orwell "Shooting an Elephant"

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love this idea Dheepan!
"excerpts of great literature" night in the GameThread!  that way our cultural horizons are expanding along with the Blazers' sphincters as this game progresses.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Flannery O'Connor
A Good Man-to-Man Is Hard to Find

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:29 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hate it
when people type LOL normally, but I literally LOLed.  I like how your humor gets more mordant and risque the more we're getting killed.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:30 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Steven A Smith just said
That Steve Nash was a terrible defensive player.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jersey Contest Question for this game:
Question 2:  Will Nate be OVER or UNDER 18.5 f-bombs dropped at halftime?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:22 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, WAY over
"Have you ever been crushed by the toppling dome of the temple that your hope has constructed?"

'D.Q.' -- Ruben Dario

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:28 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

True Dat
on both counts.

Nate isn't done yet!

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:30 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch
I go to dinner, come back and down 22. Is it as bad as the score looks?

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 6:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually significantly worse
We look like an anemic child with scurvy on both ends of the floor, but only if that child was born premature.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The score
is not the worst part.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is like
meeting a really cute blonde online, having internet intimacy, falling madly in love, then finally meeting in person and finding it's an unshaven David Spade.  And he's drunk and telling jokes.

Yeah...it's that bad.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow
A turnover and nobody gets back on defense.  Alley-oop.

Hold still injury, I think we can fit just a little more insult on there.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:30 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To be fair
--Plenty of people have been burned this year trying to make that crowded entry pass into Joel.  I cannot for the life of me understand why we still try it ever, at all.  This is also part of the reason Joel doesn't play as much as people want.

--There are no good passes anywhere tonight.  Every play is going nowhere.

But it was an ugly play.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can we at least see Sergio?
Can we throw Sergio out there for the rest of the game? What's the worst that can happen? He'll get confused, think he's bullfighting, and usher people stylistically into the lane? Maybe everybody on the squad thinks they're bullfighting tonight.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay wow
No communication on defense NOR offense.

Someone needed to tell Jack there was a player behind him going for the steal.

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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

20 pts. for LMA
Get it
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How we like you now Sheed?
Pretty good actually. I think I like Portland's future better.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is another one of those games
that is just like me playing Halo against high schoolers.  No matter what happens it's too slow, out of place, confusing looking, and we're getting shot in the head repeatedly.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's not the worst part of Halo
The bigotry and cussing that makes me blush is far worse and gamebreaking.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:37 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs