tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62265192012-01-29T11:19:00.341-08:00Celebrating our favorite basketball team. Most of the time. Want to get into the action? Email us at blazersblog@yahoo.com.Moderatornoreply@blogger.comBlogger3541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-86407455209935156012007-11-09T09:53:00.001-08:002007-11-09T09:53:09.642-08:00

After 2 1/2 years and over 40,000 hits, Blazersblog is closing its doors.  Thank you for all of your support -- and GO BLAZERS.

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Jorge over at HoopsHype.com has been running a feature entitled "Bloggers Corner", and he asked us - along with a few other blogs about the Blazers - to answer a few questions.  Enjoy. http://www.hoopshype.com/bloggers/blazers.htm-Moderator

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Sigh.I can't seem to get past #4.My first post in two months, my triumphant return to the blog, and all I can produce is a gloomy, depressed "sigh". I keep, as you likely do as well, staring at the espn.com screen, reading the headline and looking at the picture of Greg Oden, hoping that it's not real. (Denial.) I haven't read the story yet because I know what it'll say: Portland's good luck

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This is not good. Hopefully it's just a minor scope, but anytime your cornerstone center is having his first knee surgery before he's even played a game for you, you're allowed to worry. Here's the story from ESPN:http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3013565

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Rudy Fernandez was named the FIBA European Player of the Year and he's still lighting it up for the Spanish National Team. It's entirely possible that he's the final piece of the puzzle at the small forward position and Pritchard knows it. Would it be all that surprising if they went into 2009 as the trendy pick to win the Title with this starting 5?Chris PaulBrandon RoyRudy FernandezLaMarcus

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I'm bumping around the channel guide last night and to my surprise I found basketball, and real basketball at that. Needless to say I had to watch this incarnation of Team USA after their flop at the World Championship last year. They obliterated Venezuela, who should probably start Johan Santana at point guard, they'd certainly be better. The final was 112-69 and I did not make it to the end,

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I assure you, we are sill alive. There's just not a lot going on right now, just kind of waiting for camp to start and things to pick up. Since we're all dying for some info, here's a few things I could find but none of it is really that shocking.Ime Udoka is finalizing his deal with the Spurs. Should be a good fit, he's kind of a poor man's Bruce Bowen anyway.Aldridge has left the Washington

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Below we have our first Western Conference Tier Trauma, pre-season edition.  As always, the teams are listed by grouping, and within the group in order.  We don't believe in true "rankings" around these parts, so we have teams set into four groups: Heavyweights (title contenders), Cruiserweights (very good teams who are still a player or some growth away), Middleweights (borderline playoff teams)

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If you had any doubts about what kind of impact Greg Oden has on the Blazers, look no further than the schedule in his rookie year. The schedule just came out this morning and the Blazers have a couple of marquee games on there.They open the season in San Antonio on October 30th. That's right, the home of the Champs while they hang their banner and Oden's first game will be against Tim Duncan.

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We've reached the down time portion of the off season, except in Boston apparently, where you just kind of sit around and wait for camp to open. Here are some notes from some various news sources that have been bouncing around in the last few days.Oden will likely not play for Team USA this year. He's going to rest up and get ready for his rookie season. I think this is good for the Blazers

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One of the most fascinating, relatively new analysis methods for baseball players is judging players statistically against all players throughout the game's history and coming up with their most similar players. There's a couple of ways to go about it, the Baseball Prospectus runs theirs through a computer system called Pecota, and baseball-reference.com runs theirs through a system called "

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-66112577454012854812007-07-24T11:57:00.000-07:002007-07-24T12:25:32.297-07:00

Stories are starting to come out about the games a certain ref worked under the orders of Uncle Junior Soprano, apparently 70% of the games he refereed hit the over. That's astonishing. He should be indicted for that alone. If you hit 70% of anything gambling wise you're either a cheat or you built a time machine out of a Delorean and already know the outcome and are just losing enough not to get

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That sound you don't hear are the crickets chirping away because nothing is going on with the Blazers. At least that we're privvy to. So let's catch up on a few other items around the league.1. Ime Udoka. Nothing much has changed from Portland's perspective...he appears to be out. Portland doesn't have a roster spot for him and doesn't have much cap room, either. The most that Portland can/

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Everyone listen up - Jamaal Magloire says the league has gotten soft!"This league has changed a whole lot since I've been a rookie and a second-year player. It's gotten soft," proclaimed Magloire, My question: is he talking about the seats on the end of the bench?Magloire played about 20 minutes per game last year, averaging 6 rebounds and 3 fouls.  I can see why a guy who's lighting up the NBA

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I agree with my co-author in that Blake is far from the type of player who will elevate this team into "contender" status. But is that what Portland needs?i wrote at the time of the signing that: "I'm not convinced that Jarrett Jack is a long-term solution at PG for a playoff-caliber team...but I'm also not quite sure what has changed about Steve Blake since the last time he was here. I think

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That's the question that's been bugging me for a week or so now. I know he loves living in Portland, and still has his house out in West Linn. Hey, I love Portland too, and I certainly don't mind if anyone else loves my city and wants to live here, but is that really a qualification for being the starting point guard on an emerging power in the NBA? Let's take a look at Steve Blake and see

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Jason Quick’s new “partner”, Joe Freeman, is reporting that the Blazers and Travis Outlaw have agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract. It’s unclear whether the third year is fully guaranteed or a team option.http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2007/07/blazers_resign_outlaw_to_three.htmlI like this signing. Even if last year's progression was his plateau, I think you can get away

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Jason Quick said yesterday that he spoke to Travis Outlaw, and he thinks he'll have a deal inked with Portland soon.  I'm hearing 3 years, $15 million, team option for fourth year at $6 million, but we’ll see what happens.  Regardless, it sounds like Outlaw will be back, which I can’t decide is a good or a bad thing.  More on that later. I'm still curious to see what the team does with their

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One of the best sites on the internet that I’ve mentioned in the space before is Deadspin (http://www.deadspin.com). It’s a sports-satire site that I recommend highly to anyone who will listen. They’re one of the top sports sites on the internet — I believe it is the most trafficked sports blog – and they’ve linked to us a few times, so we feel obliged to pass along any good news. The guy who

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Here's the deal: 3 years, $12 million.  The third year is a team-option as we suspected.   So by my count, the club still has about $1.35 million of it's MLE to offer to another free agent if they want.

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Hoopshype, RealGm, and The Rocky Mountain News are all reporting that Steve Blake has signed a three-year contract with the Blazers. The News even has a quote from Blake:“That's OK, if that's the direction they want to go," Blake said in a brief phone interview. "I just decided to go back to Portland."No news yet on the dollars, but I imagine it’s in the $5M - $5.3M per year range.A couple of

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Mike Barrett is reporting that the Spurs have offered Ime Uodka a 3-year, $9 million deal.This is a real tough call for Portland. From what I have been able to gather based on KP’s statements and Jason Quick’s reporting, Blazer management was hoping to land Ime to a 2-year deal at about $2 million per. A smart bid by the Spurs, and it will be interesting to see what Portland does. Given the

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It looks like the Charlotte Bobcats are going to re-sign Gerald Wallace to a 6-year, $57 million deal. That’s a nice signing for Charlotte; they get their young, talented leading scorer back and don’t have to break the bank to do it. I think most of us thought Wallace would get a deal in the $10-$12 million per range, so 6 and 57 isn’t too shabby. The reason I bring this up is that things are

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A few notes from Jason Quick’s blog post today: Pritchard said he was pleased with the Francis buyout, which is believed to be around $30 million. The Blazers negotiated a 50 percent offset in the deal, meaning the team will get 50 percent cap relief from whatever Francis earns in the next two years... Pritchard also said that Portland fans will be pleased with the Jones addition, noting that

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Realgm.com is reporting that the James Jones & Rudy Fernandez deal is complete.All that’s said is that Phoenix has traded Jones and the draft rights to Fernandez to Portland for “cash considerations”. I believe this deal also includes the trade exception that Portland received in the Knicks deal.http://www.realgm.comAnd for those of you still confused as to how everything went down, here is the

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Now that Steve Francis is officially gone, we can update the Blazer roster. PG: Jack, Rodriguez, Green (Koponen: staying in europe)SG: Roy, Webster (Fernandez: staying in europe)SF: Jones (Miles: inactive list)PF: Aldridge, Frye, McRoberts, FreelandC: Oden, Pryzbilla, LaFrentzRemoving the Europe and Inactive guys, that comes to 13 players. If you assume they’re going to add one more small

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Oregonlive.com is reporting that Steve Francis' buyout is complete and final.    http://blog.oregonlive.com/blazers/2007/07/so_long_steve_francis.html   The Blazers will be paying approximately $30 of the $34 million remaining on Francis' deal.  I don't think this is much of a surprise as none of us really expected Francis to ever play a single game in a Blazer uniform.  I'm not clear yet on

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Just to clarify something for all of you out there...I’ve seen some confusion on a few of the Blazers messageboards regarding whether it will require Portland using the mid-level-exception to re-sign Travis Outlaw.The answer is simple: no. The Blazers drafted Travis, and he has played for them for four years, so they own his “bird rights” which means they can match any offer that he receives and

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Greg Oden's rather dubious debut in the Vegas Summer League is officially over. He apparently has tonsils the size of golf balls and he needs to have them out ASAP. He'll be back in Portland resting for the next week or two. By all accounts, this is a good thing, his non-stop tour had started to wear on him and the Blazers obviously need him ready to go this fall. I'd be surprised if he isn't

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-55625798076689454512007-07-09T10:31:00.001-07:002007-07-09T10:35:30.876-07:00

Regarding the Ime Uodka situation: Jason Quick is reporting that Udoka’s agent claims to have a three-year, $12 million offer on the table.He’s also reporting that Kevin Pritchard is saying this is much more money that Portland is willing to pay Ime. This comes as a big relief for me, for two reasons.One, it appears that Portland is all set up to both give Roy and Aldridge large contract

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The Summer League just keeps getting stranger and stranger as the years go on:Greg Oden fouled out of his first game...with 10 fouls.Asian Darko would have joined him, but after picking up 6 in the first quarter and 7 by halftime they didn't play him anymore.According to Jason Quick, none of the stats are relevant because they half ass it, and that's being nice.Martell Webster sucks (ok, not

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-91784191060976712242007-07-06T14:59:00.001-07:002007-07-06T14:59:24.973-07:00

Felt obliged to pass along this view of Steve Francis for your disposal: http://fullcourtnba.blogspot.com/2007/07/defibrillilating-career-of-steve.html

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As you noticed, we’re spicing things up a little bit around here. This being a blog about the Blazers, we figured that perhaps we should – you know – have some Blazers colors and all. So that’s nice. Only took us three years to figure that one out.We’ve also added a few graphics and a video reel along the righthand side. Those video clips should be switching out pretty frequently, so enjoy

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Kind of funny to read that as a headline, huh? Regardless, Portland’s D-League team will be somewhat of a story this year given the deep roster.  Players like Joel Freeland, Taurean Green, Josh McRoberts and Petteri Koponen will all be candidates to play in the D-League this year.   Ladies and gentlemen, the Idaho Stampede. Portland will share Idaho with the Seattle Supersonics.  Meaning that

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Greg Oden isn't going to average 30 points, 20 boards, and 10 blocks a game as a rookie, but what is he going to do? Here's a look at the dominant big men of the last 30 years in the NBA and what they did when they entered the league.Tim Duncan: 21.1 points, 11.9 reb, 2.5 blocksShaq: 23.4 points, 13.9 reb, 3.5 blocksThe Dream: 20.6 points, 11.9 reb, 2.7 blocksPatrick Ewing: 20.0 points, 9.0 reb

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-50020059115815670132007-07-05T15:44:00.001-07:002007-07-05T15:44:28.970-07:00

Last season, the Knicks averaged 77 field goal attempts per game.  Zach Randolph, Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry and Jamaal Crawford are all players who need 18+ shots per game.  Quentin Richardson, David Lee, and Nate Robinson are players who need 10+ shots per game. That’s 102 shots already, just from 7 players...someone’s got to give.  

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Let me come clean to about something I think about Rashard Lewis:He’s not a max player.Even if Portland could have acquired him in a sign-and-trade, I wouldn’t have been in support of it if the contract was a max deal or close to it. Lewis is a tall, athletic shooter, and that’s about where his skills end. He does not play much defense. He does not rebound. He is not a leader and doesn’t make

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Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry combined to average 0.7 blocked shots per game last year.

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In case anyone was wondering how the Blazers could just acquire James Jones from the Suns for nothing, it comes back to the Randolph trade. According to Canzano on his blog over on the Oregonian's site, Assistant GM Tom Penn fleeced Isiah out of a $3 million trade exception in the deal. The original deal was to be Webster and Randolph for Frye and Francis, but by trading three people for two,

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Blazers' Depth Chart, including all players that they control rights to or may retain: PG: Steve Francis, Jarrett Jack, Sergio Rodriguez, Taurean Green, Petteri Koponen SG: Brandon Roy, Martell Webster, Rudy Fernandez SF: James Jones, Travis Outlaw, Ime Udoka, Darius Miles PF: LaMarcus Aldridge, Channing Frye, Josh McRoberts C: Greg Oden, Joel Pryzbilla, Raef LaFrentz, Joel Freeland That's 18

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A few rumors floating around...   1. The SF that Portland has acquired in the deal that can't be announced yet may be Shane Battier.  I don't have a clear picture of what would be going out yet.   2. Another name I've heard for the potential small forward is Boris Diaw.    3. Kevin Pritchard was on Sports Business Radio over the weekend, and he let it out that the player Portland has agreed to

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Courtesy of the Oregonlive Blazers Forum...   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXAucLSrYv8    

Moderatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-92203716660923276192007-06-30T08:57:00.000-07:002007-06-30T09:06:24.779-07:00

#0 Taurean Green#2 Josh McRoberts#6 Stefano Mancinelli#8 Martell Webster#11 Sergio Rodriguez#12 LaMarcus Aldridge#18 Rick Apodaca#31 Zendon Hamilton#41 Joel Freeland#42 Mo Charlo#52 Greg OdenI do find it interesting that while coming up with a starting lineup for that team I still can't find a starting small forward. Their 4 guaranteed starters will likely wipe the floor with the Vegas Summer

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Nobody will be able to convince me that Portland got as much value for Zbo as they could have.Of course, I seem to be the only person who thinks Golden State got ripped off by sending Richardson to Charlotte for a #9 draft pick – so what do I know.Back to Portland for a moment. Clearly, there are more moves coming, and the if the Zbo deal was made to make room for another deal that was already

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I have the complete opposite opinion as the co-author of this blog. I think last night was the final nail in the coffin of the dark period for the franchise. They have their core, Roy, Aldridge, and Oden. They got rid of the guy that needed to go for a variety of reasons. They also added a ton of flexibility, they can pretty much do anything with the roster now.(UPDATE: According to Pritchard,

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Zbo, Dan Dickau, and Fred Jones to the Knicks for Channing Frye and Steve Francis. It's a horrible trade, and there are a million things wrong with it -- but I'm only going to list five of them here.How do you trade Zbo and not get a starting SF in return? How are you going to get our starting SF now?Steve Francis is awful. He's got a terrible attitude, he's a shoot-first point guard who will

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Here we go, the 2007 NBA Draft live blogging. Each of us will have a smart ass comment about every draft pick except for the Blazers, who will be free from most angry heckling, what a difference a year makes. Apparently there's a trade that's going down already, Ray Allen to the Celtics for the #5, Wally, and West. I'll say this for the Sonics, if they can move Ridnour for that #11 pick and end

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-55281657223115349922007-06-28T13:37:00.001-07:002007-06-28T13:37:25.750-07:00

STEVEN A. SMITH- a horrible, frightening, unlistenable broadcaster - who has LOTS OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO SAY was on ESPNEWS (i've decided to go with that version), and here were his updates:       Wait, let's try again.  Here is what STEVEN A SMITH has to say:       I'm sorry ... I just couldn't watch it.  Can't stand that dude.  Had to change the channel. 

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Andy Katz is on ESPNews, (ESPN News?  espnNews?  ESPNEWS?  How exactly is this handled?), and here are his "updates": Atlanta is leaning towards Horford rather than Yi. Memphis is going with Conley, Jr at 4 - even if Atlanta selects Yi and Horford is on the board. Boston is considering Jeff Green along with Brewer and Yi at #5. If Yi is available at #6, Milwaukee has made the decision that they

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A few funny notes from last year's live blog that we thought you might enjoy.  Some of these are funny, others are simply dead wrong, but they're entertaining.  For your own enjoyment:   Lochi, regarding Andrea Bargnani: "Look, I'm Italian, that's the least Italian looking Italian guy I've ever seen. He looks a lot more like a guy playing for the U of Utah than an Italian. He also can barely dunk

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I just received an email from Mike Barrett, the Blazers' play-by-play voice, and he says that Kevin Pritchard hasn't promised anything to anyone.  I can't quote his email, but here are the specifics from his blog: I talked to Kevin Pritchard this morning, in his office, and he once again stated that nothing has been guaranteed to anyone. So, that basically says the reports you've been hearing

Moderatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-11533578898593169502007-06-28T10:48:00.001-07:002007-06-28T10:48:35.636-07:00

Chad Ford conducted one of his ESPN chats today, and here's the good stuff: He confirms what we already knew, that Portland is trying hard to get another lottery pick, and thinks they'll deal Zbo for a small forward later this summer. Sonics GM Sam Presti has been offering both Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis (sign-and-trade) around the league.  The Atlanta Hawks are split as to whom to select at

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ESPN is reporting the choice has been made and it's Oden (thank God), but the Oregonian is reporting that Pritchard emphatically denies that he's told anyone. This to me is like Vito Corleone saying that "I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today." Well yeah, technically you weren't, but Michael unleashed the fury. What's the difference? I'm sure the Blazers have told

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-75013977387332570072007-06-27T16:43:00.001-07:002007-06-27T16:43:23.987-07:00

Quick spoke to Oregonlive.com again today; below are the main points.  Anything you see in parentheses is me talking.  Quick said... The Blazers are up to “big things” today.  They assembled and talked about the #1 pick, and Pritchard feels good about where there at and know who they’re going to go with.  But there are other items brewing. Quick thinks Portland will get another first round pick,

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Thought you might like to see a bit of what’s floating around Al Gore’s Internets. Chad Ford, ESPN.com:  “If the Lakers get left out in the cold on a KG deal ... what's the next move? They could probably wrangle Zach Randolph from the Blazers for Lamar Odom.” Blazersblog reaction:  No.  Just no, Chad, Portland is not shipping Zbo to LA for Lamar Odom.  There are so many things wrong with that

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This is Greg Oden’s scouting card from ESPN.com: Draft Projection: Top 2 Similarities: Tim Duncan meets Patrick Ewing Notes: Oden announced on April 20 that he was declaring for the 2007 NBA Draft and hiring an agent, ending his college eligibility. Positives: Has lethal combination of size and athleticism. Runs the floor very well. Dominant on the defensive end. Excellent shot blocker and

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This is the time I like to call the Silly Season. The three days before the draft are filled with all sorts of hilarity, but this might be my all time favorite dumb rumor. A three team trade in which the Blazers give up LaMarcus to some phantom team and get back Jose Calderon. Um...no. Despite my love for Miami Vice and particularly anything to do with the evil kingpin Calderon (or Jai Alai), the

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-35817517014052719982007-06-21T06:29:00.000-07:002007-06-21T06:37:36.737-07:00

The door was left cracked open by our future franchise center, this is mildly concerning to me. Obviously if he does in fact have a back injury that really changes things, but I'm sure the medical staff will put him through a variety of tests to see if he does. The wrist injury I don't think is much of an issue, it certainly got stronger as the college season went along and he became more and

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-83189502661200410872007-06-19T11:58:00.001-07:002007-06-19T11:58:24.829-07:00

Lots of juicy stuff floating around the NBA rumorville lately.  Following are some non-Blazer related rumors to catch up on.  Of course all of this comes with the prerequisite that “since we’ve already heard about it, it probably won’t happen”.   Kevin Garnett The Rumor: Garnett to the Celtics for Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, the #5 pick and cap fodder. The Rundown: If the T-wolves can get this,

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Today's the big day, Greg Oden arrives in Portland. I guess Aldridge and Roy are going to be leading his recruiting visit, dinner tonight with the workout tomorrow. Kevin Durant arrives after that for essentially the same tour and treatment. Pritchard is going with the poker face, which seems odd since he has the #1 pick and it really doesn't matter. Who knows, maybe he really does like

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-6124167556443930652007-06-15T08:21:00.001-07:002007-06-15T08:28:32.019-07:00

Another day, another rumor, this one coming out of Chicago. They're clearly interested in Z-bo and this one really seems to be grasping at straws. The deal would be structured around Conley being available with their #9 pick (no chance in hell). Obviously their contracts wouldn't match up so we're back to wild speculation. For the record, I hate it when news sources say stuff like "Conley for

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-76090877265236983102007-06-14T07:28:00.000-07:002007-06-14T07:33:18.548-07:00

Seeing as how they seem to come on a daily basis, here's the one I heard yesterday:Blazers trade Z-bo and Jack to the Hawks for Marvin Williams, a cap filler, and the #3 pick.This might be one of the more interesting rumors I've heard, and it would make some sense. Jack played at G-Tech, the Hawks would certainly be better in a hurry, and the Blazers get a high upside forward and that #3 pick

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-735703884960046952007-06-14T06:48:00.001-07:002007-06-14T06:57:29.452-07:00

I've been thinking about the right way to address this whole Oden vs Durant debate, but the question should probably be asked of whether or not it's even worth debating. Kevin Durant is a marvelous player and is going to be an elite scorer in this league for many years, but these facts are undeniable:Tim Duncan: about to win his 4th title.Shaq: 4 titles.The Dream: 2 titlesKareem, Parrish, Walton

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-78813390468169240062007-06-12T12:47:00.001-07:002007-06-12T12:47:55.557-07:00

Many of you may have heard of the latest “Zbo” rumor going around, that Portland and Golden State are talking about a Zbo and #2 pick for Richardson, Patrick O’Bryant and Golden State’s #1 pick deal. It’s nice in theory because J-Rich is a wing player who scores a ton and runs the floor, but there are several problems with this deal you should be aware of.   1. J-Rich is a "2" not a "3".  And

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Joe Dumars says that the Pistons are going to re-shape their roster.  I think you can assume that Chauncey Billups will be back, but don’t count on both Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton returning.  It’s going to to be tough for them to trade Rasheed; and frankly they probably shouldn’t.  But one of those two wing men will probably be moved and don’t be too surprised if they go after someone

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I’m not saying that I think this will happen. But remember last year’s NBA Finals?  A dominating, heavily favored Western Conference team led by a versatile big man and a speedy guard easily wins the first two games and there is much talk of a sweep.   Then the other team’s single dominant player takes over for four straight games and “wills” (read: gets ridiculous preferential treatment by the

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Gilbert Arenas’ announcement this past weekend has sent the Washington Bullets into a tizzy, and there is now speculation that they will look to make serious, aggressive measures to immediately upgrade the club and ensure that Arenas re-signs with them next summer.   And part of that speculation includes the tidbit that they would now be more likely to pull the trigger on an Antawn

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Orlando pre-draft camp:  “Highlight of the week was getting to see Durant and Oden work out in drills.  Oden was very, very impressive.  Portland fans will notice right away his ballhandling skills...footwork...and explosion to the basket, are all exceptional for a big man.” “Durant...just didn’t look all that interested...just kind of went through the motions and didn’t take it as seriously as

Moderatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-60892411260315226392007-06-07T06:11:00.000-07:002007-06-07T06:26:50.452-07:00

There is no truth to the rumor that I actually died of happiness when the Blazers won the Lottery. Now that I'm back in action and The Moderator doesn't have to do it all by himself anymore, let's get right to the long list of rumors floating around the Blazers.It's obvious at this point that they are taking Greg Oden. They'll still go through the process but after he was nothing short of

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-44459683868342366682007-06-06T15:08:00.001-07:002007-06-06T15:08:44.115-07:00

Greg Oden has a blog. http://www.yardbarker.com/users/gregoden Some great stuff there.  Enjoy.

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The AOL Fanhouse has a great run-down of the worst uni’s in NBA history.I get that things were different in the seventies. Collars were easier to pop, everyone was on acid, and you could still freak out The Man. That said, I still think that the Hawks' home unis from 1970-1972 are the worst thing ever made. The road ones are okay, in a newly-built subway system map kind of way. But that green on

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He used to be one of my favorite NBA writers; for a while there he was approaching “The Peter Gammons of Hoops” during his last few years with ESPN.  But since they canned him, he’s been relegated to sideline reporting duty for TNT and Peter Vesey-esque rumor columns for the Philadelphi Inquirer.   I submit for you his latest proposal: The trade: Bryant, center Andrew Bynum ($2.17 million) and

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We’re introducing a new “feature” today called Rumor Rundown.  This includes a rundown of any non-Blazer NBA rumors floating around out there. RUMOR: The Kings are going to trade Ron Artest and Mike Bibby this offseason. RUNDOWN: I agree that the Kings need to blow up their team, but I only see them moving Artest.  Bibby could go at the upcoming season’s trade deadline, but as for this coming

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Here’s what The Man had to say, live from the Orlando pre-draft camp. On Durant: “He’s a cool guy.  Humble, soft spoken...much more reserved than Greg Oden, who’s personality takes over the room.” He’s 6-9 1/2 without shoes, 6-10 with shoes, currently 220 pounds but wants to get a little bigger.  “Biggest hands I’ve ever seen.” Oden will be in Portland on June 19th-20th, Durant June 22nd. “

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Jason Quick reported today that Kevin Pritchard has spent a bulk of his Orlando pre-draft camp: Talking to Seattle asst GM Rick Cho Talking to the Dallas front office Talking to Chicago Like 99% of what we hear about, it’s probably nothing.  But you know that Zbo and Rashard Lewis would be very interested in hearing all of this.

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By now, you all know that he’s requested a trade.  I heard the full interview with STEPHEN A SMITH this morning, and I have to say: no matter what people say, I still think he implied to the Lakers that he wanted Shaq gone, even if he didn’t come out and say it.  Additionally, for him to use this LA Times report about a “Laker Insider” saying he wanted Shaq out as his excuse to ask for a trade is

Moderatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-21415160999821732682007-05-30T12:46:00.001-07:002007-05-30T12:46:38.202-07:00

Zach Randolph said something interesting today, when asked about the prospect of LaMarcus Aldridge being deserving of starters’ minutes: "I have been thinking that, too," Randolph said. "Have LaMarcus play power forward, big (Greg) Oden at center, you know, develop the young players. But I also think that even though LaMarcus plays the same position, there is enough time for all of us. Because

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We’ll get into more details in the coming weeks, but her are the preliminary rumors floating around. -To Seattle for Rashard Lewis -To New Jersey for Richard Jefferson -To another top-10 draft team for their pick (and obviously an expiring deal), and Portland uses the pick to select Mike Conley -To Chicago for Luol Deng or Andres Nocioni -To Philly for Andre Miller and Kyle Korver -To

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Here’s a video of the Blazer draft party.  A definite must-watch for any fellow out-of-town Blazer fans. http://youtube.com/watch?v=thTIYCXcx90

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Getting right to the meat and potatoes: Pritchard actually found out that they had gotten the number 1 pick prior to the announcement.  There’s a room in the back with a  bunch of NBA executives who witness the pulling of the numbers, so he saw it happen. “Don’t read into any inflection...don’t read anything into anything.  We’re going to keep an open mind about these two individuals; no decision

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Would you like some cheese with that whine? -Moderator

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The dust hasn't even begin to settle on this historic day for our beloved franchise, but there are some things that need to be addressed. First off, look at that NW Division now, it has Oden and Roy in Portland, Durant and Allen in Seattle, Garnett in Minnesota, Carmelo and Iverson in Denver, and oh yeah the Utah Jazz are in the Western Conference Finals. That's going to be a slugfest going

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-3468319562709639182007-05-22T22:19:00.000-07:002007-05-22T22:36:12.204-07:00

The Blazers have won the NBA Lottery. I am truly stunned. That looks even better typed on my laptop screen that it did on ESPN.com. I've been a die-hard Blazer fan for my entire 28-year existence on this planet, and tonight's lottery was one of the top-ten best Blazer moments of my life. The great news keeps on coming for Portland. As Greg Anthony pointed out, Portland already had one of the

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"And that means the first pick in the 2007 NBA Draft goes to the Portland Trail Blazers."The words that just changed this franchise forever. I'll be back tomorrow with some more in depth analysis, and I'm sure the fearless Moderator of this blog will as well. Right now I'm on the verge of passing out, but there are a few things going on in my head that need to be thrown out there.1. They are

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-41642544219273860592007-05-22T12:10:00.000-07:002007-05-22T12:20:26.402-07:00

The big day is here, where we get to find out if the Blazers are extremely lucky and can start measuring spots in the rafters for some more banners that aren't from guys that played 30 years ago. I think they're on the brink of something very special anyway, but obviously adding Durant or Oden would be beyond my wildest imagination. Some things to consider, using The Moderator's favorite

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-5126347772214309222007-05-21T15:39:00.001-07:002007-05-21T15:39:04.117-07:00

Obviously, it’s a slow time in the NBA for Blazer fans.  And as if it weren’t enough that our team was not among the 16 out of 30 who qualified for the post-season, the four most-fun teams to watch...Phoenix, Golden State, Dallas, and Denver, have all been eliminated and we’re left with the boring Spurs, the smashmouth Pistons, the Jazz (whom I think we all still hate thanks to the

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No, we're not slacking, we're calmly waiting for the lottery to take place and then we can really get down to business with off season overviews. Well, at least I am, the Moderator of this blog is too busy cheering on the Golden State Warriors. The playoffs do look like fun, hopefully the Blazers will remember their fans used to enjoy playoff games and do whatever is possible to get back there

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-19436654450529801502007-05-04T09:43:00.001-07:002007-05-04T09:46:40.572-07:00

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Quick joined Casey Holdahl (who by the way flaked out on me for a Q&A that was supposed to happen earlier in the season) for another of their “Coffee Talk” chats today.  As always, I spare you from having to listen by providing a summary of the important stuff below. Regarding ROY winning the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, Quick essentially said that he was happy for him, he’s such a good guy, and its

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Brandon Roy was awarded the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy today, receiving 127 out of 128 first place votes for the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy.  And that one guy who didn’t vote for him?  The Raptors’ beat writer from the Toronto Star, who voted for some girl named “Andrea” for the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy. Two Blazers have won the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy before, in back to back years ... Geoff Petrie, who won

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Brandon Roy officially won the Rookie of The Year award today. More on this to come, however the more pressing matter is that we need to find out who the jackass is that didn't vote for him and have Paulie Walnuts make a little visit to his house. Brandon got 127 of the 128 first place votes.

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-77151281914630593332007-05-02T06:41:00.000-07:002007-05-02T07:01:18.925-07:00

There are obviously two of us here at the Blazers Blog and the Z-bo issue is one that I think we firmly disagree on. I'm convinced that the Blazers will trade Zach Randolph this off season, I think it's as close to a lock as anything in the off season.First, this team has turned the corner on the court. My biggest complaint of the last few years is they've never had an identity on either end of

Lochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824726905450894614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226519.post-27512815039148265262007-05-01T11:41:00.001-07:002007-05-01T11:41:12.387-07:00

The way I see the Blazers’ offseason, there are three big questions facing the team. What is the team going to do for a starting SF? How will the club utilize its likely-#6 draft pick? Will Zach Randolph be dealt? Regarding the first one, we’ve already seen a Rashard Lewis rumor.  But the answer to #1 ultimately depends on the answers to #2 and 3.  Before we get to answering #3, let’s take a

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As many of you know, the Warriors have been my adopted step-team this year, what with Portland in the midst of their re-build. Why the Warriors? Simple: they’re fun to watch, and I live in the Bay Area. Easy enough. I’ve always felt that you were not committing sports bigamy if you were rooting for a team from the city in which you live, and as long as you still kept your primary team as team

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The season is in the books, 32-50, tied for 12th in the West, and picking 6th in the NBA Draft unless they get extremely lucky. We'll have a lot of stuff on the upcoming off season, as you might expect, but after our monthly PER reports it seems like a good time to reflect back on the entire roster from a PER standpoint. As always, 15 is the league average, and we go in alphabetical order:

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Before we get to Portland, let's review the two big stories from yesterday's NBA action.It's Cold In ChicagoA bad, bad night for Bulls yesterday. Not only did they lose to New Jersey and drop themselves from a #2 seed and a piece-of-cake first round home matchup with Washington, followed by a probable second-round matchup with Toronto; now they're a #5 seed who has to go to Miami in the first

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When last we spoke, our heroes in black and red held the #6 spot, with a slight chance to move up to #5 and a whole pack of teams nipping at their heels.  How have things changed in the five days hence? You may recall that after projecting each of the team’s remaining games last week, we had estimated that Portland would finish with a 32-50 record and remain in the #6 position.   Since then,

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The NBA has suspended referee Joey Crawford indefinitely, for at least the remainder of the regular season and the entire playoffs for his actions against Tim Duncan this past weekend.  From ESPN.com: Crawford's suspension will last at least through the NBA Finals. He apparently will have to meet with Stern after that to discuss reinstatement. NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league has not

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A quick look at draft prospects for the Blazers the way I see it:Start Making Room For Banners:Greg OdenKevin DurantNo real justification needed for these two. I'm in the Oden camp, but it's certainly conceivable that the best place in the Lottery is the #2 pick and letting someone else decide for you.Print Game Tickets For Next May:Corey BrewerJulian WrightJeff GreenThey have one glaring hole

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