tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77315092011-12-22T13:32:18.626-08:00This blog is changing again. My brother and I are doing a twice-weekly podcast now, so this will reflect that. He also has access to write on here now, so that'll be good. Oh, and the new title references the bloggers/podcasters that inspired the new attempt at multimedia. <a href="http://www.thebasketballjones.net">The Basketball Jones.</a>joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.comBlogger4431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-89990081792994766672011-12-08T17:42:00.000-08:002011-12-08T17:56:43.575-08:00

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Read this , watch the clip, and enjoy Kevin Love. Here's one quote just to entice you.For me, rebounding is all a mindset. My dad told me back in the day that there is no such thing as a selfish rebound because it’s a team stat. If you have to fight one of your own teammates for a rebound, do it—as long as you get it. Also, I studied the greats. Dennis Rodman had it figured out: he knew that

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Kelly Dwyer talked about Greg Oden in his center rankings recently. He's always doing good stuff, and this is almost exactly what I've been saying.11. Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazers: (last year: 11th)A broken wrist. Microfracture surgery. A sprained foot, hurt when Andrew Bynum grabbed him from behind and forced him to stay on the floor instead of allowing him to jump at the rim. A chipped

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I've mentioned before that my brother and I disagree as to who has more value, Batum or Fernandez. We haven't talked about it much this season, so maybe Stephen is starting to figure out that it is clearly Batum. If not, he might feel that way after watching this video. One of the things I like best about this is that in almost every block he's either tapping it out front to a teammate or

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Greg Oden had another nice night this evening. I watched the T-wolves game Sunday and listened to the win over Chicago tonight. In each game he continued to have a huge influence on the defensive end, getting blocked shots and rebounds AND changing the way his opponents attacked the hoop. But in each game it has been more impressive that his offense is coming along. Oden is starting to build a

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Stephen and I finally recorded a second episode of our "new" podcast.Here it is if you want to open it in a different window.

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Read it. I'm totally with him.

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I would love to see Jack Ramsay work with this Blazer team for a few days. And I'd love to see him on the sidelines, since I never got to do it back in the day. Read the whole thing.

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Sonicsgate Trailer from sonicsgate on Vimeo. via TrueHoop

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I doubt that this deal would work after using up our cap space on Andre Miller, but here's something we could do once we sign him. This move is predicated on AK47's ability to be a point forward (something about which I'm not completely sure) and our unease with Bayless as the PG of the future. Also, this would assume that Rudy Fernandez gets a ton more run at the same time as Brandon Roy, hence

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These are getting me through a July with no NBA.A great article about Greg Oden (with some sweet video included).One of the two trades the Blazers are rumored to have in the works.The other one.And now, a sweet 25th birthday tribute to Brandon Roy. (via OregonLive)

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If we really want to sign a guy who can back up LaMarcus – and maybe Greg in case we move Joel Przybilla – we should look at Leon Powe. Others have said it, and I know that he just had knee surgery. But the guy is a great player, has been an important part (already) of a team with championship aspirations, and brings the effort and hustle we want from our back up PF. Throw in that his asking

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-62698042690061340062009-07-03T23:15:00.001-07:002009-07-04T09:52:18.205-07:00

Okay, now we can really get to it. If we were willing to overpay for Turkoglu, why not do this instead: overpay for Artest and steal him away from the Lakers. We'd accomplish three things at once.Get a player who is older than we want and a problem for our offense, at too high a price.Get a player who could help out on defense.Screw the Lakers.Of course I don't really want to do this, but it

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Sign Tas for just a little less than the too-long/too-expensive deal that's been reported (saving just a bit of cap room so that the next piece can happen), then ship Outlaw and Webster to Phoenix, for Skeets, while Sacramento helps them(selves) out by sending Beno Udrih to try to fill the point in Phoenix. It solves Sacramento's main problem of having Udrih, it helps the Suns continue to destroy

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June 1995: Picking second in the loaded '95 draft, the Clips draft Antonio McDyess ahead of Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace and (gulp) Kevin Garnett, then trade Dice's rights, Elmore Spencer and Woods to Denver for Rodney Rogers, Brian Williams and the No. 15 pick (Brent Barry) … or as I like to call it, "The Chef's Poop Salad." Nobody could turn a dollar into three quarters better than Elgin.

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Every year at Blazer's Edge we have a mock draft, much like they do at other sites. One of the great things about our mock draft is that different readers are assigned the roles of various GMs, and we are allowed to try our hands at trades and other things that swirl around the real draft. It's a lot of fun, and it gives us a sense of what might really be happening in the league around the big

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I have yet to read all the letters that went back and forth between Bill and Luke Walton during these playoffs, but I look forward to it. However, reading this last chunk of Bill's response to Luke sent chills through my body and made me giggle at the same time. Of course, it's about the 1977 Blazers championship team.Luke, you mentioned the historical reference to your team's abilities. When you

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I've talked myself into Jason Kidd this summer. Why wouldn't he take a little less money for a two year deal to be the starting point guard on a great young team? He was actually pretty good again this year on offense, and played better defense than he's played for a while. The biggest reason I would have been against it was that he isn't a very good shooter, but his true-shooting percentage –

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-18361864877441645352009-05-21T19:55:00.000-07:002009-05-21T20:10:04.520-07:00

I wrote this on the Kay House wall on facebook, but I liked it so decided to share it hear. So the few people that might still read this blog – which is my fault, since I have hardly written anything in the last few months – will have already read it on that wall. Thanks anyway, J-Lew and Ek.Greg Oden is not yet what I hope he will be. But I'm not that unhappy with what he was this year, and here

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I hate pulling this much from someone else's work, but the whole thing is so good. Remember that New York Times article about Battier from a few months ago (which I linked to here)? Well, one of the things it talked about was Battier combing the a book full of tendencies and percentages before games. I know that this story about Batum doesn't say exactly the same thing, but it might only be a

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I didn't get to watch the destruction of the Suns the other night, nor did I see the demolition of the Grizzlies on Saturday. But thanks to nba.com running a promotion for two-day free broadband league pass I did watch most of tonight's decapitation of Utah. Decapitation because they lost their head (or heads, depending on what you think about Boozer and Sloan – who both got kicked out). The game

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-15812756210241514212009-03-19T01:25:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:28:36.465-07:00

Hilarious quote from "The Optimist."People who know and accept me for who I am know that, earlier this season, I came out of the closet as a “MaleBlazer.” Although I bleed Wine and Gold, I have a crush on the Portland Trailblazers organization. I always have: back to the days of watching old school Blazers like Bill Walton and Greg Oden when I was a little kid.Re-read that and don't miss his

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I know I see everything through rose (garden) colored glasses, but I'm pretty relieved that we didn't make a deal. I like Caron Butler. I enjoy Gerald Wallace. I think Richard Jefferson is swell. But I believe in Martell Webster. We weren't going to get a guy who fit any better than what we have, and I believe we're still a playoff team this year. I've been saying since the preseason that I think

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-26569108883821353672009-02-18T19:08:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:11:46.323-08:00

Tomorrow morning this will be the surprise news around the league.

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It sounds like Portland could potentially actually get Caron Butler, and I think this is the trade that would most likely make that happen.

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Adding Peja into the mix and taking out Chandler and West might make this one actually slightly plausible, though probably not.

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I know that this could never happen, but it was fun to put together. The Blazers would also have to give the rights to Petteri Koponen and Joel Freeland to New Orleans and Washington respectively.

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While my brother and I disagree about who won the Rudy Gay-Shane Battier trade, we have both coveted Battier for a while. If it hadn't already been clear before I read this article, it is now: the Rockets won't trade him. This is great stuff by Michael Lewis, the guy who wrote Moneyball.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-15526205571680047812008-12-01T17:15:00.001-08:002008-12-01T17:15:38.979-08:00

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-18364648129296081242008-11-20T23:01:00.000-08:002008-11-20T23:03:03.310-08:00

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-66203743566369119742008-11-04T18:19:00.000-08:002008-11-04T18:33:23.711-08:00

Here it is, the podcast Stephen and I did this morning before six. Hopefully these will start going up much earlier in the day. Here it is if you want to open it in a different window.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-2099978887917787572008-11-01T00:29:00.000-07:002008-11-01T00:31:14.089-07:00

Nicolas Batum

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The Blazers start this quarter with 78 points, which is a pretty good total considering they've played three periods against the vaunted Spurs defense.I don't really like the look of Batum's three point jumper, but I love that he doesn't hesitate to shoot it when he's open. It also doesn't hurt that we have good offensive rebounders who create second chance points. If only we could improve at the

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-42365047033172295722008-10-31T21:05:00.000-07:002008-10-31T21:28:47.102-07:00

Portland is still the second youngest team in the NBA this season. Crazy.I've been telling people that Aldridge would eat the league up this year. It looks like he's working his way toward that.Tim Duncan is a great basketball player.The announcers are claiming that Kurt Thomas flopped on that last foul call against Aldridge, but I didn't complain about it.Pretty ball movement from Roy and

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-64615057607045810652008-10-31T20:11:00.000-07:002008-10-31T20:48:31.644-07:00

I love Pop. That interview with him was classic.This second unit is so much fun to watch on the offensive end. Rudy and Sergio are great together.They just showed a replay of Batum's block of Duncan. This kid is brilliant.BATUM IS UNREAL!!Batum just got compared to Tayshaun Prince by Jon Barry. I've been saying it since the beginning of training camp.Przybilla just got some love from the

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-69159480515146369612008-10-31T19:59:00.000-07:002008-10-31T20:11:34.476-07:00

I broke into some friends' house to watch the Blazers game tonight. Here are some thoughts while getting to see the game.It looks like we decided to force the ball inside to Aldridge, something we should have done better in Los Angeles Tuesday night.We look a lot more settled in this game than we did on opening night. Hopefully it was just the nerves. I wondered if it might have had to do with

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-8037083158654100352008-10-31T17:49:00.000-07:002008-10-31T17:50:08.750-07:00

The DirecTV guy came by the house today with bad news. It seems that my house is in a bad spot to pick up the signal, especially because of a tree eight next door. So no DirecTV. The guy suggested that dish network might get a better signal because their tower is in a different spot or something like that. If not I'll just go with cable. No matter what, my dream of league pass is coming true

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-28246415823979075302008-10-30T17:22:00.001-07:002008-10-30T17:24:05.020-07:00

Quick update: I should have DirecTV set up tomorrow. That means I should also have league pass very soon. With those things happening Stephen and I are planning our own podcast, which will be posted here and in iTunes if I figure out how to do it.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-72397647429416363212008-10-15T18:24:00.000-07:002008-10-15T18:33:09.215-07:00

Double entendré? Yes please!Sadly, my soccer team is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention – unless it turns out that another league team did something illegal earlier in the year to disqualify themselves – which means that our season will be over after our game next Tuesday. I would love to make the playoffs, but I'm also excited to have a little more time to prepare for school and

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-10534183156032759712008-09-25T19:43:00.000-07:002008-09-25T19:45:10.463-07:00

Rudy Fernandez

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-38801657791397138542008-09-07T21:34:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:39:41.761-07:00

This is a video of Greg Oden singing. I thought he sang alright at the ESPYs, so I think this might just be his goofiness coming out. I love that guy.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-75091423084164912642008-09-07T20:39:00.000-07:002008-09-07T20:45:30.455-07:00

Please enjoy the song during this video, and the poor editing. Well, and enjoy the fact that someone in my community cares enough to post video "highlights" of games online. This was from our first game, which happened Tuesday. The girls played well again yesterday, but were a little unlucky and failed to finish a few times. We walked away with a 1-0 loss.Girls Soccer: Summit at Roseburg (9/2/08)

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-12318646059155522892008-08-23T20:29:00.000-07:002008-08-23T20:33:54.795-07:00

Dave over at Blazer's Edge may have outdone himself. He wrote a fairy tale with an allegorical plot and Blazer players as characters. It's fantastic, and it's broken down into two parts.Part one.Part two.Seriously, even if you don't like the Blazers you should read it.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-24033480806432375732008-08-14T12:30:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:40:42.550-07:00

When I started listening to the Basketball Jones last summer I became a big fan of Tas and Skeets both. So I was really glad when Skeets jumped on board at Yahoo!. Here are some quotes from a live blog this morning. I know he says they were cut, which means they were from readers, but his choices are still great. And really funny. Really really funny.• 92-69? That's it? What is that, eight, nine

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-8455197243414999282008-08-14T12:04:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:06:48.588-07:00

I can't wait to see this smiling face back on the floor, and hearing that the recovery should take 4-6 weeks was welcome news a few minutes ago when I read it.I still want next summer to go by with no knee surgeries. That'd be great.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-37328832288584249482008-08-13T23:17:00.000-07:002008-08-13T23:19:47.156-07:00

hate

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-15617954479300800202008-08-13T12:46:00.000-07:002008-08-13T12:52:11.396-07:00

This whole thing is okay, but the part that I posted it for starts around the 48 second mark. Greg Oden and Steve Blake do a pick and roll there that is beautiful. I laughed out loud with glee the first three times I watched it. In a row. There are several more videos where this came from at Casey's Center Court blog.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-7274117548726764052008-08-12T21:31:00.000-07:002008-08-12T21:34:27.903-07:00

I have four (maybe five, if they ask again) fantasy football teams this year. Here are the results from my first draft. I picked seventh out of ten. Click on the picture to see it bigger, if you actually want to see it.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-66455834549350420752008-08-12T21:20:00.000-07:002008-08-12T21:24:36.479-07:00

This is a link to an even sweeter version of that 4x100 freestyle. I love watching this race.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-14788990014669447182008-08-11T22:25:00.000-07:002008-08-11T22:40:02.941-07:00

I was just looking at the (still hidden/beta) trade machine – trying to find a way to trade Josh Smith to the Grizzlies for J-Lew's sake – and noticed what the Blazers roster looks like now. Seriously, look at how many guys have one year left on their contracts, and how much cap space that will be, and how many foreign players we have as additional assets, and how GOOD our players are.(sigh)I

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-91613099105761445792008-08-11T13:43:00.000-07:002008-08-11T13:46:21.207-07:00

This was just too amazing. I am now a huge Jason Lezak fan.Oh yeah, I'm happy that Phelps gets to continue his pursuit of eight.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-47981611705837534692008-08-11T12:06:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:14:36.901-07:00

I remember the turn of the millennium Blazers fondly, even though they didn't fulfill their destiny. One of the things that endeared them to me was the headband revolution, including the song they did.Anyway, the Blowtorch has a great tribute post to that team today, and it gives a guide on wearing headbands. Well worth the read. (via TrueHoop, again)

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-85231138092115202222008-08-11T11:57:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:06:48.006-07:00

This whole article is great, but this section was my favorite. Maybe if we can't get the current Squatch, I could take the job and just run around up there shirtless. That'd be fantastic.When it comes to the delicate art of slam dunking a basketball while being propelled by a trampoline, few do it better than Squatch. His skills are vast and his mascot abilities are graceful and energetic, yet

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-44068010742855784652008-08-05T10:51:00.000-07:002008-08-05T10:58:49.508-07:00

The Oregonian does great stuff. Really great stuff, actually, about the Blazers. Here is the latest video installment on Greg Oden's rehab. (My favorite Blazer, Channing Frye, is also in this video. I love that guy.)

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-91145305692713338792008-07-28T12:59:00.000-07:002008-07-28T13:02:18.845-07:00

His blog rules. He's hilarious. I like his game. He loves Portland as a city.Did I mention that his blog rules? Really, go read the latest post.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-6284581061961635182008-07-28T12:21:00.000-07:002008-07-28T12:27:31.454-07:00

This video is from The Oregonian. That link goes to the blog that includes the video and 10 blog posts, with audio, about Brandon Roy. It's fantastic. As I said a while ago, Roy has made his way to number two on my list of favorite all-time Blazers. Depending on how this season goes he might take the top spot soon. Poor Sabas.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-81381830260070825342008-07-18T14:34:00.000-07:002008-07-18T15:28:16.727-07:00

Yeah, I haven't blogged since I got up to Oregon and started working on finishing my M.Ed. Today marks the end of two of my three classes, though, and the two that are ending are the ones that required a ton of effort, energy, and e-focus. I have been able to pay attention to some things going on in the sports world, but not as many things as I would like. For instance: I haven't watched hardly

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-78539346272362381142008-06-08T00:55:00.000-07:002008-06-08T00:57:09.710-07:00

Did I mention that this guy is coming back next year too?

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-61015870992959459172008-06-07T00:03:00.001-07:002008-06-07T00:05:39.677-07:00

I was having a conversation at lunch today with my friend Mariano and mentioned how great the Lakers could be next year when they add Trevor Ariza and Andrew Bynum.Then I realized that the Blazers will be adding guys who will probably be better than those two. Need proof? Watch.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-39078383780523630072008-06-04T17:14:00.001-07:002008-06-04T17:20:05.730-07:00

Hollinger wrote about the argument over which aspect wins championships, defense or offense. He included this snippet about the Blazers versus Bulls in 1992.Chicago vs. Portland, 1992 NBA Finals The 1991-92 Bulls won 67 games with a dominating offensive attack led by Mr. Jordan, of course. In the Finals they ran up against a Portland team that also was wickedly talented but did most of its damage

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-45598371291742216842008-06-03T22:38:00.000-07:002008-06-03T22:41:09.192-07:00

Yeah, that's me and Rasheed combined. I can't believe how alike we are.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-48394541186007063702008-05-31T10:35:00.000-07:002008-05-31T10:39:49.496-07:00

Tim Kawakami just re-ranked the future of the western conference in the NBA. It's too bad I didn't see it when it was first written, but the re-ranking is still a fun read. Here's my favorite part:2. Portland Trail Blazers.-Feb. 18 rank: 1. (Net loss -1.)-Why it changed: They could be the New Spurs… and still not be good enough to knock off the Lakers for two or three years.-Assets: Greg Oden 20,

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-26613280706955289562008-05-29T17:36:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:48:28.226-07:00

I posted this to the Kay House wall already, but I thought it was good enough to share again with everyone.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-38054592118055995152008-05-29T16:04:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:49:59.797-07:00

Say what you want about Rasheed Wallace and people saying things about the referees – I usually respect people who don't complain about them – but I appreciate what 'Sheed had to say after the game last night. This is from Need4Sheed via Ball Don't Lie.

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-79484906060325217062008-05-17T17:48:00.000-07:002008-05-17T18:36:32.466-07:00

A lot of Blazers fans think that we have a chance to get Calderon from the Raptors. The thought is that Toronto will have to move him or Ford, and since Ford has the injury concerns and the 8 million plus contract and Calderon wants to be the starter (and could command that much money even as a restricted free agent) the Spaniard is the one that will be traded this off season. If he is moved, it

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-32125430053823938302008-05-16T17:37:00.000-07:002008-05-16T18:06:17.521-07:00

1.(1) Arvydas Sabonis2.(2) David Robinson2.(2) Tim Duncan (tie)4.(5) Brandon Roy5.(4) Clyde Drexler6.(7) Bill Walton (He'd be higher if I had actually ever gotten to watch him, but the sentimentality puts him up this high. He also moved in front of number seven because we're in the playoffs, and that makes me pine for the glory days of the Blazers.)7.(6) Rasheed Wallace (Seriously, I love this

joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339518898510072628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731509.post-74800670159263355902008-05-15T20:38:00.000-07:002008-05-15T22:09:33.511-07:00

As the title of this blog suggests, I'm a bit of a sports bigamist. I'm not a complete sports bigamist, but I have cheered for the Spurs since the early '90s, as long as they aren't playing Portland. Well, I'm happy they won tonight. But even more than that, I love that one of my favorite Blazers from last year did a great job for them. Ime Udoka – who played high school ball in Portland, starred

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