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There were teams who struck it rich on
Draft Night and others who overlooked promising talent. Those
players who were bypassed in New York City had the chance to showcase their games during summer league play in Orlando, Las Vegas, and Utah. ...
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Has Kevin Pritchard Gone Too Far?
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Advisory : This post is ridiculously long. Read
it or don't, just please don't complain about its
length in the comments. ------------------------------------------- Backdrop Some time has passed since I wrote " the Eggers piece " and, as ...
Remember Darius Miles? He was one of the
many casualties of the disaster that was the 2000
NBA draft . (Can you believe the best player from the entire draft went 43rd ? If you want to call it the worst draft in NBA history, you will get no argument ...
This evening on 95.5 FM The Game ,
Greg Oden told Mike Barrett and Mike Rice that
he did not watch any of the Blazers' summer league games. He also admitted that he has not seen any of Jerryd Bayless's MVP play. First, it goes without saying ...
The Trail Blazers, specifically General Manager Kevin Pritchard,
may be in violation of federal regulations in regard
to public comments about the medical condition of former player Darius Miles. Miles underwent microfracture surgery on his ...
Introduction One of the best parts of spending
a week in Las Vegas covering Summer League was
the chance to talk to other people who either cover or are a part of the NBA. One of the hot topics of the week was the credentialing of ...
The Trail Blazers signed French guard-forward Nicolas Batum.
Summer League Wrap I’m back from Summer
League and somewhat rested. So let’s consolidate all
of those impressions into one post and try to get something meaningful out of it. Lesson #1: This ...
Sure Gilbert Arenas runs his mouth at times....but
for the most part, it's all in good fun.
(And yes, I've been frustrated at this "fun") But what's wrong with garnering more attention and creating a spirited rivalry between two cities/teams? We'll be hearing about this next season when the Washington Wizards face off against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Wikipedia defines a tsunami as: a series of
waves created when a body of water, such as
an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Basically what occurs is that an earthquake causes the ocean floor to drop at a certain point, while raising it at another ...
wolves E ven when Timberwolves boss Kevin McHale
declined to extend Sebastian Telfair [ stats ] a
qualifying offer before free agency began, he knew he wanted the point guard to return to Minnesota. Yesterday, the sides reached agreement on a ...
The Portland Trail Blazers signed rookie forward/guard Nicolas
Batum, general manager Kevin Pritchard announced Monday. Terms of
the contract were not disclosed. The Trail Blazers acquired the rights to Batum, the 25th overall pick in this year's ...
One of Kevin Pritchard's primary goals since he
took over as general manager has been to achieve
salary cap flexibility. And if everything shakes out just so, KP will get his wish in the summer of 2009. The contracts of Raef LaFrentz and Steve Francis ...
I'm a copywriter. I get it. But it's
still kind of lame to fall back on something
so base to get a laugh. Especially when it's at the expense of a whole group of people to whom homophobia isn't a joke. A perfect example is the comment from Gitamba ...
Brian Wheeler, back from watching the Blazers in
Vegas last week, talks about the two immediate decisions
facing Kevin Pritchard and his staff, what to do with Nicolas Batum and Petteri Koponen last night on Wheels After Work. Download the...
This imaginative, abstract photo of Blazers first round
pick Jarryd Bayless has us wondering what direction the
NBA is headed with these publicity shots. They've certainly taken it up a notch here in terms of creativity and certainly have us...
If anybody watched the ESPYs last night, they
saw a great cameo from Greg Oden with host
Justin Timberlake. Here's a taste of Oden auditioning for the host position via FunnyorDie.com:...
Bayless was named the T-Mobile NBA Summer League
Top Rookie after averaging 29.8 points and 4.8 rebounds
in four games out in Las Vegas. Even though he was only competing against rookies for the award, had there been an overall MVP given out, he would ...
visitor 74 1 2 3 4 T Trail
Blazers 11 19 22 22 74 Suns 21 19
15 18 73 Recap | Play-By-Play 73 home Trail Blazers (3-2) Field Goals Rebounds pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts N.Batum F 25:22 2-8 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 1 4 0 1 1 6 ...
Pinnock Drops 30 As Blazers Top Hornets
Bayless Scores 36 In Blazers' Win Over Suns
When an NBA team sends prospects to the
Las Vegas Summer League, evaluators are watching to see
how they measure up against top ...
Jerryd Bayless scored 17 fourth-quarter points and hit
the game winning jumper with 18 seconds left to
lead the Portland Trial Blazers to a 74-73 victory over the Phoenix Suns at the NBA Summer League on Saturday.
Jerryd Bayless #4 G Trail Blazers 2008 Summer
League Statistics PPG 29.8 RPG 4.80 APG 1.3 EFF
+ 22.00 Born: Aug 20, 1988 Height: 6-3 / 1,91 Weight: 200 lbs. / 90,7 kg. College: Arizona SUMMER LEAGUE STATS Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF ...
Seems like he's a better scorer than distributor.
Yesterday, in Las Vegas, there was another Blatchmanian
Devil sighting. This photo was taken at the Summer
League game between the Washington Wizards and the Portland Trailblazers at the Alex Mack center. The creature was seen taking the ...
There is encouraging news from the Canary Islands
in Spain, where Trail Blazers shooting coach John Townsend
has been working with point guard Sergio Rodriguez for the past week. Towsend reports that Rodriguez is improving steadily with his outside ...
Story about why Darius Miles should continue to
sit out and let the Blazers thrive!
No, Darius Miles is not going to chug
ten beers, run around the court twice and then
attempt to dunk. As we alluded to in Smack this morning, the 26-year old Miles is attempting a comeback after suffering what was once deemed a "career ending" injury to his right knee. If he's able to return [...]
There are a plethora of numbers that jump
off the page when you look at Portland rookie
guard Jerryd Bayless' stat page through his first three games at the Las Vegas Summer League. First you see his 27.7 points per game average. That’s damn near 30 a game from a kid who doesn’t even turn 20-years old for another month. Next your eyes will fix upon his 5.3 boards per game, you're trained to...
1:01 - Pooh Jeter, former UP Pilot, in
the game ... and straight to the line ...
makes a pair ... Kop running the offense, drives to the baseline and swings out to Bayless ... driving to the hoop and...
visitor 78 1 2 3 4 T Trail
Blazers 15 21 20 22 78 Timberwolves 16 24
31 17 88 Recap | Play-By-Play 88 home Trail Blazers (1-2) Field Goals Rebounds pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts N.Batum F 27:43 5-7 1-2 1-4 1 4 5 0 4 1 5 0 ...
Love Helps Lead Wolves To Win Over Blazers
Kevin Love puts down a muffed oop intended
for Corey Brewer.
If his comeback bid is succesful, Darius Miles
would be the first NBA player to return from
an injury that was deemed to be career-ending. According to the article, he has tried out for the Nets, Celtics, Suns, and Mavericks.
Greg Oden wants a flying monkey. Who doesn't,
really?

















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