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VIZ Media Teams With NBA Portland Trail Blazers Star Greg Oden To Introduce New Manga Series - ...
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has teamed up with Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden to promote literacy. Oden will be featured in the campaign using SLAM DUNK, the exciting new basketball-themed manga (graphic novel) series to help promote the love of reading.
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Top Ten Summer League Steals -
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?
Posted 51 minutes ago at FanHouse
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Writing Nerds - A Conversation About Blogs with Bethlehem Shoals
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 ...
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 Why are Portland Fans Blaming John Canzano for Darius Miles’ Stalled Career?
Why are Portland Fans Blaming John Canzano for Darius Miles’ Stalled Career?
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 ...
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Greg Oden Didn't Watch Jerryd Bayless
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 ...
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Blazers could come under scrutiny for statements on Miles' condition
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 ...
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A Prospective Guide for Credentialed Bloggers
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 ...
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Trail Blazers sign French guard-forward Batum
The Trail Blazers signed French guard-forward Nicolas Batum.
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Summer League Wrap
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 ...
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 Gilbert Arenas doesn't like Milwaukee, and that's good for the NBA
Gilbert Arenas doesn't like Milwaukee, and that's good for the NBA
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.
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 Tsunami in Memphis
Tsunami in Memphis
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 ...
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 Sebastian Telfair gets multiyear deal from T’wolves
Sebastian Telfair gets multiyear deal from T’wolves
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 ...
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Trail Blazers sign Nicolas Batum
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 ...
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Cap space 2009: Reporters spending already
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 ...
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 Wieden+Kennedy /// Portland · Hyperdunk Ya'll
Wieden+Kennedy /// Portland · Hyperdunk Ya'll
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 ...
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 Wheels report: Batum in, Koponen out?
Wheels report: Batum in, Koponen out?
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...
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 Jarryd Bayless publicity shot likely to blow your mind
Jarryd Bayless publicity shot likely to blow your mind
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...
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 Oden: handsome+me+funny=host
Oden: handsome+me+funny=host
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:...
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Q&A with the Las Vegas MVP Jerryd Bayless
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 ...
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Summer League 2008
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 ...
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 In Las Vegas Summer League, Portland's Bayless off to a blazing start
In Las Vegas Summer League, Portland's Bayless off to a blazing start
When an NBA team sends prospects to the Las Vegas Summer League, evaluators are watching to see how they measure up against top ...
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Bayless Lifts Blazers Past Suns
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.
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Summer League 2008
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 ...
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 The Blatchmanian Devil
The Blatchmanian Devil
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 ...
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Sergio goes to work
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 ...
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 Should Cuban and Pritchard Have a Sitdown?
Should Cuban and Pritchard Have a Sitdown?
Story about why Darius Miles should continue to sit out and let the Blazers thrive!
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Darius Miles Is Doing Something That’s Never Been Done Before
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 [...]
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Bayless and the Numbers Game
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...
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 Vegas: Blazers vs. T'wolves
Vegas: Blazers vs. T'wolves
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...
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Summer League 2008
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 ...
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 Miles attempting unprecedented comeback
Miles attempting unprecedented comeback
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.
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 The Ball Don't Lie interview with Greg Oden
The Ball Don't Lie interview with Greg Oden
Greg Oden wants a flying monkey. Who doesn't, really?