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HoopsHype.com Articles An up and coming team by Marc Narducci / September 2, 2008 Brandon Roy - Icon Sports Media The first inclination is to dismiss the Portland Trail Blazers as being too young, but who wouldn’t want to have this team’s future? And the future could be sooner than many expect. Last season without Greg Oden , the Blazers were expected to struggle mightily, a young team without ...
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The Fundamentals
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... Marc Narducci of HoopsHype: “The first inclination is to dismiss the Portland Trail Blazers as being too young, but who wouldn’t want to have this team’s future? And the future could be sooner than many expect. Last season without Greg Oden, the Blazers were expected to struggle mightily, a young team without its main anchor. Instead, Portland was one of the most pleasant surprises, although the youth did finally catch up to the Blazers. Portland ended 41-41, which would have placed the Trail Blazers tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference, it ...
Tuesday Morning Burn: ROY, up and coming, Greg Oden and Travis Outlaw
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... I'm concerned, that was a championship team. That it didn't win the big trophy really doesn't matter to me in the slightest. It won the hearts of its city and still owns a lot of those hearts. It won the respect of us all to this day. And it was a blueprint, off and on the court, for how to operate a successful pro sports franchise. Jerome Kersey talked with Sports Business Radio's Brian Berger over the weekend. Marc Narducci, writing for Hoops Hype , notices the Blazers are an up-and-coming team. Sports blog With Malice states Rip City is back. Hoops Vibe ...
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Travis Outlaw not content being a sixth man for the Blazers
blog.oregonlive.com 9/1/2008 — So he is content to wait another year, perhaps two, for his personal aspirations to take precedence. But he wants to make one thing clear: He is not content remaining with the status quo of his game. "I don't want to be a sixth man forever," Outlaw says.
Reaction to the Outlaw Article
blazersedge.com 9/2/2008 — Since all of the buzz yesterday surrounded Jason Quick's Travis Outlaw article I thought I’d add my two cents today.
First, some generalities:
--We should take a moment to remember what a fine writer Jason ...
The Fundamentals
ballerblogger.com 9/2/2008 — Mike McGraw of The Daily Herald : “League sources continue to suggest there is little to no action on the Gordon trade market. Because of collective- bargaining rules that make it difficult to trade a player in the first year after signing a larger contract, Gordon could not be traded by himself.
Three things Portland should expect from Greg Oden's rookie season
hoopsvibe.com 9/2/2008 — Reports indicate the former first overall pick will be ready for training camp and shouldn 8217 t struggle with health issues. So his knee is good. How about his head After all Oden missed 2007-08 is seen by some as the next Sam Bowie and now faces ...
Saying goodbye to Duck
dwightjaynes.com 9/2/2008 — Fans, ex-teammates, media and friends gathered in Memorial Coliseum Saturday morning to bid a final farewell to Kevin Duckworth. And I want to publicly acknowledge what a terrific job the Trail Blazer organization did to make it a wonderful gathering, ...
NBA 2009 Season Prediction: The Houston Rockets —
Bleacher Report - NBA 9/3/2008
The Houston Rockets have claim to two [consecutive] NBA titles, in 1994 and 1995, four conference titles (1981, 1986, 1994, 1995), and four divisional titles (1977, 1986, 1993, 1994).
The players most noted for the two titles in '94 and '95, ...
Deng Stars as Great Britain Almost Shock Israel —
NBA.com: News 9/4/2008
In the LONDON TIMES, Ian Whittell writes "Great Britain came within half a second of pulling off the biggest upset in their history last night before losing their opening qualifying game for the 2009 European Championship finals 102-92 to Israel in ...
