Blazers put on a show in win over Sacramento Kings

• sportvantage

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  i hope greg oden can stay healthy, i loved watching him at OSU make that run, good luck Greg!
  
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• kellex

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  I should have been there!  I should be there tonight too!  But I'm lazy...and can't stand paying full price for pre-season.

  Posted 10/9/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Good morning, sweet world: Bye bye Baylor
Published 10/8/2008 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
... Jason Quick, The Oregonian: "Don't look now, but Oden may have some stiff competition for Rookie of the Year from one of his teammates: Fernandez. In a simply electric performance, Fernandez had the crowd chanting his first name after a series of flashy plays. He dunked off a lob pass from Rodriguez, a longtime friend and countryman, and then later caught another lob from Rodriguez and in a dipsy-do move, drifted under the basket and blindly banked it high off the backboard. And there was more. Fernandez threaded a pass through the legs of ...

Speed Read: Eli’s Space Condo Could Beat Rams
Published 10/8/2008 by secho at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... In the things-that-actually-happened-last-night department, Greg Oden finally made his long-awaited debut as Portland stomped Sacramento 110-81 in the preseason opener for both teams. Oden had 13 points, five rebounds, and two blocks in 20 minutes of action. It was also the NBA debut for Portland’s Rudy Fernandez, who delivered several highlight moments to a near sell-out crowd at the Rose Garden. Even more impressive: none of the current Blazers have ever been charged with a felony. ...

Morning After: The Walk of Fame
Published 10/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Coup) at The Rip City Project
Have a bunch of Blazers-Kings links for you this morning, so we won't waste any time. J.A. Adande was in the Garden for ESPN last night, and, like the rest of us, he thought Oden was solid and Rudy stole the show. Jason Quick's game story from OregonLive, with locker room footage from Sean Meagher.  Casey Holdahl had some in-game thoughts over at the team site, and he's got the Nate McMillan footage. If you look at both our live diary/blogs from the game, notice how around Rudy's third dime to Martell Webster we each basically ...

Greg Oden’s Solid Debut
Published 10/8/2008 by Marcel Mutoni (marcelmutoni@gmail.com) at SLAM Online
Last night, Oden and Rudy Fernadez gave Blazers fans reason to be even more excited for the upcoming season.

Greg Oden Scares Me
Published 10/8/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Kings, Trail BlazersGreg Oden made his preseason debut Tuesday night, at home against the Kings. As you'd expect, Trail Blazers fans combusted on Oden's introduction and after just about every play he made. And he made plenty of plays ... ESPN's J.A. Adande and The Oregonian's Jason Quick talk about Rudy Fernandez's premiere, which had some irresistible moments, but Oden was everything that has been promised. Within the first three minutes, Oden has hung three fouls on Sacramento starting center Spencer ...

Greg Oden Portland Trail Blazers First Game: 13 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Blocks
Published 10/8/2008 by J Kent at The Critical Fanatic
... Truth be told, Oden may not have had the best “rookie” debut. That belonged to Rudy Fernandez who put on his own show according to Jason Quick of the Oregonian. ...

Greg Oden Couldn't Be More Thrilled With Your Request For A Photo [Nba Roundup]
Published 10/8/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... . Of his five baskets, four were dunks, and he also blocked a dunk attempt by Sacramento center Spencer Hawes. For a more detailed analysis of Oden's performance, look no further than Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge: "I'm going on record and saying that Greg is a man-child." ...

First Cup: Wednesday
Published 10/8/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Jason Quick of the Oregonian: "There was [Greg] Oden, in his first NBA 'game', finishing with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes. He tired easily, but of his five baskets, four were dunks, many of them coming after he patiently waited for his opening to rise above the rim. He also emphatically sent back a dunk attempt by Sacramento center Spencer Hawes and he drew nine fouls on Kings players. When he left, the Rose Garden crowd gave him a standing ovation, with some bowing to him with outstretched arms. 'It was all right,' Oden ...

Oden and Fernandez Debut, Mouths Left Agape
Published 10/8/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Surfing around the web to reaction from last night’s preseason game between the Kings and the Blazers, and the best line came from a Sactown Royalty commenter, and it was about dazzling Spanish import Rudy Fernandez: “Spanish Chocolate.” Has a nice succinct ring to it. On Oden, from the Oregonian: There was Oden, in his first NBA “game”, finishing with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes. He tired easily, but of his five baskets, four were dunks … He also emphatically ...

The Hoop Doctors Daily Dimes: 10/08
Published 10/8/2008 by Anklesnap at thehoopdoctors.com
... Prescribed NBA reading from all over the world wide web O-den, O-den, O-den….let the chants begin. Fer-nan-dez, Fer-nan-dez Blazers put on a Show Classic Cuzoogle Photoshopping: Check it out for a good laugh. The Seven: My favorite NBA TV Shows How can you not love the Big Fella? Shaq: “I am the black Michael Phelps” Give J.J. some burn this year and see what ...

The Greg Oden Era Begins
Published 10/8/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... After being delayed for over a year, the long awaited debut of Greg Oden finally happened last night and the initial results were exciting. In 20 minutes of game time, Oden scored 13 points, grabbed five boards and blocked two shots and received ...

Premiere of Blazers' Rookie Ignored By ESPN
Published 10/8/2008 by Robbie Gillies at RealClearSports - Blog
... against the Kings. After trailing by 10 points through the first quarter, Portland outscored Sacramento by 40 points through the final three quarter to win 110-81. All eyes were on Blazers' second-year rookie Greg Oden, and he didn't disappoint. Oden went 5-for-8 including, four dunks. He physically dominated Kings' center Spencer Hawes. Oden was definitely the story, and he had some incredible highlights, but fellow rookie Rudy Fernandez put on a show of his own. From Jason Quick of The Oregonian: ...

Link Dump!
Published 10/9/2008 by McD at Rumors and Rants
Is Sarah Palin like the Cleveland Browns? The Browns better hope so, as long as they lay off the little home-spun colloquialisms - Waiting For Next Year Look, they shook hands. Here’s a damn picture. Now move the hell on. - Andrew Sullivan The Blazers looked awesome…in a preseason game - The Oregonian Luke Walton’s stalker. Wow. - Deadspin The all F-U-U Team. Want to know what it means? Read on - The Legend of Cecilio Guante Gotta love a nice, full Rays bandwagon - ...