blog.oregonlive.com - 10/23/2008
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Photo by Patrick Greenfield/OregonLive.comIt's a dark day in Portland. Light a candle for Hill. PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers waived forward Luke Jackson and rookie center Steven Hill, General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced today. Portland's roster stands at...
bizofbasketball.com - 10/26/2008
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The Portland Trail Blazers exercised fourth-year options on
the contracts of forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge, guard Sergio Rodriguez...
and guard Brandon Roy, while exercising their third-year option on center Greg Oden. The moves, announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard , keep all ...
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Blazers Exercise Options for Roy, Aldridge, Rodriguez, ...
blog.oregonlive.com - 10/28/2008
sports.yahoo.com - 10/24/2008
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As the NBA preseason marches on, Ball Don't
Lie looks at all 30 teams, outlining off-season transactions,...
projecting win totals, spinning tracks, and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. This afternoon, the Portand Trail Blazers . Last Season: ...
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BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Portland Trail Blazers
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Second Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Sean Meagher of OregonLive.com: "The Portland Trail Blazers waived forward Luke Jackson and rookie center Steven Hill, General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced today. Portland's roster stands at 15 players entering Opening Night at the L.A. Lakers on Tuesday. 'We want to thank Luke and Steven for their contributions during training camp and preseason and wish them all the best for the future,' said Pritchard. 'They've conducted themselves as real pros on and off the court and we believe both of them have a bright future in basketball.'" ...
Shavlik Randolph, Portland Trailblazer
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Yes, Luke Jackson and Steven Hill have both been waived, leaving the final roster spot to none other than Shavlik Randolph. This was a bit of a surprise. Conventional Rip City logic suggested Hill would take the spot and buffer Oden and the Vanilla Gorilla from killing each other in practice. He would have also fit nicely as a third big seven footer to clog the lane in the event that GO or 'Billa went down to injury. So much for that. ...
Jesus and the Duck get cut
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
The Blazers cut Steven Hill of Nazareth and former Oregon Ducks star Luke Jackson from the squad today. I know there are plenty of you out there that will moan and mourn about this decision, and you're welcome to leave your parting thoughts in the comments section, but try and remember that the 15th roster spot really doesn't amount to a whole bunch in this topsy-turvy league. Look like Shavlik Randolph will be Blazer No. 15. ...
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ap.google.com 10/24/2008 — 21 hours ago PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers waived forward Luke Jackson and center Steven Hill on Thursday, trimming their roster to 15 players. Jackson appeared in three preseason games, averaging 5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 ...
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mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com 11/6/2008 — The game was tied after the first quarter, 23-23. The Blazers led by seven at the half, by four after three, but then were outscored 29-18 in the fourth quarter. Portland didnât get its first field goal of the fourth for almost six minutes, and ...
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mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com 10/23/2008 — 17 Comments: Blogger TT said... Can't wait. 10:58 PM Blogger Hien said... love the quote by Oden, really humble guy. No work no glory. 10:59 PM Blogger hg said... Is this a new idea? Portland didn't bring their A game tonight. But they found a way to ...
Portland Trail Blazers
mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com 10/20/2008 — Following a week off, this strange exhibition schedule continues for the Trail Blazers on Monday, when they take on the Kings in Sacramento. It's the first of the final three preseason games, and this final week will take them from Sac to L.A. to play ...
Portland Trail Blazers
mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — Two years ago the Trail Blazers were a pretty solid road team, given they were still struggling to climb the hill to respectibility. Several long road trips were seen as successful, all things considered, and the one thing those trips had in common ...
Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Portland Trail Blazers - NBA
sports.espn.go.com 10/22/2008 — Team Strength: Size One reason the Blazers can seemingly play like such an old team is because they're so big. At every position, Portland lines up an inch or two taller than the league average, and although coach Nate McMillan likes to play small he ...
Blazers will honor Duck at tonight's game
blog.oregonlive.com 11/6/2008 — Cue the press release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Friends and family of Kevin Duckworth will join the Trail Blazers and team alumni to pay tribute to "Duck" at Thursday's game between the Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets. On behalf of the...
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mikebarrettsblog.blogspot.com 11/24/2008 — 20 Comments: Blogger don said... Yes, Mike, I do agree with that. A few other observations about the season so far: > I haven't seen this much defensive intensity for several years. It's as if the guys suddenly believe they have a real chance to win ...
Worth the wait? Experts say Blazers will be
portlandtribune.com 10/27/2008 — If Sports Illustrated is on target, it’s going to be one smashing season for the Trail Blazers.
The magazine’s NBA preseason edition forecasts Portland to make the playoffs as the No. 7 team in the Western Conference – as the Portland Tribune ...
Greg Oden: Future Rookie of the Year —
Bleacher Report - NBA 10/23/2008
The Rookie of the Year award is given each year to the first-year NBA player who makes the biggest impact on his team.
This year, the Rookie of the Year race is stacked with the arrivals of such sure NBA talents as Michael Beasley, Derrick ...
