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Only five games, but plenty for Greg Oden and the rest of the Blazers to talk about
Only five games, but plenty for Greg Oden and the rest of the Blazers to talk about
Talk alone won't fix early season problems, coach Nate McMillan says.
Growing Pains: Greg Oden
Growing Pains: Greg Oden
pointsinthepaint.com — Greg Oden of the Portland Trail Blazers is healthy, energetic, and motivated. He is currently averaging 6.8 PPG; 9.8 RPG; 0.8 APG; 59.1 FG%; 72.7 FT%; 0.4 SPG; 2.2 BPG ; 3.2 TO ; over the first five games of the season. While his line is not all that impressive, it should be noted that there ... (more) Growing Pains: Greg Oden
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Blazers to Wear Rip City Jerseys Tomorrow Night!
Blazers to Wear Rip City Jerseys Tomorrow Night!
bustabucket.com — Here's the release from the team: COMMEMORATIVE JERSEYS PAY NOD TO FOUR DECADES OF SUPPORT Trail Blazers to make first of two regular-season appearances in ‘Rip City' gear Portland, Ore. - Tomorrow night, in front of a sold out crowd and a national television audience, the Portland ... (more) Blazers to Wear Rip City Jerseys Tomorrow Night!
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Quick: McMillan Considers Starting Miller
BlazersedgeQuick: McMillan Considers Starting Miller No surprise here and no change to the starting lineup tomorrow night, but Jason Quick writes that Nate McMillan is considering starting Andre Miller... "Miller says he is merely a ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Jason Quick of The Oregonian:  “In the past couple of days, Greg Oden has heard all about the dreadful state of the Trail Blazers. The poor defense. The sputtering offense. The coach not knowing what he’s doing. How the season is spiraling down the drain. While the Blazers center agreed that the team’s 2-3 start is unacceptable, he had an irritated message sprinkled with expletives for all the talking heads and Nervous Nellies: Relax. ‘It’s been five games, man,’ Oden said, his brow furrowed. ‘You hear the talk of everybody flipping out, ...

The Pre-Funk: Spurs/Blazers 11/6
Blaze of Love — ... which almost ruined a good night of bar hopping for the Blaze of Love crew. Did the Blazers fix anything over the last 2.5 days?  We'll find out tonight.  Did Nate McMillan run them into a sloppy melting mess to set a new tone in hopes of fixing it all?  You damn right he did. On Tap... Yesterday's practice report from Ben.  [Blazers Edge] And Greg Oden is starting to use expletives.  Love it.  [Jason Quick] Blazers "starting over" is a scary thought.  [Brian T Smith] ...

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