blazersedge.com - 10/13/2008
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One of the tantalizing topics that keeps popping up on the podcast and the sidebar is how real the Blazers’ chances are of making the playoffs and advancing. I can just hear the calls of “cheeky” and “hubris” from the NBA Grumpy Zone about a team that ...
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myespn.go.com - 10/17/2008
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Every season has its story. Last year, there
was Kevin Garnett's trade, and Kobe Bryant's will, driving...
a resurgence of one of basketball's great rivalries. Other years have witnessed the rise of Michael Jordan, or the fall of Magic Johnson. On the ...
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Experts Gaze into the Crystal Ball of 2008-2009
hardwoodparoxysm.blogspot.com - 10/20/2008
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Oh, hey, did you guys hear the Blazers
are going to be pretty good this year? Oh,...
you did? That's all then. .... Okay, I guess we'll do the preview. Your opening preview is by Rob Mahoney. ************************************************ I’m going ...
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Hardwood Paroxysm's 2008-2009 Season Preview: Portland ...
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Blazer’s Edge: “If you have a good Plan A you can win a lot of regular season games. If you have a great Plan A and a good Plan B you will probably win most of them. In the playoffs they take away your “A” option and most of your “B” option and get you down to “C”. At that point one of two things happens. Sometimes your Plan C is good also, which breaks their back because they can’t contain everything at once, which then allows your Plans A and B to shine through again. Then you win. Sometimes your Plan C isn’t good enough and you fold like a barbeque napkin ...
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Quarterly Report
blazersedge.com 12/9/2008 — We’re a little past the quarter mark of the season. It’s time to take stock of the things we’ve seen so far from the Blazers. This is not meant to be a pro-con grading exercise. (That’s at the halfway ...
Playing the game within the game
trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com 11/17/2008 — Fans of just about every team complain at some point about not getting their fair share of foul calls, but as Trail Blazers fans, you have a legitimate beef. Portland is 27th out of 30 teams when it comes to free-throws attempted, shooting an average ...
What's Wrong?
blazersedge.com 12/15/2008 — Over the last couple of days I’ve gotten plenty of e-mails with questions, comments, and theories about the same topic: What’s wrong with the Blazers?
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Where we stand statistically
trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — Fourteen games into the season is probably a bit too early to start puffing out our collective chests regarding statistical achievements, but you've got to start somewhere. Here are a number of positive team and individual statistics where we rank ...
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 ...
Prediction via Hollinger Power: Blazers to Finish 51-31
loadedorygun.net 1/9/2009 — Using the Hollinger ratings to put the teams into tiers of expected winning percentage against, LoadedOrygun's TJ figures a 51-31 regular season record for the surprising Portland Trail Blazers...
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...
Jazz beat Blazers in preseason contest —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 10/13/2008
Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points and five assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 93-80 in a preseason game Sunday.
With the exception of center Greg Oden, the Blazers' expected starters for the season rested or out due ...
Jazz ease past short-handed Blazers (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 10/13/2008
Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points and five assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 93-80 in a preseason game Sunday. With the exception of center Greg Oden, the Blazers' expected starters for the season rested or ...
