blazersedge.com - 12/15/2008
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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?
My initial, instinctive reaction (almost certainly the most correct one) is simply, “Nothing!” ...
blog.oregonlive.com - 12/12/2008
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blog.oregonlive.com —
OK. Let me say a few things about
my comments on Greg Oden that aired on The...
Fan last week. First off, I listened to them and was, quite frankly, embarrassed. I didn't intend to come across so abrasive, but...
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Regarding Greg Oden...
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ballerblogger.com - 12/15/2008
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ballerblogger.com —
Jeff Caplan of the Forth Worth Star-Telegram :
“Before the start of tonight’s finale to the Dallas...
Mavericks’ seven-game homestand, Dirk Nowitzki might find himself the recipient of the Western Conference’s player of the week award for a second consecutive week and third time in four ...
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The Fundamentals
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Blazer’s Edge: “On the one hand you have to be happy with Brandon Roy and Lamarcus Aldridge taking most of the shots. Anyone who objects to them hitting at a 50% clip and scoring 30–including their own teammates–needs a reality check. This is the NBA. You need players who can and will do that. Allen Iverson has made a huge career scoring 30 shooting a far poorer percentage than that. There isn’t an elite team in the league who doesn’t have at least one player who takes over the game on a regular basis. On the other hand, to loosely paraphrase ...
Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Check my math, but I'm pretty sure that the Blazers (very recently the second best team in the West) could fall to ninth and out of playoff picture with wins by Phoenix, Utah, and Dallas tonight. Blazer fans are nervous nellies, but I can't say I'm too worried. ...
Monday links: Not time to panic
Blazers Blog —
Normally I would hit you with a Monday Burn of random Blazers links, but a burn makes no sense today. Links it is ... As Dave points out on Blazer's Edge, despite three losses in a row, it's not time to hit the panic button: It would be silly to overreact to, or put too much weight on, the last couple of games but in the spirit of helping people not overreact and worry, let's talk a little about what's been going on this week. Here are the possible reasons that we've encountered a mini-slump. I'll list them in order from the nearly-certain first to the ...
Get Back in Blazer Mode!
Loaded Orygun - Front Page —
... And finally, if you REALLY want to dwell on the past, and review the extent of the team's flaws that popped up in that season-opening trial by fire, another piece by Dave lays them out honestly, and then tries to find reasons that cause them. If you're like me, a read-through will help bring you down off the Wall of Impending Doom regarding the rest of the Blazer season. (It may also help return some perspective--there's room for great excitement and anticipation, but they're not being fitted for rings just yet). And then, thus cleansed and with catharsis completed, you can ...
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ronmex.com 2/5/2009 — There was an interesting feature in this past Monday’s Oregonian (our daily newspaper up here in Portland) entitled “Rip City Culture Grid“, that asked 8 of the Blazers a few questions like “Favorite Pizza?” and “How many of the 12 Portland bridges can you name?” However, a few questions down ...
