“When ‘sheed comes back, make sure you don’t have your back to him. He’ll sucker punch you.” An Interview with the Oregonian’s John Canzano

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“When ‘sheed comes back, make sure you don’t have your back to him. He’ll sucker punch you.” An Interview with the Oregonian’s John Canzano
Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com found this 4/7/2008 on thebiglead.com [flag]
This man needs no introduction: an APSE winner several times over, Oregonian columnist John Canzano has been accosted by Oregon coach Mike Belloti’s wife in the press box, had to deal with the Portland Jailblazers for several years (that’s where the quote in the headline comes from), and he even covered Bob Knight for a year in Indiana. Some great stuff here, folks. [link]

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  • Bars & Stripes Bars & Stripes
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    Z-Bo's cribs episode is the shit...dude has a lifesize cutout of himself on the door to his theater room.

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  • Bars & Stripes Bars & Stripes
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    Also: I would kill for video of the Ha Seung Jin-Nedzad Sinanovic fight.
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Monday Burn
Published 4/7/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... said of Strickland, 41. "He's been a real blessing for this team. I feel like I can go to him at any time and ask him about anything." Strickland, a point guard perhaps best known in San Antonio for a late-game turnover that helped Portland defeat the Spurs in the 1990 NBA Western Conference semifinals, played 146 games for the Spurs over 21/2 seasons until he signed as a free agent with the Trail Blazers before the 1992-93 season. Everybody's favorite columnist, John Canzano, has a Q ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Links
Published 4/8/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
- Yahoo! Sports - Good game last night, but the NBA is still far superior to the NCAA. - NY Magazine - Are Isiah Thomas’ Knicks the worst team in professional sports history? - Upside and Motor - Their body language hasn’t done much to dispel that notion. - The Big Lead - Fantastic interview with The Oregonian’s John Canzano. - The Rake - Minnesota hit a low point this weekend, and Big Al ...

When the Portland Trail Blazers were Jail Blazers
Published 4/8/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... posted an interview with The Oregonian's John Canzano yesterday that serves as an excellent reminder. Here's just one example of the humorous (but sad) Jail Blazer days: ...

Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Published 4/8/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... John Canzano shares his most vivid memories of the Jail Blazers years--including the time Rasheed Wallace threatened to punch him--in this interview with The Big Lead. ...

Tales from the Glorious JailBlazer Era
Published 4/8/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
The immortal John Canzano built with The Big Lead and told of what it was like to cover ‘Sheed and the Blazers. ...

Canzano article a must read
Published 4/8/2008 by Jack Brown at Deceptively Quick
That makes back to back headings that I never thought I would write. The Big Lead has an absolute must read interview with Oregonian columnist John Canzano (found via ...

Oregon: Not the Center of the College Roundball Universe
Published 4/10/2008 by Jason Cohen at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , which, legally, he is. And I guess it’s safe to say he wasn’t too worked up about John Canzano calling him an on-court wimp. In fact, that’s part of his defense: ...