Channing Frye: Portland's Favored, Ill-Fated Son
Loaded Orygun - Front Page —
... Everybody's got Blazer Fever in Portland these days, including the folks at Willamette Week. The Christmas Eve edition features a cover story on a present sent from New York, that everyone involved seems to agree will likely soon be returned sometime after the holidays. On merit and the long term needs and future of the franchise it makes sense, but based on the mutual love affair between 6'11" forward Channing Frye and his adoptive new city, it will be a damn shame if and when he packs his duffel for the last time and takes a paycheck somewhere else: ...
Blaze of Glory - 12/28/08
Blaze of Love —
... The Blaze of Glory is your almost-daily link list of Blazer ridiculousness and info. If you ever have anything to add to it, make sure to drop us a line unless your name is Dwight Jaynes. (Kidding!)
A great article on Channing Frye. It'll be sad to see him go. [Willamette Week]
McMillan proving he reads what Quick is dropping. [Jason Quick]
"Blazers Edge Night" was last night! [Blazers Edge]
It truly is going to be "hell week" for the Blazers. [King 5] ...
The Return to Portland
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
... I did get over to Oregonlive and see Jason Quick post this story from the Willamette Week on Channing Frye that he says you absolutely must read. I concur. I'll be back in Portland for a week or so, which includes some more bonus coverage when the Celtics come in town. Until then, enjoy the end of 2008. ...
Channing Frye: Urban Explorer
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Then there's Channing Frye in Portland. The Blazers' big man is having a love affair with his city. He adores everything about it -- the art scene, the quirky neighborhood life, the political culture. Frye tells Willamette Week's Casey Jarman, "This is where I want to spend the rest of my life." ...
NBA Essentials: Bonzi Conquers China, AK-47 Conquers Azeroth
FanHouse —
... * "[Channing Frye's] primary World of Warcraft character is Dookiedrawls, a level 76 gnome frost mage -- though he maintains he's not as serious about the game as Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko, who has a 'really nice level 80 paladin.'" -- Williamette Week, via ...
Some Quick Links
Blazersedge —
... Do you think his office mates get sick of him calling play-by-play while he sifts through email? "Another spam message pops up. It gets trapped. Nowhere to go. To the recycle bin. RIP CITY BABY." When Schonz gets a cookie in the media room he stopped to say hi to Dwight, and I was randomly sitting across the table from him. Inexplicably, that footage didn't make the final cut. Booooooo
If you haven't yet read the Channing Frye piece in Willy Week, here's your link.
Mike Barrett discusses the injuries to ...
Q&A With Ben From Blazer's Edge: Channing Frye
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... A: Read through his blog's archive: ChanningFrye.com/blog. Plenty of material in there. He's a very intelligent, well-spoken, funny person. The life of the party; the light in the media room. Always ready with a quip. Dances to the beat of his own drummer. Not caught up in the life of being a professional basketball player. Here's a great piece on Frye: http://wweek.com/editorial/3507/12013/ ...
Friday’s signings should make this year fun
Fanster.com —
... OK, so the Suns certainly are replacing a character in the middle with another character in the middle (albeit one not so loud on the national stage) and a big sweater with another big sweater. But what does this mean big picture? ...
Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Channing Frye had a love affair with the city of Portland, but he returns home to Phoenix where the offensive system is far more suited to his skill set. ...
