Oden And Trailblazers Crush Kings, 110-81 - ESPN Video

Here Comes The "Spanish Fly" Combo
The Painted Area — In our post from last week previewing the preseason action, we lamented the fact that Portland was not on national TV this preseason, b/c seeing the Blazers - and specifically, seeing Greg Oden and Rudy Fernandez in NBA action - is perhaps what we are most eagerly anticipating about the upcoming season. Judging by the highlights from Portland's preseason opener, a 110-81 demolition of the Kings, we were right. Oden was a powerful, dunk-crazy force on the O-boards, and Rudy was a human highlight reel. It also sounds like the energy - and the near-sellout crowd - in the Rose Garden was remarkable for a preseason game. The ...

Sergio Rodriguez : The Forgotten Blazer
A Stern Warning - NBA, NBL and FIBA News & Views — The NBA preseason has finally commenced and there is plenty of excitement around the Portland Trail Blazer circles, as has been anticipated for some time now. For over a year, a great many people have been waiting for a behemoth named Greg Oden to take the court and give the Blazers that inside presence that only comes along once a decade. As if that ...