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NBA Draft 2010: After Trade, What Is Portland Trailblazer’s Draft Strategy?
June 21st, 2010
There has been speculation that the Blazers will be active in the draft this year, considering GM Kevin Pritchard's willingness to do whatever trading it takes to get who he wants.
Today, he began the moves by trading the 44th pick and cash to the Warriors for the 34th pick. Question ...
L.A. Lakers, David Stern, Joey Crawford, NBA Lawyer/execs Win Big
June 18th, 2010
The L.A. Lakers are the NBA Champions!!!
Somewhere, David Stern and Adam Silver, along with with other lawyers/NBA execs who only care about the NBA because of the money, are having a drink together while laughing evilly.
NBA refs everywhere breathe a sigh of relief as they have helped to deliver Stern ...
Chris Bosh to Join LeBron on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Sign-and-Trade?
May 28th, 2010
The speculation on Chris Bosh's next team has run rampant recently.
He supposedly created a list of five teams (Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Toronto) that he may sign with.
I agree with most people that Bosh will want to leave Toronto for the states this summer.
According to some sources, he ...
King of Rip City? Why LeBron To Portland Makes Sense
May 25th, 2010
When the Cavaliers were eliminated from playoff contention by the Celtics, speculation that he would leave the Cavs as a free agent this summer grew. Chicago is the frontrunner to sign “King James”, if you believe the rumors. Supposedly the Knicks, the Nets (though not so much since they got ...
Year of the Point Guard: Evans, Curry, Jennings Lead All-Rookie Teams
April 29th, 2010
To hardly anyone's surprise, Tyreke Evans was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. More interesting will be the announcement of the All-Rookie team awards.
First Team Predictions
G Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings
G Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
G Brandon Jennings, Milwaukie Bucks
F Taj Gibson, Chicago Bulls
G Darren Collison, New Orleans Hornets
Evans is a ...
Predicting All-NBA Team Awards
April 27th, 2010
Now that the NBA awards have begun to be revealed, there is little suspense left as far as the post-season awards go.
Dwight Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year award, Scott Brooks won the Coach of the Year, and Aaron Brooks won Most Improved Player, none of which were ...
Why the Portland Trail Blazers Could Be Deadly in the Playoffs
April 15th, 2010
If Brandon Roy can make a swift return from an unfortunate knee injury and play like he usually does, the Blazers could be very dangerous in the playoffs, and be a threat even beyond the first round. This is despite all the adversity the team has faced this year.
Last year, Portland ...
Where’s the Light at the end of the Tunnel?: Five NBA Teams with Dim Futures
April 6th, 2010
There are bad teams in the NBA. Some of them are the young, rebuilding teams that have plenty of young talent and/or cap space, or have just suffered from an uncommonly large amount of injuries. Teams like the Nets, the Kings, and the Clippers are examples of this. Then there ...
NBA Movement: Why Wait for 2010? A Look Back at the 2009 Offseason
April 1st, 2010
While most people had their eyes on the 2010 offseason already, 2009 proved to be very busy and exciting itself. Many moves where made that had the potential to bring teams to the next level. Others raised eyebrows and brought some doubts. Interestingly, it seems like most deals that looked ...
Top Four Players the Portland Trailblazers Could’ve Drafted in ’09
March 29th, 2010
Yes I know, hindsight is 20/20.
I think that the Blazers did a pretty good job drafting, particularly in the second round where they drafted Victor Claver (using the "draft-and-stash" strategy) with the 22nd pick and saved some money.
They also got two power forwards, who appear to be solid, in the ...