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Portland Trail Blazers: Are They More Fun To Watch Without Brandon Roy?
January 26th, 2011
There is an oft-cited belief among Blazer fans that, for many, has become an article of faith. It is repeated often and loudly.
The Blazers are more fun to watch without Brandon Roy.
This is typically followed by a recitation about how they have better movement, more fast breaks, share the ball ...
Los Angeles Clippers: ‘Glad I’m Not a Fan’ Reason No. 1,676,475
October 31st, 2010
One of the best parts of the first couple of weeks of the NBA season is watching game after game that has something to intrigue me.It could be comparing the new looks of Dirk Nowitzki and Andrei Kirilenko to see what is worse.It could be watching the Bulls, Hornets, Nets ...
Is Portland returning To the Jailblazer days?
June 26th, 2010
There was a time when the Portland Trailblazers were a good team verging on the great. They were good enough to hold a 4th quarter Game 7 double-digit lead. It is a revisionist lie to say they did not have fans. The Rose Garden still sold out with regularity. ...
Brandon Roy: The Kevin Duckworth Moment of the Current Blazers Generation
April 24th, 2010
For Portland Trailblazer fans like me, the 2009-10 season, started with tremendous optimism.
Every season we were told to lower our expectations, that the team was too young and inexperienced to make much progress.
Yet, season after season, the team added double digit totals to the win column.
They made it ...
Portland Trailblazers: There Are Moments It Is Great to Be a Fan
April 13th, 2010
The last couple games have been pretty rough for Portland Trailblazers fans. First, there was the debacle in the Dallas game where the referees had a huge impact on the contest. They did not decide it, but they were a major, major factor with a huge number of blown ...
Chris Bosh Vs. LaMarcus Aldridge: Not Who’s Better, but Who Really Fits?
March 20th, 2010
In response to a recent post explaining why I elected not to renew my season tickets largely due to the trade of Travis Outlaw, I was asked what I thought of the LaMarcus Aldridge for Chris Bosh trade rumors . In some respects it is an intriguing question, ...
Trip City: What is Wrong with Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers?
December 2nd, 2009
Prior to the season there was a lot of optimism in Rip City. It made a lot of sense because the team, at least on paper, had clearly improved.
Backup point guard, the most glaring problem spot, had seen a major upgrade with near-All Star Andre Miller coming in at the ...
Portland Trailblazers-Detroit Pistons: Brandon Roy Needs Help in the Fourth
November 19th, 2009
The excitement in the air was palpable. These Blazers were coming off a 4-1 road trip that included a road win over the Hornets. In some ways, that brought relief.
After all, the season got off to a rugged start with two home losses that both ended in heart-breaking fashion. ...