To properly get the Blazers' attention
by grungedave on Apr 16, 2009 4:29 PM CDT
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PrintHere is Clyde Drexler. You might remember him.
Number of rings Clyde won with Portland: ZERO.
Here's our friend Clyde again...
And hey, look at that! Clyde won a ring with the Rockets...!
Houston 1, Portland 0.
Just to fan the flames a little.
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fantastic post dave
also i think its funny that clyde is the rockets color guy and not the blazers.
Houston 2, Portland 0
(atleast in the clyde category)
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
Frankly, that Clyde works as a color guy for Houston evens it out. He is TERRIBLE
my all time favorite Blazer, though, and a truly decent person
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by Honka Playboy on Apr 16, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Drexler >>>>> Harvey
No matter how horrible a color guy he is. At least Glyde has class.
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I'll have to agree with this one.
Harvey is the worst I have ever heard.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 16, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Drunk Rice is much better
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
Clyde is the Man !!
Favorite all time Blazer for this 34 year Blazermaniac. He may
not be the greatest color man, but a true class act. I was very sad to
see him go to Houston, but happy for him when he won his ring !
As one of the Blazermaniac’s getting blacked out by the evil Monopoly
that is COINCAST, I listened to a lot of radio and Harvey is terrible.
I’d love to have Clyde as our color man !
GO BLAZERS !!! COINCAST SUCKS !! KGW playoffs rule !!!@!
It's GO time !
as painful as it was that Clyde's Blazer teams never won it all
I think most of us Blazer fans were thrilled for Clyde that he won with his hometown team. He certainly deserved it. What a player. What a guy.
Clyde is also (in my opinion) an absolutely terrible, awful, painful, unwatchable color commentator.
Of course the blazers fans
think clyde is a horrible color guy because he works for another team. But hes better than alot of the espn color guys and clyde, the bull, and worrell all together are a funny trio
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
i disagree completely
Clyde is better than some of the ESPN studio guys (Jon Barry for example) but not any of their color commentators. Clyde is extremely biased and essentially calls any foul against Houston a “flop” by the other team.
If Clyde was the Blazer broadcaster, I’d like him better (I have someone of a soft spot for the Blazer broadcasters— who are pretty big homers themselves— even though I know they aren’t very good).
Clyde is easily in the bottom half of local team color commentators in my opinion.
actually Barry does do some color commentary now-- my bad--
so Clyde is better than 1 of the ESPN color commentators.
Saying Clyde is better than Jon Barry isn't saying a whole lot
But at least Clyde doesn’t sound like a stupid drunk redneck asshole all night like Mike Rice does.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
of course Clyde is biased
THATS HIS JOB. He is the Rockets color guy, not the “unbiased” network guys. He is paid by the team and works for the team. His job is to make the rockets look good. And to be honest it is flopping alot and flopping is starting to ruin the nba.
And how many games have you watched on another teams broadcast, cause once is not enough to form an opinion.
Also, its difficult to compare network commentators and local commentators because they have different jobs, but most network guys are bad when it comes to being unbiased.
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
agree to disagree
I prefer the local guys who are less biased (the Blazers guys are pretty biased also which I don’t like). I think the job is to call the games, not to make the home team look good.
The ex-Sonics play by play guy
Kevin Calabro is the best in the business, bar none.
And I know he called the ESPN game last night, I can only hope the Blazers pulled their head out of their butts and fire Mike and hire him.
Lets just say the color/play by play for both teams in this series will be dreadfully homeristic both ways.
agreed on all points
While he’s kind of goofy and annoying, the Clippers guy Lawler scores big points on the unbiased-ness scale also.
I agree on this
or if you have someone who is biased, put in someone else to balance them out. I hate every foul being called a flop if it’s not.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I remember how happy I was when clyde and hakeem got that ring, especially for clyde he deserved one
i loved that rockets team, put shaq in his place.
Yup
pretty cool that he was able to take advantage of that Jordan window.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Cuz he was only there for a partial year in '95
and he was obviously rusty
He came back, basically for the Playoffs
Once he got situated, he went on to win to 3 more.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
That is so incorrect I don't even know where to start
He played 21% of the regular season and he’s MICHAELFUCKINGJORDAN. He averaged 31.5 points in the playoffs. He was back, period. Seriously, anyone that argues this is bordering on getting dropped with the “Rockets suck blog rule”
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I think there's argument there
I’d have to pull stats, and i don’t do that (thankfully others on BE will, which helps me there), but I remember that his shooting percentage was horrible. Also, as I argue for the blazer team, defense and offense require team work. The more a team comes together the better they get. I would argue he and the team were still figuring each other out after a prolonged absence.
I would be willing to agree if you provided stats that backed all that up. Personally, i was along the same line of thought back then and stick with it now. I’d be interested in team plus and minus that year before and after jordan, shooting percentage of jordan. Jordan’s personal plus and minus and so on. I’m sure there are other stats that some stat geeks could use. I wish i was one of them, but links and facts and stuff are such hard work! That’s why i only make about three real posts on BE a year.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Angry baby Yao
Angry baby Yao no like Rose Garden. Too loud. Angry baby Yao wants bottle and a beard snuggle with coachy.
that photo looks like he just got finger flipped
on the bum.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I was proud for him when he won that ring
It was a weird circumstance, rooting for a team which isn’t your own just because a player that you feel is your own is playing meaningful games. Though I never got as excited as when we were playing the Bulls or the Pistons in the Finals, watching him play as a Rocket was still awesome.
Now PUSH.
Yao is more likely to give birth to a first round victory than lead the Rockets to a first round victory over the Trailblazers.
It's easier if you don't force it
Hang on to your trainer and give it hell. We’re going to get through this!
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
The best trainer in the nba?
I don’t know, but evidently Ron Artest thinks so. I’d say “get a room” but Yao and TMac are enjoying it too much.
by LaColin on Apr 16, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Your welcome.
We still love Clyde here. He has a freaking street named after him. Any more digs?
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
It's Drexler Drive and it leads to the Rose Garden.
And I live in the Real O.C. Oregon City. End of the Oregon trail. We’ve been around longer than Portland, or Orange County. :-)
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 17, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions
The real O.C.
is still lamer than Portland and Orange County though…
But that said, I do love me some Drexler Drive.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah, but they have some beautiful places along the river.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Hey now...
we’re supposed to be talking Rocket smack, not Oregon City smack. ;-)
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 17, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I swear
Look, Blazers fans: I’m trying to like you. I really am. But y’all keep showing up and saying stupid shit like this.
I'm hoping it was a joke.
Vast majority of Blazer fans are aware that Yao is far better than Oden.
But...
Oden doesn’t smell like moo goo gai pan farts. Automatic win.
by LaColin on Apr 16, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ya but I think Oden
would eat the head. He’s braver than Barkley or Wade.
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yeah
he was one of our worst bench players… ponder that one :)
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Absolutely
not to mention 2008 where they snagged Batum. Clearly there’s something wrong with their talent eval.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
oh
and then that trade that also end resulted in Rudy as well as the elimination of ZBo and creation of cap room… can’t forget that horrible move.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
HAHAHA
you should educate yourself on the blazers if you actually think that. It would be evident that you don’t know much.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Yeah
millions of blazer fans will now storm your house and burn it down. Do not disparage the great KP. He knows all, sees all, and burps the most amazingly scented perfume.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Naw we'all
one of them small states close to the big water thing with sand near it and such. Have another Big Mac =)
Hello Dum Dum
Doesn't matter
Quality matters, not size.
Open to playing some ping pong (uh - table tennis) with anyone who's interested. cdd37@yahoo.com
You don't want to go there...
to the state versus state thing, I mean. Correct me if I’m wrong, but last time I checked Houston is in Texas!!
LOL
Yes, the greatest state known to man or woman for that matter
There is no rational argument otherwise. I’ve been to Oregon multiple times. Beautiful place, but it’s not Texas, not even close
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and this is the +1 reason I absolutely loathe texas.
y’all think that place is so effing great. Well, if it’s so god damned good, why are there so many damned people that move away and won’t move back? instead they stay in nice places like san diego and talk about how great it is in Texas. Well, if it’s so damned great there, fucking stay there! I’ll take Oregon (and San Diego for that matter) 10 out of 10 times. You can keep your mosquitos and tumbleweeds. I’ll keep my evergreens, salmon, mountains, and vast array of wildlife.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
if it sucks so much
why do people keep moving here?
We like our home, you like yours, why is it a dick contest with y’all?
because it's cheap.
y do people keep moving away?
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
and apparently
the desire to live somewhere affordable outweighs their desire to live in an expensive place up north.
All I know is that Texas continues to outpace the rest of the country in population growth. People want to live here. It’s a great place with a lot of positive economic growth, beautiful scenery, and opportunity.
There's also a good chance that you'll be kidnapped by Mexican gangs.
The BEdger previously known as BR7formvp.
You are officially showing your ass
Texas does not have a negative flow to the state.
You like where you like, I like where I like. Do you really have a problem with that?
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nope. i agree with you 100%.
I’m just friggin sick of ppl from texas movin all over like they are on a mormon mission to recruit people to texas. I’ve lived in Portland, Chicago, and San Diego and have run into literally dozens of people in each place that seem like recruiters for the damned place. It’s great to be proud of where you are from, most of us are (except ppl from Ohio, i’ve never met a person from there who yearned to go back), but just don’t be so up in your face proud of it.
Kind of see my point? Or am i still just showing my ass?
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
i dont think youre showing your ass
but i do think youre acting jealous. its like a college, people have pride for their school and texans have pride for their state. we like to show it off cause we know its awesome. whats wrong with that??
Its not our fault we are the only state that can fly our flag as high as the american flag, oh yeah, and secede
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
so you are the only state that openly disrespects the union
that’s not pride. that’s arrogance. That’s what I loathe about Texan’s attitudes. Like I said, it’s great to have pride in everything, but there comes a point where the pride just becomes downright arrogance. And then it becomes downright annoying.
so, there’s no jealousy here. Y’all can think you have the best of everything. You may have the best of somethings. i’m fine with that. but learn to accept when other things are better, or learn to see what you think is the best may be a bit overrated.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I'm sorry if our pride in our home
hurts your little feelings. I’m sure you’ll get over it eventually.
No one said we do it
Just that we can. We can also break into 5 states if we want, but that won’t happen either.
And I get it, but seriously. Don’t you think it is pretty special if everyone is talking about it? Even those that were forced to leave?
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forced to leave...
that elicited a literal LoL.
I know a couple dozen people from Texas that got out of the military that took them away and are now willingly living in various different spots.
I don’t get it though…not sure how special it can be because all i hear about from people who visit there is how terrible it is. big bugs, far too hot and humid, vast areas of nothing, too crowded cities…
on the other side of the coin, i have met many people from there who are about the most polite and well mannered, most gracious people I know. I have a few friends from them thar parts, and i try not to hold it against them ;)….
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I'll admit that
summers in texas can suck, but every other season is nice. and yes, people in texas are polite and well mannered. Texas also has beautiful girls and those are a few of the reasons for the popularity of Texas
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I will secede the girl battle to you
I’ve drooled over more than a few texan beauties in my day and i’m not ashamed to admit it =P
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Springtime in Texas
is gorgeous. Man we had a couple weekends in a row that were so beautiful that I think I came. lol.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 17, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Texans are among the nicest people in the world
We have actual manners here
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i quite often wished y'all would.
j/k
Or am i?
LoL
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
hahahaahah
that has to be joke. this is not ignorance but its fact, the us economy would falter even more than it already is if texas left. texas provides oil, lumber, the port of houston is one of the busiest in the world and texas is the leader in energy. im pretty sure most people would not like it if texas seceded, but i gues we cant, oh well
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
and 1/5 of that of California. So what's your point?
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
uh
that Texas’ GDP is roughly that of a nation significantly larger in population and size.
And, actually, the GDP of Texas is about $1 trillion (crazy, huh?). California’s was $1.7 trillion. Not exactly “1/5.” But who needs “research,” anyways?
Cost of living adjustment included
And Texas is the winner
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given that the republic
was always pretty explicitly simply a method of gaining entry to the union, I always thought the myth made little sense, myself.
Thank you for your knowledge
I learn something new every time i visit this wonderful site.
and i disagree about the yall thing, way too many people have become angry at me for saying yall so its kinda nice to see non texans saying it
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
i type it more than i say it
You All is just far too formal and is reserved for term papers.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
well, you know, it has been done,
and the results weren’t pretty. (Civil War) That kind of talk may be amusing, but ultimately useless, at best.
Texas is a great state, one of my personal favorites, got a lot going for it, including excellent NBA teams for years.
oh no.
let’s see how close we can get to the reply wall.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
we're already there on my browser
i’m at work, so browser is in the window mode.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I don't know how close
But this should take it one more step
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This guy is right
Ike Diogu scored 32 points with the Kings. WE ARE DOOMED WITH A SHITTY FRONT OFFICE!
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 16, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
And yet
Not every Kings fan thinks it means a damn thing.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
yeah
probably doesn’t. but it shows what he can do. He’s been hampered by injuries for quite a while. I expect, with some playing time, he can be a pretty decent contributor next year.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I'm a Blazer fan
and I totally agree that was a worthless, childish comment. I hope the LaColin is just an thoughtless 10 year old.
genius.
rec
But I like to be here. Oh, I like it a lot! Said the Cat in the Hat. To the fish in the pot.
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Apr 16, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey
you guys created this smack post. I think it’s great fun, but don’t take it to seriously. I don’t and frankly i’m laughing at most of the comments. It’s awesome!
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Careful there...
When you guys post a blog post with the intention of starting a fire don’t start complaining when we get a bit edgy. It kinds goes like this… once upon a time there was a guy taking a walk in the woods happily strolling singing and being kind and well behaved. A thug approached him and whacked him over the head with a stick – and asked are you mad yet? When the gentleman said, “why yes I am” the thug and co. were surprised that hitting people with sticks makes them a little edgy. The End.
BE has more class than that. But like the Blazers we will not be pushed around.
Maybe Joel
can teach oden all those hugging moves he used last year…
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Really?
I thought for sure that Pryz would take it to him.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
and just to make sure...
lets see how BROOKS plays, against his HOME STATE AND FAV NBA TEAM.
"Awesome! Totally awesome! All right, Hamilton!"
Isn't brooks from Washington? Seattle to be more specific?
which, if he roots for the home team as his “FAV”, would mean he no longer has a favorite team?
Just thought i’d point that out…But, he sure knows how to pick a College program!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Who no longer has a team
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
so that makes
the Blazers his favorite team by default?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
no.
he obviously was already wearing a hooston jersey before his beloved sonics went all benedict arnold on him.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Reason that Clyde could win in Houston and not in Portland:
by ostateblazer on Apr 16, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
+1
Vernon Maxwell vs. Jordan = smashed flat angry Vernon Maxwell
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
Losing to the Magic...
…after not having played pro basketball for a year and a half. Joining a struggling team midway through the season.
Who won the next 3 years?
by ostateblazer on Apr 16, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Was it you? Were you even in the Finals?
OH it WASN’T. So maybe you should shut your mouth when you’re talking to me.
haven't seen it
or i saw it and quickly forgot it. That happens with a number of movies i see… thankfully.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
yeah, don't make us bring out the 1990-1993 Rockets'
record against the Bulls on you. Hakeem and the Rockets routinely beat the Bulls. Maxwell slowed Jordan down quite a bit, and Hakeem exploited the Bulls’ complete lack of low-post threats.
Point Taken
You’re right about the Bulls having nothing down low. But I don’t think Jordan trembled much when he faced Maxwell—more likely Maxwell with Olajuwon backing him slowed Jordan.
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First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
Maxwell was the only guy I ever remember Jordan saying played well against him
You are wrong here. Max frustrated the crap out of MJ
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...
oh dirty play!
-brandonmitchell.org
by brandonmitchell on Apr 16, 2009 5:50 PM CDT reply actions
clyde drexler interviews with blazers edge: 1
clyde drexler interviews with the dream shake: 0??
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/1/13/719772/blazers-edge-exclusive-cly
by Ben Golliver on Apr 16, 2009 5:50 PM CDT reply actions 17 recs
Rec!
This should be green Blazer Nation.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 16, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that was just stinky ben...... oh so nice
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany."
I’m sorry, are you implying that it took a great Blazer player to come to Houston in order for Houston to win a championship?
Cuz I believe that is what you are saying…
That would make it – Blazers 1, Houston 0
Well played, well played
/me stews with his Photoshop for a while.
I think I have some pictures of Yao’s feet that I can post somewhere around here…
or the backboard
after he dunks on yao.
yeah, that one works for me!!!
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Oden looks old?
Really? That’s original, never heard that before.
Plus have you seen him since he shaved, the dude has a serious baby face now. Calling Oden oldmanface was so 2007 :P
Dude, they're rolling with some good jokes. This is a fun post
let’s not get too serious.
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
Okay. That was funny!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 16, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Number of Times Rick Adelman has gotten out of the first round:
Blazers: 3
Rockets: 0
I’m just saying, it’s like the Blazers have 2 head coaches in this series!
Sleepy was awesome
I love him. Wouldn’t want him racing the tortoise though.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
that's awesome!!!
I laughed! oh yeah, and it’s on!!!
I’m going with five games… blazers.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Gee I remember Clyde was from NOLA and went to U of H
Remember University of Houston’s Phi Slamma Jamma…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Slama_Jama
Hakeem, Clyde, 3 Final Fours, ZERO NCAA Titles ( but NC State’s Lorenzo Charles… 1 NCAA Title)
Yeah… I remember that. I’m kinda surprised someone from Houston would bring up those 3 NCAA Titles Hakeem and Clyde couldn’t win playing together at the NCAA level.
Am I surprised that at the age of 32, Clyde Drexler left Portland to return to the part of the country he grew up in, the Gulf Coast, to play with Hakeem again and get that monkey of Phi Slama Jama failure off his back? No.
Man those shorts were short
Too short.
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If i use a little imagination
I could see package.
Thankfully i have no imagination.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
there isn't anything there?
literally
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
But it looks like Clyde...
… is going to check it out anyway…
Glyde's major while at Houston
Urology?
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
Thank Goodness
I would hate for that to be on national TV
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
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Sigh
Well played. Clyde the Glyde, we still love him, and no one is bitter that he won from his hometown. I am happy for him and very proud to have him on our team for so long.
As far as the color commentating skills, lol , RIIIIIIGGGGGGHHHHHTTTTT.
This is going to be a good tough series, but I am pretty sure we got this in 7.
What I love the most about this thread is it’s DOMINATED by blazer fans.
BEdge Army : 1
DreamShaftShake: 0
<3 Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
Probably true
You all have a lot of experience face planting in the first round, this will be our first go around in a long while. So I do imagine the first time anything goes wrong Blazer fans will jump off a cliff.
But in the end, when Houston loses in 7, Blazer fans will celebrate like crazy, Houston fans won’t really bat an eyelash, same old same old for you guys.
So at least you have all that “playoff experience” going for you!
rriiigghhtt
any way to substantiate this predicition with facts?
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
The way the Rockets have blown the blazers out in their last two meetings?
The way the blazers needed overtime, a blown defensive assignment from T-Mac, and a miracle shot to win in their game in Portland?
Yeah, both of those are good.
You guys must be used to the let downs by T-Mac
Blown knee – Check
Blown potential – Check
And in a few more games – blown playoff appearance…
while I'm sure there are many here who agree with you
T-Mac essentially carried the team last season. Not his fault the whole team fucked up in the playoffs.
Shit happens
well both were played on the road
and they were played with one of our regs. out of the game. it’s cool though.
I see u and its all good. I’ll make sure to hand the klenex over to ya when you are down and out.
<3
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
98-94 is a blow out? Uh ... not.
Open to playing some ping pong (uh - table tennis) with anyone who's interested. cdd37@yahoo.com
I will come over here and post one post after another all chapters of Danielle Steele books.
you are warned
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
Thanks for the smack
time to head home from work.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
RON ARTEST
You think Ron Artest is hard? The Rose Garden would mob him if he ran up into us!
ARTEST HAS NOTHING ON THIZZBILLA PREPARE FOR THE TRUTH
Pryzy just mad
Tyson took his black socks and shoes from him
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Joel (and Blake) train with MMA fighters in the off season
Don’t fuck with our white guys.
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 16, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why is that...
…because no one from the Rockets can withstand that level of training…
for such a young man, you speak truth
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
But having a thug like Artest on your team
Highly laudable
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Chandler is about to get knocked the fuck out...and break a finger.
Joel can throw…he’s a trained Boxer. And as mentioned previously he still trains MMA. So, i’m sure he can more than handle himself against a guy who doesn’t even know how to make a proper fist, let alone throw a decent punch.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
This fingers standing out
made me laugh too.
I knew blake trained with MMA to help strenghten his core, but I didn’t relize Joel did too.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
avid boxer vs. injured guy
I’ll take Pryz in that one.
Mmmmm
Nothing like a hearty game-day breakfast.
by LaColin on Apr 16, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
incorrect
Yao eats Oregonians (is that the preferred nomenclature?) for breakfast, not babies. Unless they’re Oregon babies, in which case Yao hands them over to Artest to eat.
Ya that's the right name
What do you call someone from Houston?
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or "ma'am"
“badass” if you’re not sure
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 16, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
But what about
At the McDondald’s drivethru? Is sir still the correct terminology?!?!?!? Or is it master, or your holiness?
The only chain food in houstin is IHOP
And those damn tex mex places. There’s like a million different types of the same place, but I can’t remember what’s it called, plus the whole city feels like an armpit for half the year.
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 16, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, seeing as Houston has routinely
been rated among the fattest cities in America, including THE FATTEST city in America for three years straight, it is not secret Yao must look elsewhere for young children to maintain an NBA-caliber diet.
by YaoZedong on Apr 16, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
and
Oregon has routinely been rated the most meth-crazed. Surprised y’all can still talk with all the teeth that have surely fallen out of your mouths
Maybe you need some meth
So your teeth could fall out and you would eat less.
by YaoZedong on Apr 16, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Because it's easy,
Like bobbing for fat people in a Houston BK
that's the place
Pappadeauxs. That place has like 20 different varieties, and it all tastes like Chili’s. Get some real restaurants. Figure out an urban boundary. And pull your head out of your collective asses. Portland wins in 5 and I’m being generous
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 16, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Portland in 5?
Who says you guys can win in Houston? We almost beat you guys AT the Rose Garden. And if you say your team has grown, ours has too. As in, McLady is gone.
Rockets in 6.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
You will NOT talk shit about Pappadeaux's
You are thinking of Pappasitos. Neither taste a damn thing like Chili’s either. Oregonians do not want to get into a food war, we own that. Food in Houston is phenomenal.
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Have you ever been to Portland?
I would get in a food battle any day with Houston. That’s like comparing McDonald’s to McMenamins
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
portland food scene is too artsy
i will take Texas’ healthy doses of charred flesh with heaping sides of more flesh and potatoes any day of the week. You just can’t go wrong with a grilled dead animal of some sort with a side of Idaho’s finest. But, there is a great abundance of Salmon in Portland…mmmmm….Salmon….
McMenamins sux.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I agree about McMenamin's
I’m actually more into Thai and Lebanese food, but I didn’t think they would know what that was
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
ick and ick. you can have it.
I’ll take a 16oz T-bone, medium-rare, with a side of garlic mash and some steamed brocolli.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I bet you drink Light Beer, too
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
nope. don't drink beer at all.
i stick to hard liquor. Beer makes me sick, w/out all those cool drunk effects.
Thanks for asking though :)
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
No beer and no ethnic food
Are you sure you lived in Oregon. Maybe you just didn’t find the right beer. Give it another chance
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
i didn't say NO ethnic food
I’m a fan of Persian, greek, sushi, mexican (the real mexican, nothing of which i’ve ever found up there sadly), and many others…just not a fan of what you mentioned.
I’m allergic to something in beer. makes me throw up BEFORE i’m stinky drunk.
I just prefer Meat and Potatoes. preferably medium rare meat. with garlic mashed potatoes.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
that's cause for a lynching in Texass isn't it?
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
You honestly think that Portland has better Thai or Lebanese food
Than Houston? Do you not realize how incredibly diverse and international this city is?
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i like
the beer shakes. Those are awesome. Food itself, you’re better off at some of the other finer restaurants.
As for artsy versus charred flesh, that’s a matter of personal taste. I’ve had food in portland that has made me pause and savor each bite because it blew my taste buds.
I’m not saying that Houston doesn’t have that, but Portland has some VERY good restaurants and food.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
i've been to Portland 6 times in my life
And no, you cannot compete in food.
And McDonald’s is from Illinois. Whataburger is from Texas. At least try next time.
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Pretty sure..
McDonalds is from….
Yep. 1940 San Bernardino California
by Rock Creator on Apr 17, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I htink you hit
the wrong restaurants then, or you just have a different flavor for taste.
There are some pretentious restaurants that most vistors will visit, but they’re not really the good ones. Just pretentious and expensive.
I know portland can’t compete in the BBQ category.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I can hit restaurants all I want in Portland
Houston recently was ranked the 6th best food city in the US. Where was Portland on that list?
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on off the radar delicious food place
and i’m okay with that.
Frankly i miss portland. I’m in SLC and the food choices here leaves MUCH to be desired.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
i have to admit
two years, now, of living here… yeah.
SLC actually isn’t as bad as i thought. Love the mountains, but oh man… the culture shock was pretty huge for me.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
yeah, pretty much
which is why I’ll be moving back in… no more than two years. Hopefully sooner, but it all depends on a number of factors.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
As a side note
I DO visit. Eat out every single day. So delicious! I love restaurants that can actually cook better than i do. Doesn’t happen in SLC (although I don’t cook thai yet. REading up on that because I love thai and i’m SUFFERING here.)
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Ouch
Sorry to hear you are in SLC. It is kind of a sore spot around these parts…
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
I just keep telling myself
“the mountains, they are beautiful and awesome and full of skiing/snowboarding goodness.”
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
True
I could go for some snowboarding right now!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
so much different than portland/hood snow
so much better.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
You are High
Houston has WAY more variety of food. Yes you can even get your Tie or Lebanese food as well. I am not saying Portland food stinks, but Houston has tons of upscale fine dining.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Read this:
http://www.travelportland.com/visitors/visguide/dining.html
The BEdger previously known as BR7formvp.
they didn't mention
a lot of the good restaurants. List damn it! I want a LIST!
I am, however, noting those other places to try out as I don’t think i’ve been to any of them.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
because your insults are stuck in 1999?
whatever. How’s that total economic collapse going for y’all?
And Houston still owns the energy world
How is good old Portland Electric anyway? Oh wait, you didn’t think we knew y’all were the biggest part of the collapse?
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You're ignornant
The only reason it collapsed was because of the way the corrupt corporation that controlled it ran it into the ground. What did I hear about this Stanford International fellow. Isn’t he from your neck of the woods, too?
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Corrupt Basterds, FTL
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Huh?
I’m far from ignorant on the Enron situation. And it was the Portland General portion that to be fair, was run into the ground by the corporation, that caused the biggest issue (followed closely by India power plants and barges).
Try again.
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This guy
Fucking up America since 1946
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 16, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That Bush is not a houstonian
the older one now lives in houston, but the younger one is a dallas guy. he owned the rangers and now lives near jerry jones. Neither bush reps all of texas and NEVER THINK THAT ALL OF TEXAS LIKES BUSH
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I swear to God, who I believe in
That you better not talk trash about my Longhorns
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don't get me started on the Horns...
why, if LMA didn’t play there…
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
wow!
the comeback with the strong sample size of one bumper sticker in amidst the largest continental state in the nation. you win, you win.
who gives a shit about what the country thinks, anyways
what kind of lame argument is that?
A: (Statement of fact)
B: Yeah, well everyone thinks (opposite of statement of fact)
You see what’s wrong with this line of argument?
Obviously Texas doesn't
and that is why all the silly yankees laugh at them.
try again
you clearly failed at reading comprehension the first time. I’ll give you another shot, though, if you try real hard not to fuck up.
Basically,
what you’re saying is that you could give a rat’s ass about what everyone else thinks because you know that you’re right about everything.
You are single handidly proving every Texas stereotype true through your very existence. I bet your Grandpa’s fat, and you drive an SUV that runs on $20 bills.
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
oh, so close
and yet so stupid.
If A makes a true statement
A: The sky is blue
and B makes a claim about general sentiment
B: But most people think the sky is green
then B has neither adressed A’s point nor said anything particularly interesting.
So TexasHoosier makes a true statement:
TH: GWB is not a Houstonian, and not all Texans supported him.
and then YaoZedong makes a claim about general sentiment:
YZ: But everyone thinks he is and you do
Then YZ has neither adressed TH’s point nor said anything interesting. Who cares? At some point, everyone believed that the earth was the center of the universe, and the fact that everyone believed that had no bearing on the truth of Copernicus’ statements.
Really, you’re the one arguing a point out of ignorance – you don’t care what the truth is, you only want your preconceived notions and stereotypes to be confirmed. It’s really an ironic situation – you seem to think you’re some sort of liberal, rational bastion, when you’re just a reactionary asshole. Congrats, dipshit.
I bet your Grandpa’s fat, and you drive an SUV that runs on $20 bills.
1) My grandpa died a long time ago in a Japanese coal mine, asshole. And the other isn’t even from Texas, so there.
2) I’m a poor college student who doesn’t own a car.
We both have cartoon aliens for avatars
but Marvin >>>> Flintstones alien 3 out of 5
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
The song
kung fu fighting pops into my head with this pic.
Also “see what I caught! Delicious!”
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Tyson win that fight?
GOOD NATIONAL COMMUNIST YAO ZEDONG ENFORCES CHINA ONE BABY RULE
IN OTHER NEWS, Pryzbilla stone cold killer, champion of freedom and democracy.
wait, everyone shut the hell up
I’ve got good (and bad) news:
The bad news:
We won’t get another SASHSoG video from this year’s draft.
This is the guy
that doesn’t know squat about basketball but can talk a lot of nothing?
I think i remember him calling portland stupid when they drafted Roy and Aldridge and being equally an idiot in future drafts. yeah, I’ma gonna throw a party now.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Thank Goodness you guys changed those uniforms
90s uniforms in general got really awful, but those Rockets ones are thoroughly forgettable.
Also, what is it with Houston team uniforms? The old Astros ones are all-time awful.
Bring back the Oilers to Houston, man.
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
stfu
seriously stfu
the rainbow guts were more glorious than any other uniform in the history of time.
And most of us would love to have the name and records back for the Oilers, but Bud Adams is Satan’s evil twin.
Nobody can take Oilers away from you
What happens in Houston stays in Houston.
Tennessee changed their name. The Browns kept their team. Why the Texans and not the Oilers?
Earl Campbell = Fondest NFL memory of my childhood
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
because
Bud kept the name and got Tagliabue to retire it when they switched to the sister-fuckers Titans.
I think it would be cool for the Texans to adopt the colors, but I imagine that’s not going to happen. Owners don’t like to piss one another off.
I went to school with his son
Tagliabues all-world twits
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
like we can talk
with players that look like giant bottles of ketchup.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Trailblazers' offseason training, ca. 2002:
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 16, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your thinking of Birdman Anderson.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 16, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
thank god
those days are done… although… wrong drug of choice there.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
seriously its extremely insensitive to
include stuff like this, trash talk but dont be a jerk.
this is so not funny
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
How is that not funny?
It was clearly a joke. One that the Blazers are long past
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I think
she was referring to the Artest wife-battery.
He did it, so I think it’s pretty open game. Like calling out Karl Malone for kiddy-diddling.
yeah
but it also makes light of wife beating, which really isn’t cool.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
the lady has a point...
while I’m sure it was just meant as a joke, the cowering lady was a downer image. Not really in the light hearted spirit of things.
I honestly thought we were talking about the cocaine
That I can see
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you know
I look at that picture, and i can’t help but think that the bald one ducking and looking like he’s about to die is blake.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Heh
Well it’s not like he’s a professional MMA fighter. He’s a professional basketball player. What else would you expect?
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
LMFAO
I LOVE those pictures…effing classic stuff.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
That and their defense
Make this hard matchup for anyone, especially the Blazers.
Isn’t this team a departure from typical Adelman teams? I don’t remember his teams in Portland, Golden State or Sacramento having this strong a defensive reputation.
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
Portland in the early 90's
was a very competent defensive team. I don’t know if that’s all Adelman’s doing, but you don’t play a fast break style without playing a little defense first.
Unless you’re Golden State.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
What's with the Blazer fans and the posting pictures?
It’s like my dad when he first used YouTube. Yes, we see you. You can run code. Good for you.
Thank You
We were just waiting for you to acknowledge us.
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
Good thing they saw us
I thought I’d need to take a picture of me mooning them for attention.
Definitely something they didn’t want to see.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Lets hope Adelman's narcolepsy doesn't kick into gear
The last thing we want is for him to fall asleep in Portland and allow the Blazers to go on a 928-0 run.
But seriously, I hope (like the 2008 Utah Jizz did to us) that we come into Portland and steal one, or two of the first two games. Utah was a crappy road team last year too.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
all i can say is OUCH.
that stings. But, I’m happy Clyde won a title after being robbed in Portland. This is why I’ve always had, and always will, have a soft spot for the Rockets. Except for these next couple of weeks where i’ll be vehemently rooting against them.
Go Blazers!!!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Houston Bottle-Rocket Championships*
Wasn’t MJ out of the league during the time the bottle-rockets won championships*?
Blazers in 5.
No.
The Blazers are not going to win in 5 games. They’re not going to take a game in Houston.
Nice to know you like sloppy seconds and being chained to a ring.
We had him when he was young and everything was before us.
by staylost on Apr 16, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
port-ho matchup
Ok. Blazers in 6. I will give you a game.
How about
Rockets in 6?
Portland will come into the opener fired up and cocky, Houston will come to the Rose Garden pissed off and focused. Portland will jump out to an early 10 point lead but Houston will rally back to go up by 3 at the half. After halftime the game goes back and forth with Houston pulling it out in the final minutes.
Portland wins game 2
Houston wins 3 and 4
Portland wins 5
Houston wins game 6.
Then in game 7, not realizing the series is over
Kobe Bryant joins the Rockets hoping to play at least one playoff game against the blazers
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
1997
…the last time Houston made it out of the first round. That streak will continue in 2009 Rockets fans.
choke city......at least u try not to swallow
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
Serious point here
Ok. Of all the possibilities, the bottlerockets were the last team I wanted the beloved blazers to face. The matchup seems to not be good and the bottlerockets pretty much took it to the blazers this season.
However, I believe there is no team playing any better than the blazers at this time. They are young and the playoffs will be new. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they spit up the first game in Portland and go down 0-1 to the bottlerockets.
But since the blazers are obviously a better basketball team than the bottlerockets, in the end the beloved blazers will prevail.. in 6.
all kidding aside
rockets suck
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
by chikndnnr on Apr 16, 2009 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Uh
Houston has dominated Portland twice this year and played a highly competitive game in Portland as well. Where do you get your facts from, moron?
I'm not sure it was a scientiffic position
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
rockets suck
No need to post that. It is inherint to the discussion.
excellent use of rulebook citation.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
ok ok
rockets D is nasty……great coach…..real good home court……much respect, just looking for reactions…..thanks
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
We will see
I guess you’re both entitled to your opinion, even if it’s blatantly incorrect, so we’ll just see who comes out on top in the first round :-)
When the Rockets beat you in 6 games we’ll see what you have to say
Port to Ho fan:Just having fun
Actually, as a blazer fan, I am hoping for the best and expecting the worse.
Seriously, the rockets are a very strong team. I still wish the blazers were playing the Spurs*.
having fun and being a dumbass are two different things
coming onto another teams’ blog and saying that that team sucks is just stupid, especially when that team (hou) has beaten your team (por) twice this season and is a playoff team
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 16, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do you guys cling so dearly to that 2-1 season series?
You had 2 at home, we had 1 at home. Each team won their home games. There should have been an even amount of games played, but that is unimportant right now. We have 4 home games in this series, you have 3. Each team wins their home games. Blazers in 7.
we will say
we werent even supposed to here. It is all gravy for us.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
what am i wrong about?
the nice D, great coach, or good home court? it is going 6 or 7 but……bills called and said not to worry
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
Hey....real trailblazer fans were glad to see Drexler
pick up a ring with Houston. Once Trader Bob decided to break up the Drexler-Porter-Kersey-Williams-Adelman Blazers, we just wanted to see Clyde get what he deserved.
What I really like though, is the picture shown of him at the basketball Hall of Fame.
Oh wait, that’s not a Rockets jersey, is it……
on a different note
what do u texans fans think of kubiak? great OC that didnt get the credit that he deserved in denver until 2 or 3 years after he left denver. if mccoach bombs in denver kubes would be welcomed back in denver, but will he be available? i know im off topic….but its a football question and u guys live in texas
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
he's a great coach
doubt he’d go back to denver if given the opportunity. He’s an A&M grad, Houston native, and has a pretty good setup in Houston.
What happened to y'all, Blazers fans?
You used to be pretty good at this, but in the past few hours it’s just been “rockets suck lol brb moar meth”
Give some arguments, people. Think it through.
OK.. discussion Item...
As a rocket fan, are you worried about Oden breaking out and nulifying Yao?
The only thing the rockets will be handed in Portland
is a whupping and their bill from Exxxotica
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude...
Blazerfan here — Oden is two years out from regaining physical peak and four years out from maturing skills-wise. His job is to come in, push Yao out to the free throw line, and hack the crap out of the Rockets big. Leave the defense of Yao to Pryzbilla, and Batum (Rockets fans you’ll know what I mean by Batum once this series is over).
your probably right...plus u guys draft DL in the first, smart.
Oh, and as far as basketball…..blazers are a long ,deep, athletic, sharp shooting, good passing, defnsive minded(not as good as houston),well coached team. And they have a cold blooded finisher….thats right, you already saw that.
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
I don't understand that logic
I’m a tried and true Blazer fan, but I don’t think this first round playoff exit argument holds much water. In the 90’s after our finals loss to Chicago, we made the playoffs every year, but lost in the first round EVERY year until the strike year when we made it back to the conference finals against San Antonio.
So that’s a string of 6 or 7 straight first round exits. So what changed in that year we made it to the WCF? Who knows, but it certainly had nothing to do with losing in the first round all those previous years. This argument to me seems like the guy who goes to Vegas to play roulette, then bets on red because there were 7 reds in a row already, thinking he’s one-upped Vegas.
Anyway, I’d say that given a matchup with an equally talanted/experienced/well-coached/etc. team, both teams have a good shot of winning the series.
I’m just happy we get one more home game. :)
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
onlyalad
going to home depot….maybe bb and beyond…..anyways be back later to check in on yall….stay classy
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
Do you think you'll have enough time?
Plus, it’s not Saturday!
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Bed Bath and Beyond is fucking packed on Saturday
Just kidding…never been.
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 17, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
How much money is Houstong giving China...
To let Yao Ming lose first round playoff series?
Remember Vernon Maxwell
I find it funny that some Rockets fans are making reference to the Jailblazers from several years ago. I have to agree that Portland had some punks on those teams, but what’s funny is that Houston had by far the biggest dumbass punk in the history of the league with Vernon Maxwell. Add up all the idiocy in the history of Portland’s franchise, or for that matter the entire league, and you don’t get to the level of Vernon Maxwell. NBA insiders are aware of things that Maxwell was doing which affected the entire integrity of the league during his last years in Houston. Unproven, yes, but the people he was associating with were the some of the same organized crime figures that caused him problems at the University of Florida many years before. Point shaving must be lucrative. The official reason that the University of Florida erased Maxwell from its record books is because he was simply snorting coke before games and taking illegal money from its coaches, but the shady associations were the real reason. His drug use, wife beatings, gun brandishing, failure to pay child support, losing lawsuits for spreading herpes, and frequent arrests are legendary. There was a long Houston Press article years ago which went into all the details about what a dumbass punk that Maxwell was. The Rockets were a classless organization for employing somebody like Maxwell, but more importantly, the Rockets fanbase showed what classless fans they were by having more Maxwell jerseys sold that Olajuwon jerseys. You guys actually supported that creep. That says a lot.
good comeback
for a moron. What’s the average IQ in Texas again, 86? I’m just proud you can spell
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by Fund A Mental on Apr 16, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
don't worry about it
he’s just pissed because I wrote the word “yankee.” He’ll tire his widdle bwain out soon, though.
Is that what you've decided to resort to?
Namecalling and trash-talking people because of where they live? Contrary to what you might believe, Texas isn’t all farmland and cowboys (although there are some of both)
I guarantee you though, there are just as many bright minds here as anywhere else in the world. No need to stoop that low.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
more, in fact
there’s a reason why Houston leads the country in job growth and Oregon is the meth capital of the united states.
um...last i checked somewhere in Mo was the meth capital...
and san diego county was close on their heels…
Oregon is all about growing Weed. Not that i’m proud of that fact, but Weed is the major cash crop. not meth.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Eastern Oregon is very desert
About half the state is very much Texas like. The trees are all to the west of the Cascades. WE GOT FARMERS TOO.
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 17, 2009 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions
the eastern oregon desert is a bit different
the farms are not.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
The Rocktry
The rockets tanked and cheated to get Hakeem. After that, the NBA imposed the Lottery .. or should we say the “Rocketry”. So really, there belongs an * on the Rockets “championships”… plus Jordan was out. sad.
One more time
Jordan played in 95, his team lost to the Magic.
Please read above posts because it’s been said 12 times already.
Two things
Next person that brings up 95 and doesn’t acknowledge Jordan was in the league gets banned
AND
The Rockets won a coin flip for him. And it’s not our fault y’all picked Sam Bowie over Jordan, take out your shitty draft pick feelings on something else
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OK congrats
You guys beat 95 Jordan, which is like being proud that you beat Jordan when he played for the Wizards.
or it could be that it was a year that Jordan played with a Bulls team that won 3 championships in a row starting the next season
Okay, skip the or
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Mavs fan?
A Mavs fan just showed up?
1. Why? what brings you here?
2. I think you forgot just how bad the Jailblazers were, also I think Maxwell did some stupid shit but I mean he was a really good player, and I’m not sure where you got that unsupported jersey sale claim.
3. See Lad’s response
Oh and a correction to whoever said that we didn’t get out of the first round after the championship with Clyde. Well actually we did I believe every time up until 97-98. Yeah
All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader? -Hakeem Olajuwon
Carl Landry
Maxwell may be in the past, but Carl Landry is now. My peeps in Houston say that there’s a lot more behind the shooting than what we’ve heard so far. His coverup story sounded awfully suspicious. Landry chooses to associate with a bunch of crack-smoking Third Ward punks for one simple reason. I wonder if Rockets fans are bright enough to understand why.
typical dallas bullshit
go back to your rented bmw and shitty, planned, yankee-infested craphole of a city.
You are ridickless (or maybe just dickless)
You really make Yankee jokes? Do you also fly a confederate flag and think Artest should be your house boy? I bet you also want to cede from the nation, what with your hometown hero out of the white house. What is life like on planet Clueless?
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 16, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, really?
Racist jokes? You suck at making jokes. Maybe you should sit the next one out champ.
I bet you think we all ride horses to work huh?
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we are the borg
all Texans are the same…that’s the way it must be right? everyone is george w. bush, right? gotta be! searching for funny picture of bush…
Not true
Houstonians are way fatter than people from the other cities
but only because it has the best food
we’ve addressed this
Fat people...
Are everywhere. Obesity is a huge problem for our Nation. Oh, but not in Oregon right. Everyone is skinny and beautiful. You can travel the world, and people will say nothing but how beautiful and in shape people from Oregon are. Actually they will probably say nothing, because they will have probably not heard of it. Most of the people I have met throughout the world heard of Texas though. Of course they all think we are a bunch of cowboys, but still….
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
no no
the beautiful people are in Miami. I think you got your states mixed up again.
Oregon was full of lumberjacks last i heard.
“i’m a lumberjack and i’m okay…”
We feel good about ourselves.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Lol
The lumberjacks are going to get a beat down by the cowboys.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Hey
if Crocket kills Paul Bunyan’s Blue Ox, that Ox will fall and smash Davey and Paul will still be standing.
Does this make any sense? naw, but the mental picture is greatly amusing me.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Actually
It makes perfect sense, except Davy uses a long rifle, so unless that is one big ass ox, Davy picks off both wth head shots from 500 yards!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
unfortunately for you
it IS one big ass Ox.
Good point on the snipering though.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
hmmm
What rifle did Davy use? I’m curious about the accuracy during that time period in regards to that range. I must now do some googling.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
interesting reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_rifle
range 400-500 max by an expert rifleman. Boone was dead on at 250 yards.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
250+ in the head!
Boone was a bad ass. Nice read.
How do we go from basketball to folklore/ folk hero’s slaughtering each other?
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
because tangents are fun?
boone really was a bad ass. I hear he smelled though. lack of showers and all.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I bet
His girlfriend smelled worse!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
GF?
i thought he only dated grizzly bears. women back then were too soft for him or something.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
of course
if that’s the GF you meant… then yeah… stinky.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Texas Motivation
Fellow citizens and compatriots;
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment and cannonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily and will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country. Victory or Death.
William Barret Travis
Lt. Col. Comdt.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Maybe skinny
not beautiful, sorry.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I have been to the fair city of Houston
And it was the blandest, most sprawling, craptacular metropolis I have ever seen. You drive cars that could house small families. You think that everything you do is the best. If I got sick and threw up, someone would get more sick and throw up more to show me that they could do it bigger.
This is an actual conversation I had with a person from Houston (all real names have been changed to protect their identities):
“They tried to put Applebee’s in here a while back,” said Huge Lard Ass. “But it went out of business real quick cause we have a discerning tastebuds.” A Huge grin spread across Huge Lard Asses face.
“Why are there so many IHOPs here then?” FaM inquired.
“Because that there is some good eatin’. Have you ever had there triple gravy bisquit with 18 pancakes drenched in syrup and bacon bits, with bacon on the side, and a bacon smoothie. De-Lic-ious! Mmmm” Huge Lard Ass sputtered. As he wiped the sweat from his brow just thinking about it.
WTF is wrong with all of you?
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
not right on so many different levels.
I don’t take the texas side on many things, but their food is way better than Oregon’s…with the exception of SeaFood…i’ll take anywhere on the west coast for that.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Yes, I enjoyed the food I ate there
But Houston food is transcendent
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Wow
You are a educated. Houston is actually know for it’s food. I am getting hungry thinking about it.
P.S. Ihops are for transplants from other States. All the Texans go to Denny’s at 2:00 AM for a late night drunken breakfast.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Really?
I wasn’t aware of that when i was there (in texas not houston). I have to admit I share the stereotype of deep fried foods based on other states and other southern experiences.
What foods or restaurants or variety is Houston known for?
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Houston
Has fine dining in almost every category. My favorite are the steak houses. There are high class Italian, Seafood, Japanese, Cajun, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, Mexican, South American, and pretty much all others that you can think of restaurants, and that is just in my satellite community of Sugar land.
There are tons of little small family owned resturaunts that are not as up scale but with great food of all variety as well. Cajun food and BBQ are big in this category as well.
My wife and I can eat at a different Mexican resturaunt every night of the week and not drive 10 miles to do it. My favorite is Lupe Tortilla because the beef fajitas are awesome. Not bad Margaritas either…
We do have all the junk food and fast food, but transplants have to eat somewhere to right!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
This lays it out..
Although I am not sure where the heck chicken wings and waffles comes into play! lol
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
cool thanks
The BBQ i know about. For a marketing class we actually did a business plan for a BBQ joint in Portland because there aren’t any really good ones. I discovered the variety of styles and a number of other travelers in the class mentioned where the various places to get the best of a certain style were in the country. It’s been a while, but I believe houston was on that list.
Cool.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
BBQ
I grew up in a BBQ resuraunt so I am biased. Most of the best Texas BBQ places are in small towns in Texas. Houston has some good ones, but most are just o.k. Of course my dad makes the best!
I have tried other styles besides Texas, but they don’t really do it for me. To be fair, I never did research to see if I went to the best of any particular style, and I have eaten excellent and terrible Texas BBQ. I guess my bias is flawed.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
The variety of BBQ is amazing
and i really which i still had that paper! I’m a lover of all food, if it’s good. I don’t care about authentic, just that my taste buds hum. I mean, i like to KNOW what’s authentic, but i think the combination and variation of different styles of food is the best. I love restaurants that will play with the styles and create something that hints of one thing, but is really it’s own thing.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
It's pretty solid
Not the greatest in the world (that is in central Texas, not Houston) but it’s good
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upscale sucks ass
I like good home cookin. made by people who care about the food, not how the fucking food looks. I don’t give a rats ass how it looks on my plate, just make it taste good!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Most of our "upscale"
is how you are describing, damn good food that people want in a nice setting.
But if you want cheap, home cookin, we have that in spades
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that's what good upscale should ALWAYS be like
Presentation is nice, but the quality of ingredients as well as the combination matters.
I’m all about taste over presentation, but I don’t complain when it’s attractive looking too. As long as i can eat the pretty.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Or whataburger
which is from texas too
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 17, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Good point
Whataburger is freaking awesome for fast food.
A point for us!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
We have burgerville
although I’ve definitely had better burgers, their fish and chips and fresh seasonal items rock.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Fish and Chips
From the street vendor in London were outstanding. I wish we had a place here that could recreate that. Of cours I was hammered, so the might not be as good as I remember.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Burgerville is fast food
but has delicious halibut fish and chips. Actually, i hate their fries. Fish is damn good though, particularly considering it’s fast food. It’s better than a lot of more expensive places.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
burgerville was bomb like 15 years ago
now it’s just plain shit. about 1 step above McDonalds.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I disagree
You do pay more though, and I’m not sure the value is worth the higher price. The fish and chips and sweet potato fries are awesome. MIlkshakes are overpriced but good.
biggest issue i have is that crappy shredded lettuce. Should be a lettuce leaf. Tastes sooo much better.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Your story and your peeps' story is wrong. Sorry.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
BATUM
It’s important that Portland knocks out Houston early to ensure a better draft pick that the Blazers can swindle away again.
Lewis Lloyd, Mitchell Wiggens, and John Lucas
No, I’m not 12. I’m actually old enough to remember Lewis Lloyd, Mitchell Wiggens, and John Lucas. Remember them? Remember when they failed the NBA’s drug test and all tested positive for cocaine. Remember when Lewis Lloyd ran up an $80,000 room service bill at the hotel right by The Summit. Remember how pissed Ray Patterson (the GM) was when he found out Lewis had charged the bill to the Rockets. Lewis Lloyd usually had several dancers and hookers partying with him up there, and there were usually other Rockets involved too. Classy guys, those Rockets … Lewis Lloyd, Mitchell Wiggens, John Lucas, Vernon Maxwell, and now Carl Landry. Ralph Sampson was another loser too … didn’t he just get busted for failure to pay child support?
WOW
The NBA has bad people in it! Stop the fucking presses. OH didn’t Cuban get busted for FUCKING INSIDER TRADING?? Off with you now.
Did you forget Stanley Roberts? Or Roy Tarpley? Or hell, even Josh Howard recently?
Or are we only talking about the Rockets here?
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There is an old saying between Vietnam veterans
That was then and this is now,do you plan on playing Clyde and Hakeem?
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 9:36 PM CDT reply actions
not at all
definitely sam bowie, if avaliable
He is on IR
But samson might be out jail by now
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Quitting Now Is Honorable... It's OK
I totally understand if Houston wants to walk away from this now, given how humiliating the upcoming sweep will be. An ass-whupping this bad, with 8 blazers going for double figures each game, could completely destabilize the Houston franchise.
I think we’ll all understand if Houston wants to pack it in and concede the series, after the 30pt blowout in game 1.
Blazers in 1
lol mavsfan, get em.....GET EM!
mavs sure warmed up at the right time…….now, which RB you going to let go, cant keep all 3
"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach
HAI GUYZ TEXAS FOR THE WIN!!!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
Oh wait, shit.
Damn
You guys can’t even put down the fast food for an image post…….
I gotta give it to him
Beating a dead horse is one thing, but that fit in damn well
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Touche
And I will give you the Longhorns. But the Rockets suck. And Scola’s hair is disgusting.
Scola's hair
has super powers. Hopefully those powers help yall lose focus. lol
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Last time I was in Texas
I enjoyed running over tarantulas on the highway,other than that it was a drag,I look forward to not going back but in fact they aint got no wimpy BB teams.
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions
good
stay out. Enough of you dumb fucks move down here as it is. We’ve got our own idiots and assholes and we don’t need more. Stay home and pollute your own damn state.
We are going to stay home
And whip your damn team
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
congrats then
you’ve accompished step one by making it to the playoffs.
No no no
You just can’t decipher our yankee dialect.
huh
I wish. Seems like 50% of Tulane is made up of retards from NY and Boston. Philly and Chicago, too.
While we have been slightly immature
I would say there has been a shred of civility so far. I haven’t even gotten started on how dirty of a European Scola is.
He did
play in the Euroleauge, however, so it wasn’t too stupid of an error
But he clearly is more known for his Argentenian gold medal
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has little to do with civility
some fans can be assholes but intelligent. Most, however, are assholes and stupid. Some can combine a delightful ability to be nice and not know a damn thing.
We’ve seen a lot of (B) and © today, and sadly not a lot of (A).
Cubs fans are the same way. Jazz fans are the same way. I’m cool with people talking shit, but I want more than simply “omg u guis rockets sux so hard lol yao mnig injrued moar like shemack lol” to be happy with our counterparts.
I have friends from WV and NJ too
Just friendly sass,dont take it personal
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok do you really think
your bench can run with our bench?
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely
The only player on the Blazers who scares me a little bit is B.Roy
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
wow.
that’s a bit arrogant…If i were an outsider, i’d also have to point out LMA and Rudy Fernandez(who may not frighten you as a starter, but coming off the bench he is quite the threat since y’all don’t have a bench player to cover him)…And y’all should better watch out for Michael Ruffin. That man can fetch a cold cup of water!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Okay
LMA is pretty talented too, but overall I think these teams match up well against each other. Honestly it’s going to come down to whether or not we can beat you at the Rose Garden. If we take game one or two, we win the series IMO
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
i honestly think it is going to come down to bench play
i think our starting 5’s balance each other out pretty well. This is going to come down to whose bench steps up the most. Hopefully Portland’s will play the way it did against Devner last night!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
In all seriousness
Do you think Denver played with their full potential last night? JW lol. But you might be right. Von Wafer’s usually pretty good and last night he couldn’t make his shots. Also, back to starters, Scola was awful last night (who could blame him with who he had to guard) and he’ll be better come playoff time.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
whether Denver played 100% last night or not,
doesn’t really matter…The Bench of Portland was on fire. They couldn’t be stopped. not in the third when Denver was still trying to come back with their starters in the game and couldn’t even slow down our bench, let alone catch them. Portland’s bench is as deep as one can be, if there are more than 1 person playing their arse off, it’ll be tough for ANY other bench to stop.
I like Von Wafer, he’s matured into a great role player. But if i were a gambling man, i’d put money on Rudy. He’s got more experience (Euro league over D-League). Oden/Pryz coming off the bench, the other starting. either could start on a majority of the teams in the association. Sergio could probably start for half the teams in the league. Travis Outlaw, when he’s on(he’s far too streaky to rely on all the time), is also very dangerous and pesky…
i’m just sayin…
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I understand
And honestly I don’t know what’s going to happen. Usually I get a feeling about a game/series of games before it takes place (I had a bad feeling about the Dallas game for months now) but I think this series is a toss-up. I’m having inconclusive feelings about it lol. Houston is hardened and battle-tested and Portland is a fiery young team with a whole lot of heart. To me that makes for an intriguing and intense matchup.
I will say this: win or lose, Portland is going to be the team to beat next year/for many years to come. I’ll give you that much for sure.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 17, 2009 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
AGREED. +1
Let’s have a clean battle. Both of you go back to your corners and come out and fight when the bell rings….
!!!!If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
you forgot outlaw
and frankly Oden of the bench is a decent mismatch against most other scrub centers.
The bench can be a little inconsistent, but when they click, fireworks go off.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Tee hee
If the Ruffin Man sets foot on the court other than for warm-ups or congratulatory high-fives, something has seriously gone wrong for one of the teams…
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah
once you remove Yao from the floor, the Rockets can run with the best of them. They even have a very good fast break defense.
Once you remove Yao from the floor
You have Artest pretending to be Kobe,that aint gonna work
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
not really
Artest only does his worst Kobe impressions when Yao is firmly on the court and has low post position.
I can agree with that
But really does any Rockets fan think they have a better bench?
by southern oregon on Apr 16, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we have serious potential
Lowry and Wafer are young. Von Wafer is going to develop into a SICK player and Lowry will too. Carl Landry is invaluable as well, in the playoffs last year the only reason we didn’t get swept by the Jazz was his game-sealing block in game 3 at SLC.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 17, 2009 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
You didnt get swept by the Jazz?
Now that is impressive,just kiding
by southern oregon on Apr 17, 2009 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
So Wafer is like Outlaw
Except a lot shorter and less clutch?
Yeah
I always think it sucks when talent can’t break through the blazer rotation. I fully expected Baron Von Wafer to break out. I think the same will happen with Frye when he leaves (actually I think Frye will be a starter and explode on another team as long as he gets the minutes. He just doesn’t do well without playing time), and Diogu will also surprise some people. Aaron Brooks is another Blazer player who couldn’t break through, but had some nice and serious potential.
Jarrett Jack is doing nicely for the pacers as well, but not nice enough for the blazers to keep.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I'm going to assume he meant Oregon player...
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Artest is the biggest concern for the Blazers
I think he’s an X-Factor defensively in this series, because he’s so much bigger than our 3’s (outlaw and batum) and as fast as our 2’s (roy and rudy).
Throw in battier, and the blazers basically have to find a way to score without Roy, and they have to do that with fantastic ball movement.
On offense the Blazers have to contain Artest with a 1-2 batum-roy punch, with Batum tiring him out, so Roy can play him in the 2nd half. Roy has to the play the best D of his life
I think this means Aldridge, the other X-Factor. Ever since Stoudamore-Aldridge trade rumours surfaced LA has been playing very tough on both ends, and Scola has no chance of bullying him as he did earlier this season.
I'd say that's fair
I think the blazers also need their bench to step up.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
sure you can
Aldridge brings two styles of plays. Will he play inside and dominate like aldridge fans know he can, or will he play outside and soft and show why the aldridge detractors think we still don’t have an answer at PF.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
it's worth it
winning championships is a lot fun
yeah
that’s why i’m okay with this retro red phase the blazers seem to be working towards. Makes me groan inside but I’m okay if it wins the rings.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
remember yesterday when houstan and portland fans were calling each other classy?
bayless leaves over my dead body
overrated.
wait until the games start! It’s going to be fun…
But, I’d still call most of the fans classy. I think someone has already pointed out that both sides have our morons. It just so happens that quite frequently the morons are the ones who grab ahold of the mic, so to speak, and won’t let go while cranking the volume up to max.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
yet I "hear" more nonsense from this name than any other hou. fan....
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
it won't let me put that much into a single text box.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
that was nonsensical
Why would you have to put quotes around one. that didn’t make any sense to me. I thought you did mean one, but now I’m not sure. You’ve really stumped my yankee intellect
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I said it before and I'll say it again
Class is for losers
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Hey, i go to class every day...
so i guess i kind of resemble that remark…LoL
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
hey, i never said i was Chris Rock.
cut me some slack.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
This bickering is pointless
Although I suppose it can be fun.
Rockets have shown that they dominate the Blazers so far this season and unless that changes in the playoffs Houston is the team that should be boasting right now.
the only game we played at home
was in november, portland is a much better team now. and on a totally different note, only_a_lad said we traded von wafer, he was a FA and left if i’m correct, but yeah, we didn’t play him enough because of j. jack last year, you guys got a steal with wafer.
but back to domination you speak of, we only played 3 games against you, 2 in houston, neither were blowouts, so this will be a very good, close series.
I worry because even when y’all get in foul trouble, scola is crafty, and your small ball line up wasn’t any easier to defend than w/ yao in the game.
FELLAS - please read.
I like the trash talk. Really, it’s some great stuff. It’s Lee and Only_A_Lad against the entire state of Oregon, and they’re putting up a great fight.
HOWEVER – let’s all be decent here and talk about basketball, or food, or other things that are acceptable. Any more racist comments about Texas and you’re banned. It’s that simple. If you have that kind of opinion, take it somewhere else.
This is supposed to be about basketball……..and food, and other things of that nature. But race has nothing to do with it. Leave it out. Thank you.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
i'm not trying to be a smart ass
and i’m 100% sincere…but what would you consider a racist remark about Texas? I’m just having a little fun pokin jabs, as i do with mi amigos from Texas, so i don’t wanna get the ban hammer dropped for that!
Thx.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I think
That every state has its morons, but you can’t generalize and say that one state is overall “smarter” than another. However…..there are a few states that I believe are questionable lol..
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
West Virginia comes to mind...
J/K…I love the mountaineers…
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Damnt - diction fail.
You know what I mean. Do I have to say it?
…..
…..
….
(slavery jokes/remarks)
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
And again
I can’t even spell dammit.
Good night.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
gotcha. i think...
i’m not 100%, but i always stay away from the racial/religious shit unless it’s with my very close friends whom i know can handle it!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Hahahahaha
You ever see that movie Wrong Turn? With the in-bred murderous hillbillies? ROFL
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It's funny
I bet University of Memphis Tigers could beat the Grizzlies. Not really, but it’d be funny if they did. They’re always kicking our butts down here at U of H.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe
things will let up in CUSA now that Calipari left for UK. Tulane hasn’t competed in NCAA basketball since roughly the same time as the Coogs.
Probably not, though. Now the domination will just be handed to UAB or ECU.
I don't know about the last part
We handily beat both of those teams last season with a very young team. Look for the Cougars to be really good next year. We just need to learn to win on the road more.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 17, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Yao will see it
That way when he goes for 32 points in the first half of game one they’ll eat their own S***
by UHoustonFan on Apr 16, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
"This is supposed to be about basketball……..and food"
I laughed.
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 17, 2009 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Yao eating babies
That’s food to him so it’s cool, right?
I vaguely remember that...
I think someone may have missed their defensive assignment of “Stay between Roy and the fucking ball!!!!”
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
I was there
It was pretty orgasmic.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 17, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Man, so when Novak says Good Night, does that mean the entire Dream Shake Board is supposed to go to bed???
i’m just sayin….
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
g'night y'all
“see” you again tomorrow night. This has been quite a bit of fun. you’s guys are great hosts.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Did you say any thing racist?
all I did was talk about runing over tarantulas,are the locals so sensitive that they find that offensive?
by southern oregon on Apr 17, 2009 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
My bad
I made an inference that by using the word Yankee as a derogatory comment, it inferred that one would hold the opinions of the opposite stance; which in this case would be confederates (who are known for a certain proclivity towards ownership of homo sapiens of African descent) It was crass, but only meant to draw light to the ignorance of using the “racial” term being used in the first place. If someone can call me a Yankee, can’t I call them a confederate (with all that implies)?
"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams
"and if EVERYONE confronted with a tough, disgusting situation pulled out, I don't think I would have been born." Mortimer
by Fund A Mental on Apr 17, 2009 1:01 AM CDT up reply actions
ROTFLOL
You totally pwned him. You pwned him so hard.
When I came here (in 2004), guys like Nick (Van Exel) and Damon, they were a breath of fresh air for me,'' Przybilla
by Nick Van Excellent on Apr 17, 2009 2:40 AM CDT up reply actions
i would submit
there is a time zone factor, too
nope. I'll take the late showing of the sunset...OVER THE OCEAN.
and a sunrise over the beautiful mountains…
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
the sun rises and sets everywhere
in case you didnt know. The east gets the sunrise over the ocean, and some of the east gets a sunset over the mountains. Not all the west gets a sunrise over the mountains so that can be thrown out as an argument.
Overall central time is the best because its CENTRAL time. We get nfl at noon while the west gets it at 10. We dont have to stay up too late to watch west coast games. Nothing is ever too late or too early for us so therefore central is the best.
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 17, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just speaking of Oregon specifically...
i don’t get much of a sunrise over mountains in San Diego…
But, having lived in chicago, on the west shore of lake michigan, sunrises over the ocean (or a vast body of water that looks like an ocean) is just not as majestic as the sunset over the ocean. I like having everything earlier. When we watch the late game, we can still go out and celebrate immediately afterwords and still get drinks in the bars and such…good times!
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I heart Portland!!!
Ya but aren't you still at work when the east coast games start?
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400 posts and counting
I’m sure people never hated Oregonians before we got the internet. Now we’re having late night battles with someone who’s a lad over what’s going to happen in a couple of basketball games. The nation is likely pissed, but all we can do is rep our hometown boys.
Cause Portland is our one love. And they’re going to battle Houston to the end, win or lose.
But for all you Texas haters out there, shut up about it. You don’t know shit about it. Unless you like Ory-gun jokes I’d suggest you take your little president Bush comments and dispose of them, perhaps in an lower body orifice.
The Odenphant is true king of the jungle.
As an Oregonian...
I LOVE Ory-gun jokes… I can’t get enough of them….
As for state pride, Texans are known for being vocal (jerks) with their innuendo’s about how everything is big in Texas.
Oregonians match Texans man for man in state pride. We are just a little more rational and sincere then boisterous about it.
Politically Oregon is screwed up – I agree… and if you try to crack a joke about rain in Oregon I will laugh my head off and agree – b/c I want people to think it rains all the time b/c this state is so friggin awesome.
Including the margin the Blazers will whup the Rockets by...
Our 7 games that we won by 28 or more show the Blazers may just do it. Bigger disappointments, bigger deficits, bigger letdowns, bigger blowouts, bigger ego’s…
What...
Was the margin of victory for the Blazers over the Rockets so far this year again?
What?
It’s negative?
Thought so…..
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
I'd come back with
“that was then, but this is NOW! Look at our latest record”
Then i go “DOH!”
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
It's your mantra that everything is bigger in Texas...
Yet Portland has been pulling out the domination. I’m just looking for proof and finding that the rockets find themselves WOEFULLY unequipped with ANY such proof. While my Blazers have the proof. Thus the only conclusion left to be drawn since houston is not blowing people out is that the big you were referring to was a big loss. Big defeats. Big deficits. Big letdowns. And so on….
Last 11 games
+17 point margin to portland.
7-1 road trip ( I think that’s the number I heard, correct me if i’m wrong because i don’t feel like looking it up. Either way, it’s actually a good road record to finish the last part of the season)
Wins included Jazz, LA, San Antonio, Denver, and others i don’t remember right now .500+ teams.
Sole loss, houston, after the blazers clinched the play-offs and weren’t focused.
I really want to say “welcome to the thunderdome!” but that’s a little silly.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I keep seeing Trailblazers fans saying 7-1 or whatever
Again, who exactly was that loss to?? Oh, the Rockets. Good point though
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Yeah
they lost focus for a game… Another reason why i’m excited for this series. Redemption.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Focus Huh?
I think it was beacause Chuck Hayes defense…..
Nice try
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
That's an awfully conveinient excuse
You better hope the “don’t lose focus” at home this series, since apparently it is so easy for them to do
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
They're young
it happens from time to time. That was the only time it’d happened in about 17 games though. You got lucky :)
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
You cant just look at record and margin of victory
when evaluating a teams recent performance. Strength of schedule is also a big factor. Lets look at recent strength of schedule shall we: Rockets over the last 25% of the season – .547. #2 in the league (Grizz are #1 at .552). Blazers over the last 25% of the season – .502 #13 in the league.
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 17, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow.
I think the whole strength of schedule thing is evened out when one team is struggling to win and the other team is winning by 17 point margins.
How exactly were the Rockets struggling to win?
They certainly didn’t struggle versus Portland
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That's relevant... HOW?
oh… right…
That game is annoying me more and more now. How dare houston take an arguing point that we could use on ANY other team.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
still
I’m a fan and my blinders of pure optimism are up. That and hope. I purchase season tickets and I need to get into the second round to break even and make a little profit. We HAVE to make it darn it!
Plus, you know, i like the blazers and stuff too.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
1-1
1 to 1?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlBq-qXUdcs
That get anyone’s attention?
Have fun coming to the Rose Garden.
Oh almost forgot....
Thanks for Batum (Teyshaun Prince Jr.). Just another young talented piece of the puzzle KP swindled from a stupid GM.
Might want to put Artest on Rudy…. because the kid is going to go nuts in the post-season.
Ok, I gotta reply to this stupid comment
Morey is one of, if not the smartest GMs in the league. Scola, Battier, Artest, Wafer, Lowry, Landry, Brooks. All these players came here under Morey’s presence. Just because you’re obsessed with overrated draft picks like Sam Bowie doesn’t mean you need to just make up shit.
And you lose
Sad that one of your best bench players couldn’t even crack the rotation of a .500 team last year.
Yes, because again, we live in a vacuum where players never get put at the end of the bench for no reason
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Ditto
Same for us here in portland. Players get put at the end of the bench for a reason. Frye and Diogu for example. Both great players but too deep to make the big minutes. Wafer is great but last season there wasn’t a need for him to play big minutes here. That’s a reason. Glad he’s gettin’ minutes out there though.
Exactly
Sometimes good players don’t fit one good team, but do fit another
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You do realize we turned that into Ron Artest, right?
Plus, what the heck is up with y’all and your infatuation with Batum? He’s been okay this season, but certainly not a superstar in waiting like some of you act like he is.
Batum <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Artest
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you have to watch the kid
he’s 19 and his stats really don’t show what he does out there. the stats of the people he guards is a more accurate reflection of what he does and he guards 1-4.
Besides, I wouldn’t mock houston on that. Houston got who they wanted. Portland actually screwed San An by snaking the pick before them, and i wouldn’t call their GM dumb.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Those are the three best GMs in the league
Morey, Buford and Pritchard
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The sonics... Thunder
seem to have a pretty good GM too. They make me a little nervous.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
+/-
You have to look at a player’s plus/minus to get an idea of the guy’s intangibles. I was not a Batum believer early in the season but he has locked down so many good players this year it’s crazy. Getting a player like Kobe to shoot a bad shot doesn’t show up in any box scores but is sure helps win a game.
from one blazers fan to another
Sam Presti is not in any way stupid. Your comment, on the other hand, was ignorant.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Presti needs to prove he can do more than draft
But he’s damn good at that, so he is moving up the charts. Actually, I’d say drafting is 90% harder than any other aspect.
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I agree
Drafting requires excellent communication with various parties to not only identify talent, but how that talent fits with the team.
You can draft great players, but they have to fit too or you need to draft them and move them for equal value that fits (KP has been the king of this. He gets what he wants and extra).
Drafting is luck, communication, skill, research, hard work, understanding the chemistry/character mix, and finally… understanding the other teams and what THEY want so any moves in the trade give you the most bang for the buck.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
As was I
But I just went along because Presti is damn good too
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Batum...
Did you guys forget that we used trading Batum to get Donte Greene and extra picks? We then proceeded to trade Greene for Ron Artest. So I hope you guys won’t make me argue past Artest>Batum. I’ll take Ron Ron all day over your Frenchman (who I actually do think is a very good player).
Oh and don’t ever insult DM.
In Morey We Trust.
All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader? -Hakeem Olajuwon
Artest works for Houston, maybe
But PDX is done with volatile primadonnas; we tried that and it didn’t work; that’s why we booted Zach Randolph’s fat ass down the road.
I don’t know that Batum will ever have the overall impact of Artest, but a) he will be the surprise factor in ths series — wait and see what he does when Houston tries to fastbreak, b) he’s a team player, and that’s what really matters
Texas
Land of the free and home of the brave.
A place where patriotism out weighs cynicism. Where you can wave at your neighbor and they wave back. You can ride a 4 wheeler across a prairie, ride a tube down a beautiful river, climb mountains in the southern Rockies, hang out at the beach, wake board on a beautiful Lake, bar hop on sixth street in Austin, or catch a Broadway play in Houston. A place with an economy bigger than allot of countries. It is a big place with big personalities. I recruited Marines for three years during this war stationed in Texas and I have never seen so much support for our troops. I wore my uniform every where I went, and was always treated with heartfelt kindness. I was proud of the quality and quantity of young men that wanted to join. Some of the best. I was horrified by the stories I heard from some of my other buddies that were stationed in other places. My friend in Boston held a door open for a little old lady, and she scowled at him and called him a second rate citizen. I served with people from almost every state and it opened my eyes to the fact that there are great people everywhere. I am just damn proud my ancestors decided to sail to Galveston and not somewhere else, because Texas is the shit!
Also, a person with no pride in themselves or where they are from is a sad excuse for an individual. Another note, the majority of people I have met in my neighborhood are from other States. Being a Native Texan is rare in Houston.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
I don't get teh scowling thing at soldiers
There are very few things that would get me to enlist, but I think there is honor is serving a person’s country. I liked the idea, by robert Heilein, in starship troopers where you had to serve to vote. That would definitely get me to serve, and frankly i think the duty would add more weight and appreciation to it. It also would put the wealthiest and the poorest into the same shoes so that everyone understood the consequences of war and appreciate the use of it more.
The coolest story I’ve ever heard was a person was protesting in portland. Some other people came over and mocked her or told her to shut up (don’t remember exact story), and a soldier came by and told them to knock it off. his statement was “her freedom of expression against the war is exactly the freedom of speech I’m fighting to protect”. I wish more people in this world thought like that soldier.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
totally unbanter related
but i thought it was cool.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Freedom of speech
Rocks. I am cool with peaceful protest. Just know that I am praying inside that it becomes unpeaceful so I can rip some hippies balls off. :)
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Texas Is the Shit
But Oregon’s even better… not a shred of doubt in my mind about that. But like you say, be proud of where you come from.
Amen
to the first and last point. You need to work on the middle!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
I was traveling thru Texas in the 70's
Standing in line waiting to order at a steak house when the folks I was with struck up a conversation with an older couple and mentioned that I had served in Vietnam,my money was suddenly no good and every body was my friend,just saying
by southern oregon on Apr 17, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome
That makes me proud!
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Thanks
For your service
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
Adelman = Hopper?
I’ve always thought that he looks like Dennis Hopper. I tried to get a side to side picture on here but I guess I suck at the internet.
Why I believe the blazers will win
1.) At the beginning of the year the blazers had horrible defense. I believe they’re not rated in the top four of the last 17 or 11 games or so? They’re up there.
2.) Blazers have the most efficient offense in the NBA.
3.) Average margin of win in the last 11 games is +17 points.
4.) The blazers continually learn. They come out of time outs greatly improved to the point that my gf will actually say “oh, a time out? YAY! We’re going to come back now!” She actually expects it because that’s what almost always happens. In a seven game series, think the borg. That’s what the blazers are. A giant team oriented machine that will learn and adapt. I honestly think the play-off series will be a great teaching tool and this is a team that takes advantage.
5.) The focus. The team plays with intensity and CALM focus. They’re amazingly tough to rattle and they don’t give up even if they’re down by twenty or thirty they still come back and can win.
6.) Team play. It’s not about beating one blazer. Beat roy, it doesn’t matter. You have to beat the entire team because the team functions as one. It’s the way basketball is supposed to be played on offense and defense. Sometimes the young guys make mistakes, but they make them less.
7.) The blazers are hot. It’s like they’ve suddenly figured it out and it all clicks. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such amazing basketball. I didn’t watch the houston portland game, but i suspect portland didn’t play their game.
8.) The fans. Right now in the NBA, i don’t know that you’ll find louder more exuberant fans. They truly believe in this team and as a “small town one team” market, they have nothing else to distract them. Sac had good fans, i’m not impressed with Utah’s fans. Frankly i think portland has them beat and that they have mics in the crowd to boost the noise over the speakers. My point is that those were some of the rowdiest places in the NBA, and they don’t have anything on the blazer fans when they have a team they can love and root for.
As I’ve said, it’ll be a tough game and I admit I’m nervous. Still, i gotta go with portland regardless.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
that's my basketball talk for one
personally, i enjoyed the other smack, but thought i’d layout the reasons why i’m a blazer believer.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
All valid
I wish we had Home Court for this one, but we match up well against yall. This should be an exciting series.
It takes a big man to walk away, but a bigger man to break his freaking jaw!
I admit, I'd be more nervous WITHOUT the home court.
I definitely think that’ll help keep the blazer confidence and drive up and gives the slight edge to win.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Jks' statistical break down
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/4/16/841142/a-statistical-breakdown-of-the
For those who are stat geeks and wanted a break down.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Can I, a lowly Portland fan ask a question
There seems to be a lot of dislike, or at least blame, for some of the teams failures on Adelman. I am wondering why this is as he seems to be a nearly ideal coach for this team. I say that for a few reasons. First, Ron Artest, he may not be be playing his best basketball under Adelman, but he is playing his most controlled and consistent basketball under him. If you believe that Artest is a vital part of your success then I would say high praise is due to Adelman and his ability to get consistent (for Artest at least.) play out of Artest.
Offense, Houston had all world defense under Van Gundy, and a very basic and less than effective offense. Adelman, on the other hand, was able to instill some nice offense while still retaining much of the defensive firepower. To me that is no easy feat.
I watched the Rockets Mavs game the other day and read the review of the game here, and I was surprised to see so much of the blame pointed at the coach. It seemed that the poster was saying there was a lot Adelman could have done to control the game, but in my estimation there was not. Dallas was very aggressive and because of this they were getting calls on offense and no calls on defense. This is what happens when one team makes the game fast and frenetic so that the refs job is all that much tougher. At this point I am not sure what Adelman could have done. In todays NBA a head coach does not have to be a great x’s and o’s guy, but instead have the ability to manage personalities and put players in roles they are comfortable with. In that regard Adelman is one of the top coaches in the league.
So with that I ask, Why is Adelman somewhat vilified by the fans?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
my quick answer (as another blazer fan who sees this also with Nate)
Is that coaches always get more blame than they deserve. Losing is on the coach, winning it’s on the players. How else do you explain the lack of the COY to nate? I mean, apart from a lack of people actually paying attention to the blazers.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
hmm
that doesn’t entirely make sense. damn the stopping in the middle of my thought to do work and then picking up on another tangent.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
It is just a tough year for coach of the year
with Mike Brown and SVG doing really nice jobs. I still think Nate deserves it, but he wont get it, and that is fine with me. Look at some recent winners and see where they are a few years removed from coach of the year. I would say this award is a curse that Jerry Sloan and Nate have rightfully avoided.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
For a houston fans perspective on this
housotn fans dont like adelman all the time because his nickname explains it…“Sleepy Pills.” Adelman has been a great coach this season but there have been times when he has not been paying attention to the game, or atleast thats what it seemed like. Also i personally feel like adelman has not done enough for the rockets offense. While it is vastly improved over the JVG era, there are still plenty of problems with the rockets offense. We go on lulls where we dont score and because of that we lose games. If adelman is such a great offensive coach why hasnt he figured out an answer for when yao is fronted??
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 17, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
A lot of the could be a function of the personel surrounding Yao
Aaron Brooks does not have a ton of experience playing with a dominant big or even feeding the post for that matter. His Oregon teams were perimeter oriented. Same goes for Kyle Lowry in Villanova. If those are your main facilitators you are going to to have problems running an offense with a dominant big.
I think the question might be asked “Why dont they fix it?” which is valid, but there are long tenured pgs in the NBA who have never figured out how to effectively feed the post. Damon Stoudamire was always terrible at and he was in the league for a long time.
You also have to look at how your big responds to this. It takes aggressiveness, speed, and timing to beat a fronting defender, and aggressiveness and timing are not Yao’s strong points. Couple this to the fact it would be helpful to have a good passer who can see over the defense to feed a fronted big man, and you have trouble.
On the bright side (for Houston) I am not sure the Blazers will be able to effectively front Yao and bother the guards enough to force a less than ideal post pass. I think Aldridge may have a good shot at fronting Yao, but the perimeter defense will really be key to make this work, and Brooks has shown the ability to beat our perimeter D, so even if we front it could lead to a lot of other things opening up for the Houston offense.
I imagine the Blazers will try and play Yao one on one and would be happy if he got his as long as it meant a deterioration of ball movement and penetration, which is what the Blazers have trouble guarding against anyhow.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
i understand your point about the pg feeding the post
but the simple solution to that is to have the sg or sf feed the post, which the rockets do a good amount.
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 17, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Are Artest, Battier, or Wafer decent entry passers. I dont think that is a simple solution just for the fact that post passing is not a trivial skill and there are a lot of NBA players on the wing who do not do it very well.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
We have only Battier that has any skill at it
It’s sad really
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comparisons
starters: PG close but blazers. SG if artest its close but edge to blazers. SF rockets. PF blazers. C rockets. bench blazers. Coach push aldridge jumper and brooks 3 point shooting = X FACTORS
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Adelman
I like Adelman as a coach. I really do. I give him all the credit in the world for keeping Ron happy. However, there are a few reasons that I don’t like him.
1. You’re right that our offense is better, but we have not come close to the vaunted offense that many expect under Rick. He’s been called a genius, but whatever I won’t hold this against him, because our personnel probably isn’t perfect.
2. Timeouts. RIck never calls timeouts at the right time (at least in my opinion). He usually calls them after we’ve already lost a lead or have already gotten down too much. Secondly, our set plays coming out of timeouts (especially at the end of games) usually suck. Now again this could be partially on the personnel but I’d like to think his set plays would work more often than not.
3. Substitutions/Matchups. The rotation was more of an issue at the beginning of the season when we had absolutely no idea who would be playing from game to game. However issues still crop up occasionally when he trusts his starters too much. Matchups aren’t usually a big deal but in this last Dallas game I thought it was ridiculous for Battier and Artest to be on Kidd at any point in the game. They belonged on Terry or Dirk and I guess Howard.
4. Motivation. This could be another case of personnel failure, but I’ve seen the Rockets get lax under Adelman more in 2 years than I saw them get complacent under JVG in 4 or 5 years. Adelman is a “player’s coach”. I’m fine with that, but it seems like our guys are sometimes under motivated. They almost always hustle. It’s just that they at times lacked the urgency that I’d like to see. Against Dallas, against all those lowly teams that we lost to, there are plenty of examples.
So yeah, I think Adelman is a good coach. And I agree with whoever said he is going to get the blame whenever we lose, but I do think there are some things that he actually deserves flak for.
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Good reasons
A coach not using a time out to stop momentum before it’s too late would bug me. I seem to remember the blazers, in years past, with that same issue. “TIME OUT!!! DO IT NOW!!!”
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
as a fan I get the timeout angle
but, and I hate to say this, Phil Jackson is a great coach who rarely uses a timeout when fans think he should. I know this is not a great argument, but it is hard to argue with his success and he has employed the “play through it” strategy in cases where it directly relates to his success.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Phil Jackson is able to do that because of his teams
When you are the coach for the teams that Phil has coached he is able to let his teams play because they are good enough and have the on court leadership to play through it. Adelman does not have that luxory with this rockets team but he acts like he does sometimes
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 17, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
that is a bit of a chicken or egg argument
as it begs the question as to Phil Jackson’s role in making good players great and his role in helping players become leaders.
As someone who watches a fair amount of Lakers games, Phil will also employ that technique when Kobe is on the bench. He may see it as a fundamental way of making his players into leaders.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Dave and I were having that exact conversation last night
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Well Here We Go
Portland has the home court, showing they were the better team so far. But as we know that now means nothing. Houston has been a very nondescript team. Meanwhile it is very clear Portland is a team on the rise.
Prediction: Blazers spit game 1. But then the blazers win the next 4.
I disagree
You’re NOT LIKELY to win even once, much less twice at the Toyota Center! How do we know? Because we beat you convincingly both times, the first game we had as much as an 18 point lead against you and in the second game we won by 14! You can use all the excuses in the world about the Blazers being “distracted by making the playoffs” or whatever you want but the point is your team hasn’t proven it can win in Houston. We’ve proven we can win in Portland. Sure Roy beat us with a miracle shot but do you think he’s likely to do that again?
by UHoustonFan on Apr 17, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
i wouldn't put too much stock in that first win
where you were up by 18, but managed to only squeak out a 4pt win….the blazers played that way all year. i think they set some record for most double-digit comebacks in a season or something like that…It seems they liked to play with fire by letting the opponent build a big lead just to see if they could come back…This time around, when they don’t spot you a lead, it could get FUGLY.
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Case Studies
UHoustonFan…. You’re not likely to publish a lot of convincing study finds on 2 examples. Using the season series to prove anything more than s*** is the sign of a weak argument. Heck, even if you go to NBA.com you find university professors predicting the Blazers win the series. They use a complex formula…. what did you use ….. uh “1+1=2” Good one. I don’t even trust those professors but at least they make their opinions look good.
no miracle shot needed this time
You rely on the past season, but ignore how well the blazer team has been playing the last 2 weeks. I fully expect a clubbing and the blazers winning in 4.
Well if they used the deficit as fire
then how would they make it fugly in houston with no fire?? Think about your argument before you make it
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
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