Posts Tagged ‘Portland Trail Blazers’

Six Versus Five Is An Advantage (Portland Trail Blazers)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Six players versus five. I’m sure many basketball fans have often wondered how a team would do on offense if they were allowed an extra player. In the case of Portland’s win over Boston, the result is an easy dunk for the team that “broke the huddle with too many men on the [...]

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52 Reasons Why Brandon Roy is Really Good

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Brandon Roy put on a show against the Phoenix Suns last night to the tune of 52 points. Just for good measure, Roy added six assists, five rebounds and a rejection. Not only did Roy score the second highest total in the NBA this season, but he did so in an efficient manner: [...]

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Greg Oden Didn’t Miss Any Dunks Last Night

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Yes, I know this pic is from his OSU days. Wanna make something of it?
A little bit was made about Greg Oden missing two dunks in Madison Square Garden the other night (H/t to TBL). To his credit, the author didn’t try to extrapolate that into “Oden’s a bust” commentary. In fact, [...]

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Greg Oden’s First Basket

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Has there ever been an NBA rookie with this much anticipation — one not named LeBron James? Ever since he left Ohio State, just about every move Greg Oden has made in relation to basketball has been documented. Of course, these matters are helped by Oden’s injury history. After losing last year [...]

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Brandon Roy For The Win

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Now that is how you finish an NBA game: two clutch shots by Brandon Roy sandwiching a huge turnaround jump shot from Yao Ming. In fact, Roy was involved in all three of these plays as he hit the first clutch shot but left enough time on the clock for Houston to get [...]

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Greg Oden Has A Sprained Foot

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

OK, Portland fans. You can come in off the ledge now because Greg Oden’s injury isn’t as bad as many feared. The MRI results revealed a mid-lateral right foot sprain, which is expected to sideline the rookie center for two to four weeks. While this news will doubtfully silence the “Oden = [...]

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