In case you were wondering...

[Dinsdale]

The reason the Blazers are now dominating the Meatgrinder Conference, and other teams aren't...

Is because we have Brandon Roy, and they don't.

Quite simple, really.


But look on the bright side, McHale -- at least you pocketed a whole extra one million dollars. I mean, in today's scale-of-NBA-economy, a million is a lot of money, and is well worth trading away a franchise player. And I'm sure a pairing of Garnett and Roy would have sucked... **snicker**.

And Sebastian Telfair was obviously better than ROY(sup Ainge). Two different teams traded Him away on draft day... priceless. Whereas Pretty In Pink Pritchard (nevermind -- it's a goofy reference) got up on draft day, and said "I want that guy, and that guy" ... then made it so. The rest is soon to be history.


Which brings me to my next point -- there's some mighty dumb ownership these days. There's two GMs that are probably less qualified than anyone reading this forum, yet they keep their jobs. Ponderous. I realize Kevin McHale walks on water in Minnesota, but damn, the guy is freaking clueless. He even managed to make Danny Ainge look like a genius -- no easy task.

And Isiah?


Holy smokes, it's brutal to watch. And dude doesn't even care anymore, yet keeps his jobs.

He traded for Zach The Black Hole, and is now disappointed he doesn't put out more effort on the defensive end? While Isiah may be an archenemy of Blazerfan, at least he's made up a little bit for his transgressions by providing us with some gut-busting laughter. Channing Frye has played more defense in 28 games than StatsBo did in his entire Blazer career.


There's some GMs and coaches out there that are absolutely clowning. And for once after all these years, none of the guilty parties are associated woth the Trailblazers.


It's good to be back, Association. Thanks for your patience while we took a few years off.


Fear the Pinwheel.

Oh, and BTW-there's a couple of serious studs coming out of the stable next season... like this team needs any more help.



Minnesota tomorrow night... gee, I wonder if the streak will go to 12? Then after Minn, it's Philly, who is owed an asskicking after the last meeting (in which the Zers blew a 25 point lead, in those dark times of searching for that first road win). After Iggy and the Sixers, it's Minnesota again.


Make your time, bitches.

See you in the Finals, Boston (but hopefully Detroit -- paybacks are a bitch).

[ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2]

See you in the Finals, Boston (but hopefully Detroit -- paybacks are a bitch).

Uhm, sure....

By the time the Tails Tazered make it to the Finals, the Big 3 will all be retired after helping the Celts become the first team to 20 NBA Titles.

[Dinsdale]

Tails Tazered

Thank you...

Us Blazer fans always get a good laugh out of outright ignorant dumbfuckery.

I'll help you out, and list the combined criminal record of the current Trailblazers:

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Matter of fact, ther Blazers don't even have a guy on the roster who has ever uttered the words "I deserve all of the other players' salaries and the coaches salaries, too, since I'm the only one here who does anything." No one on the Blazers has ever said "I've learned to never pass the ball in the 4th quarter."


No one on the Blazers has ever been ventilated in a bar fight.

The Blazers' GM has never launched a TVO-style attack on Tree Rollins.


There was this one time, the Blazers drafted a promising young punk out of high school to play PG. But since it was time to clean up the act, the oft-troubled little gun-toter had to go.


Help me out here, UCan't -- who did we trade him to, again? Along with some other character-issues guys?(Nice work on the KYOA thing, though.)


Has James Posey sobered up yet?


Have fun with Pierced and the Big Dickhead. You clowns deserve them.

[SunCoastSooner]

If you couldn't tell by the traffic on the forum already... no one was wondering ;)

[ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2]

Good to see you frothing over the team name smack and ignoring the meat and potatoes of the post. How does the saying go? Can't see correctional officer for the bars? Forest for trees? Something like that. Just like division/conference titles, Tazered Fan focuses on the wrong things. Enjoy your 8th seed and first round beating, bitch...

[Dinsdale]

15 of 16, beyyyyotches.


Back-to-backs on the road? No problem.

Rebounding? Big problem... except the horrendous rebounding doesn't seem to be æffecting the W-L record. Oh, that's right -- we kinda spent a #1 pick on a dominant rebounder. If I were fan fan of any other team, I'd be writing my squad an obituary for 2009.

You folks are in trouble.


See you in a couple of weeks, Ucan't. Should have the sports-hacks jizzing all over themselves.

[Mook]

Geez Dins......I've made a truckload of money betting on your Blazers this year and there may not be anybody in America more fond of that team than me........but the Finals???

Well, not this year. Phoenix and San Antonio are kind of wallowing around a bit right now but that's because I think they've both realized that the regular season just isn't worth getting all worked up over. And I'm also pretty sure that both of those teams still have the best record in the Western Conference. Blazers are having a hell of a year and I believe they will continue to exceed expectations, but they will not be repping the West in the Finals this year.

I'm actually a little disappointed that they've done as well as they have. They were going to be my little hidden gem that got points at home......no more though, they had to go and screw that up with this blistering streak they're on. Such is life, I'll just have to pick my spots with them a bit better as the lines adjust.

[Dinsdale]

but the Finals???

Obviously, I'm just a tad-bit biased... but don't rule it out.

Well, not this year. Phoenix and San Antonio are kind of wallowing around a bit right now but that's because I think they've both realized that the regular season just isn't worth getting all worked up over.

San Antonio is dinged up (you're welcome, Mr Duncan... Sin, James Jones). Ginobli is missing games, Bone Barry is missing games (bring on Ime, baby!), and Bowen is approaching 90 years old and the motor doesn't run quite as fast as it used to. They'll be just fine.

Phoexix -- I don't think Phoenix is just a case of cadillacing it in the regular season -- they just have too many weaknesses that after a couple of years, opponents have learned to exploit. While Bell gets props for being a "defensive stopper_ -- I've always laughed every time I've heard that, since anytime I hear that in a pre-game, dude immediately goes out and gets lit up for 30. Sometimes (not always), they use that "defensive specialist" label to put a really shitty offensive player in a good light.

And Nash... don't get me started on Nash. First, he's in the early stages of losing a step. When you're offense is based on doing everything at a frenetic pace (which apparently Steve Kerr hates), the guy running the show has to be able to consistantly move at said pace... and those days appear to be waning. Add to that the guy has NEVER made any sort of attempt to play defense, besides standing in the passing lanes up top and waving his arms around... recipe for disaster. Probably the second-worst defensive player in the NBA, next to Zach Randolph (RACK Mashburn on ESPN for calling out Zach's defense on national television... "you'd get thrown out of a pickup game at the playground if you played defense like that, and it's unbelievable an NBA coach would put up with it." Dude's defense has gotten much worse since he left Portland, I feat I would have thought impossible).

Then, there's Amare. Million dollar body, ten cent head (we've got one of those in Portland, too -- but Outlaw tries to get better at every weakness... unlike Stoudemire). Soneone help me out here... exactly which NBA post player can this guy gaurd? It's OK -- I can't think of one, either. Him and Zach could drop 50 on each other. If you serve up a shot into his face, he's more than adequate with that athleticism. If it requires giving help from the weak-side, or anything remotely resembling banging... freaking worthless. And it must be a combination of bad coaching and a bad attitude. Thing is, the guy has had the same weaknesses (OK, more like "huge holes") in his game since the get-go, and has made no attempt to improve those areas in any way. Inexcusable. Even as late as last season when there were rumors around, I would have traded BIG to get Amare... now, not a chance. Too great a risk that he's going to continue mailing-it-in for the rest of his career (always a risk with HS draft picks... sup Kwame). Hell, Brian Skinner gets the nod because Amare's defense is so ungodly bad.


Marion continues to both dominate and whine with the best of them. He just doesn't seem like he's on the same page as the rest of the team these days. But dude is seriosly IQ-challenged, and maybe his brain will start working better at some point.

And I'm also pretty sure that both of those teams still have the best record in the Western Conference. Blazers are having a hell of a year and I believe they will continue to exceed expectations, but they will not be repping the West in the Finals this year.

Really/ I'm pretty sure that after starting with a "new" team -- from last year, new starting center (Pryz was injured much of last year), PF, SF, and PG, and a completely new bench rotation, along with a completely different philosophy on defense... confusion and disarray were ineveitable to start the season (although a month-and-a-half ago, we didn't think it would be that bad)... after the brutal 5-12 start, I'm pretty sure neither of those teams can touch the Blazers' record since then. Newsflash -- Blazers are only about 3 games back from the best record in the conference -- after a 5-12 start. Lost 12 of the first 17 games -- lost 1 of the next 17.


Sure, things change in the playoffs. The Big Time players show up Big in Big games. Phoenix has a couple of those. SA has a roster full of them. Dallas... depends on the day, I guess. Lakes have one (and Fisher), but that one counts for about 3 of anyone else's. The Blazers... they have zero proven Big Timers... but they have 4 freaking guys that seem to knock down every clutch shot that they've seen in their careers, and I'm sure they'd like to be known as one of "Those Guys" in the future. Plus James Jones and Steve Blake have been pretty solid when it comes to "putting the dagger in." It's not like the 16 of the last 17 have been gimmes -- most of them have required some degree of grinding it out in the 4th... which you guys probably saw in the double-OT against Chicago on TNT.

This run isn't a fluke -- better get that into your head right now. While it's doubtful this torrid pace can continue at its present clip, if you think the wheels are going to fall off the cart, you're a fool.

Add to that, there's old legs on SA and Phoenix, and theoretically, the Blazers should get stronger as the year goes with the crew of 23 year olds, and I think you're discounting the Zers' chances a little to readily.


I'm not sure which part of "We're back, bitches" you people didn't understand, but really -- I wasn't kidding. And what you don't seem to be accounting for, giving you the same problem as the 77 Sixers, is the Power of Blazermania. Which is back in full force. When a couple of million people all get the same cosmic vibe going, it can be a very strong force... but you'll just have to see for yourself.

I'm actually a little disappointed that they've done as well as they have. They were going to be my little hidden gem that got points at home......no more though, they had to go and screw that up with this blistering streak they're on. Such is life, I'll just have to pick my spots with them a bit better as the lines adjust.

I do little-to-no sports betting anymore. If I did, I'd still stick to the rule of "NEVER bet on a team you root for."

But for someone like yourself, as a neutral observer/opportunist, I'm sure the Blazers up until now have been a freaking gold mine, I'm sure.


Rip City

[Dinsdale]

No, but setriously... who's going to stop them?


One week, Celts. Better rest up and get healthy.