Portland Trail Blazers

By Ben. Introduction: The Blazers Defense is not Very Good (?) The Conversation: Kevin Pelton, Please Save Us Thankfully, we've got the Prince of Perspective: Basketball Prospectus's Kevin Pelton.  For a refresher on KP2, check out his previous Blazers-centric work here and here.

By kylelaggner@news.oregonian.com McMillan regularly singles Blake out during pre- and postgame team meetings and during film review sessions, particularly when Blake faces the NBA's best point guards. All-Star Brandon Roy and emerging third-year player LaMarcus Aldridge may be the Blazers' offensive focal points,...

By Dave 1.  This was playoff-level basketball.  In fact I’m not sure the Celtics came as hard tonight as they would in a playoff series.  The Blazers can learn from this for their own post-season ventures.  We are more than ready for the regular season.  We are ready to take a place in the playoffs and we w...

By Dave If you haven't been following the Portland Trail Blazers, it's time to stop calling yourself a basketball fan. As Jason Quick wrote in a story for the Oregonian, "The Trail Blazers have become the pick- your-poison team of the NBA, with a variety of weapons at their disposal to tease oppone...

By Casey Holdahl(noreply@blogger.com) • Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune: Starting center Greg Oden says he is trying not to get too geeked up for the opener. • Mike Kahn, FoxSports.com: Best rookie: Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazers Most improved player: LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers

By Dave 1  Boston Celtics 5  Cleveland Cavaliers 8  Chicago Bulls Cavaliers def. 76’ers Celtics def. Cavaliers Western Conference 4  San Antonio Spurs 5  Houston Rockets 6  Phoenix Suns 7  Dallas Mavericks 8  Portland Trail Blazers Hornets def. Mavericks Western Conference Finals NBA Finals

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: Greg Oden with knees (rehab), Rudy Fernandez (draft), Jerryd Bayless (draft-trade combo), Nicolas Batum (draft-trade combo), Ike Diogu (trade), Luke Jackson (free agent), Shavlik Randolph (free agent), approximately 50,000 bandwagon fans 77 Blazermania:

By Dave PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Record:  41-41, 3rd Northwest Division, 10th in Western Conference Coach:  Nate McMillan Key Players PG:  Steve Blake, Sergio Rodriguez, Jerryd Bayless SG:  Brandon Roy, Rudy Fernandez C:  Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla

By dberri But that's not what happened.  When the season ended the Trail Blazers had won 41 games.  Although this mark left Portland out of the playoffs in the Western Conference, it would have been good enough to make the post-season in the East.  So what happened? 

By dberri What was the worst decision in the history of the NBA draft?  For many NBA fans, the Portland Trail Blazers selection of Sam Bowie in 1984 - with Michael Jordan still on the board - must rank towards the top of any list of bad draft day decisions.   3. Michael Jordan: 23.3 Wins Produced, 0.355 WP48

The Portland Trail Blazers left for Sacramento on Thursday afternoon with a rejuvenated outlook. Tuesday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers had given ... Roy, Trail Blazers beat LA 112-103 The News-Review Roy paces Portland past Lakers PhillySportsline

By David Friedman LeBron James posted his seventh triple double of the season (24 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds) as the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 13 point first half deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 88-80 at Quicken Loans Arena. With starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sidelined by a back injury, the Cavaliers needed their other bigs to pick up the slack offensively, defensively and on the glass. Joe Smith finished with 18 points, five rebounds and a game-high plus/minus rating of +13. Anderson Varejao scored a season-high 16 points while also grabbing nine rebounds. Ben Wallace started at center but had five rebounds and no points in less than 16 first half minutes; at halftime, the team announced that he had back spasms and would not re...   [read the full post]