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Opinion: Kevin Pelton Blows Minds: Age Adjusted Defensive Efficiency

02 Mar 2009 10:45:31 PST

Written 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.

Original story at Blazer's Edge .

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Opinion: When the challenge becomes the point

04 Jan 2009 22:06:35 PST

Written 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,...

Original story at OregonLive.com .

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Opinion: Game 21 Recap: Blazers Not Enough, Celtics Too Much

05 Dec 2008 23:07:01 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Blazer's Edge .

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Opinion: Couple of Links

05 Dec 2008 06:50:38 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Blazer's Edge .

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Opinion: Link it up: Monday

27 Oct 2008 18:21:33 PDT

Written 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

Original story at Trail Blazers Center Court .

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Blazersedge Season Preview: The Final Chapter--Predictions

23 Oct 2008 23:39:38 PDT

Written 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

Original story at Blazer's Edge .

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BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: Portland Trail Blazers

23 Oct 2008 00:10:15 PDT

Written 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:

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Blazersedge 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: The Portland Trail Blazers

20 Oct 2008 01:43:34 PDT

Written 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

Original story at Blazer's Edge .

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Opinion: Portland Hope

16 Oct 2008 22:42:24 PDT

Written 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?

Original story at dberri (WordPress) .

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A Little Bit of Hindsight Bias: Reviewing the Drafting of Sam Bowie

11 Sep 2008 20:46:14 PDT

Written 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

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Opinion: Blazers hopeful bad trend will end in Sacramento - The Columbian

10 Apr 2008 23:20:35 PDT

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

Original story at The Columbian .

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Opinion: Strong Second Half Effort Lifts Cavs Over Blazers

11 Mar 2008 06:52:00 PDT

Written 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...

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