R.I.P. City
Another bad night for the Blazers. The rookies have hit the wall of an 82-game season, and the vets are tired of losing. Now they've fallen even in the standings with Seattle, and only horrible Memphis (career graveyard of pothead Damon Stoudamire) has a worse record in the West. The Blazers are a talented bunch, but they're in a confused tailspin. Everything seems to be rotating around Dan Dickau and Travis Outlaw, two guys who have had their chance and not done much with it. For the sake of everybody's morale around here, Nate needs to win a few before it's all over.
Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but a so-so year shifted into a full-scale swoon right around the time that owner Paul Allen gave the general manager his walking papers and left the front office completely up in the air (except for a new Seattle-based Vulcan overlord) for an indefinite period. Now there's loser sweat all over everything again. What a mess. Police reporters of Portland, be on the lookout. The Escalade should be rolling into view any night now. And the occupants are stoned, armed, and advised by Steve Houze.
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Comments (8)
However, congrats to the guy who hit the half court shot for the free Tundra
Posted by Travis | March 18, 2007 10:10 PM
I missed that. Cool.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 18, 2007 10:21 PM
IMO, tonight's loss could be attributed the horrible loss in LA and the "Homer" refs allowing Kobe to do anything and not call fouls. You bust your butt, for what
Posted by Mover Mike | March 18, 2007 11:22 PM
Evan Powell hit the half court shot. I am told that it was not shown on TV. The post-game radio show began with the following line: "When the highlight shot was Evan Powell of Beaverton hitting the half-court shot, you know the Blazers did not play very well."
Posted by joel | March 19, 2007 6:08 AM
Two words....Kevin Durant
Posted by jim | March 19, 2007 8:04 AM
Really? He didn't get it done yesterday, particularly at the beginning. The Blazers need a nasty three-point shooter.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 19, 2007 8:30 AM
Blazers better look in Europe, the kids in the states only look to go to the hole.
Posted by todd | March 19, 2007 12:32 PM
Hopefully we're still not in the lottery when Kevin Love becomes draft eligible a few years. Kevin Durant sounds like the pick of the litter this year though. A big man who knows his way around the basket and has an outside shot is always a sure bet in the NBA.
Posted by UsualKevin | March 19, 2007 2:15 PM