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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Brandon Roy out indefinitely

PORTLAND ― Before the Trail Blazers’ season began, there was a grain silo billboard across the street from the Rose Garden displaying larger-than-life pictures of LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden on either side of Brandon Roy. Lingering above young the

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Camby responds to trade rumors

Ken Berger of cbssports.com posted today that future Blazers trades will be largely dictated by how the team views Brandon Roy’s short and long-term health. He said team officials have discussed trading older players such as Andre Miller, Joel Przybilla

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Bah humbug — McMillan hardly still in holiday spirit

Nate, you don’t seem like your usually jolly self today. “Well, what did you guys expect?” Blazers coach Nate McMillan has been fielding the same questions for weeks now and has graciously responded with the same answers. Are the injuries

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Brandon Roy discusses his not-so-merry Christmas

Brandon Roy will be home for Christmas, but for a reason that’s hardly a dream. Team president Larry Miller announced via streaming video Tuesday night that the shooting guard will miss the pending three-game road trip at Golden State, Utah

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Experts' NBA power rankings have Blazers in middle of pack

NBA writers from a variety of sites posted their weekly power rankings Monday, each placing Portland in the middle tier. ESPN’s Marc Stein dropped the Blazers from 13th to 14th. John Schuhmann of NBA.com kept them at 15th. ESPN’s John

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Andre Miller already won once today

Andre Miller was playing H-O-R-S-E with his 11-year-old son, Duane, after shootaround Monday. I’m not sure I’ve even seen him smile so often. Duane did temporarily wipe it off his face, however, when he banked in a one-handed half-court heave.

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Blazers in an another injury-infested game

There will be no Brandon Roy, Marcus Camby or Joel Przybilla tonight for the Blazers. Then again, there is no Brandon Jennings or Corey Maggette for the Bucks. It’s another night where we could see more coaches on the bench

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Brandon Roy to miss three games…again

It’s the December edition of “Brandon Roy will miss three games due to a sore left knee.” The Blazers announced Friday that the guard, who has been plagued by knee issues all season, will sit out the next three contests

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Brandon Roy's moping while he should be coping

His knees serving as the executioner, Brandon Roy’s future as a top-tier NBA star is dead. So in typical human fashion, he traverses the stages of grief. The only problem is, he doesn’t seem to understand the order. It started

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Blazers granted exception for Greg Oden

ESPN’s Marc Stein reported today that the Blazers have been granted a $3.4 million disabled player exception for Greg Oden, who was examined by an independent physician and determined to have an injury that will keep him out for the

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