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Monthly Archives: April 2012

One last practice for Blazers…in front of everyone

PORTLAND — The Trail Blazers held their practice at Portland Community College Thursday — the key word being community. As Portland heads to the road for its final three games of the season, interim head coach Kaleb Canales decided to

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Raymond Felton: "I don't do treatment"

TUALATIN, Ore. — Aside from, you know, giving out his address and telling folks to meet him at his apartment, Raymond Felton has avoided maliciously badmouthing fans and critics despite the vitriol that has been spewed his way in Portland

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LaMarcus Aldridge to undergo surgery, out for the year

TUALATIN, Ore. — LaMarcus Aldridge’s season is done. The Trail Blazers announced Thursday that the All-Star power forward will undergo microscopic surgery on his right hip in order to repair a slight labral tear. The procedure will be performed by

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Marcus Camby — Center of attention

Marcus Camby pointed to several different faces in the crowd, then gave Kaleb Canales a massive hug in front of the Blazers’ bench. Just a minute earlier, when he was introduced as a member of the Houston Rockets, the Rose

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Jamal Crawford — Free Throw Champion?

When Anthony Morrow knocked down all five of his free throws against Cleveland Sunday night, he temporarily jumped in front of Jamal Crawford for title of NBA’s best foul shooter. Morrow currently sits at 92.7 percent while Crawford is at

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A Rhino in captiviity

Since March 22, Trail Blazers forward Craig Smith has appeared in just one game — a five-minute stint against the Timberwolves on April 1. The Rhino used to be a regular member of the second unit who was becoming a

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Luke Babbitt vs. Wesley Matthews, mano y mano

It was a simple question for Wesley Matthews: Who would win in a 3-point contest between Luke Babbitt and (Blazers assistant coach) Hersey Hawkins?” Answered Matthews: “Me.” Good grief. In this case, Matthews actually did misunderstand the question, but whether

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Wallace returns, Williams is a jerk, Canales not keeping up

PORTLAND — A New Jersey Net forward got a big ovation from the Rose Garden crowd when introduced before the game. Believe it or not, it wasn’t Kris Humphres. About three weeks after the Trail Blazers traded him away, Gerald

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Shootaround notes: Have the Blazers, Felton moved on?

TUALATIN, Ore. — Joel Przybilla said that his age, he is generally able to move on from losses more quickly than most. But he admitted Wednesday that Monday’s loss to Utah lingered with him longer than usual. “That one stung

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Best Babbitt nicknames so far

After spending 24 hours dedicated to nothing else but thinking of a Luke Babbitt nickname, I finally came up with “Hot Hand Luke.” I put this out on Twitter, and quickly found out that my followers are a lot more

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