There will be no Rajon Rondo on the floor tonight and that bodes well for the Trail Blazers (6-9). Still, after losing games to the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards (combined record 6-23), the Blazers can’t rely on weakened rosters…

Alright, so let’s get this right out of the gate: I do not think that this loss reflects the true worth of these Trail Blazers. However, it’s obvious that these guys need a near perfect setting to play inspired basketball.…

Press release from the Blazers’ communications staff: PORTLAND, Ore. – After a long-standing and substantial career with the Portland Trail Blazers, Sarah Mensah, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has resigned after 19 years with the organization. “Mensah’s departure…

photo courtesy of Detroit Free Press THE GOOD Will Barton. The starters began the game in the same funk that plagued the team at the end of Sunday’s loss. Through the opening seven minutes, the Blazers were in the freezer…

This afternoon, the Trail Blazers play inside the Palace of Auburn Hills (which is nowhere near to Detroit, by the way). That photo of Jason Maxiell stuffing Wesley Matthews pretty much defined the very odd game from last year. Pistons…

photo courtesy of the NY Daily News For the second consecutive road game, the Trail Blazers started on foreign turf without the comfort of playing five healthy starters. Last Wednesday in Phoenix, center J.J. Hickson sat out with a sore…

By the time the news spread that Nicolas Batum was battling a cold and J.J. Hickson was not suiting up due to a sore shoulder, the Trail Blazers were already experiencing a depth problem. The actual game only brought into…

Before the Trail Blazers hopped on their charter to Phoenix today, the team held a 90-minute practice where the focus primarily was on (broken record alert) transition defense. Steve Nash may be in L.A. now, but the Suns still have…

Some postgame notes … The defense stood up, the bench contributed something more than sideline cheering and the team reached the .500 mark with the 102-94 win over the Chicago Bulls. Yes, it was a good night for the Portland…

After shootaround, one question seemed to rile up Terry Stotts more than anything. Stotts did not throw a fit or anything, but wanted to get something off his chest when asked about the “heavy” minutes his starters are playing. “Let’s…