Month: February 2014
Blazers With 4th Easiest Remaining Schedule In The Western Conference
When LaMarcus Aldridge got hurt, the Blazers suffered their first three-game losing streak of the season in their first game without him. Meyers Leonard, Joel Freeland and Thomas Robinson also suffered […]
Freeman: Blazers to end single-affiliate partnership with Idaho Stampede
Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reports that the Portland Trail Blazers will no longer have a single-affiliate partnership with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA's Development League. Freeman writes: Following the 2013-14 […]
The Scouting Report: Brooklyn Nets
Projected starting line-up: Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Pierce, Mason Plumlee (maybe Kevin Garnett?) After a very rough start to the season which saw drinks spilled and lead assistant […]
Road Takes: Lillard tops 30 again as Blazers outlast Nuggets, improve to 3-1 without Aldridge
Damian Lillard is a player that takes what the game gives him and with ample space to operate and some slack to pick up without Aldridge, he keeps on delivering. Tuesday […]
The Scouting Report: at Denver Nuggets
Projected starting line-up: Aaron Brooks, Randy Foye, Wilson Chandler, Kenneth Faried, JJ Hickson The Denver Nuggets looked like they were going to have a shot. They were unorthodox by starting two similar […]
Blazers Hold Steady In Final February Power Rankings
The Blazers went 2-1 without LaMarcus Aldridge last week, with their only loss coming by two points and are tied for third in the Western Conference with the Houston Rockets. Although […]
The Scouting Report: Minnesota Timberwolves
Projected starting line-up: Ricky Rubio, Corey Brewer, Chase Budinger, Dante Cunningham, Kevin Love Key injuries: Kevin Martin (thumb), Nikola Pekovic missed Saturday's game against Utah. Kevin Love is pretty darn amazing. In two games following […]
The Scouting Report: Utah Jazz
Projected starting line-up: Trey Burke, Gordon Hayward, Marvin Williams, Richard Jefferson, Enes Kanter SPOILER ALERT: The Utah Jazz are not very good at NBA basketball. It looked like they were going to […]
The Scouting Report: Without Aldridge
Projected starting line-up: Cory Joseph, Marco Belinelli, Danny Green, Tim Duncan, Boris Diaw We're doing something different for tonight's match-up. We've scouted the Spurs a couple of times already this season and […]
Blazers links: Tying up loose ends from All-Star weekend
Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge were busy guys this weekend in New Orleans. Here's a round up of some of the best content that came from All-Star weekend. The Trail Blazers […]