BEAT DOWN

On Jan 9, 9:55 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> Frank Rizzo wrote:
> > WOW... No Travis either....
>
> The 8 pts 8 rbs, 3 steals and block TroutLaw?
>
> > What was in Blake's gatorade?
>
> Seems like a lot of blazers have been having career highs lately, Blake was
> one point off his which was against the Blazers last year.
>
> Blazers have a few zone busters... Steve was 48 -106 .453 on 3s before his
> 5-6 tonight.
> Previous 10 games 20- 35 .571 ... should be in the scouting report...
> =)
> Plus Martell 20 50 .400 last 10 and the white unit has Jones... 38 71 .535
> More to the point they seemed to have forgot Davuis and Jackson's
> coolaid...Gotta love Nellie putting in the D-League guy that had never even
> practiced wityh the team...-- Laurel T"The only difference between me
> andGeneral Custer is that he didn't have towatch the game films the next
> day"A coach after a blow out loss

Outlaw didn't see as much time as he should is what I was gtting
at..Last time up there he killed us, this time, pretty much garbage
time....Very impressive team...Scary impressive. They may knock off
some elites in the playoffs....Interesting that there are basically
four teams for two spots right now, Portland, GS, Utah, Houston.....
Houston doesn't scare me, what about you? The other three are all
good teams even though Utah isn't playing well right now, and frankly
neither is GS.....It's a long season....

Oh and thanks for blowing smoke about all the injured players that did
play and ended up killing us ;)
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Frank Rizzo wrote:
> On Jan 9, 9:55 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>>> WOW... No Travis either....
>>
>> The 8 pts 8 rbs, 3 steals and block TroutLaw?
>>
>>> What was in Blake's gatorade?
>>
>> Seems like a lot of blazers have been having career highs lately,
>> Blake was one point off his which was against the Blazers last year.
>>
>> Blazers have a few zone busters... Steve was 48 -106 .453 on 3s
>> before his 5-6 tonight.
>> Previous 10 games 20- 35 .571 ... should be in the scouting
>> report... =)

>> Plus Martell 20 50 .400 last 10 and the white unit has Jones... 38
>> 71 .535 More to the point they seemed to have forgot Davuis and
>> Jackson's coolaid...Gotta love Nellie putting in the D-League guy
>> that had never even practiced wityh the team...-- Laurel T"The only
>> difference between me andGeneral Custer is that he didn't have
>> towatch the game films the next day"A coach after a blow out loss
>
> Outlaw didn't see as much time as he should is what I was gtting
> at..

>Last time up there he killed us,

Last time they did not have LMA. Frye started that game because the white
unit
is more effective with Travis as the anchor.

>this time, pretty much garbage
> time....


Trout played 22 minutes, 8 1.2 minutes in the first half. Nate brought in
Frye first because he was trying to stay big against Nellie's small ball and
likely because Martell was having a great firsat quarter.
When Trout went in in the 3rd it was a 12 point lead and he played the rest
of the game.


>Very impressive team...Scary impressive. They may knock off
> some elites in the playoffs....Interesting that there are basically
> four teams for two spots right now, Portland, GS, Utah, Houston.....
> Houston doesn't scare me, what about you?

Never know if TMac gets healthy and Bonzi plays his way into shape.

You are forgeting Portland is competing with Denver as much for 4th as they
are with the rest for 7th or 8th.

> The other three are all
> good teams even though Utah isn't playing well right now, and frankly
> neither is GS.....It's a long season....

Exactly. Turnarounds both ways are common. Injuries happen...

>
> Oh and thanks for blowing smoke about all the injured players that did
> play and ended up killing us ;)

JoeL and his bad back was impressive...


A couple of quotes:
http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2008/01/01102008_Blazers-report.cfm

"I told him he's guarding Baron Davis ," McMillan said of the Golden State
starer whom he ranks among the NBA's top three guards. "Either you're going
to say it's a game-time decision, or you're going to say you're ready. He
said he was ready."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/10/SPTVUC1AV.DTL

It was Al Harrington who first suggested that this year's Blazers were a lot
like last year's Warriors.

"Nobody's expecting anything from them," Harrington explained. "And the next
thing you know, you start creeping up on people. And after awhile, you start
getting momentum, start getting confident as a team. And next thing you
know, you're a good team."



As for those Golden State comparisons?

"I would say the difference is this: They've done it. We're trying to do
it," Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said.

"I'd love to get where the Warriors are, where they made the playoffs and
knocked off the No. 1 team," Roy said. "I'd love to be like that - the baby
Warriors."
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On Jan 10, 2:01 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Frank Rizzo wrote:
> > On Jan 9, 9:55 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Frank Rizzo wrote:
> >>> WOW... No Travis either....
>
> >> The 8 pts 8 rbs, 3 steals and block TroutLaw?
>
> >>> What was in Blake's gatorade?
>
> >> Seems like a lot of blazers have been having career highs lately,
> >> Blake was one point off his which was against the Blazers last year.
>
> >> Blazers have a few zone busters... Steve was 48 -106 .453 on 3s
> >> before his 5-6 tonight.
> >> Previous 10 games 20- 35 .571 ... should be in the scouting
> >> report... =)
> >> Plus Martell 20 50 .400 last 10 and the white unit has Jones... 38
> >> 71 .535 More to the point they seemed to have forgot Davuis and
> >> Jackson's coolaid...Gotta love Nellie putting in the D-League guy
> >> that had never even practiced wityh the team...-- Laurel T"The only
> >> difference between me andGeneral Custer is that he didn't have
> >> towatch the game films the next day"A coach after a blow out loss
>
> > Outlaw didn't see as much time as he should is what I was gtting
> > at..
> >Last time up there he killed us,
>
> Last time they did not have LMA. Frye started that game because the white
> unit
> is more effective with Travis as the anchor.
>
> >this time, pretty much garbage
> > time....
>
> Trout played 22 minutes, 8 1.2 minutes in the first half. Nate brought in
> Frye first because he was trying to stay big against Nellie's small ball and
> likely because Martell was having a great firsat quarter.
> When Trout went in in the 3rd it was a 12 point lead and he played the rest
> of the game.
>
> >Very impressive team...Scary impressive. They may knock off
> > some elites in the playoffs....Interesting that there are basically
> > four teams for two spots right now, Portland, GS, Utah, Houston.....
> > Houston doesn't scare me, what about you?
>
> Never know if TMac gets healthy and Bonzi plays his way into shape.
>
> You are forgeting Portland is competing with Denver as much for 4th as they
> are with the rest for 7th or 8th.
>
> > The other three are all
> > good teams even though Utah isn't playing well right now, and frankly
> > neither is GS.....It's a long season....
>
> Exactly. Turnarounds both ways are common. Injuries happen...
>
>
>
> > Oh and thanks for blowing smoke about all the injured players that did
> > play and ended up killing us ;)
>
> JoeL and his bad back was impressive...
>
> A couple of quotes:http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2008/01/01102008_Blazers-re...
>
> "I told him he's guarding Baron Davis ," McMillan said of the Golden State
> starer whom he ranks among the NBA's top three guards. "Either you're going
> to say it's a game-time decision, or you're going to say you're ready. He
> said he was ready."
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/10/SPTVUC1AV...
>
> It was Al Harrington who first suggested that this year's Blazers were a lot
> like last year's Warriors.
>
> "Nobody's expecting anything from them," Harrington explained. "And the next
> thing you know, you start creeping up on people. And after awhile, you start
> getting momentum, start getting confident as a team. And next thing you
> know, you're a good team."
>
> As for those Golden State comparisons?
>
> "I would say the difference is this: They've done it. We're trying to do
> it," Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said.
>
> "I'd love to get where the Warriors are, where they made the playoffs and
> knocked off the No. 1 team," Roy said. "I'd love to be like that - the baby
> Warriors."

I like the quotes. Webster was killing in the first half, though too
many idiots were leaving him open....I think the comparisons go even
deeper. These are two of the youngest teams in the league. When
Croshere is gone and Hudson is waived or retires, they are the
youngest two teams in the league. They are both very deep and very
athletic. They both have 21 year old big men and a big strong
dominant guard. Difference is Roy is 5 years younger than Baron.
This is going to be a battle for the next several years if both teams
retain their players.

Also your point is well taken about battling Denver. Before the season
started I really wasn't that impressed with Denver. I think Portland
is a much much better team than Denver at this point (though the big
eastern roadie will answer all the questions anyone has about the
Blazers).... Denver has every tool that you need (dominant defensive
center, two great scorers, three point specialists, veteran presence,
couple of defensive stoppers, some great role players with energy) yet
they aren't that great record wise. Plus at the end of the day, the
comraderie seems much better in Portland, GS, Dallas, SA, Utah and Phx
than it does in Denver, LA or Houston..

Finally, Laurel, you were dead on about the Lakers.....

Rizzo
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Frank Rizzo wrote:
> On Jan 10, 2:01 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>>> On Jan 9, 9:55 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>>>>> WOW... No Travis either....
>>
>>>> The 8 pts 8 rbs, 3 steals and block TroutLaw?
>>
>>>>> What was in Blake's gatorade?
>>
>>>> Seems like a lot of blazers have been having career highs lately,
>>>> Blake was one point off his which was against the Blazers last
>>>> year.
>>
>>>> Blazers have a few zone busters... Steve was 48 -106 .453 on 3s
>>>> before his 5-6 tonight.
>>>> Previous 10 games 20- 35 .571 ... should be in the scouting
>>>> report... =)
>>>> Plus Martell 20 50 .400 last 10 and the white unit has Jones... 38
>>>> 71 .535 More to the point they seemed to have forgot Davuis and
>>>> Jackson's coolaid...Gotta love Nellie putting in the D-League guy
>>>> that had never even practiced wityh the team...-- Laurel T"The only
>>>> difference between me andGeneral Custer is that he didn't have
>>>> towatch the game films the next day"A coach after a blow out loss
>>
>>> Outlaw didn't see as much time as he should is what I was gtting
>>> at..
>>> Last time up there he killed us,
>>
>> Last time they did not have LMA. Frye started that game because the
>> white
>> unit
>> is more effective with Travis as the anchor.
>>
>>> this time, pretty much garbage
>>> time....
>>
>> Trout played 22 minutes, 8 1.2 minutes in the first half. Nate
>> brought in
>> Frye first because he was trying to stay big against Nellie's small
>> ball and
>> likely because Martell was having a great firsat quarter.
>> When Trout went in in the 3rd it was a 12 point lead and he played
>> the rest
>> of the game.
>>
>>> Very impressive team...Scary impressive. They may knock off
>>> some elites in the playoffs....Interesting that there are basically
>>> four teams for two spots right now, Portland, GS, Utah, Houston.....
>>> Houston doesn't scare me, what about you?
>>
>> Never know if TMac gets healthy and Bonzi plays his way into shape.
>>
>> You are forgeting Portland is competing with Denver as much for 4th
>> as they
>> are with the rest for 7th or 8th.
>>
>>> The other three are all
>>> good teams even though Utah isn't playing well right now, and
>>> frankly neither is GS.....It's a long season....
>>
>> Exactly. Turnarounds both ways are common. Injuries happen...
>>
>>
>>
>>> Oh and thanks for blowing smoke about all the injured players that
>>> did play and ended up killing us ;)
>>
>> JoeL and his bad back was impressive...
>>
>> A couple of
>> quotes:http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2008/01/01102008_Blazers-re...
>>
>> "I told him he's guarding Baron Davis ," McMillan said of the Golden
>> State
>> starer whom he ranks among the NBA's top three guards. "Either
>> you're going
>> to say it's a game-time decision, or you're going to say you're
>> ready. He
>> said he was ready."
>>
>> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/10/SPTVUC1AV...
>>
>> It was Al Harrington who first suggested that this year's Blazers
>> were a lot
>> like last year's Warriors.
>>
>> "Nobody's expecting anything from them," Harrington explained. "And
>> the next
>> thing you know, you start creeping up on people. And after awhile,
>> you start
>> getting momentum, start getting confident as a team. And next thing
>> you
>> know, you're a good team."
>>
>> As for those Golden State comparisons?
>>
>> "I would say the difference is this: They've done it. We're trying
>> to do
>> it," Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said.
>>
>> "I'd love to get where the Warriors are, where they made the
>> playoffs and
>> knocked off the No. 1 team," Roy said. "I'd love to be like that -
>> the baby
>> Warriors."
>
> I like the quotes. Webster was killing in the first half, though too
> many idiots were leaving him open....I think the comparisons go even
> deeper. These are two of the youngest teams in the league. When
> Croshere is gone and Hudson is waived or retires, they are the
> youngest two teams in the league. They are both very deep and very
> athletic. They both have 21 year old big men and a big strong
> dominant guard. Difference is Roy is 5 years younger than Baron.
> This is going to be a battle for the next several years if both teams
> retain their players.
>
> Also your point is well taken about battling Denver. Before the season
> started I really wasn't that impressed with Denver. I think Portland
> is a much much better team than Denver at this point (though the big
> eastern roadie will answer all the questions anyone has about the
> Blazers).... Denver has every tool that you need (dominant defensive
> center, two great scorers, three point specialists, veteran presence,
> couple of defensive stoppers, some great role players with energy) yet
> they aren't that great record wise. Plus at the end of the day, the
> comraderie seems much better in Portland, GS, Dallas, SA, Utah and Phx
> than it does in Denver, LA or Houston..
>
> Finally, Laurel, you were dead on about the Lakers.....

I was?
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On Jan 10, 7:21 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Frank Rizzo wrote:
> > On Jan 10, 2:01 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Frank Rizzo wrote:
> >>> On Jan 9, 9:55 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Frank Rizzo wrote:
> >>>>> WOW... No Travis either....
>
> >>>> The 8 pts 8 rbs, 3 steals and block TroutLaw?
>
> >>>>> What was in Blake's gatorade?
>
> >>>> Seems like a lot of blazers have been having career highs lately,
> >>>> Blake was one point off his which was against the Blazers last
> >>>> year.
>
> >>>> Blazers have a few zone busters... Steve was 48 -106 .453 on 3s
> >>>> before his 5-6 tonight.
> >>>> Previous 10 games 20- 35 .571 ... should be in the scouting
> >>>> report... =)
> >>>> Plus Martell 20 50 .400 last 10 and the white unit has Jones... 38
> >>>> 71 .535 More to the point they seemed to have forgot Davuis and
> >>>> Jackson's coolaid...Gotta love Nellie putting in the D-League guy
> >>>> that had never even practiced wityh the team...-- Laurel T"The only
> >>>> difference between me andGeneral Custer is that he didn't have
> >>>> towatch the game films the next day"A coach after a blow out loss
>
> >>> Outlaw didn't see as much time as he should is what I was gtting
> >>> at..
> >>> Last time up there he killed us,
>
> >> Last time they did not have LMA. Frye started that game because the
> >> white
> >> unit
> >> is more effective with Travis as the anchor.
>
> >>> this time, pretty much garbage
> >>> time....
>
> >> Trout played 22 minutes, 8 1.2 minutes in the first half. Nate
> >> brought in
> >> Frye first because he was trying to stay big against Nellie's small
> >> ball and
> >> likely because Martell was having a great firsat quarter.
> >> When Trout went in in the 3rd it was a 12 point lead and he played
> >> the rest
> >> of the game.
>
> >>> Very impressive team...Scary impressive. They may knock off
> >>> some elites in the playoffs....Interesting that there are basically
> >>> four teams for two spots right now, Portland, GS, Utah, Houston.....
> >>> Houston doesn't scare me, what about you?
>
> >> Never know if TMac gets healthy and Bonzi plays his way into shape.
>
> >> You are forgeting Portland is competing with Denver as much for 4th
> >> as they
> >> are with the rest for 7th or 8th.
>
> >>> The other three are all
> >>> good teams even though Utah isn't playing well right now, and
> >>> frankly neither is GS.....It's a long season....
>
> >> Exactly. Turnarounds both ways are common. Injuries happen...
>
> >>> Oh and thanks for blowing smoke about all the injured players that
> >>> did play and ended up killing us ;)
>
> >> JoeL and his bad back was impressive...
>
> >> A couple of
> >> quotes:http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2008/01/01102008_Blazers-re...
>
> >> "I told him he's guarding Baron Davis ," McMillan said of the Golden
> >> State
> >> starer whom he ranks among the NBA's top three guards. "Either
> >> you're going
> >> to say it's a game-time decision, or you're going to say you're
> >> ready. He
> >> said he was ready."
>
> >>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/10/SPTVUC1AV...
>
> >> It was Al Harrington who first suggested that this year's Blazers
> >> were a lot
> >> like last year's Warriors.
>
> >> "Nobody's expecting anything from them," Harrington explained. "And
> >> the next
> >> thing you know, you start creeping up on people. And after awhile,
> >> you start
> >> getting momentum, start getting confident as a team. And next thing
> >> you
> >> know, you're a good team."
>
> >> As for those Golden State comparisons?
>
> >> "I would say the difference is this: They've done it. We're trying
> >> to do
> >> it," Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said.
>
> >> "I'd love to get where the Warriors are, where they made the
> >> playoffs and
> >> knocked off the No. 1 team," Roy said. "I'd love to be like that -
> >> the baby
> >> Warriors."
>
> > I like the quotes. Webster was killing in the first half, though too
> > many idiots were leaving him open....I think the comparisons go even
> > deeper. These are two of the youngest teams in the league. When
> > Croshere is gone and Hudson is waived or retires, they are the
> > youngest two teams in the league. They are both very deep and very
> > athletic. They both have 21 year old big men and a big strong
> > dominant guard. Difference is Roy is 5 years younger than Baron.
> > This is going to be a battle for the next several years if both teams
> > retain their players.
>
> > Also your point is well taken about battling Denver. Before the season
> > started I really wasn't that impressed with Denver. I think Portland
> > is a much much better team than Denver at this point (though the big
> > eastern roadie will answer all the questions anyone has about the
> > Blazers).... Denver has every tool that you need (dominant defensive
> > center, two great scorers, three point specialists, veteran presence,
> > couple of defensive stoppers, some great role players with energy) yet
> > they aren't that great record wise. Plus at the end of the day, the
> > comraderie seems much better in Portland, GS, Dallas, SA, Utah and Phx
> > than it does in Denver, LA or Houston..
>
> > Finally, Laurel, you were dead on about the Lakers.....
>
> I was?

Yes, early in the season we had a discussion about them..
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Frank Rizzo wrote:
> On Jan 10, 7:21 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

>>> Finally, Laurel, you were dead on about the Lakers.....
>>
>> I was?
>
> Yes, early in the season we had a discussion about them..

Well they got their act together faster and beter than anyone (including me)
expected. But LA seems to thrive on soap operas that would melt down most
teams...


--

Laurel T
"He just kept saying 'Michael Jordan is going to
kill me.'"
Sgt. Kirk Hartwell, after arresting
Kwame Brown for going 120 mph in a 60 mph work zone.
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