Preview - Utah Jazz @ Portland Trail Blazers
by Basketball John on Mar 31, 2009 4:58 PM MDT
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PrintI only put this up not as a shot to Blazer fans nor to Blazers Edge, but this is the first thing I thought of when I read this comment,
Hello! Who cares about this garbage! Your team is about to play a fired up, young, dominating team tonight and you don’t even bother to put up a preview?? How dare you? (okay, that last sentence was mine)
(The original ending to the movie was so much better, old argument, sorry)
"We want the division and your brains and we want them now."
Maybe the Jazz just aren't ready to give up the division title tonight. I had little hopes for this game. On the road. Back to back. You know the spiel.
I know I have nothing to back me up on this, but maybe we finally see the "fired up" team tonight from Utah.
Maybe, just maybe, the Jazz finally get sick and tired of getting their cans handed to them on the road. Maybe Millsap puts a forearm into Pryz after getting hammered for the 5th time tonight and not getting a call. Maybe Deron remembers getting snubbed for the All-Star game two years ago and take it out on them. I would like to see a big brother > little brother type beating.
However, the Jazz haven't won at Portland since this April Fool's game three years ago. That was pre-Roy though. The Jazz haven't shot well in those games. I seem to recall that they've gotten off to horrendous starts and could never get back in it.
So I'm asking the team to give us some hope that they're not going to fade away down the stretch. Just run the offense and try to block out the crazy arena.
Everyone should know that the winner of this game has the inside track on catching the Nuggets for the division title. The loser probably loses home-court advantage. Just a little bit riding on this game.
Game thread coming at 7
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Just in time for the Blazers to make it respectable.
Jazz by 18. Smiley face and friendly banter symbol.
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and Harpring will fly away on his pet pig, Fluffernuzzle.
"Taking offense is a cottage industry in this country" --Bill James
by Patrick517 on Mar 31, 2009 5:42 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fulfilling the prophecy foretold by ancient basketball gods.
What the crap are we even talking about?
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That's the best tangent I've been on in years.
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Deron Williams cannot beat Roy in Portland
plus the Blazers are just a lot cooler than the Jazz. Portland by 8
Really making the rounds today!
Be sure to hit up TheCowhideGlobe and comment there, otherwise someone might question your loyalty.
He's Portlands version of the trollish Laker fan,
Hear comes Rodriguez, no look to FerNANDEZ - WHAT A PLAY!!?!! HOW did they Pull That Off - FERNANDEZ THE STEAL - GOOD IF IT GOES -AAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!! - Kevin Harlan
Anyone want a Hertz..
…donut. Well you got one anyways. Here’s the upside. Jazz were on a back to back. They have been terrible on Road games against good teams (so are the Blazers), and the Blazers shot freakishly well.
But, be warned, this Blazer team is much younger than Utah. And we will only get better with age and experience. If you have any hope of beating us in the future, (because let’s face it, neither of us are winning a ring this year.), you’d better put some better (and permanent) pieces around Williams.
Blazers Prophecy.
3-5 championships in next decade.
You heard it here first.
Good heavens
Blazers fans are turning into Laker fans.
by Basketball John on Apr 1, 2009 8:13 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously. I never talk like this and my team has played well in the playoffs the last couple of years.
Actually my team has BEEN to the playoffs. I like the Blazers team and many of their fans, but all these Blazer fans who are warning us about how young they are, you are obnoxious and seriously, we don’t care. Because other than Roy, no other Blazer yet deserves the praise Portland fans give them. In a Blazer fan’s mind (and these are direct quotes) Bayless will be a top 5 point guard in 2-3 years, Roy is the most clutch player in the NBA, Batum is the next Scottie Pippen, Aldridge will be a top 5 power forward in the league next season, and Greg Oden could be the second best center behind Howard in a year or two.
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Correct
Except about the Bayless part, he is a scrub.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 1, 2009 12:35 PM MDT up reply actions
I need to find out what their cap situation is for next year
They do have a lot of talent, but when the time comes to pay them all, they’re not going to be able to.
by Basketball John on Apr 1, 2009 2:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Except that we can
Allen’s willing to pay to win. He’s kind of a homer in that respect. Don’t you remember the nightmare from earlier this decade? He paid Kemp. Not only will he pay, he’ll over pay. God love him.
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And as far as being so young goes...
Your team’s average age is 24.1 years old and the Jazz average 25.5 years old. And your average age of your top 8 contributors is 24. 5 and the Jazz average age of their top 8 contributors, or people that get time, is 25.7. So the Blazers should really enjoy that one season of greater youth in about 2014. You guys will dominate us that year, since you will be a whole lot younger and stuff.
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And those average ages are only accurate if you really believe that Greg Oden is 21 years old and not 36.
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by clarkpojo on Apr 1, 2009 12:17 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nice.
Who says trolls don’t serve a purpose? Thanks for the preview.
Man standing on toilet is high on pot.
The preview was coming anyway
I was just reminded of the “brains” comment because it wasn’t up when he wanted it to be.
by Basketball John on Apr 2, 2009 1:15 PM MDT up reply actions
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