Posts Tagged ‘Blazers’
The Definition: More Than Just A Nickname
<![CDATA[When it comes to this year’s Portland Trail Blazers, I can honestly say that I really like our players. All of them. And I don’t just like them as players, I like them as people. Granted, I don’t know them all that well, I only know them as much as any fan can know a…
Read MoreThese Portland Trail Blazers are making some noise
<![CDATA[I know their record is only 6-4, but a 3-1 road trip and a gut-it-out win against lowly Minnesota, where the Blazers only had their C game and still found a way to get it done, is heartening to Blazer fans everywhere. Quite a few talking heads (writing heads?) said that if they could end…
Read MoreBlazers' Edge Dave: Draft Analyst and … Youth Pastor?
<![CDATA[So now Dave is my favorite columnist. Okay, fine. He’s not a columnist, he’s a blogger. But he should be a columnist, because he is very insightful. And now I can see part of the reason why I’ve been drawn to his writing. Because he thinks like I do… as a budding young minister of…
Read MoreFirst time since when? Stop the insanity!
<![CDATA[I know that blogs like Deadspin and The Big Lead (I’m not linking because they’re popular enough not to need my click-through traffic) have made a cottage industry out of bashing ESPN at every knee-jerk opportunity. It’s not my desire to follow up on that trend. However, sometimes little things irk me. And this blog…
Read More15 words: Trail Blazers Ups and Downs
<![CDATA[People ask me from time to time what I think about this year’s Trail Blazer team. I don’t really have the time to give you my full analysis, so I’ll give you the quick hits. First, the good side. The Portland Trail Blazers 2007-2008 Season: … in one word: streak!…in two words: unlimited potentialin three…
Read MoreHillary, Barack… ponder the wisdom of Shaquille.
<![CDATA[The blogosphere is in a collective tizzy over the latest round of he-said-she-said between the campaign supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The latest has to do with this woman, former NY congresswoman and running-mate-to-Walter-Mondale-as-VP-in-’84, Geraldine Ferraro. In an interview with the Daily Breeze to promote an upcoming talk in Torrance, CA Ms. Ferraro…
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