Portland Trail Blazers Thread

[dxjayrock2008]

Portland’s 82-game NBA schedule begins Oct. 26

The Portland Trail Blazers tip-off their 41st NBA season by hosting the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, Oct. 26, marking the second straight year the team has opened the season at the Rose Garden.
All 82 Trail Blazers games will be aired by national carriers or the Trail Blazers Broadcast Television Network. Portland’s complete broadcast schedule will be available in the coming weeks.
The schedule includes four four-game road trips and one five-game homestand (Feb. 16-March 1). For the fourth straight year, Portland will be featured nationally on Christmas Day when it travels to Golden State.
Among the top teams making the trip to the Rose City in 2010-11: the defending NBA champion L.A. Lakers on Feb. 23 and April 8; the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh-led Miami Heat on Jan. 9; the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics on Jan. 27; the divisional rival Utah Jazz on Nov. 20 and Dec. 30; and Dwight Howard’s Orlando Magic on Dec. 9.
Portland will take on 10 of 14 Western Conference opponents twice at home and twice on the road, while playing Houston, the L.A. Clippers, Memphis and Sacramento only three times apiece. Of those matchups, the Trail Blazers host Houston and the L.A. Clippers twice, and Memphis and Sacramento once. The club will face each Eastern Conference team twice.
The Trail Blazers close out the 2010-11 NBA regular season at home on Wednesday, April 13, at Golden State.

Tickets for individual games will go on sale at trailblazers.com Sept. 27, at 12 p.m., and through all other outlets on Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. Season and partial season packages, group tickets and suites are available now. Call 503-797-9600 or visit trailblazers.com for more information.

2010-11 Trail Blazers Season Schedule

OCTOBER


Tuesday Oct. 26 Phoenix 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 27 at L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 30 at New York 4:30 p.m.

[CKR13]

My Prediction for the Northwest Division next season:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder
They should win between 50-58 games next season.

2. Portland Trailblazers
The Portland Trailblazers, when key players like Brandon Roy, Nicolas Batum, Greg Oden and Lamarcus Aldridge will be a strong contender for the Northwest division crown.

3. Utah Jazz
The Jazz will be close to the record of Portland.

4. Denver Nuggets
With Carmelo Anthony wanting out, trouble is in store for this franchise as Anthony, their franchise player will not be as productive likeness to his 2008 form.

5. Minnesota Timberwolves
Mike Beasley? Anthony Tolliver?

[CKR13]

The Portland Trailblazers have issued a press release containing the words of a Blazers administration official who requested anonymity, on the status of guard Rudy Fernandez where:

We admit that we have placed him on the trading block as he (Fernandez) and his agent requested; but in the case where there are no beneficial offers, we will keep him.

[CKR13]

The New York Knicks have been offering guard/forward Wilson Chandler and a future 1st round pick to the Portland Trailblazers for Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez.

Let's see if the Blazers budge.

[dxjayrock2008]

If I were the Blazers, I will just keep Rudy for this team. He's one of the best performing players in Blazers.

[CKR13]

If I were the Blazers, I will just keep Rudy for this team. He's one of the best performing players in Blazers.

The main problem is Rudy Fernandez no longer wishes to be a member of the Blazers where even from last year, he and his agent have been pushing for a trade.

Last year, Fernandez was demanding more minutes from the head coach and true enough, when Brandon Roy went down with an injury, Fernandez was inserted into the starting lineup where the spiral towards decline happened:

On Jan. 29, he scored 25 points (hitting on 9-14 field goals and 5-6 three point shots) grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists in 25 minutes against the Houston Rockets. Over the next seven games, Fernandez averaged 5.4 points in 20.9 minutes per game while shooting .314 from the field and .185 from behind the arc. Not exactly the type of production that earns you a bigger role.

In the six games the Blazers played before Roy's return (counting the game in which he was injured), Fernandez averaged 29.8 minutes and eight points while shooting .368 from the field and .355 from deep (down from .387 for his career). Somehow, however, he feels he needs more minutes.

[dxjayrock2008]

The main problem is Rudy Fernandez no longer wishes to be a member of the Blazers where even from last year, he and his agent have been pushing for a trade.

Last year, Fernandez was demanding more minutes from the head coach and true enough, when Brandon Roy went down with an injury, Fernandez was inserted into the starting lineup where the spiral towards decline happened:

Does the Knicks have a spanish player in their line-up?

[CKR13]

Does the Knicks have a spanish player in their line-up?

Last season, the Knicks had Sergio Rodriguez on the lineup, but the latter has gone off to play in Europe with Real Madrid.

[dxjayrock2008]

Last season, the Knicks had Sergio Rodriguez on the lineup, but the latter has gone off to play in Europe with Real Madrid.

If Rudy will be traded to New York Knicks, he will be the second spanish player ever to play for the Knicks.

[CKR13]

Alternate Jersey

I look for the Portland Trailblazers to use more the RIP CITY Alternate Home Jersey.

[CKR13]

I expect the Blazers to trade Rudy Fernandez before training camp; though the Celtics have been sending inquiries, the Celtics have no pieces to offer the Trailblazers for them to part with Fernandez that easily.

[dxjayrock2008]

I expect the Blazers to trade Rudy Fernandez before training camp; though the Celtics have been sending inquiries, the Celtics have no pieces to offer the Trailblazers for them to part with Fernandez that easily.

Yo Celtics! Please get Rudy! Lol.

[CKR13]

In an interview with ESPN radio, Portland Trailblazers General Manager Rich Cho revealed that he has been in frequent communication with the Medical Staff and Doctors of center Greg Oden and admits that there is a chance that Oden will miss the first month of the Regular Season due to bone healing factors where the Blazers would not risk playing him prematurely.

[dxjayrock2008]

In an interview with ESPN radio, Portland Trailblazers General Manager Rich Cho revealed that he has been in frequent communication with the Medical Staff and Doctors of center Greg Oden and admits that there is a chance that Oden will miss the first month of the Regular Season due to bone healing factors where the Blazers would not risk playing him prematurely.

Man! Poor Greg!

[CKR13]

General Manager Rich Cho told the NBA press that center Joel Pryzbilla will likely not be playing on the first month of the season nor Pryzbilla would be working out extensively on the Portland Trailblazers training camp. Pryzbilla would be given light workouts for fitness purposes during training camp and the medical team is eyeing a November or December playing clearance depending on Medical Results.