Highlights from Weekend One of the NBA Playoffs
The first week of the hectic 2012 NBA Playoffs are in the books and already there are enough story lines and drama to ensure a very entertaining 40 nights to decide a champion. From the match-ups to…Read More
Game 6: Blazers, Suns Pre-Thoughts
In the words of the Moonwalker, this is it. Alright, I’m sure you’re all familiar with the concept of the elimination game, so I won’t inundate you with an end of the season shpeel.…Read More
Blazers 88, Suns 107 Game 5 Re-Thoughts
I don’t want to hear it about the refs. You don’t complain about the police when you get caught with a meth lab in your apartment, you don’t complain about the officials when you get…Read More
Blazers/Suns Game 5 Pre-Thoughts
There’s a lot on the line tonight. The story will be which team comes out and plays like it. It’s amazing how much simpler things get when you reach a Game 5. I’ve said it once and…Read More
Game 4: Blazers 96, Suns 87 Re-Thoughts
Ah, a lesson in the perils of overreaction. It has sort of a knowledgy taste. After a win as special as this one, there’s no need to pile on those who fell into doom and gloom after the previous…Read More
Blazers/Suns Game 4 Pre-Thoughts
Let’s dive right into this one. You know the scenario. Portland enters into today’s Game…Read More
Watching Film: LaMarcus Aldridge in the Post
As expected, there’s a lot of finger pointing going on today. Lot’s of people want someone…Read More
Watching Film: Guarding the Phoenix Screen-Roll
The Phoenix Suns love to run the pick-and-roll. They run it with Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire,…Read More
Game 7′s Pre-Thoughts
Thought you were done with these for the year, huh? I’ll be the first to admit that ever since…Read More
Houston’s home court (dis)advantage…
Another agonizing day of anticipation remains ahead before the Blazers and Rockets take the court for…Read More
Quick Behind Game 1
Here’s Jason Quick’s Behind the Locker Room Door column for Game 1 of Blazers-Rockets. I don’t have much to say about it, or the game itself, other than most of the Blazers seemed to…Read More
Rockets, Blazers Series Pre-Thoughts
This might be the toughest and most enjoyable post I write all season. It’s hardly the hardest (that being between Oden’s injury in L.A. or Martell being out for the year) but I’ve been…Read More




