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Berger: GM job Ferry’s to turn down

From Ken Berger of CBS Sports: The Trail Blazers’ GM position remains Danny Ferry’s job to turn down, and that’s exactly what Ferry is expected to do, a high-level coaching source familiar with…Read More

On Fairness, Blame and Blazers

Writing about the firing of Kevin Pritchard on draft night was not the fairest thing to do. The situation, with KP running the draft as ESPN’s “On the Clock” graphic essentially running…Read More

2010 Free Agents: Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw

Let’s begin by saying that trading the expiring contracts of Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw for Marcus Camby last February was absolutely the correct move. Not only did it, for the price of two players…Read More

RCP Mock Draft: 14-30 Explanations

No. 14: Houston Rockets — Gordon Hayward, SF, Butler Nothing scientific about this pick. With Yao coming back, this is a team for the now, and unless they want future insurance by going after one…Read More

Batum is “definite”, will play at Worlds

Via Fiba.com, Nic Batum will represent the French National Team at the FIBA World Championships in Turkey this offseason: “My decision is definite,” [Batum] said at Bercy, where he watched the…Read More

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Blazers Offseason To-and-Fro

The following exchange is a series of emails between SJ and Coup. It’s unedited, but words are…Read More

RCP Mock Draft 1.0 Pre-Lottery

For more mock drafts, check out Fansided’s NBA Mock Draft Database, part of DC Pro Sports Report,…Read More

Camby, Batum get All-Defensive votes

No Blazer made the NBA’s All-Defensive Teams this season, as voted on by all 30 head coaches. Nate…Read More

Kelly Dwyer on the Blazers

From Ball Don’t Lie’s Kelly Dwyer, who has Portland’s 2009-10 season eulogy and takes…Read More

Roy will start Game 6

From The Columbian’s Brian T. Smith on Twitter: Roy will start Game 6 vs. Suns. If Roy is going…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…Read More

Kelly Dwyer on Nate McMillan

I shouldn’t have to tell you at this point that a Blazers piece by Yahoo! Sports’ Kelly Dwyer…Read More

Blazers 103, Thunder 95 Re-Thoughts

Take a moment to appreciate and be proud. The Blazers gave you a special moment with this win, and they…Read More

Lakers Sequence of Dreams

Just for fun, here’s a clip of the three-call sequence that benefited the Lakers last night and…Read More

Blazers 91, Lakers 88 Re-Thoughts

That was fun, wasn’t it? And people say it’s crazy to want to play the Lakers in the first…Read More

Blazers 77, Mavericks 83 Re-Thoughts

Make no mistake about it, the Blazers are the reason they lost last night’s game to Dallas. Not…Read More

Blazers 93, Clippers 85 Re-Thoughts

How does a three-way tie for 6th place in the Western Conference sound? Sound good? I’m sure it…Read More

Opinions on Kevin Pritchard

Warning: Take the following with a heavy dose of salt. Over the past week or so, I’ve been collecting…Read More

Kerry Eggers says Rudy is good as gone…

This is an oddly-timed column, to say the least. Nevertheless, Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune did…Read More

Watching Film: Transition Defense vs. Denver

Let’s rewind a couple days, way back to when Donovan McNabb hadn’t been traded to a division…Read More