Rick Adelman

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Game 7 Re-Thoughts

Quick and simple thoughts here, no need to beat dead horses. LA beat up on Houston because 1) they decided to play defense for once and 2) Houston responded horribly to said defense. Instead of moving…Read More

Blazers 76, Rockets 92 Re-Thoughts

Sleep actually took a lot of the sting out of this one. Probably one of my better decisions in a while. Looking back I probably would have sounded like a crazed 16 year old boy/girl who is in one of those…Read More

Blazers 88, Rockets 77 Re-Thoughts

The main reasons why the Portland Trail Blazers season remains alive? LaMarcus Aldridge stepping up in a big way, Brandon Roy leaving everything he had on the floor and a 15-0 run. Also, they finally went…Read More

Blazers/Rockets Pre-Thoughts

To quote The Rock…it doesn’t matter. I could talk about keys to success until I got blue in the face, but guess what? It doesn’t matter. All the strategy, all the preparation, the chess…Read More

Blazers/Rockets Pre-Thoughts

“What if your enemy is three inches in front of you, what do you do then? Curl into a ball? Or do you put your FIST through him? It is the wood that should fear your hand, not the other way around.”…Read More

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The loss of Mutombo

(Brief note before I start this post. I was feeling really good about Houston’s lack of playoff…Read More

Blazers 107, Rockets 103 Re-Thoughts

In the wake of a Game 1 destruction at the hands of Houston, Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge said all…Read More

Blazers/Rockets Pre-Thoughts

“Honestly there was nothing positive. I couldn’t take anything positive from that loss. We…Read More

NBA Coach of the Year announced, Nate McMillan finishes fourth..

Today the NBA announced its Coach of the Year for the 2008-09 season. Mike Brown of the Cleveland Cavaliers…Read More