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Should Portland Make A Play For Marcin Gortat?

The Blazers' interest in a "rim protector" has been well-stated. <a href=" " target="_blank">General manager Neil ...
Kevin Yeung|Jun 12, 2013

NBA Finals 3-Point Lesson for the Blazers

The silver lining of missing the playoffs is being able to sit back and watch how the league’s most successful teams operate. Now that the best of the be...
David MacKay|Jun 12, 2013

Moving Help Needed! The Blazers’ Stagnating Offense

While watching the film for my recent pieces on Damian Lillard, I saw something noticeable with the Blazers offense: stagnation. I could only observe it in...
Jason Hortsch|Jun 10, 2013

5 Reasons the Blazers Should Draft Shabazz Muhammad

The Blazers possess the 10<sup>th</sup> pick in the 2013 NBA Draft and have sampled a figurative smorgasbord of prospects. Although there are a...
David MacKay|Jun 9, 2013

Exploring The Risk And The Reward Of A LaMarcus Aldridge Trade

Here's an interesting door to open. Per Fox Sports Ohio's Sam Amico, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made <a href=" " target="_bla...
Kevin Yeung|Jun 9, 2013

Damian Lillard – Ice in the Veins

Having recently broken down Damian Lillard’s in-game performance with a focus on turnovers and assists, I now want to take a look at his own offensive pr...
Jason Hortsch|Jun 6, 2013

Dissecting the Blazers’ Interior Defense

It wasn't exactly a well-kept secret: The Trail Blazers suffered from porous interior defense all season long, and it was one of the main reasons they...
Kevin Yeung|Jun 5, 2013

Small Market Success: How It’s Done

We constantly hear about small-market teams this, big-market teams that, inherent advantages, unfair, etc. But really, what does it all mean? If you fire u...
Jason Hortsch|Jun 3, 2013

What The Experts Think About The Blazers’ 10th Pick

A breakdown of prospects projected to the Blazers by draft experts around the web.
Kevin Yeung|Jun 2, 2013

Damian Lillard – A Tale of Tape

As the joke goes, the immortal John Gruden believes that, “There isn’t a problem you can’t solve by watching tape.” While the man’s legendary app...
Jason Hortsch|May 31, 2013

Blazer Report Cards: LaMarcus Aldridge and Joel Freeland

We've reached the last entry in the Blazer Report Cards series! <a href=" " target="_blank">We gave Nicolas Batum a B and Vi...
Kevin Yeung|May 30, 2013

Blazer Report Cards: Nicolas Batum and Victor Claver

We've reached the second-to-last entry of the Blazer Report Cards, after hitting the midway point in <a href=" " target="_blank&quot...
Kevin Yeung|May 28, 2013

Shades of Stardom – Damian Lillard

Wanting to know more about “the best thing to happen to the Blazers since Brandon Roy” (David’s words, but I’m sure a common sentiment among fans),...
Jason Hortsch|May 27, 2013

Blazer Report Cards: J.J. Hickson and Meyers Leonard

The primary backcourt rotation players have received their season grades, after Wesley Matthews and Will Barton received theirs in <a href=" &quot...
Kevin Yeung|May 26, 2013

Portland’s Past Reveals Another Option

As I watch the Spurs and Grizzlies duke it out in this year’s Western Conference Finals, I can’t help but mourn the Blazers we used to be. Like many of...
David MacKay|May 25, 2013

Blazer Report Cards: Wesley Matthews and Will Barton

We continue handing out report cards at Rip City Project, after having given out an A and a B- to Damian Lillard and Eric Maynor respectively in <a hre...
Kevin Yeung|May 24, 2013

Portland’s $11 Million Man

Nicolas Batum. While he has always been an enigma to me, I’ll start by saying, yes, I am glad that he is on the Blazers. As I was sifting through his dat...
Jason Hortsch|May 23, 2013

Why the Blazers Should Not Draft a Center

The Blazers are slated at the 10<sup>th</sup> pick in this year’s draft, and it’s time for them to think long and hard about how they want ...
David MacKay|May 23, 2013

Blazer Report Cards: Damian Lillard and Eric Maynor

Here at Rip City Project, we will be releasing report cards for the Trail Blazers' top rotational players over the next week or two. We're going ...
Kevin Yeung|May 22, 2013

Big Changes On The Way For Portland’s Bench

A complete overhaul is on the way for the Blazers' bench this offseason, and frankly, it's a much-needed restart for what was arguably the worst ...
Kevin Yeung|May 20, 2013
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