A quick update on the previous post about Camby and the Nugs.
All is well, they signed Chris Andersen. Also known as BIRDMAN. Man I love me some Mark Warkenspleen. Or whatever his name is.
It all makes perfect sense now. They just needed to create a whole big enough, and desperate enough, to sign Andersen again and not make everyone in Denver collectively look for the nearest gun to shoot themselves with.
25 July 2008
16 July 2008
Fire Sale.
I just read about the Marcus Camby garage sale. Here is an email I immediately sent to a few friends...
Um. So. The Nuggets have OFFICIALLY given up. Tell me if I'm wrong, but trading Marcus Camby for the POSSIBILITY of SWAPPING second round picks in 2010 to the Clippers, just seems like they don't give a shit any more. I can't even joke about it. No, I can. That's like trading Jon Miller straight up for Carlos Boozer, and then telling your fan base in Utah that they had to do it because they needed financial flexibility. It leaves everyone thinking, "but for Jon Miller? Really? That's all we could get?" I mean, could the Ughs really not get ANYBODY for him? not even a smush parker? how bout a JR Rider? Shit, trade him for a pack of cigarettes. You just traded your only defensive player for the possibility to SWAPPPPPPPPPP second round picks in 2010. Un Real. I love it.
***
Mark Warkensuck is really doing a number on those Nugs up there. And FYI, Jon Miller is a friend of mine who never played organized basketball past Middle School. But he is a lawyer. So at least they'd have that going for them in Denver...
Um. So. The Nuggets have OFFICIALLY given up. Tell me if I'm wrong, but trading Marcus Camby for the POSSIBILITY of SWAPPING second round picks in 2010 to the Clippers, just seems like they don't give a shit any more. I can't even joke about it. No, I can. That's like trading Jon Miller straight up for Carlos Boozer, and then telling your fan base in Utah that they had to do it because they needed financial flexibility. It leaves everyone thinking, "but for Jon Miller? Really? That's all we could get?" I mean, could the Ughs really not get ANYBODY for him? not even a smush parker? how bout a JR Rider? Shit, trade him for a pack of cigarettes. You just traded your only defensive player for the possibility to SWAPPPPPPPPPP second round picks in 2010. Un Real. I love it.
***
Mark Warkensuck is really doing a number on those Nugs up there. And FYI, Jon Miller is a friend of mine who never played organized basketball past Middle School. But he is a lawyer. So at least they'd have that going for them in Denver...
13 July 2008
Hide and Seek
Here's something to ask:
What happened to Greg Oden?
I was over at my uncle's house yesterday and he brought it up. Oden's not playing in the summer league. He's not living in Portland. You never hear about him anymore.
According to his blog, last updated eleven days ago, he's back in Ohio working out on his own time and going to class. That's right: going to class.
He wants to be a dentist, see.
The Finals and the draft diverted the attention of the press away from Oden's progress, and so it's generally assumed that Oden will be 100% by the time of the season opener. I'm worried because during the season the updates were constant:
- "Greg Oden is now walking!"
- "Greg Oden is now spending time on the exercise bike!"
- "Greg Oden has a mohawk!"
No more. You would think that, if Oden was healthy, the Blazers would propagate the news to the press. Pritchard would be all over it. Instead, you have rumors that Oden has re-injured his leg, and that he may never play an NBA game, leading people to make completely ridiculous claims such as this. The media is going nuts over Bayless and Rudy, for good reason, but the smokescreen is working.
You know what? Maybe it's not ridiculous. Another injury wouldn't surprise me. I'm already assuming that he will be out with injuries for the majority of his career. Anything we get out of him is a bonus, as far as I'm concerned. He's by far the biggest question mark on our roster, and the only reason why Lakers supporters aren't worried that we will be taking ten championships in a row.
Isn't it funny? Just last year, Greg Oden was supposed to be the reason why the Blazers would win another championship.
Now? He may be the reason we don't.
TJH
What happened to Greg Oden?
I was over at my uncle's house yesterday and he brought it up. Oden's not playing in the summer league. He's not living in Portland. You never hear about him anymore.
According to his blog, last updated eleven days ago, he's back in Ohio working out on his own time and going to class. That's right: going to class.
He wants to be a dentist, see.
The Finals and the draft diverted the attention of the press away from Oden's progress, and so it's generally assumed that Oden will be 100% by the time of the season opener. I'm worried because during the season the updates were constant:
- "Greg Oden is now walking!"
- "Greg Oden is now spending time on the exercise bike!"
- "Greg Oden has a mohawk!"
No more. You would think that, if Oden was healthy, the Blazers would propagate the news to the press. Pritchard would be all over it. Instead, you have rumors that Oden has re-injured his leg, and that he may never play an NBA game, leading people to make completely ridiculous claims such as this. The media is going nuts over Bayless and Rudy, for good reason, but the smokescreen is working.
You know what? Maybe it's not ridiculous. Another injury wouldn't surprise me. I'm already assuming that he will be out with injuries for the majority of his career. Anything we get out of him is a bonus, as far as I'm concerned. He's by far the biggest question mark on our roster, and the only reason why Lakers supporters aren't worried that we will be taking ten championships in a row.
Isn't it funny? Just last year, Greg Oden was supposed to be the reason why the Blazers would win another championship.
Now? He may be the reason we don't.
TJH
05 July 2008
OKC
Happy America Day!
And to all those fans in OKC that read this blog, go give yourselves a big high five for being the lamest city in the world. The 48th largest market in the country just got an NBA team. 48th! Here's a quick little survey of the some of the cities that have a larger TV market in America than OKC:
-- Grand Rapids, Michigan. Believe it.
-- Raleigh, North Carolina. Yep, they have TV's there.
-- Hartford and Newhaven. That's right, Connecticut. No wonder the Lady Huskies do so well.
Oh, and don't forget Harrisburg and Lancaster. I'm gonna be honest, I have no idea where that is. I'll say Pennsylvania just because it sounds like Pittsburgh.
But really, Clay Bennett, kudos to you. I have no doubt this is going to turn out good, and just think, with such a huge bumper crop of top-tier free agents becoming available in 2010, now you can lure them to your franchise by selling them the high profile city that is OKC! It's worked out well for Minnesota and Milwaukee, I can't see it being any different for you.
Cheers.
Kevin
And to all those fans in OKC that read this blog, go give yourselves a big high five for being the lamest city in the world. The 48th largest market in the country just got an NBA team. 48th! Here's a quick little survey of the some of the cities that have a larger TV market in America than OKC:
-- Grand Rapids, Michigan. Believe it.
-- Raleigh, North Carolina. Yep, they have TV's there.
-- Hartford and Newhaven. That's right, Connecticut. No wonder the Lady Huskies do so well.
Oh, and don't forget Harrisburg and Lancaster. I'm gonna be honest, I have no idea where that is. I'll say Pennsylvania just because it sounds like Pittsburgh.
But really, Clay Bennett, kudos to you. I have no doubt this is going to turn out good, and just think, with such a huge bumper crop of top-tier free agents becoming available in 2010, now you can lure them to your franchise by selling them the high profile city that is OKC! It's worked out well for Minnesota and Milwaukee, I can't see it being any different for you.
Cheers.
Kevin
02 July 2008
So Long, Sonics
It's official:
The Seattle SuperSonics are no more.
This is a terrible thing for any sports fan. Proof positive that a relationship with a sports team is tenuous at best. Money can destroy years of support and generations of living and dying with your club. What matters to the league is not to provide the best possible product, or to foster goodwill within local communities, or to provide families a shared interest or a common goal.
What matters is money.
It's obvious, and it's foolhardy to suggest otherwise. The NBA is corrupt. The commissioner is a phony, a villain, and a menace to every true supporter of any NBA club. Regardless of Clay Bennett's stated intentions, and his arrogance and his wads of cash, it shouldn't have mattered. David Stern should have stood up to the millionaire and defended his product, and he should have set an example by admonishing Bennett and his degenerate hick friends for even intimating that the 40-year-old franchise would ever break its lease and turn their backs on their supporters and devoted fans.
No such luck.
Bennett wanted a team, and he got one, having been led down the path by Stern himself. Never mind that the relocation of the Memphis Grizzlies would have made much more sense, and never mind that the Oklahomans blatantly lied about their intentions to basically everybody that was involved. Stern is a horrible man with no concept of ethics and fairness, and he has consistently demonstrated that the only thing he cares about, and the only thing that motivates him, is money.
Money.
I think about if this happened to my team, and I cringe. I will never support the Oklahoma City Swindlers, regardless of who is on their team. And I hope I never meet David Stern in person, because I would probably end up in jail afterwards.
TJH
The Seattle SuperSonics are no more.
This is a terrible thing for any sports fan. Proof positive that a relationship with a sports team is tenuous at best. Money can destroy years of support and generations of living and dying with your club. What matters to the league is not to provide the best possible product, or to foster goodwill within local communities, or to provide families a shared interest or a common goal.
What matters is money.
It's obvious, and it's foolhardy to suggest otherwise. The NBA is corrupt. The commissioner is a phony, a villain, and a menace to every true supporter of any NBA club. Regardless of Clay Bennett's stated intentions, and his arrogance and his wads of cash, it shouldn't have mattered. David Stern should have stood up to the millionaire and defended his product, and he should have set an example by admonishing Bennett and his degenerate hick friends for even intimating that the 40-year-old franchise would ever break its lease and turn their backs on their supporters and devoted fans.
No such luck.
Bennett wanted a team, and he got one, having been led down the path by Stern himself. Never mind that the relocation of the Memphis Grizzlies would have made much more sense, and never mind that the Oklahomans blatantly lied about their intentions to basically everybody that was involved. Stern is a horrible man with no concept of ethics and fairness, and he has consistently demonstrated that the only thing he cares about, and the only thing that motivates him, is money.
Money.
I think about if this happened to my team, and I cringe. I will never support the Oklahoma City Swindlers, regardless of who is on their team. And I hope I never meet David Stern in person, because I would probably end up in jail afterwards.
TJH
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