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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/4 6:45pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	In the 2008-2009 NBA season, the young Portland TrailBlazers, despite a disappointing first-round playoff loss to Houston, showed great potential. Behind stars Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Blazers were albe to rack up 54 wins in the regular season, a huge change from two years previous, when they had about 24 wins all season. A young and dynamic cast of players made it happen, and now they are seen as seriosu threats in the Western Conference, known for power teams. In a couple seasons, the Blazers could be on their way to the NBA Finals. This is the Fan Club dedicated to the Blazers and their players. The Roster (As of Today): Brandon Roy, G LaMarcus Aldridge, F Greg Oden, C Steve Blake, PG Joel Przybilla, C Travis Outlaw, F Nicolas Batum, F-G Martell Webster (injured for all but five minutes this season) G-F Sergio Rodriguez, PG Rudy Fernandez, G-F Channing Frye, F-C Jerryd Bayless, PG Michael Ruffin, F-C Shavlik Randolph, F Raef LaFrentz (injured all season) F-C It looks as if Ruffin, Frye, Randolph and LaFrentz will take a walk, and Roy and LA lead the group of players expected to be signed to contract extensions. It is also possible that Rodriguez will leave as well, given his comments a few days ago about needing "a change of scenery". I find that this is not a good thing for Portland; Sergio brought a dynamic passing style to the team, something that they will lack if he leaves for another team. If the team stays mostly intact, this team should go far next season. If Oden can stay healthy and learn from his mistakes this season, he will give the team a strong center presence, and Joel Przybilla should get a lot of minutes either off the bench (for LA or Oden) or in the starting lineup. Fernandez, Bayless and Outlaw bring flair off the bench, combining to make a great young group of players that add depth to the roster, and the return of Webster to the lineup will give the team another scoring threat off the bench (if Batum stays at starting SF). Batum is a smart young guy that provides lockdown D (sort of like Bruce Bowen of the Spurs; doesn't score much, but plays good D and can knock down the occasional 3-point shot). The Blazers have 5 draft picks in this year's draft; hopefully, they will add a few extra pieces to the puzzle, and then the Blazers can have a strong follow-up season next year. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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darth_gersh Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 5/4 6:55pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Package Blake with some draft picks for elite PG. Webster will be nice to have back. If Oden takes basketball serious over the summer and works really hard things will be much better in the middle. -----signature----- Tuggle, Knuckles, and Vinny oh my. "All things truly wicked start from innocence". Ernest Hemingway Save the Great White Sharks! If not here, I'm hiking/camping. You are a newbie I am sexbie.
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/4 7:05pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	If Oden keeps in shape and can learn from this year, he should be a great player next year. What elite PG's do you think the team should look at? -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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timmoishere Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 5/6 7:04pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Blake is the perfect point guard for the team we have. He's not flashy, but he's efficient. You can always expect him to knock down at least 10 points a night and have a number of assists as well. Think of him as a poor man's John Stockton. From the "active" roster, I can only see us getting rid of Frye and Rodriguez. Everyone else should stay put. -----signature----- Will do moose stuff for money. Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, especially bacon 11/20/2008: The day I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/9 8:06am Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Same here. I see Blake as being a good role-playing PG who can score and dish out the ball (he got 14 assists in one quarter in a game this past season) to the other scorers. Although the fans like Rodriguez, he's not going to get a lot of playing time next year with Bayless improving, and Frye is the odd-man out. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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timmoishere Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 5/9 12:40pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Frye was very useful last year as a backup for Przybilla. But this year, with Oden returning, Frye became much less useful. -----signature----- Will do moose stuff for money. Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, especially bacon 11/20/2008: The day I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/23 12:44pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Who should they draft this year? I'm not exactly sure what the brass will decide to do, but it will involve some trading due to having four second-round picks. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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timmoishere Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 5/23 1:54pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Apart from Griffin and Rubio, I don't know who's good in the draft this year. We should probably draft the best point guard or power forward available. We're pretty much set at the other positions. -----signature----- Will do moose stuff for money. Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, especially bacon 11/20/2008: The day I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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darth_gersh Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 5/23 6:42pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	The trade history for the Blazers is active so I could see a trade with the picks. They also might pick some players and stash them overseas. -----signature----- Tuggle, Knuckles, and Vinny oh my. "All things truly wicked start from innocence". Ernest Hemingway Save the Great White Sharks! If not here, I'm hiking/camping. You are a newbie I am sexbie.
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/24 8:13am Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	I agree with that. Most of the picks are on their way out of town, and a player or two might go overseas (or into the NBADL all season long). -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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Rogue...Jedi Title: Comms and Arena Admin ready for basketball Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 5/24 11:13am Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	I think I'll be surprised if Portland isn't involved in at least two trades on draft day -----signature----- The Arena's Favorite Baseball Player Tournament - Come vote! http://boards.theforce.net/the_arena/b10777/29864047/p1/ I approve of NYCitygurl's sig
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/24 8:37pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	"At least" are the keywords for the draft. 3 trades wouldn't be out of the question in my mind. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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Rogue...Jedi Title: Comms and Arena Admin ready for basketball Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 5/24 9:04pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	How many draft day trades have they made the past two years? Its a bunch, I know. -----signature----- The Arena's Favorite Baseball Player Tournament - Come vote! http://boards.theforce.net/the_arena/b10777/29864047/p1/ I approve of NYCitygurl's sig
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/25 10:51am Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Once the Draft comes around, someone will publish the number of trades they have made in the past two years on Draft Day. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 6/25 7:16pm Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	The Blazers chose Victor Claver of Spain with the 22nd overall pick. If they don't keep him, they will save some extra cash for next offseason's possible free agent market. Also, Sergio Rodriguez is going to the Kings. While I like Sergio, he just didn't fit into the system this year. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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timmoishere Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 7/13 2:18am Subject: RIP CITY UPRISE: The Portland TrailBlazers Fan Club
	Channing Frye has departed for the Suns. And the Blazers have made an offer on Paul Millsap. This puts Utah in a tough situation, salary cap-wise, so either way the Blazers come out on top with this deal. -----signature----- Will do moose stuff for money. Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, especially bacon 11/20/2008: The day I married the most wonderful woman in the world.
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