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You’re going to have to say goodbye to this website now. It’s not as if I’m disappearing, but I’m now going to be blogging at my new home — Comcast SportsNet Northwest. You can find that website at CSNNW.com See you there! Tweet This Post

Guy cannot stay out of the headlines for a single day. Strange coincidence, too, that he’s going to sit out the next three games — on the day this story came out. Catch this: One plugged-in person with knowledge of Portland’s inner workings told me Roy spoke with Blazers management less than two weeks ago [...

Yeah, you probably have seen these T-shirts. They’re the product of Alabama fans who are pulling for Oregon in the BCS championship game because they just can’t stand the thought of the Tigers winning a national championship. I’ve felt all along that every Pac-10 school ought to be rooting for the Ducks th

Yeah, I know, he’s showing signs that physically, he isn’t the player he once was. He says he’s “bone on bone” in both knees. And certainly he hasn’t looked as explosive as he once was. OK, fine. But what we’re seeing from Brandon Roy right now isn’t just a physical thing. Rum

OK, check this out: Although Roy didn’t mention names, he is clearly frustrated with his backcourt pairing with Miller. Roy wants to be surrounded by shooters like former teammates Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw, who gave him space to penetrate and create. Miller, although extremely effective and smart, frustrates Roy

Look, I’m not a doctor and you’re probably not, either. And I’ve hesitated about even opening the door to this discussion for a while now. I’m not sure if it’s fair or if it’s out of bounds. But the thing just won’t go away — I’m getting emails from people on a consisten

Now THAT is the kind of game that gives promise for a season. Portland’s 97-83 win over Orlando Thursday night was the first time I’ve felt all year any optimism about the upcoming season. In fact, it’s the Blazers’ first win over a quality team. And it was done in convincing fashion after a poor [..

And it is me doing the moving. We announced today on the Morning Sports Page that Friday will be my final show. I’m leaving to take advantage of a fantastic opportunity with Comcast Sportsnet Northwest. I’ll be moving over there to do some television and Internet work — and we’ll be talking more abou

If you’re a fan of SEC Guy, you must listen to this. If you’re not a fan of the guy, you will be after listening to this: Greatest Cuts SEC Guy_mixdown Great job, Steve Herman. Tweet This Post

Is it time for the Trail Blazers to make a move? • With the Trail Blazers’ obvious struggles and the health challenges (that’s putting it mildly) of Greg Oden and Brandon Roy, two people with knowledge of the team’s strategy told CBSSports.com that Portland management is contemplating trading older playe

Yeah, you can get all pumped up about it if you want. And of course people are going to not like me raining on their parade, but seriously — let’s take a little more than a superficial look at this one: The Suns came into the game as the worst defensive team in the NBA. [...]

What a crazy thing to happen to a team and a player. You take a guy who appears to be a perennial all-star and blink — and he’s a broken-down has-been who doesn’t even look as if he ought to be a starter. And really, it’s not as if it’s all the result of a [...]

Sorry about not getting a Civil War post up until now, but it has been a busy weekend. You all watched the game and there’s not much I can add to all the coverage you’ve seen. But there are a few things I wanted to mention: I don’t think even the Oregon players — let [...]

That’s what this story says. Because if players are no longer listening to their coach, they’re certainly going to confess that to the media immediately. Sometimes your mouth says one thing and your actions on the court say another. Tweet This Post

I’m going to tell you something that I’ve learned over many years covering sports: The media doesn’t get coaches fired and fans don’t get coaches fired. Sometimes coaches don’t even do anything to get themselves fired.  But you know what — players can get their own coaches fired. And whi

We will have a half-hour Talkin’ Ball show after the Blazers-Wizards game tonight to talk basketball, followed by a one-hour Civil War edition of Talkin’ Ball. Then on Saturday, we’re live with a three-hour pre-game show that includes my extended interviews with Dan Fouts and Phil Knight, interviews from t

Usually in this game I can see a chance for both sides to win. I’m having a real difficult time picturing the Beavers finding a way this year, though. I just don’t see it. They don’t appear to have the kind of defense that can stop the Ducks on the ground and they don’t seem [...]

Blazers played hard last night in Boston. Better opposition brought out a much better game. But a couple of things: Portland made the right move in not fouling Boston on that critical last possession but the whole game came down to not being able to rebound the Ray Allen missed three-pointer. Man, you simply have [...]

One more chance for Nate McMillan to make a post-game statement that his team needs to “knock down open shots.” OK, heard that before. Thing is — and perhaps you’ve heard this before — they are not getting good shots and the guys shooting them aren’t good shooters. Coach, this isn’t

I’ll tell you how it could happen. Now I don’t expect it to happen, but it’s possible. What’s happened to make the Auburn-Alabama and Michigan-Ohio State games so big? Well, you’ll say that it’s that a national championship has been at stake many times in those games. True. But there̵

Particularly people like Rashad Floyd on Talkin’ Ball — forget what I say about James… listen to what others are saying about him. Man, the guy is poisonous if you ask me. One of the biggest jerks in sports right now and no one you’d want your children to idolize. At least that’s what this [...

Courtesy of Wikipedia … a look at some of the incredible off-field incidents that have been a part of Civil War lore: 1910: following a 12-0 Oregon victory in Corvallis, fans of both teams began a verbal argument that escalated into exceedingly rowdy behavior as Ducks fans returned to the train station to leave. The [

This was not entirely unexpected. Blazer coach Nate McMillan somehow feels he’s “limited” in the things he can do to shake up the team. In other words, Nic Batum — you’re the scapegoat because he can’t bench Brandon Roy or LaMarcus Aldridge or Andre Miller or Marcus Camby. “When you

I have no idea what Rich Cho can do now to make the Trail Blazers better. Maybe nothing. But it seems to me that something has to change around that team. And I say that knowing Cho’s hands are tied in many ways. Can he trade Greg Oden? Nope, probably not. Brandon Roy? Doubt it. [...]

Bethlehem Shoals, the man behind the great FreeDarko blog, will be in town Friday night at 7:30 at Powell’s to read from his latest book. In basketball-crazy Portland, the man’s previous appearance at this venue was a standing-room-only affair and I’d expect this one to be the same thing. You can read more

Rob Moseley’s blog for the Eugene Register-Guard yesterday featured some news conference stuff from Kelly, wherein he talks about his rather abrupt manner in many interviews. (On his controversial demeanor during halftime and postgame TV interviews): They ask me questions, I give them answers. They wanted to know what

Ben Golliver found this and posted it on Blazersedge.com and it’s terrific. It’;s a video interview with a surgeon associated with the clinic that did the microfracture procedure on Greg Oden: I think it’s very realistic he can come back. It’s a devastating injury, he’ll be out probably at leas

This is not a discussion that will end anytime soon. And certainly reasonable people can disagree. Ben Golliver, who I respect a great deal, wrote this column for Hoops Hype where he urges the team to move on without Oden. I’m sure that a majority of Blazer fans go along with that opinion. But I [...]

On Rip City Live, beginning at 5:30 p.m., an extended visit with former Trail Blazer team doctor Robert Cook. He will talk MRIs and microfracture surgery, among other things. It is going to be a great show. You can find it, like Talkin’ Ball, on Comcast Sportsnet. Tweet This Post