Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:23 am
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PORTLAND EXCHANGE PLAYERS WITH CHICAGO
Nocioni is joining Portland
Portland-Today the Portland and Chicago coaches agreed
on a trade. Chicago will send Small forward Andres Nocioni and scrub
Cedric Simmons to Portland, while Portland will have to give up on
Forward/Center Channing Frye and Center Joel Pryzbilla.
This trade gives coach Del Negro his desperate need of a big man.
Frye has a lot of potential to be one. The 6'11" player will probably
start at Center. Joel Pryzbilla, the other player to go to Chicago,
will probably spend most of his time at the irregular list. The
29 year old will not have much of a chance in Chicago.
Portland, on the other hand, gets an good all-around player
in Nocioni. His shooting ability's will be a big plus for
Portland, also he will get dunked by Vince Carter again.
Nocioni is predicted to start at SF over Travis Outlaw
who will move to the bench. Scrub Cedric Simmons brings
nothing to the team and will probably spend his season at the
Irregular list.
Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:16 am
Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:44 am
Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:45 am
agentnumerouno wrote:Nice trade. Fair trade. Nocioni is a nice pick-up for Portland. Frye is a nice pick-up for Chicago. Give Simmons a test-drive, he might be more useful then you think. Certain low rated "scrubs" in this game can be beasts.
Key-word with Cedric : LAY-UP > DUNK > SHOT.
Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:56 pm
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:17 am
Today, Portland's head coach Nate McMillan has announced the waiving of Shavlik Randolph.
On August 5, 2005, the 6'10" (2.08 m) Randolph was signed to a free-agent contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. Randolph played for Duke University from the 2003 season through 2005.
In the summer of 2005, Randolph surprised many by declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft. His decision was surprising for two principal reasons. First, Randolph had so far failed to meet the expectations set by his outstanding high school career. Second, he had one year of eligibility remaining on a team that many observers had predicted would vie for the 2006 NCAA Championship.
Initially Randolph and his father described Randolph’s declaration for the NBA Draft as a chance to improve his skills in order to help him at Duke. An NCAA regulation allows underclassmen who declare for the NBA Draft to return to college if they don’t sign with an agent. Despite his public comments, Randolph ultimately opted to stay in the Draft.
Randolph went undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft, but on August 5, 2005, was signed to a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. This contract did not guarantee him a spot on the 76ers' roster, but after participating in training camp, Randolph earned a roster spot. One of the ironic implications of Randolph's signing with Philadelphia is that the 76ers hold a portion of their training camp at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Randolph's college arena.Although he scarcely played in the early part of the season, and was expected to play few if any minutes during his rookie season, Randolph took an expanded role with the team in late December 2005, after reportedly impressing other players and coaches in practices by being extremely hard working and good natured. Randolph posted season bests of 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Randolph broke his ankle on November 30, 2006, in an accident during practice that teammates described as gruesome, comparing it to former NFL quarterback Joe Theisman's career-ending injury.In February 2007, sports columnist Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post singled out Randolph's comments in reaction to learning of ex-NBA player John Amaechi's admission of homosexuality as "idiotic". On playing with a gay player, Randolph was quoted as telling reporters, "As long as you don't bring your gayness on me, I'm fine." In that same article, Wilbon also offered his opinion that Randolph, a player with a well-documented spiritual nature, is someone "who likes to throw his religious beliefs in everybody's face". This waiving will clean up 1 roster space for a signing of a young and talented center.
Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:30 am
Today, Head Coach Nate McMillan has announced a minor trade. Portland will give Utah 300,000 $ for the draft rights of Ante Tomic. Later that day they signed him on an 1-year minimum deal.
Ante Tomić (born February 17, 1987 in Dubrovnik, SR Croatia)is a Croatian basketball player currently playing for KK Zagreb in the Croatian League.
The 7'2" center was drafted in the second round (44th overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Tomić is a member of the Croatia national basketball team. Tomic has played really good for Croatian team Zagreb CO in the NLB league averaging a double-double. He will battle with Raef Lafrentz for the status of the second Center in Portland. He has a great shooting touch and can pull down many rebounds. He has the talent to become a decent center in the NBA.
Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:57 am
mandich wrote:agentnumerouno wrote:Nice trade. Fair trade. Nocioni is a nice pick-up for Portland. Frye is a nice pick-up for Chicago. Give Simmons a test-drive, he might be more useful then you think. Certain low rated "scrubs" in this game can be beasts.
Key-word with Cedric : LAY-UP > DUNK > SHOT.
Thanks for following, I'll give him a chance, but he better deliver else he goes in the IR list
Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:17 pm
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Fresh wrote:Lamrock makes an appearance in your dynasty.
Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:11 am
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PORTLAND VS. OKLAHOMA CITY
Portland has won in the season opener. It wasn't a blowout, but also it wasn't a tight game. Portland eventually won with the score 100-89 in their favor. Greg Oden was the player of the game with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists. A good performance from the big guy.
The first quarter wasn't particularly special, with Oklahoma city being the "better" team in the first quarter, the score at the end of the first was 22-20 for the Thunder.
2nd quarter was low scoring, both teams scoring only 38 combined. The reason was great defense by both sides, and when Oklahoma City plays good defense, you know something is wrong. The half ended tied at 40.
In the second half the Blazers finally have woken up. They completely outplayed the Thunder and taken the win. Other than Greg Oden , there were many more good performances on both sides. Chris Wilcox was the Thunders go-to guy when needed, he had a good game with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Thunder had more good performances. Damien Wilkins scoring 23 and Jeff Green scoring 10 to go with an incredible 18 rebounds. Kevin Durant disappointed, scoring only 15 with 7/20 shooting in Oklahoma City's lost.
On the other side, Portland didn't have any special performance from neither of the players, but they played like a team and won the game. Lamarcus Aldridge had a double-double, scoring 10 and pulling down 13 rebounds. He also had 4 assists and 2 steals. Martell Webster really had something special going on today, scoring 22 and hitting 5 three-pointers, he was Portland's best scorer. Brandon Roy ha a terrible shooting night, shooting only 5/16 and having an mediocre 15 points.
Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:51 pm