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Thank goodness the Blazers have an 8-day break from games because I haven’t had the chance to answer mailbag questions since the beginning of the season. I’ll try to play catch-up as much as I can this week while still getting in some things I want to talk about.

Dave,
Why in the name of Bill Walton’s Ghost is Nate not playing the young guys? Anybody can see that the season is going down the tubes. Elliot Williams and Nolan Smith are the future! Getting them playing time now makes the franchise better later. That’s more important than 2…

Continue Reading Blazersedge Mailbag, February 23rd, 2012: Young Guys, Playing Time, Przy, and More

Game Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: CSNNW and NBATV
After a jolly jaunt to Los Angeles the Blazers are back tonight to tilt with the hottest team in the NBA, the injured-yet-somehow-winning San Antonio Spurs. While everyone else is busy talking about Jeremy Lin the Spurs have amassed an 11-game win streak. 6 of those victories came against teams with winning records, including Oklahoma City and the Clippers. 8 of those games were on the road. The exploits of Lin and the Knicks are like kindergarten refrigerator artwork compared to this Picasso.
During this stretch the Spurs have let only…

Continue Reading Game 33 Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers

The NBA officially announced the reserve players that will fill out the Western Conference and Eastern Conference All-Star teams on Thursday. As expected, Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge was named to the West squad, earning his first career All-Star nod.
The news was first reported by… Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports earlier Thursday.
So, after a long wait, he becomes LaMarcus All-Stardridge.
Aldridge, 26, is in the midst of a career year, averaging a career-high 23.3 points plus 8.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 36.8 minutes per game.
The Blazers actively campaigned for Aldridge’s selection, sending

Continue Reading Blazers F LaMarcus Aldridge Named To 2012 NBA Western Conference All-Star Team

Does a shortened season favor veteran teams or young, up-and-coming teams like Chicago or Oklahoma City? No one can say for sure that fewer games will guarantee that Boston or Los Angeles will make it to the Finals, but it will allow the veteran teams to have fresher legs during their playoff push. With that being said, let’s look at the top teams in each conference.
The Western Conference.
The edge definitely goes to the defending champions, the Dallas Mavericks. Their top priority is undoubtedly trying to resign free agent, Caron Butler. Even though he was injured during their…

Continue Reading Who Are the Front-Runners to Win 2012 NBA Title?

After David Stern cancelled the first two weeks of the NBA season, Knicks center Amare Stoudemire discussed the possibility of the players starting their own league. Stoudemire was quoted as saying, “If we don’t go to Europe, then let’s start our own league; that’s how I see it.” The so-called National Players League would be a league run by the players themselves. The NPL would offer players willing to invest their own money primary ownership roles in teams. Kobe, Lebron, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, and Dirk Nowitzki are just some of the names that have been thrown…

Continue Reading Could the National Players League Actually Work?