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AN NBA FINALS HEADACHE

June 12, 2015 by

Game 4 Of The NBA Finals Draws Blood. Just when the old lawman has the new band of outlaws rounded up in Cleveland, this happens: They break out. Keep in mind the old lawman, Sheriff LeBron, is an ancient thirty year old. His age isn’t important unless you compare him to Steph Curry. When you […]

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PORTLAND BOOMER’S NBA BURDEN

May 20, 2015 by

Notes On A Bitter Blazer Fan’s NBA Burden. Sport’s fans watch. Maybe they have some game. Maybe they used to have some game. Either way they mostly watch. And yell. Maybe drink a beer. After enough beer they compare their game to the players they see on TV. Most sports fans compare themselves favorably, the […]

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PORTLAND WINS FOR AMERICA

May 14, 2015 by

Why America Needs Portland In The NBA Finals. How many times did you see the San Antonio River Walk last year during the Spurs run? The Alamo? After four playoff rounds, what else is there to see? From the first series to the last the River Walk looked better and better, but it got a […]

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FLOYD AND MANNY FIGHT FOR TRUTH

May 4, 2015 by

Fight Of The Century Paints Floyd And Manny Boxing History. You hear kids do this all the time. They pick a sports hero then play a game. In basketball it’s MVP Stephen Curry vs LeBron. In football it’s Marcus Mariota vs Cam Newton. Who are the names when it comes to boxing? Which greats hear […]

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LaMARCUS AT LARGE

May 1, 2015 by

Why The Spurs Need LaMarcus Aldridge More Than Portland. It’s been nine years. Nine years with LaMarcus Aldridge as the reluctant star. If he hasn’t assumed his proper position as an NBA champ in Portland, he deserves to get there someplace else. Look at LA’s face and you see the drive to greatness. He wants […]

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THE NBA EDUCATION OF DAMIAN LILLARD

March 5, 2015 by

In the era of One And Done college players, Damian Lillard went the distance. With no other reason but a promise to his mom and himself, Lillard finished his college education. How hard is it to earn a college degree? People with a Masters or PhD act like a Bachelor’s degree was nothing, like they […]

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1080 THE FAN GOES ON A HOST HUNT

January 19, 2015 by

Admit it, you’ve been in someone’s car with sports talk radio on and thought, “Please just shut up.” But they don’t turn it down. The driver won’t change the station. You don’t ask. The radio hosts keep repeating things three times. You wonder who the last two are for since you heard it the first […]

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GREG ODEN? SAY IT ISN’T SO

August 7, 2014 by

When the Portland Trailblazers drafted Greg Oden instead of Kevin Durant, fans all over Oregon opened their basketball hearts and let him in. That’s what happens when someone gets introduced in your living room, or Portland’s Pioneer Square, the city’s living room. We’d just seen him lose the NCAA title game to Florida and looked […]

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THE GOOGLE FACE OF PORTLAND WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKING

June 25, 2014 by

What Outsiders Don’t See On The Front Page. Live here long enough and you know Portland is more than the next eastside trend, like bewildered 30-somethings riding bikes and having kids. So much more. Stephen Colbert pumps for Powells Books. LeBron James rolls with Nike. Anthony Bourdain shouts out for Pok Pok. They point to […]

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WHY THE RAGE AGAINST GREATNESS?

June 12, 2014 by

Find a map that shows Miami Heat fans. It looks like one spot in Florida like the Heat. The rest of the nation pulls for San Antonio. Why? Could be everyone hates on LeBron. Or Miami. Or The Decision. For one group of fans, it’s none of the above. Older fans don’t want to hear […]

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