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GOODBYE PORTLAND IT’S BEEN FUN

June 27, 2016 by

If you leave, just say goodbye Portland. That’s all. Portland visitor’s say goodbye Portland when they leave. Maybe they’ll be back, maybe not. Saying goodbye Portland says it all. You came, you saw, you didn’t stay. If you did stay, if you decided Portland was the only place in the world for you, then you […]

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PORTLAND’S LEBRON? CLYDE DREXLER

June 26, 2016 by

Soon to be Damian Lillard as Portland’s LeBron? Every team has it’s guy, it’s face, it’s go to player. When you say their name you know their team. Will LeBron James ever sound like Miami? Dwyane Wade carries that one. Cleveland? They’ve got LeBron for eternity. He’s the Chosen One, The King, and he’ll wear […]

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NBA PLAYERS RETURN TO OREGON ROOTS

May 29, 2016 by

Would the Blazers be better with local NBA players on the roster? Sometimes it works out when the guys come back home to play, sometimes not, but who wouldn’t want Klay Thompson and Kevin Love on the Blazers? Minnesota and Cleveland see Love close up. Oakland gets their fair share of Klay. In Portland they’d […]

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CLYDE DREXLER: GREATEST TRAIL BLAZER IN PORTLAND HISTORY

May 25, 2016 by

Proof of greatness? Wheaties says it all for Clyde Drexler. The Glide is as close to the best that ever was that will ever wear a Blazer jersey. And it’s not even close. The only thing missing on his teams was a Robin to his Batman. Put him on another team with a near equal […]

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BLAZER FAN AT HALFTIME?

May 10, 2016 by

In bed asleep after Livingston ejection for this Blazer fan. It was chance to see Blazer fan history, of a team evening the NBA second round series 2-2 instead of facing elimination in the next game at 3-1. Then Shaun Livingston got tossed. Was it a fair call? Not for Blazer fan. Not saying it […]

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PORTLAND HARD, BLAZER HARD

May 8, 2016 by

Hard Portland turns into Blazer Hard. Fans who watch Portland from a distance see the Trail Blazers avoiding a sweep from the Warrior broom instead of playing a five game series. It happens when you lose the first two game in the Bay Area. Now the Warriors, still Steph-less, come to Portland. This isn’t the […]

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STEPH YOUR GAME UP

January 26, 2016 by

Anything is possible when you Steph Your Game Up. Step back a moment and consider the history of the long range bomber in basketball. Baby boomers had Pistol Pete Maravich in his baggy gray socks launching forty footers. They went in often enough for Pete to avoid the tag of, “afraid of the paint,” which […]

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NEW PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER TROPHY

December 29, 2015 by

The Portland Trail Blazer Trophy fits one of the youngest teams in the NBA? The Blazers are bad, but not that bad. You know what that means? No, they’re not a team like the Philadelphia 76ers or New Orleans Pelicans. Blazer fans will take a season of losses to take the next step forward with […]

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PORTLAND TIMBERS, OREGON LOGS

December 9, 2015 by

Soccer Town USA and its suburbs are full of fans waiting for the Portland Timbers. They grew up when field hockey was the only PE sport for girls, when Title 9 and gender equality were just around the corner. They went to college, traveled, found someone special enough to have kids with, someone who understood […]

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OREGON SPORTS DIAMONDS

November 13, 2015 by

The jewels of Oregon sports get ready to shine brighter than ever in the new Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame. Out of the shadows of a clouded past you’ll see stars from every year join with the Class of 2015 being inducted at Multnomah Athletic Club, and together enter the new OHOF. From appearances the […]

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