I feel like this should be an open letter to the rest of the Association.See, while everyone (including Portland Trailblazer's hype machinists) is so focused on the continued ascension of BRoy, the debut of Gregor Oden, the arrival of Rudy F. Baby and Jerryd Bayless, I can't help but feel like that   more...
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Kobe Bryant's finger. Gilbert Arenas' knee. Greg Oden & Rudy Fernandez in Portland. The Sixers are ready to strike. But are the Celtics ready to defend? These are the major storylines heading into the preseason.
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Fans have been waiting for Rudy Fernandez to come over to the NBA from Spain for a while. Whether seeing him play on his ACB club DKV Joventut or the Spanish national team, two things were obvious : Rudy could play; and he had flair.In his NBA preseason debut against the Sacramento Kings, both the   more...
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With nations around the world having improved by leaps and bounds and Team USA re-emerging, where do all these great and exciting teams rank relative to each other?
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All around the NBA, rookies are looking to make their marks four days into the NBA pre-season. Leading them are the Portland Trail Blazers and their Spanish sensation Rudy Fernandez.
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There is a lot of excitement surrounding more famous Blazers in the early stages of 2008/09, leaving Sergio Rodriguez as the player who may make the most unexpected contribution in Portland as the season gets under way.
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Big man, Greg Oden of the Portland Trailblazers played in the team's pre-season debut earlier this week. Oden scored 13 points in just 20 minutes of play. This was Oden's first official game action since the micro-fracture surgery on his right knee, that he injured in a 2007 summer league game. As   more...
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The baseball season is coming to a close, meaning fantasy football rules the world for the month of October. This cannot stand. Rotowhine is jumping into its fantasy basketball preseason coverage and Jeff examines backups to keep an eye on in the late rounds of the draft to start things off.
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I came across this blog www.dwightjaynes.com that linked to a spanish sports site, Marca that posted a interview in Spanish from Rudy Fernandez that outlined his experiences within the NBA rookie orientation program.someone who read the blog one Quique Peinado was nice enough to translate:In the   more...
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Celebrate Rudy Fernandez' arrival in Portland with this highlight mix of Rudy throwing down like crazy.
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With the ACL injury to Jason Smith, the Sixers will be looking for someone to fill in as a back up center and power forward since his season is pretty much over before it starts. The Sixers can offer just a minimum contract and word is that former Sixer (and Celtic) Theo Ratliff is high on their   more...
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Rudy has touched down in PDX. One more piece ready for training camp. I swear the Garden is going to come down this year. Portland by far has the best fans in the NBA.Has their ever been a three way tie for Rookie of the Year? I mean really think about this. We have three Rookie of the Year   more...
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Almost every year, fantasy owners put too much stock in rookie ballers. Some times, it pans out... but more than likely, rookies don't live up to the hype. See how this year's rookie class stacks up in terms of fantasy basketball.
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Dear Seattle,I really do feel bad for out neighboring fans up north for having the PooperSonics oops I mean SuperSonics stolen from you. So I am going to take it upon myself to introduce you to your NEW Northwest franchise "The Portland Trail Blazers". Now don't worry these guys are easy to love.   more...

United States (GOLD)-Kobe Bryant took over. Props to my friend Dave for telling me last weekend that Kobe wouldn't let Team USA lose the gold medal. I kind of dismissed that idea because A) I didn't think the U.S. would ever be in a tight spot like Spain put them in, and B) I thought Kobe's defense   more...
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