Nate actually shot a ball in the opponents hoop!

Brian T. Smithhasa transcript of Nate McMillan's thoughts从今天早上的射击around. Nothing super surprising but there is acknowledgement of issues to address and discussion of communication between coaching staff and players, which is good to hear. -- Ben Golliver | (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com) |Twitter

Mike RogowayofThe Oregoniandoes an excellent jobwriting about a very difficult subjectto get people to talk about: the post-Paul Allen Portland Trail Blazers. It's the must-read Blazers piece of the week. It raises possible reasons why Vulcan, Inc. might sell the Blazers should Paul Allen pass away and also looks at his sister Jody's role within Vulcan... ----------------- For those who have dealt extensively with Allen's sister, the fact that the team is losing much less money than in the past matters less than the fact that it continues to bleed red ink. "There is a constant sort of drumbeat from Jody and the people who work for Jody to cut the losses," said one former team executive, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. "They're doing their job, trying to look at the portfolio as a business. I can't fault them for that." "Paul's ownership of the franchise has always been a struggle between his emotion for the team and the sport and the business reality," the executive said. ----------------- -- Ben Golliver | (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com) |Twitter

Anyone who is sad from yesterday's game

奥登金波片/ Da男爵vis beard. What do you think?

An article from Joe Freeman talking about how andre doesnt get injured and how he does it... it is a nice article id you are a miller fan.. which i think most of us are

"Shows uncharacteristic class and humility" by deferring to Magic, Bird, Russell, etc.

No, not to fill the void as our backup banger, the man is 45. Although, maybe... From a very nice interview with Nick Rattner of SLAM Online. SLAM: Are you happy doing what you’re doing? CO: I’m happy. I’m thinking trying to get involved in doing a big man camp next summer. Might land a job with one of these teams. Hopefully, New York or somewhere I’ve really been around. I’ve had some talks with the Bulls, Portland. SLAM: You talked to Paxson? CO: I talked to Jerry Reinsdorf, I talked to Larry Miller in Portland about working with some guys. The opportunity is there. I think it’s going to happen soon. Other topics include "his past, his business endeavors (including a cooking show), what’s wrong with the NBA, and what measures will bring it back to health. "

Joe Freeman just mentioned that the locker room is referring to LMA as "The King Cobra" (in the second installment of FreeMail). What do you guys think? Apt? Can you think of a better nickname?

Please take these with a grain of salt. They are Formulas, and Stats. But not the be all end all. - Oden has highest Block % - Oden has highest total # of blocks - Rudy has highest Steal % - Oden is #1 in TOTAL REBOUNDING % Top 5 Defensive Rating Players:1. Oden 2. Przy3. Garnett4. Rudy5. Dampier Oden is #4 in defensive Win shares (aldridge is #7) Roy is #6 in Win shares Aldridge is #2 in Turnover Percentage (!!)