Basically both Bill and Jalen Rose are doing power rankings of teams this season so far and this video is the top half of the teams. Blazers are put in "the contenders" category with the Thunder, Spurs and Pacers.

A nice breakdown of a play from the Sacramento game.

Yahoo posts nice bit about Lillard's game last night.

They talk a little about Damian and Kobe's mention of him, but Adande still thinks that Kobe should be on the team regardless. And somehow Curry is the only one that can fill up the basket. Adande mentions the loss against the Kings, but fails to mention the glorious 4th quarter that Dame put up almost single handedly brought the Blazers back. Curry and Dame shooting from anywhere on the court if they got hot no matter what the East defense did would be glorious to watch. Adande also mentions that he thinks Curry and Dame would be a little overwhelmed by the All-Star weekend. I'm sorry, has he seen Damian play or read anything written about him? Dame has ice in his veins and is not afraid of anything. He puts up 20+ points and double digit assists against Kobe and the Lakers in his first pro game. I usually like and agree a lot with what J.A. says, but he couldn't be more wrong.

Fun stuff: "He may be the most Portlandian Blazer since Bill Walton. And with his rebounding, defensive presence and hustle contributing to the Blazers’ best start in a decade, Lopez is poised to become the team’s biggest cult hero since Channing Frye."

Clips Nation had this piece on their site. Looks like the popular kids are getting talked about.

雄鹿队显然是购物Neal后set that his teammates didn't play hard enough. Bucks are trying to keep their golden child Larry Sanders (whom Neal was upset with) happy and trade Neal. Neal is shooting over 41% from 3, is on a cheap contract (3.25 for 2 years,) can play decent defense, is okay with coming off the bench and wants to win. Think NO will look at him?

Operation tank is in full effect in Chicago. Looks like they will waive Bynum too.

ESPN's Bradford Doolittle lists Wesley Matthews as the #4 SG in the NBA, saying, "The addition of a strong set of role players helped to boost the Trail Blazers into contention, but just as important has been the rapid climb of Matthews into a bona fide third wheel to go with LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard. Matthews is having his best season shooting the ball, and is now one of the NBA's top long-range threats. His true shooting percentage ranks fourth in the league among qualifying players."

Getting back in the swing of doing more sportswriting. Here's an inclusive devotional on keeping a hold of my Blazer-related fandom.