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[Eismann]

Blazers notebook - Team has to get physical
Monday, September 18, 2006
JASON QUICK

TUALATIN -- Don't expect the Trail Blazers to join the NBA trend of pushing the tempo and spreading the floor this season. Instead, Blazers coach Nate McMillan said fans should prepare to watch a big, bruising Blazers team that will concentrate on halfcourt execution.

"We are a totally different team than we were last year," McMillan said. "And the style of play I wanted to play last year, I think we have to change it somewhat this year."

Last season, McMillan wanted to create a system in which pressure defense could help create turnovers and, thus, fast-break opportunities. The fullcourt pressure rarely materialized, preventing many fast-break opportunities.

Now, with a drastically different roster -- with only seven returners -- McMillan said becoming a pressure-oriented and/or an uptempo team is unrealistic.

"I don't know if we are going to be capable of running like I would like to," McMillan said. "I think if you have the bigs we have currently, then we have to be a team that will pound you and be good in halfcourt execution. And defensively, I think we should be a physical team."

That style of play goes against the league's growing trend of offenses that spread the floor and shoot quickly, such as the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks featured in the Western Conference finals last season.

In recent years, the NBA's Eastern Conference has featured more physical, halfcourt-oriented teams, such as Detroit, Miami and Chicago, and McMillan acknowledged that the Blazers could be a rare team in the West.

"Most teams in the West are up and down," McMillan said. "We will be somewhat different in the sense that we will have to use the fact we are big."

Roy at the point: McMillan said he will look to use rookie Brandon Roy some at point guard this season, primarily because the position is dangerously thin in both experience and health.

McMillan said Jarrett Jack, in his second season, will be the starter, but McMillan is unsure what he has in rookie Sergio Rodriguez and newly acquired Dan Dickau, who is coming off a major Achilles' heel injury.

[empy]

Blazers notebook

...but McMillan is unsure what he has in rookie Sergio Rodriguez...

Spanish Chocolate!!

Nate, you will get flashy play, crowd pleasing moves, plenty of turnovers, and a 100% guarantee you'll lose every close game :bwahaha:

[kimpOy]

mukhang tama ang hinala ko na anytime matr-trade si miles...he.he

[theveed]

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Enjoy

[tsupermario]

Spanish Chocolate!!

Nate, you will get flashy play, crowd pleasing moves, plenty of turnovers, and a 100% guarantee you'll lose every close game :bwahaha:

parang si jayson williams a.k.a. white chocolate

[theveed]

hmm chocolate thunder... sigura wa-epek ang tawagin kang Black/Dark Chocolate sa NBA hehe.

[kimpOy]

redundunt he..he "chocolate" na lang nun...

parang kapag kumain ka ng chinese food sa china...."food" na lang ang tawag nila dun

[ILuvDetailing]

Chocolate Thunder? Spanish Chocolate? White Cholate? parang pangalan ng mga dunks ni Daryl Dawkins :hihihi:

[baiskee]

lupet ni manute bol. :D 4 blocks...di makalusot kalaban.

[chain]

hehe tandaan ko tuloy si Earl Monroe.. tawag sa kanya Black Jesus.

or how about Billy Ray Bates? the Black Superman!

[ILuvDetailing]

How about Mark Eaton, once averaged 5 blocks per game in a season. It helps when your 7'4" and built like a truck.

[chain]

Mark Eaton was a mechanic before.. so he must've worked on trucks.

[kimpOy]

ay wala yung block ni mugsy bogues kay patrick ewing...

[empy]

parang si jayson williams a.k.a. white chocolate

seriously, i think idol ni Rodriguez si J-Will....pareho style nila nung nasa Sactown pa si White Chocolate. i think kaya sila nabansagan pareho na chocolate :hihihi:

[Eismann]

If he can shoot better than JWill did, he'll be useful for the Blazers. European players usually shoot better from long-range. He'd have a hard time getting PT though because of Brandon Roy.

[ssaloon]

eto not sure kung napanood niyo na rin. top 10 in-game dunks of all time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzCczhC_wZc

panalo talaga magcomment si kenny smith.. "it don't count if you dunk on a european" :bwahaha:

[theveed]

More:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQrUBp-Ad4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6saBt5EhHY

While Jordan has the most grace and form sa dunks, I prefer watching Nique and Kemp's thunderous technical dunks... Damn!!!!

[ssaloon]

More:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQrUBp-Ad4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6saBt5EhHY

While Jordan has the most grace and form sa dunks, I prefer watching Nique and Kemp's thunderous technical dunks... Damn!!!!

may 3gp file ako ng 1st link mo sa cel ko hehehe
lupit talaga ni kemp nung reign man days niya! sasabit pa sa ring yan tapos tutura sa crowd! NASTY!!!

more!
top 10 dunks in the slam dunk contest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIhCfQyyYc4

"we better get him a get well card coz he's sick!" :hihihi:

[Eismann]

Bobcats Interested In Free-agent Swingman
RICK BONNELL
rbonnell*charlotteobserver.com

Is Bonzi Wells in the Charlotte Bobcats' future?

Bobcats coach-general manager Bernie Bickerstaff confirmed Tuesday he plans discussions with Wells' representatives sometime this week to gauge the free-agent swingman's interest in signing here.

Wells, 30, averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds last season for the Sacramento Kings. He's also been linked to the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Since scoring at the wing positions is a clear need for the Bobcats, Wells' skill set would be a good fit. Also, the Bobcats are several million under the salary cap, so they could seemingly make a competitive offer.

The greater question is a roster spot. The Bobcats already have 15 players under contract, plus a qualifying offer of about $3 million to restricted free agent Melvin Ely. Bickerstaff indicated that resolving Ely's situation probably takes precedence over any other move between now and the start of training camp Tuesday in Wilmington.

[empy]

gotta love Zach Randolph...a truly special human being :rofl:

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/ore...l=7&thispage=2

The investigation showed that Randolph asked his "occasional *** partner" and another woman whom he had not met before to perform a simulated *** show at the hotel room. There was some discrepancy as to whether or not Randolph asked the women to perform oral ***, but there was no dispute that *** was only simulated in the show that was performed, Rees wrote in the memo.

The woman who filed the complaint said Randolph was disappointed that the show had only simulated *** and refused to pay her. After the show, she said, she had consensual *** with Randolph's friend and then fell asleep or "passed out." She claimed she awoke and found Randolph trying to have anal *** with her. She told investigators she awoke and "slapped" Randolph away twice. Ultimately, she told police that Randolph lifted her onto a table and had *** with her while she shook her head "no," the memo says.

Prosecutors said the woman admitted she was extremely intoxicated, having had three cocktails and three double shots of tequila -- alcohol purchased by Randolph.

The other woman involved in the show told investigators she did not witness any *** between Randolph and the complainant, saying she was physically ill and spent about 21/2 hours in the bathroom.

A male friend of Randolph's was in the room and was interviewed by detectives. He described himself as a member of the "Hoop Family," one of Randolph's close associates. He said he "frequently ***ually shares women" with Randolph but denied any knowledge of money passing between Randolph and the women that night.

He claimed he didn't see the simulated *** show because he was busy setting up music to play on his laptop, but he said he did have consensual *** with the complainant afterward, and so did Randolph.

my kinda guy :hysterical: