Randolph revient d´une operation majeure du genou, il a quand même de bonnes stats si les Blazers veulent progresser ils feraient mieux de trader 1 ou 2 de leurs 36 SF ct un SG prometteur ou un back-up PF ce serait ptet plus judicieux que de trader le franchise player de l´equipe ct je ne sais quel "expiring contract"

Statement from Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan clarifying Oregonian article

“I need to clarify some recent remarks that I made to the Oregonian’s Jason Quick that appeared in today’s newspaper.

The vast majority of the comments I made were in reference to the entire team and the their need to step up their attitude and provide leadership.

I did not single out any particular player. It is unfortunate that the Oregonian twisted my remarks to single out Zach Randolph. That was never my intent.”

Les medias à Portland sont en manque de sensationnel ils doivent regretter la periode jailBlazers alors autant faire de Randolph la nouvelle tête de Turc

Now, to the hot topic of the day.....

Zach Randolph-Nash says no to trade talk and The "another way to look at Z-Bo´s struggles"....
First of all, great story and related column by Jason Quick and John Canzano in today´s Oregonian regarding Zach Randolph. Once again Quick is all over the Blazers beat, better than most beat writers in the country are with their teams. But isn´t it a little too soon to go down the "Zach must go" road again? Yes, he is not the best at telling time and at times appears to be selfish. The story Quick wrote about though was based on Nate not being a fan of Randolph. If your new coach in the first year of his contract isn´t happy with the cornerstone of the franchise, the player will probably be gone before the coach. But while they can´t describle the intangibles, the actual hard numbers surrounding Randolph are staggering.....

First, this is a guy who came into the year averaging 19.5 ppg and 10.05 rebounds per game as a starter in the NBA. He was also shooting .471 from the field during those two years.
This year, Randolph is averaging 17.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg, and is shooting .440 from the field. But a closer look at the numbers, by splitting them up in two simple categories, reveals more. Those categories are called WITH MILES and WITHOUT MILES.

WITH MILES: 18.2ppg, 9.26 rpg, 49.5 FG%.
WITHOUT MILES: 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg, and 37% FG%

The Blazers are 29th in 3pt field goal percentage and 21st in overall field goal percentage. They have one true legitimate low post scorer, Zach, and really nobody who has an ability to stretch a defense with perimeter offense, or without Miles, nobody who can break down a defense and slash to the basket. The end result, teams can double team Randolph and pack it in defensively against Portland more than ever before.

Final numbers to "geek out" with: Without Miles on the floor, the Blazers are getting outscored by an average of more than 17 points per 48 minutes. The second most important player for the Blazers in that statistic is Randolph- the Blazers re -14.8 without him.

Finally, I contacted John Nash as well today and he said, "We are not trying to trade Zach." He said to clarify what Canzano had in his blog, what he meant to say, but was too brief in his response, is "IF" they were trying to trade Randolph, which again (see above) they are not, they would want a high level player in return.

Un autre article concernant Scottie, parce qu´il le vaut bien

Bulls send Pippen´s 33 to rafters

By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer
December 9, 2005

AP - Dec 9, 10:29 pm EST
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Scottie Pippen did his best to check his emotions. It didn´t work.

Surrounded by Michael Jordan and other former teammates and coaches, an emotional Pippen fought back tears as the Chicago Bulls retired his number 33 during halftime of Friday´s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I want to let you know that you all have been a part of it," Pippen said during the ceremony.

His number is the fourth to hang from the rafters, joining Jordan´s 23, Bob Love´s 10 and Jerry Sloan´s 4. Phil Jackson and Jerry Krause, the coach and general manager during the championship years, also have banners hanging from the rafters.

It was no coincidence the Bulls chose this night to honor Pippen, with Jackson and the Lakers in town.

"He was a great student and a really fine leader on the basketball court," Jackson said before the game. "He directed a lot of what happened, he was very much one of the reasons why we were successful over those six championships."

Teammates such as Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman and Toni Kukoc sat in a semicircle near midcourt, as did Jackson, former Bulls assistants and Pippen´s high school and college coaches. One notable absentee was former teammate and current Bulls general manager John Paxson, who was on a scouting trip.

A highlights package aired during the ceremony, as did taped messages from Paxson, commissioner David Stern, former Bulls coach Doug Collins and Charles Barkley. Pippen received replicas of the championship trophy and a framed replica of his banner.

Jackson jokingly recalled "memories of Scottie having migraines against Detroit" during his halftime speech.

Jordan said of Pippen: "I knew I had someone watching my back."

Pippen and Jordan led the Bulls to six NBA championships during the 1990s. Pippen was named one of the NBA´s 50 greatest players in 1996, was on two teams that won Olympic gold medals and was a seven-time All-Star.

He spent 12 of his 17 seasons with the Bulls and scored 18,940 points during a career that included stints with the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. He ranks fifth on the NBA´s all-time steals list with 2,307.

He holds the Bulls´ record for 3-pointers made (664) and attempted (2,031), and ranks second in points (15,123), field goals (5,991), field goal attempts (12,444), free throw attempts (3,576), offensive rebounds (1,687), defensive rebounds (4,039), assists (4,494), steals (1,792), seasons (12), games (856) and minutes (30,269).

Not bad for a guy who left high school without a scholarship and who was a team manager at Central Arkansas, an NAIA school.

Before the game, Jackson thought back to Pippen´s rookie season -- specifically, the first practice.

"I walked into training camp, and he was sitting on the side of the court," said Jackson, then an assistant coach. "He wasn´t participating in training camp, and Jerry Krause was totally enamored with the prospect of having Scottie on this team. He thought Scottie had an unlimited potential -- as much as an old favorite of his Earl Monroe, who he helped draft for the Baltimore Bullets. ... And Scottie Pippen more than surpassed that career."

In many ways, Pippen revolutionized the small forward position with his ball-handling skills, his scoring ability and defensive prowess.

"There is basically a position named after him," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "Everybody wants a Scottie Pippen-type three man. When they think of a three man, they immediately go to Pip´s name. How many guys are that good that it happens that way?"

Yet, Pippen has often been derided as Jordan´s sidekick and as a player who sat out the final 1.8 seconds of a playoff game. Pippen also clashed with management during his first tenure with the Bulls and was traded to Houston following the team´s sixth championship.

But former teammates and coaches praise Pippen´s work ethic, his knowledge of the game, and his understanding of his role.

"It´s going to take a team effort to win championships," Grant said. "Michael´s Michael. You can´t compare anybody to a guy of his stature. We didn´t mind ´getting overlooked´ as long as we won championships and Michael respected our abilities."

Skiles, hired during the 2003-04 season, said Pippen was the "voice of reason" in the locker room as his career wound down. He was a mentor to the younger players after returning to the Bulls for his final season.

"Even though he was hurt -- he played some, didn´t play some -- it was nice to have him around every day," Skiles said. "There are few players who seem to see the plays before they actually happen, and he was one of them."

ça commence à sentir le rechauffé je sais (l´article date de 6 jours) mais bon faut pas trop m´en demander j´suis pas un rapide moi

Les Pistons menent ct les Kings à la mi-temps
mais les Bulls ont du mal face aux Raptors...

ça commence à sentir le rechauffé je sais (l´article date de 6 jours) mais bon faut pas trop m´en demander j´suis pas un rapide moi

Les Pistons menent ct les Kings à la mi-temps
mais les Bulls ont du mal face aux Raptors...

Un double post? ça faisait longtemps...

hmmmmmmmmmm.... ça devrait passer pour Chicago +5 avec 5 min à jouer

pour D3 +5 aussi mais dans le 3eme qrt

Chicago 105 @ Toronto 94

Pas moins de 7 Bulls en double figures : Songaila 18 points, Duhon 16 pts 5 rbds 3 asts, Deng 13 pts 9 rbds 2 stls, Hinrich 13 pts 5 asts, Nocioni 12 pts 5 rbds, Sweetney 10 pts, Gordon 10 pts

Ouai bein les Pistons sont en train de demonter les Kings dans le 4eme qrt... +17 maintenant
Et 17 partout entre Utah et Portland en 1er qrt... les Blazers pas encore largués en ce debut de match? ça s´arrose

Sacramento 98 @ Detroit 109

Hamilton 36 points, Billups impressionnant 28 points ET 19 ASSISTS Sheed 19 pts 8 rbds, Prince 13 pts...

Si Billups n´est pas All-star cette année

Bon c´etait bien sympatoche ce monologue nocturne mais là
il fut un temps j´aurai bien suivi ce Blazers-Jazz mais là

Nuit bonne à ceux dans ce forum qui arrivent encore à supporter mes delires et nuit bonne aux autres egalement (qui sont majoritaire il faut bien avouer )

ON TRAVAILLE NOUS MONSIEUR !! !!

Sale petit bourgeois moi et mes potos on va venir cramer ta merco tu l´as rameneras moins après

Mon dieu! Toute cette violence gratuite quelle honte il faut que je me reprenne

les Blazers sont juste horrible... la pire equipe jamais constituée, merci qui? merci John Nash on en regretterait presque la periode JailBlazers, à l´epoque au moins on gagnait des matchs de temps en remps

quand je parle de la pire equipe constituée je parle à Portland bien entendu... vu le passé de l´equipe (qui a dû raté 5 fois les P.O en 35 ans d´existence) Nash a fait fort là

Et pendant ce temps les Lakers n´en finissent plus de gagner, encore une victoire @ Memphis et de 15 pts s.v.p pour la lottery c´est foutu maintenant Ced tu vas être obligé de regarder les P.O et supporter ton equipe

Quelle chance, aller en PO et se faire sweeper au premier tour par les Spurs
M´enfin, ils ont gagné 5/6 dans leur long road trip, c´est énorme vu dans quel état on était il y a 2 semaines. Ils sont désormais à 8v/5d à l´extérieur (contre seulement 4/5 à la maison), faut confirmer cela, et puis le retour prochain de Turiaf ne pourra être que bénéfique, vu que l´apport du banc est quand même sacrément faiblard.

Sinon Nico, vu que tu as l´air de t´ennuyer pendant ces longues et tristes nuits automnales et bientôt hivernales, je peux t´envoyer 1 ou 2 copines pour venir te tenir compagnie. Ce serait autrement plus sexy que la vision désespérante du box score des Blazers, tu ne crois pas?

Enfin, à signaler le retour au jeu hier soir de Grant Hill, ce qui n´a pas du échapper à vincef

Grrrrrrrrrr......
c´etait previsible mais ça me rend malade : le décalage de McGrady en SF va priver Duncan du 5 majeur pour le prochain all star game le trio interieur West donne actuellement Yao, Garnett, T-Mac
Camby, Brand et TD sont a mon avis nettement plus méritants mais c´est clair qu´au niveau vente de maillots ça le fait moins

Ouiii le voilà de retour le grand Grant hill, bon il a fait un petit match pour son retour mais c´est normal, il ne peut pas être à 100 % dès son 1er match ! Ca fait plaisir de le revoir