Lamarcus Aldridge

5 December 2008

First, check out this, it's super hilarious and well written.  Now, on to the good stuff... 

We're less than four hours away from the Blazers and Celtics tipping off in Boston (catch it on ESPN if you don't want to listen to Mike Rice gush over Channing Frye and you love Van Gundy/Jackson as much as I do), so I figured I'd provide a few nuggets of wisdom about what might be the keys to the game for both sides.  Now before you all collectively groan in disgust, let me reassure you that what follows may actually prove insightful, unlike most other "key to tonight's match-up" pieces that simply say score, defend and rebound better than your opponent.  There are a few things that I'm looking for as indicators of successful play by both sides which go much deeper than the usual mundane crap, so bear with me.

Continue reading "Celtics v. Blazers Preview Extravaganza"

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26 June 2008

Well, well, the day is finally here.  Tonight, I (along with many other rabid basketball fans) will have my eyes and ears glued to my TV set to find out who will go number 1 overall what crazy-ass (Benny, you were an English major, do I need to hyphenate "crazy-ass"?) deal Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard will swing during this year's NBA Draft.

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2 April 2008

It's only been two days of blogging here at Boston Celtics News, but already I'm going to stray away from the Celtics in order to address a pressing question about my other hometown team, the Portland Trail Blazers.  The question, posed to me last night at the bar by none other than Wizard Whitebread, was "what do you think the Blazers should draft this year?"  It's something that I've been thinking about for a while now, but I haven't really been able to come up with an answer that completely satisfies me.

Continue reading "The Oden Dilemma"

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