Travis Outlaw

5 December 2008

are snipers and when they play well the Blazers are tough to beat.  I'd say the same thing for Travis Outlaw, who has vastly improved the range on his jumper this season, but his offense seems so one dimensional that I think he'll be more easily contained than Blake or Rudy.  Seriously, the guy has one move in his repetoire and couldn't dribble drive to the basket to save his life.  Outlaw either spots up with a foot on the three-point line or takes two dribbles and pulls up for an 18-footer, end of story.  If the Celtics just play him close, keep a hand in his face and don't lose him onbasket cuts when he doesn't have the ball they can completely neutralize him.

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26 June 2008

able to hide some of Augustin’s deficiencies within their team defense.  Brandon Roy and Travis Outlaw are both excellent defenders on the perimeter, and the Blazers front line of Aldridge, Oden and the Vanilla Gorilla (that’s Joel Przybilla to you folks) will do an excellent job of protecting the rim and the paint next year. 

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3 April 2008

d his first 14 points of 36, in the fourth quarter, which may have led to the Blazers defeat.  Travis Outlaw and martell Webster had 23 points each playing better offensively most of the night.  As with the last three games, Roy was out via his strained right groin.

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2 April 2008

for a playoff or title contending team.

On the wing, the Blazers have been using a combination of Travis Outlaw, Martell Webster and James Jones to fill the minutes at small forward in the Blazers rotation.  Of all three,

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