News Yup, it's just about Blazer blogging time. But first, enjoy your game day cartoon (which contains some pretty blatant thievery of this Lethal Weapon screengrab), courtesy of yours truly. See you at tip-off. Okay, here we are. Been awhile since we've seen the Detroit Pistons, and they're having a rough start to the season. That shouldn't surprise anyone, of course, but it's sad to see the mighty ...   More

News What's wrong with the Blazers? It's the question that everyone has been pondering the past few weeks, but nobody has been able to come up with any discernable answers. But the team's current draught—six losses in a row, including a brutal four game trip back East that saw the Blazers lose fourth quarter leads to the Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers, and New Jersey Nets, three bottom dwellers ...   More

News Phew. Two minutes to tip-off, crappy music blasting, blimp overhead and I've just completed tonight's one-panel comic. It's a little sloppy, and there's no joke involved, but it'll have to do. Tonight's contest finds the perennially undermanned Trail Blazers matched up against the familiar-looking and perennially underachieving Timberwolves, a team with more than a couple familiar faces on the ...   More

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News Hey, don't start writing letters just yet. I was — and am — a Blazer fan. I remember how Rip City swept through Portland in the early ‘90's. I still know all the words to “Bust a Bucket" [youtube h5pGfakssHc] In fact whenever the Blazers played on TV we muted the telecast so we could hear the “Schonz” on the radio. Clyde, Duck, Cliff, Buck, Terry; those ...   More

News Well, I'm not sure it was a Willis Reed moment, but when this half-full Rose Garden caught a glimpse of Brandon Roy in warm-up gear, it might as well have been. For those who, like me, spent last night getting drunk and arrived to the arena not long before tip-off, this was quite a surprise. I'm sure that in-the-know folks were less taken aback. Still, it's a sight for sore eyes. Now let's see if Roy ...   More

News PRITCH-SLAPPED WITH A PINK SLIP! Not that this was entirely unexpected, but someone is really going to have to explain the timing of Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard to me. Hell, someone is going to have to explain the decision to me, too (until then I'm going to chalk it up to Paul Allen really feeling the whole "Mo Money Mo Problems" thing) I know if I got fired for some bullshit, I'd go out ...   More

News Given the level of turmoil among Trail Blazers fans over last month's canning of general manager Kevin Pritchard, we're curious what you think about today's announcement that Rich Cho will be Portland's new general manager. Feel free to opine in the comments section. But before you do, here are the basics about Cho: he's been the assistant GM for the Thunder (and the Sonics before they moved ...   More

News [UPDATE: Clearly the Baron photo was a poor choice.] Here we are, early October. The weather is confused—as it has been all "summer"—and the fans are chomping at the bit, ready to spend a long, wet winter with their beloved Portland Trail Blazers. No, this year's first preseason contest doesn't have the same air of excitement that previous years have had: There's no overhyped draft pick, ...   More