Blazers VS Hawks - 11am pst Jan. 21, 2008

Walton'sBeard! · Post #261 » by **Walton'sBeard!** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:26 pm

He reminds me of Forrest Gump. In the huddle at the end of overtime I can picture Nate saying "Score, Travis! Score!" And Travis just says, "Okay." in his soft southern accent.

Post #262 » by **BlackMamba** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:33 pm

wow, wo with outlaw, was sergio kind of the hero of the game?

i always say this, but i really LOVE how this is a TEAM, each game we see someone different making the important shots and giving the blazers the depth and the edge to win the games.

awesome... so, i can accurately say 3-3 is not that bad after all.

Post #263 » by **mojomarc** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:11 pm

BlackMamba wrote:wow, wo with outlaw, was sergio kind of the hero of the game?

Sergio had a fantastic game. He only made one mistake that I really noticed, but other than that his decisions were very sharp. The look-away passes were beautiful and his ball fakes were great.

If he can get his shot consistent like Outlaw got his, he will be a force in the league.

cucad8 · Post #264 » by **cucad8** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:17 pm

A big plus for Sergio was the praise Nate was giving him in the paper today, I think. He ususally seems pretty reserved in his praise forSergio, and he pretty much said he was the key to yesterday's game. Nice boost of confidence for Sergio, I am guessing. And, playing the same amount of minutes as Jack definitely helps him. Will continue to be up and down, like Travis his first few years, and still is, really. I think Sergio will come along quicker than Travis just having played in Spain professionally.

Post #265 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:24 pm

Pinot love wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

then someone was impersonating you in the chat room

Yeah, they were saying that anyone that missed a shot lacked heart and that it was suprising that anyone would honor a scum like MLK. Not for if you can do an IP check Spykes, but someone was making you look bad.

Post #266 » by **mojomarc** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:31 pm

cucad8 wrote: I think Sergio will come along quicker than Travis just having played in Spain professionally.

I just hope that as part of his professional growth Sergio hires Travis to teach him better English. That would be truly spectacular.

:clap:

Fitz303 · Post #267 » by **Fitz303** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:22 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6Wwd2CP08

"Coach was like, travis do you want this shot, and i was like yeaaa"

LOL I love this guy

SinceClyde · Post #268 » by **SinceClyde** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:44 pm

mojomarc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You understood wrong. Bill Walton was the top rebounder and shot blocker in the league in 76-77, earning him All-NBA second team and All-Defense first team, not to mention finished second in league MVP voting that year. The next year, of course, he won the league MVP, and if he hadn't been injured Portland would have repeated probably two more times before there would have been significant competition.

Wow I'm shocked how you butchered my point. When you compare the blazers to the 76ers they played in the finals, the Blazers were NOT stars. They were a team working together, not one person doing all the work. Case in point, Bill Walton was more than anything a great passer, which would really only help a team that worked together. Julius Erving was considered a superstar.

Pinot love · Post #269 » by **Pinot love** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:01 pm

who's watching the game again

Yadadimean · Post #270 » by **Yadadimean** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:10 pm

Fitz303 wrote:http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6Wwd2CP08

"Coach was like, travis do you want this shot, and i was like yeaaa"

LOL I love this guy

Travis Outlaw = Black Boomhawer?

Post #271 » by **mojomarc** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:31 pm

SinceClyde wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Wow I'm shocked how you butchered my point. When you compare the blazers to the 76ers they played in the finals, the Blazers were NOT stars. They were a team working together, not one person doing all the work. Case in point, Bill Walton was more than anything a great passer, which would really only help a team that worked together. Julius Erving was considered a superstar.

But that's a different statement than what you said. Your exact words were "From what I understood, the championship blazer team was not really any superstars, but a team of contributors." This is clearly false--Walton was a superstar. Now if you want to say that you understood the Blazers played more as a team and ignored the selfishness that can often plague star teams, that's a bit of a different story. You can still have superstars that are contributors, after all. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were superstars that made their teams better just by being there. Olajuwon was similar, and so was Shaq, but without the same kind of passing. But that didn't make them anything less than superstars. In fact, I think the term "superstar" gets overused, and it really should only apply to players who are not only transcendant in their individual abilities but who also make their teammates better and drive lesser talents to achievements they couldn't get to if the "superstar" was only in it for his own stats.

SinceClyde · Post #272 » by **SinceClyde** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:25 pm

mojomarc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

In fact, I think the term "superstar" gets overused, and it really should only apply to players who are not only transcendant in their individual abilities but who also make their teammates better and drive lesser talents to achievements they couldn't get to if the "superstar" was only in it for his own stats.

I agree with this. Superstar is subjective and is always being overused. I guess Walton was a contributing superstar.