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In the seven seasons since LaMarcus Aldridge’s departure for South Texas, the Trail Blazers have been trapped in a dead sprint atop the league’s notorious treadmill of mediocrity. The architect of the teams of the past decade, Neil Olshey, seemed perfectly content with fielding good but not great teams who sold tickets but didn’t actually Read more

Not even writing a lede, you know what it is. CJ McCollum: Tyrion Lannister Much like Tyrion Lannister, CJ was undersized growing up. Unlike Tyrion Lannister, CJ grew to 6’4, averaged 22/6/3 and led Lehigh to a 15 over 2 upset over Duke as a junior, got picked in the lottery, and became one of Read more

When I first saw Damian Lillard’s name linked to Portland in a mock draft in 2012—to be perfectly honest—I had not only never heard of him, but I had never even heard of his school, Weber State. I remember scoffing at this proposed selection, and literally saying out loud, “but what about Austin Rivers?” It’s Read more

I’ve spoken previously to the extent to which the offseason represents a vast and desolate content desert, and holy shit is that continuing to be a thing. It is empty; it is a dead, unending nothingness. I started writing about Brett Favre’s post-final-retirement commercial career last week. Like I was literally embedding video of this Read more

In mid-June, the Blazers declined to retain the services of both color commentator Mike “The Wild One” Rice and play-by-play man Mike “Mike Barrett” Barrett for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. The reactions from fans ranged from outrage to relief, with a seemingly substantial majority constituting the former. Personally, I was ready for a change. Barrett Read more

I realized recently that I’ve never actually been able to bring myself to watch any amount of Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals. For those of you who don’t know / have chosen to block it out and are thus now upset with me for having brought it up, Game 7 of the Read more