What we can take from PDX’s last five games

March 26, 2013 By
LaMarcus Aldridge Chicago Bulls

Bryant Knox breaks down what we learned about the Portland Trailblazers during their recent five-game road trip. Despite going 2-3 on the trip, we saw more good things than bad. LaMarcus Aldridge is playing like the best power forward in the NBA, as he’s more well-rounded than Blake Griffin and Kevin Love is sidelined with an injury. This team is going to fight no matter what its record is, but there’s no denying that the final month of the season is going to be tough when it comes to making the playoffs.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: 2013 NBA Playoffs, Blake Griffin, Dallas Mavericks, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, portland, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, utah jazz, Wesley Matthews

Northwest “Frontcourt” & rookie hoopstars – Midseason evaluation

February 4, 2013 By
Tony Wroten, Washington Huskies

NWSB Blogger and NBA insider Steve Lee breaks down what the NBA’s most prominent Northwest Hoops Stars have been up to over the last 30 days and hands out some grades. Let’s take a quick look as to how players such as Martell Webster, Terrence Ross, Kevin Love, Spencer Hawes, Tony Wroten, and Terrence Jones have been doing in 2013. It is not too late for the hometown boys to improve on their grades, but some extra credit work is much needed.

Filed Under: Coffee Shop Tagged With: Andrew Bynum, Kevin Love, Lake Oswego Laker, Martell Webster, NBA All Star Game, Pau Gasol, Robert Sacre, Rudy Gay, Spencer Hawes, Terrence Jones, Terrence Ross, Tony Wroten

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves prediction and preview

February 3, 2013 By
Damian Lillard Minnesota Timberwolves

Bryant Knox previews the Portland Trail Blazers Feb. 4 matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This will be the third time that these two teams have faced off this year, and Portland is 2-0 in the series. In fact, since the 2008-08 season, the Blazers are 19-2 against Minnesota. The key matchup in this one is between J.J. Hickson and Nikola Pekovic. For Minnesota, Kevin Love and Brandon Roy are out with injuries. For PDX, Nicolas Batum, Wesley Matthews and Ronnie Price are all day-to-day.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: Brandon Roy, Game Previews, JJ Hickson, Kevin Love, Nicolas Batum, portland, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, Wesley Matthews

Northwest “Backcourt” hoopstars – Midseason evaluation

January 29, 2013 By
Steve Nash & Koby Bryant

NWSB Blogger and NBA insider Steve Lee breaks down what the NBA’s most prominent Northwest Hoops Stars have been up to over the last 30 days and hands out some grades. Llet’s take a quick look as to how players such as Steve Nash, Jamal Crawford, Brandon Roy, Aaron Brooks, Avery Bradley, Jason Terry, and Nate Robinson have been doing in 2013. It is not too late for the hometown boys to improve on their grades, but some extra credit work is much needed.

Filed Under: Coffee Shop Tagged With: Aaron Brooks, Avery Bradley, Brandon Roy, Isaiah Thomas, Jamal Crawford, Jason Terry, Kevin Love, Luke Ridnour, Nate Robinson, Rodney Stuckey, Spencer Hawes, Steve Nash, Terrence Ross, Tony Wroten

Northwest Hoops Stars – New Years Edition

January 5, 2013 By
Brandon Roy

NWSB Blogger and NBA insider Steve Lee breaks down what the NBA’s most prominent Northwest Hoops Stars have to do to improve in the New Year. With about 10 games to go before we do a mid-season report card, let’s take a quick look as to how players such as Steve Nash, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Love, Brandon Roy, Aaron Brooks, Avery Bradley, Jason Terry, Terrence Ross and Nate Robinson can prosper in 2013.

Filed Under: Coffee Shop Tagged With: Aaron Brooks, Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Love, Luke Ridnour, Nate Robinson, Spencer Hawes, Steve Nash, Terrence Ross, Tony Wroten

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves prediction and preview

January 4, 2013 By
Damian Lillard Minnesota Timberwolves

Bryant Knox previews the Portland Trail Blazers Jan. 5 matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rip City has had both highs and lows on the current road trip, and it’s tough to tell which team is going to show up against the Wolves Saturday night. Nicolas Batum could be primed for a big game. The key matchup in this one is between Kevin Love and LaMarcus Aldridge. Love and Ricky Rubio are both quesitonable.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: Damian Lillard, Game Previews, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, portland, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland Trail Blazers prediction and preview

November 23, 2012 By
LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love

Bryant Knox previews the Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 23 matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. PDX fans have had this game circled on their calendars since the NBA released their schedule this past offseason, but with Brandon Roy no longer available for this contest, it appears to be just another game between two struggling division rivals. The key matchup in this one is between Kevin Love and LaMarcus Aldridge. Nicolas Batum nearly became a member of the T-Wolves this past summer.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: Brandon Roy, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, PDX, portland, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota vs. Portland Preview, with Q&A from John Flesta of Timberpups

November 21, 2012 By
Minnesota vs. Portland

NWSB Insider and Portland Trail Blazers blogger Jon Irwin, in collaboration with Timberpups.com blogger John Flesta, previews the Minnesota-Portland matchup. These bloggers got together for a great Q&A. Not only do they highlight plenty about the game, but also give some insight on the ensuing drama between these two organizations. NBA matchup insight from NWSB.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: Brandon Roy, Damian Lillard, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland Trail Blazers, Nicolas Batum, Nikola Pekovic, Portland Trail Blazers, Ricky Rubio, trail blazers blog

The great Northwest provides the NBA with top tier talent!

October 3, 2012 By
Aaron Brooks

NWSB Writer Steve Lee talks about the best NBA players from the Northwest. With a variety of talent levels featured throughout the league, though mostly kept within the Western Conference, the upper left corner of North America is well represented and continues to grow. Luke Ridnour, Rodney Stuckey, Jamal Crawford, Jason Terry, Brandon Roy, Avery Bradley, Martell Webster, Kevin Love, Spencer Hawes, Tony Wroten, and Terrence Ross all make the list.

Filed Under: Coffee Shop, NBA Tagged With: Aaron Brooks, Avery Bradley, Brandon Roy, Isaiah Thomas, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Love, Nate Robinson, NBA Blogs, Northwest basketball, Northwest NBA athletes, Northwest NBA stars, portland, seattle, vancouver

Portland Trail Blazers & Timberwolves 2012/13 matchup analysis

August 15, 2012 By
T-Wolves vs. Trail Blazers

NWSB Writer Blair Thomas previews what is sure to be a very interesting matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers in 2013. Both teams look to compete for playoff spots in the Western Conference heading into the upcoming season. Here is a breakdown of how the teams match-up head-to-head in 2012-13. Key players are those such as Damian Lillard and Meyers Leonard.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: 2012 Olympics, Damian Lillard, David Kahn, J.J. Hickson, Jared Jeffries, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Luke Babbitt, Meyers Leonard, NBA, NBA Playoffs, Neil Olshey, Nicolas Batum, Nolan Smith, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, Rick Adelman, Ronnie Price, Terry Stotts, Trail Blazer Blog

Where does PDX’s LaMarcus Aldridge rank among NBA power forwards?

August 8, 2012 By
Aldridge & Roy

NWSB Insider and Portland Trailblazers blogger Bryant Knox weighs in on the NBA’s best power forwards today and asks the question is LaMarcus Aldridge among the best? When Brandon Roy was still in Portland, he was the man and Aldridge was his sidekick. Not any more. Aldridge’s career-high 21.8 points and 8.7 rebounds in 2011 came in a season where the Blazers ran the slowest pace in the NBA. Watch out 2012.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: 2012-13 nba season, Blake Griffin, Brandon Roy, Damian Lillard, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, NBA, Pau Gasol, PDX, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, Portland Trailblazers Blog, Trail blazers blogs, Trail Blazers News

Would a Healthy LaMarcus Aldridge Be on Team USA?

July 13, 2012 By
LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers

NWSB Insider Bryant Knox poses a good question/option for Team USA. Could Team USA use a healthy LaMarcus Aldridge? Not since Clyde Drexler has the Portland TrailBlazers fielded an Olympian. With Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh and Blake Griffin out because of injuries, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Love and Anthony Davis are the lone big men on this year’s team.

Filed Under: Portland Trail Blazers Blog Tagged With: 2012 Olympics, Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin, Chris Bosh, Dominican Republic, Dwight Howard, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, london, London 2012, London Olympics, NBA, Olympics, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Trail Blazers Blog, Team USA, Trail Blazers, Trailblazers blog, Tyson Chandler, USA Basketball
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