NorthWest Sports Blog brings you daily features on Oregon, Washington State, and BC amateur and pro sports teams.
NWSB Blogger and NBA insider Steve Lee reports in with his third installment of the 2012/13 NBA season on the Northwest hoops stars making noise in the NBA. This time he’s going with the young guns, highlighting their hopeful rise to fame in the NBA. So far, none of the recent draft picks have seen a ton of time for their respective teams, most seeing action in the NBDL. But there’s hope for them, as injuries, blowouts, and good showings will give them more NBA action.
NWSB Insider and Washington Sports blogger Brandon Choate brings us historical news from the University of Washington men’s basketball program. Husky hoops had 2 players drafted in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, the first time in history having 2 first rounders. Terrence Ross went #8 overall to the Toronto Raptors while Tony Wroten went #25 overall to the Memphis Grizzlies.
NWSB insider Steve Lee brings us an NBA draft preview piece today. Where will the University of Washington’s Tony Wroten land in this year’s 2012 NBA Draft? Steve lists 5 possible destinations. Many envision Wroten to fall into the role of a player similar to that of Larry Hughes, Gilbert Arenas or Seattle grown Michael Dickerson when he hits the bigtime. Could it be for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012?
NWSB managing editor Q brings us his Love Em & Hate Em recaps Sunday night’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies. After having an impressive game last time out, Jonny Flynn was bad in this one. It’s hard to describe how great of a pickup J.J. Hickson has been.
State of the Portland Trail Blazers. Steve Lee our man with his pulse on the Trailblazers NBA Hoops beat is back with another edition of the Notebook. The April 2nd, 2012 edition. Since the trade deadline, Jamal Crawford has been stuck in a Kobe Bryant like shooting slump, shooting 26% from the field. Once a promising young forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers, J.J. Hickson has looked good in RIP City.
NWSB managing editor Q brings us his Love Em & Hate Em recap from Thusday night’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers won 97-93 over a solid Memphis team who sits fourth in the Western Conference playoff standings. Portland gets right back after with a game tonight at Staples Center against the Lakers tonight. Nice game Wesley Matthews.
Portland Trailblazers blogger Matt Martz weighs in with his Love’Em & Hate’Em column for the Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers game on Tuesday night. The Trail Blazers (11-7) improved to 8-1 at the Rose Garden. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and Marcus Camby had a season-high 22 rebounds.
Teams over the years in the Northwest corner, on either side of the line have dished out their share of overpaid contracts. The Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trailblazers, Vancouver Canucks are all guilty. Bryant Reeves, Mark Messier, Carlos Silva, Shaun Alexander, Theo Ratliff, Jim McIlvaine have all gotten paid haven’t they?
