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Portland Trail Blazers: Gary Payton Will Turn Damian Lillard Into All-Defensive Player -
Damian Lillard vs. Kyrie Irving: Who Had the Better Rookie Season? -
NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Rebounders In The NBA -
Top 5 Worst Playoff Performances for Portland Trail Blazers in History -
Portland Trail Blazers: 4 Free Agents That Can Bolster Their Bench
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Live NBA Blog: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4/12/13) -
Portland Trail Blazers: Is Damian Lillard Having the Best Rookie Season in Franchise History?
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Live NBA Blog: Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4/5/13)
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NBA: Top 10 Power Forwards Playing In The NBA -
Top 10 Portland Trail Blazers of All Time
Portland Trail Blazers: Gary Payton Will Turn Damian Lillard Into All-Defensive Player
When (@Dame_Lillard) Damian Lillard accepted his 2013 Rookie of the Year award, he acknowledged to the media, his fans and his skeptics (if there really are any) that he understands the need to start really working on his defensive skills. According to The Oregonian, Lillard stated that, “When people say stuff about my defense, it bothers me. And I’m aware of it. It drives me. It lights a fire under me.’’ There is no better person to go to for mentoring, than one of the greatest point guards of all-time, Hall of Famer (@GaryPayton_20 ) Gary...
read moreDamian Lillard vs. Kyrie Irving: Who Had the Better Rookie Season?
Kyrie Irving and Damian Lillard are the last two Rookie of the Year award winners. Kyrie is quickly being called the next superstar point guard, so it begs the question: Is Damian Lillard on that same path to stardom one day? Unfortunately, I haven’t perfected any supernatural future-predicting abilities yet, so the best we can do here is compare their rookie seasons to answer the underlying question, “Which of these young, gifted point guards will be better five or 10 years down the road?” For starters, let’s take a...
read moreNBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Rebounders In The NBA
NBA teams strive to have great rebounders under the basket. Offensive rebounds can lead to second-chance points and defensive rebounds can slow down an opponent and turn into easy baskets on the other end. There are some great rebounders in the NBA right now and most of them have helped their teams achieve so sort of success this season. 10 best rebounders in the NBA 10. Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets Kenneth Faried can some times struggle on the defensive end of the floor, but his effort to rebound can never be questioned. The Nuggets were...
read moreTop 5 Worst Playoff Performances for Portland Trail Blazers in History
As the NBA playoffs are deep into the first round and the Portland Trail Blazers are watching from the comforts of their own homes, we take a look back over the course of the franchise history to the more memorable, or forgettable, playoff performances. The Trail Blazers have the unique distinction of having won their first NBA championship in their first-ever playoff experience. However, there were other performances that clearly left a deeper cut in the fabric of the franchise. Here are the top five worst playoff performances in the...
read morePortland Trail Blazers: 4 Free Agents That Can Bolster Their Bench
The Portland Trail Blazers are officially in the offseason. Their 33-49 record obviously didn’t earn them a spot in the 2013 NBA playoffs. The Blazers had their bright spots despite finishing 16 games below the .500 mark. Damian Lillard’s emergence as one of the NBA’s next wave of stars was one of them. His performance in 2012-13 simply indicates that he is indeed the face of the Blazers, along with LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge had another solid campaign. He averaged 21.1 points and 9.1 rebounds in 37.7 minutes per game. But his field-goal...
read moreLive NBA Blog: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4/12/13)
Please join me at 10:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, April 12 for a live blog as Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Rose Garden to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The game will be televised on NBA TV in both the U.S. and Canada. The Thunder have jumped into first place in the Western Conference standings with a slim .5 game lead over the San Antonio Spurs, who are also in action tonight. I will begin with some pre-game notes at 9:00 p.m. (EST). Spread The Word!Digg Pin ItShare on TumblrLike this:Like...
read morePortland Trail Blazers: Is Damian Lillard Having the Best Rookie Season in Franchise History?
The Portland Trail Blazers have the distinction of boasting the NBA’s Rookie of the Year in each of the first two seasons of the franchise’s existence – both the 1970-71 (Geoff Petrie) and 1971-72 (Sidney Wicks) campaigns. In addition, Brandon Roy claimed the award in 2006-07 even though he missed 25 games due to injury. This is all notable for the fact that the team is virtually assured of enjoying its fourth such award at the end of this season, what with Damian Lillard’s tearing up the league month after month. The natural question, then,...
read moreLive NBA Blog: Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4/5/13)
Welcome to HoopsHabit.com’s Live NBA Blog of the Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers! The Rockets will try to inch closer to a playoff spot in the Western Conference Friday, April 5, when they take on the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. The Rockets are currently in seventh in the West and entered Friday one game behind the Golden State Warriors. Portland still has an outside chance at a playoff berth; at 33-42, the Trail Blazers are six games behind the eighth-place Los Angeles Lakers with just seven games to...
read moreNBA: Top 10 Power Forwards Playing In The NBA
The power forward position in the NBA is a mixture of all sorts of shapes, sizes and skills. Think back to the days of the “Round Mound of Rebound,” Charles Barkley, who dominated the boards at 6’6″. Kevin McHale, who left defenders dazed and confused with a flurry of post moves, and of course the bruiser that was the Mailman, Karl Malone, who’s second all-time in points scored. Today the game is blessed to have just as much if not more variety at the position, such as the introduction of “tweeners,”...
read moreTop 10 Portland Trail Blazers of All Time
The Portland Trail Blazers are on the verge of wrapping up the 2012-13 season with a lot of personnel decisions to be made. The evaluation of the current roster is sure to lead to some painful decisions in the offseason as the team needs to strengthen its talent level, particularly the depth of talent and the need for a strong presence in the middle. As the management and suits in the front office take a look at their current players, I am taking you on a journey through the history of the program. I have compiled my ranking of the Top 10...
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