New coach, new headliners, new expectations for Blazers
Monday was Media Day for the Trail Blazers at Moda Center, with thousands of photos shot and basketballs and posters signed and promotional videos produced and, well, interviews with the media
On Ja Morant, Jay Triano, USA soccer and MLB All-Star Game Beavers …
Knocking it about on a few sports subjects as we swing into the second half of 2026:
On Blazer moves, Durant, Morant and the Jail Blazers, Hakeem nemesis Brickowski, LeBron and much more
Bouncing the ball around on a load of sporting topics …
Pros vs. Joes No. 13: Despite the Blazers’ rocky road, Brooke Olzendam’s having a ball
If there is a poster person of popularity among fans in the Trail Blazers organization these days, it’s probably not a player or coach.
On the Trail Blazers’ lousy start, Hassan Whiteside and my former boss, Alabama’s long snapper, a Texas grad assistant and all those $$ tossed around in college football
Things on my mind as we kick off a new (and hopefully far better) year …
• A statistical analysis of the Trail Blazers’ disappointing seven-game start to the 2020-21 campaign portends that the local NBA quintet is fortunate to be 3-4.
The off-season emphasis by general manager Neil Olshey was help at the defensive end, something that was a near-constant during Terry Stotts’ first eight years as coach.