I thought the Blazers bandwagon closed when they built that fantasy team back in the mid to late 90's that had almost all of the western conference all stars on it. But seriously i don't think you can count on Oden taht much,the microfracture surgies like that almost take 3 full years to recover from. I am curious about rudy fernandez because i haven't seen or heard anything about the guy

gotta be worried that gallinari is shut down for the rest of summer league with an achy back

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Originally posted by SlackerBoy9 I thought the Blazers bandwagon closed when they built that fantasy team back in the mid to late 90's that had almost all of the western conference all stars on it. But seriously i don't think you can count on Oden taht much,the microfracture surgies like that almost take 3 full years to recover from. I am curious about rudy fernandez because i haven't seen or heard anything about the guy

Amare Stoudemire took 3 years? uh no. Took 18 months and that will be the time by the start of the season. He's already ready according to doctors, I'll tend to trust them. You also have to consider medical science is better and better. Plus, Oden is 19 years old (heal faster) and had a very small microfracture injury, not like Darius Miles.

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Originally posted by Member of X Amare Stoudemire took 3 years? uh no. Took 18 months and that will be the time by the start of the season. He's already ready according to doctors, I'll tend to trust them. You also have to consider medical science is better and better. Plus, Oden is 19 years old (heal faster) and had a very small microfracture injury, not like Darius Miles.

I had forgot that stoudamire had reinjured the knee when he came back and they shut him down again my bad. As for Darius Miles is he even still in the league?

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Originally posted by SlackerBoy9 I had forgot that stoudamire had reinjured the knee when he came back and they shut him down again my bad. As for Darius Miles is he even still in the league?

2004-2005 season. Amare Stoudemire 26 pts, 9 rebs.
2005-2006 season. 3 games played.
2006-2007 season. 20 pts (marion took some pts), 10 rebs.

For some strange reason I don't see the THREE year gap. Nice try.


Darius Miles had a much more destructive knee. Oden has the smallest micro surgery you can have. But as for him, he's a worthless fat slob who never had any intention of coming back, instead just wanted to sit on his fat ass and collect his salary. Comparing him to Oden, who was a workout warrior where the Blazers had to tell him to back off for awhile is lame.

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I never brought up Darius Miles..you did.A little too touchey about the Blazers i think

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Originally posted by SlackerBoy9 I never brought up Darius Miles..you did.A little too touchey about the Blazers i think

I'm a Blazers fan, just standing up for what I believe. Why do people on TA always get worked up if you debate points? Grow a set of balls. I just like the back and forth. Gimme a break..

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Originally posted by Trancealot Lets have an Olympic basketball playoff pool. Finals: America(Selfish Lakers) Vs Lithuanian(Celtics)

i want that match-up so bad :]

in a news shocker ...
Ron Artest traded to the Houston Rockets for Bobby Jackson and picks.

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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch in a news shocker ... Ron Artest traded to the Houston Rockets for Bobby Jackson and picks.

1. Artest is a decent player but he always brings drama with him. Hopefully he is rehabilitated from his previous days.

2. Let's Hope the Rockets make it out of the 1st round for the 100th time. 22 wins in a row is good for the playoffs not the regular season

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I'd say Artest is far more then a decent player. He was the defensive player of the year in the 03-04 season and had season averages of 20.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.5 APG, and 2.3 STLs.

The only unknown about this trade is whether or not he will cause chemistry problems. However, he played 40 games under Adelman and had 0 issues during that time. He has often said that Adelman was his favorite coach, and I hope that playing under him again will help keep him under wraps.

If he doesn't work out, hes an 8.5 million $ expiring contract. At the end of the season there could be a potential sign and trade with Artest if we need to send him elsewhere. There is a huge market for him around the league so it would be possible to net back a good player in return.

Regardless, we got a top 50 player for basically nothing. I think its a great trade.

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Originally posted by bananas i want that match-up so bad :]

and we're getting it today, but i think we're gonna get trashed by US, we're not ready yet, and there are ~5 players who are injured/recovering from injuries

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