This has to be the darkest set of clouds to hover over the city of Portland. For over 34 years, the Portland Trailblazers have been hit with the worst luck in sports history. After making the playoffs for the first time in the 1976-77 season with a 49-33 record, the Blazers made a Cinderella run through the playoffs led by center Bill Walton and won the NBA championship. The following season looked like Portland was well on its way to defend its title as they jumped to a 50-10 start. However, enter the dark clouds. What happens next would be the beginning of the worst luck a team could ever have. Here is a timeline of all the bad luck the Blazers had experienced since their championship run.
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Former Backcourt Duo, Billups and Hamilton, Let Go By Their Teams
Deeeeetrooooit Basektballlll! This was the Detroit Pistons era from 2003-2009 and they had one of the best backcourts of all time – Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton. With the NBA lockout shortening the season as well as the offseason/training camps, teams have been rushing to wine-and-dine free agents, create interesting trade scenarios, and determining other roster movements. Part of the “other” roster movements consists of waiving, releasing, buying out, and utilizing the amnesty clause on players. This is what happened to Billups and Hamilton during the first week of player transactions in the NBA.
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NBA Lockout Over: 10 REASONS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT NBA
Now we just reviewed the top 10 negatives of the NBA. Let’s take a look at the positives. The fundamentals of the game are still the same and it’s still the game of basketball itself that excites me. Removing all the “entertainment” and “drama”, there’s still a game being played where there’s a winner and a loser, rivalries, and unbelievable individual performances. Now that we’re a few weeks away from tip-off and hearing all the free agent talks and trade rumors, I’m getting pumped up for the season. I won’t even consider December 25, 2011 Christmas Day anymore but rather Opening Day.
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NBA Lockout Over: 10 THINGS TO DREAD ABOUT THE NBA
The NBA lockout is over and there will be a 2011-12 NBA season. After 149 day lockout, the season will begin on Christmas day with a shortened 66 game regular season. I’ll have to admit I wouldn’t have really missed the NBA if the season was cancelled. That’s odd since I’ve been obsessed with basketball for about 25 years. It’s a different game now than what it was even 10 years ago. The game has become too much about greed, popularity, and sports “entertainment”. Owners/players have become greedy. The Superstars have too much power over the game. Lastly, there’s too much unnecessary drama. Let’s go over the negatives of the NBA having a season this year.
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#4 – Countdown to Halloween: THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN
About three years ago, I was watching the trailer for this movie and my initial reaction was “whatever”. Then the title of the movie was flashed on the screen – The Midnight Meat Train – it became a must see for me. Although the trailer itself seemed bland, I figured with a title like this, what would it be that would make this movie seem terrible. Oh, but when I actually watched it; there was nothing terrible about it at all.
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2011 NBA Draft – Winners and Losers: Top 10
In case you missed them:
– 2011 NBA Draft – Winners and Losers: 21-30
– 2011 NBA Draft – Winners and Losers: 11-20
Who were the winners and losers of this draft? Well, let’s take a look at who had the best draft night down to the most awful, here’s out 10 best…
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