Watch as Jason Kidd, Gary Payton and Damon Stoudamire talk about their likes and dislikes as they wait for some clothes the dry. Classic.

Rewind time back to the spring of 2006. Channing Frye had just completed his rookie season with the Knicks, where he averaged 12.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He was hailed as the team’s big man for the future and was considered Isiah Thomas’ (Knicks GM at the time) latest draft gem behind Tracy McGrady and Damon Stoudamire. Read More »

These days, the business of basketball is good for the Portland Trail Blazers. However, not too long ago, the City of Roses tagged their only pro sports team by another name: the Jail Blazers.

The era of the Jail Blazers is an interesting and lengthy time period, through which it extends from J.R. Rider’s heyday, until really 2005. Whereas, the Blazers had been branded with this label for a while, I chose to further examine Burnside’s best from ’01 through the ’04 season. Read More »

Sometimes in the NBA, deciding who’s going to start and who’s not is already predetermined. We all know who’s starting at the two-guard position for the Lakers and we know who’s the starting point guard down in New Orleans. But for the Portland Trailblazers’ point guard slot, it’s not that cut and dry. Last season, Steve Blake did a legit job at the point but now management upgraded the position this offseason by signing Andre Miller to a three-year, $21 million deal. Read More »