Phil Slocombe (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The lure of the Las Vegas strip will be far from Joel Freeland 's mind in the coming weeks as he attempts another effort, possibly his final chance, to make the NBA. Trail Blazer: Freeland hopes to join Portland's Joel Przybilla Along with a group of undrafted rookies and free agents, Freeland, the 2...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Minutes -- Last Year: 16.3 This Year: 23.6 Change: +7.3 Points -- Last Year: 2.0 This Year: 4.8 Change: +2.8 Field Goals Attempted -- Last Year: 1.8 This Year: 3.2 Change: +1.4 Field Goal Percentage -- Last Year: 47.4% This Year: 58.1% Change: +10.7% Three-Pointers Attempted -- Last Year: 0.0 This Year: 0.0 Change: 0.0 Three-Point Percentage -- Last Year: 0.0 This Year: 0.0 Change: 0.0 Free Throws...
Blog Town, PDX (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Memphis Grizzlies . I hope I can blog through the tears, as tonight is the final home game of the season . Ah, so many found memories from this year... that one time Joel Przybilla hid my retainer while spent all night crying about how expensive it was and how I was soooo dead when my parents found out, or that one time Greg Oden...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
The other night, Portland's Joel Przybilla broke his hand against the Spurs. Play-by-play guy Mike Barrett has a little tale that's a nice reminder of how physically tough things can be in professional sports: After the game I talked to Joel, who had his right hand heavily wrapped. He said he was on pain killers, and was very disappointed, as his goal was to play in all 82 games. He got to 77, and...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Especially when said trail leads to Portland and a contest against the Blazers, the case kicking off tonight for the Lakers (7:00pm PST). Brandon Roy and the seriously improved Travis Outlaw should play. Martell Webster probably won't. Joel Przybilla definitely won't. But beyond the active roster questions (and even those ex-Blazers with a missed presence), anybody expecting a cakewalk against a non-playoff...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Blazer fans have been aware of "the bet" for some time. It's between center Joel Przybilla and trainer Jay Jensen. Jason Quick of the Oregonian described it in February : Because of abdominal and knee injuries, Przybilla played in 43 games last season. The year before, a knee injury allowed him to play in just 56 games. He also had seasons in Milwaukee and Atlanta in which he played 33, 32 and 17...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Here are the results of the Jersey Contest Playoffs for the San Antonio Game. Final Score: Blazers 65 Spurs 72 How many assists will the Blazers have?--12 How many rebounds will Joel Przybilla have?--9 Who will be the Blazers' leading scorer?--Brandon Roy Which team will score first in the game?--San Antonio Top Bracket: #1 Bfan 55 #8 MavetheGreat 46 #4 Fatwansaboni 55 #5 Rockingharder 37 Bottom Bracket:...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla broke a bone in his right hand during the second quarter of Portland's game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Portland center Joel Przybilla will miss the rest of the season after breaking his hand.
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla broke a bone in his right hand during the second quarter of Portland's game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. Przybilla was trying to block a shot and his hand hit the rim. He left...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
Here are the results from the Rockets game. Final Score: Blazers 86 Rockets 95 What will the Blazers' free throw percentage be?--89 Which Blazer will have the most combined rebounds and assists'--Joel Przybilla (15 and 0 respectively) Will the Blazers be over or under 4.5 blocks'--Under Which will be greater, Jack's Minutes or T-Mac's points'--Jack's minutes (38-35). The scores are below the jump....
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 03/30/2008
The March Jersey Contest is OVAH!!! As promised, we have not one but TWO winners! First the stats from this game: Final Score: Blazers 85, Bobcats 93 Which Blazer MAKES the most free throws'--Joel Przybilla! (Thanks for messing up all of our scores, JP.) What will the Blazers' three-point percentage be?--24% Which team gets the most rebounds'--Blazers Which team has the most assists'--Bobcats The scores...
Clips Nation (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
For the second game in a row, the tiny Generic Clippers made a mediocre big man look like Wilt Chamberlain. After Joel Przybilla scored 14 points and grabbed 25 rebounds on Saturday, today it was Erick Dampier's turn. He went for 19 and 17... in 31 minutes. The Clippers were outrebounded 50-36 in the game , and gave up 18 offensive rebounds. And basically, the 36 rebounds the Clippers got were the...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Joel Przybilla had a career-high 25 rebounds and 14 points, Brandon Roy scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their seventh straight loss with an 83-72 victory on Saturday night.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Joel Przybilla had a career-high 25 rebounds and 14 points, Brandon Roy scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their seventh straight loss with an 83-72 victory on Saturday night.
