Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the exhibition season. The Kings' Shelden Williams knocks the ball away from the Trail Blazers' Travis Outlaw.
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Filed under: Trail Blazers NBA FanHouse walks through the Valley of the Most Likely ; we shall fear no topic. Trade rumors just aren't as hot as they were last year. If you'll kindly remember -- I'm sure Chicagoans will have no problem dredging up memories -- there was an endless October of Kobe Bryant hot stove maneuvering. Tracy McGrady was slotted to go here or there. Ron Artest lived in the rumor...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Remember that post from about a week back where I wrote that I was still an undecided voter in the Martell vs. Travis campaign and I wondered if perhaps Travis was behind in the polls? Well, in what I can only assume to be a spectacle staged by Travis's press secretary, Mr. Outlaw apparently is just randomly jumping over "dudes" for no reason. Awesome. Get em Travis. I couldn't believe my eyes. It...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Here's the latest edition of the Blazers.com podcast with 95.5 The Game's Gavin Dawson, Casey Holdahl of the Center Court Blog , and myself. We talked about Channing's surgery, took an extensive look at Travis Outlaw, pondered Rudy's position and immediate impact, tossed Ike Diogu around for a while, projected best-case scenarios for the upcoming season, debated Shawn Marion's relative usefulness,...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Jason Quick opened a can of worms (terrible fishing pun intended) with his recent Travis Outlaw piece, so I decided to head over to Basketball Reference to do a little digging. The issues of contention seem to be: 1. How many shots should Travis get (or how many does he want') 2. Should he be a starter? Topic #2 has been hashed, rehashed, and hashbrowned, so let's look a little bit at Topic #1. In...
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
by Marcel Mutoni Last week, I mentioned how Portland has so much talent and potential on its roster that it might be a problem . While most (myself included) see this as a good problem to have, it might not be long before this changes. Travis Outlaw is looking to break out next season, but he knows that it won’t be easy to shine on the talent-deep Blazers (especially not as a sixth man). From The Oregonian...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Bulldog fans can salivate forever about what would have been had Travis Outlaw suited up in Maroon and White…..or Jonathan Bender, or Monta Ellis. However, Outlaw opted for the NBA, before the current one-year rule, and was taken 23rd overall by the Portland Trailblazers in the 2003 NBA Draft. Heading into the 2008-2009 NBA season, this [...]
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Since all of the buzz yesterday surrounded Jason Quick's Travis Outlaw article I thought I’d add my two cents today. First, some generalities: --We should take a moment to remember what a fine writer Jason Quick is. He’s been well-acclaimed as a straight beat writer, of course, but stories like this reveal his strongest suit. He is, above all things, a teller of stories. The human touch is his best....
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Filed under: Trail Blazers It's a quite Labor Day for the NBA, so an excellent Jason Quick Oregonian feature on Blazer mystic Travis Outlaw is drawing some chatter . The news hook basically goes that Outlaw expects more of himself than to be a sixth man in Portland, and there's an inkling he expects more of a chance from Nate McMillan and friends. Some vital excerpts: [H]e says he would like to average...
3 Shades of Blue (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Ron Tillery is blogging over at the Memphis Edge about potential moves for our boys in blue. Most of it involves one or both of the following: • Trading Mike Conley to Portland for Travis Outlaw and spare parts (Tillery says it's a bad idea, and I agree): If that’s the case, the Griz would need more than Outlaw in return. But I don’t believe trading Conley is a wise move. Trading Conley would put the...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Here is this week's podcast starring Gavin Dawson , Casey Holdahl , and myself. We go over the Artest deal, the re-shaped Western Conference, Shane Battier in red and black, whether Travis Outlaw is a movable commodity, Brandon Roy's pro prospects, and more. Check it out here . --Dave ( blazersub@yahoo.com )
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Jason Quick has a story about Travis Outlaw's summer workouts in the "O" today. It's the usual mixed bag...highlighting completely the quandary that is Travis. Do you celebrate the compliments his coaches give him, their assessment of his potential, and the whispers that someday he could be an All-Star? Or do you wince at the fact that it's taken him five years in the league to figure out he needs...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
It was a barrel of fun doing the podcast yesterday with Gavin and Casey. (The link is one post below this one.) It’s amazing how a little back and forth can spur thoughts and analysis. In that spirit, I’d like to explore and clarify one of the things I said on the topic of the Travis Outlaw and #13 for Mike Miller trade. At some point in the conversation I observed that one of Miller’s drawbacks was...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
Minutes -- Last Year: 22.9 This Year: 26.7 Change: +3.8 Points -- Last Year: 9.6 This Year: 13.3 Change: +3.7 Field Goals Attempted -- Last Year: 8.5 This Year: 11.7 Change: +3.2 Field Goal Percentage -- Last Year: 43.4% This Year: 43.3% Change: -.1% Three-Pointers Attempted -- Last Year: 0.6 This Year: 1.2 Change: +0.6 Three-Point Percentage -- Last Year: 27.0% This Year: 39.6% Change: +12.6% Free...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Wow...this was amazing. Here are the results from the final game of the season...and hold onto your hats. Final Score: Blazers 91, Suns 100 How many quarters will the Blazers win? 1 Who will score the final points of the season? Travis Outlaw How will they be scored? Free throw What will be the combined Points+ Rebounds+ Assists+ Blocks of Amare Stoudemire? 15 Which team attempts more shots? Blazers...
