Detroit giving the Blazers some praise

[Driew]

Hopefully this isn't a veteran tactic to try to make the Blazers feel like they've already won...hopefully the Blazers don't read the newspaper

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I like this:

I joked with 'Sheed, I told him it's the young Sheed versus the o-o-o-ld Sheed," Curry said.

Aldridge, like Wallace, is a 6-foot-11 force with a deft shooting touch. He's averaging 15 points and seven rebounds.

"'Sheed really likes (Aldridge)," Curry said. "He thinks he's got great footwork, plays both ends of the court and scores inside and out. He's a young guy that has the total package. You know if 'Sheed is talking about a young guy, he's got to be pretty good."