Official Blazers Training Camp Thread...........

[BGrantFan]

My guess is... Dre is Dre. I highly doubt he would change everything about his off-season approach after 11 years in the NBA.

11 seasons, 6 first-round losses. Maybe just tweak something minor? Like show up bald, and then let the hair grow all season? Reverse the curse!

 

[blazerboy30]

11 seasons, 6 first-round losses. Maybe just tweak something minor? Like show up bald, and then let the hair grow all season? Reverse the curse!

Or even crazier... have better teammates?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Looks like just some 1 on 1 skill work with Bayno, but it's nice to see the big guy out on the floor.

He fucking DOMINATED Bayno!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Buck at about 1:16 - he looks old!

The entire team should be required to grow their hair like Andre. That would be AWESOME.

 

[BGrantFan]

Or even crazier... have better teammates?

That'll work too, but Miller can't do anything about that. He can alter a few of his superstitions to try and change his luck!

 

[XXPrimusXX]

11 seasons, 6 first-round losses. Maybe just tweak something minor? Like show up bald, and then let the hair grow all season? Reverse the curse!

The guy averages nearly 17-5-5 in the playoffs while never having been the first option, I wouldn't say those first round exits fall squarely on his shoulders.

 

[illmatic99]

That was a sweet lookin J by Brandon. And I loved that he cut immediately to his spot when he saw Dre getting doubled. I know it's just one play and I take away anything from it, but I am very excited about seeing their camaraderie on the floor this year.

 

[hasoos]

Wow. I didn't realize that Oden was scrimmaging. It was good to see him on the court.

Yea you would think with the way the press is reporting it so far that Oden isn't even near being able to work out. Far from the truth.

The other thing I noticed from the video is all the players looked like they were mentally involved, paying attention, and were communicating. There were several parts of the clip where I could tell a player(s) had perked up and was trying to listen to what was going on and understand it. That is a good sign.

 

[MickZagger]

lol, they showed on the news Rudy sitting out most of practice, because of "blurred vision". Then they show video of him squinting while he drains a deep jumper.

C'mon Rudy, the best you could come up with was blurred vision?

 

[julius]

Buck looks strange without the beard.

I don't know what I'd give to watch a couple practices...I'd probably be willing to give up paying back my car loan.

 

[BBert]

Wow. I didn't realize that Oden was scrimmaging. It was good to see him on the court.

I'm not sure he was scrimmaging. That looked like a drill.

Miller looks slimmer than last September.

 

[THE HCP]

Great pics from day 1........

http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/...umID/143650/GalleryView/AlbumSSP/Default.aspx

 

[MickZagger]

Johnson looks pretty cut up in that one photo.

Also, that was a funny picture of Pendergraph getting capped by the 50 year old Buck.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

lol, they showed on the news Rudy sitting out most of practice, because of "blurred vision". Then they show video of him squinting while he drains a deep jumper.

C'mon Rudy, the best you could come up with was blurred vision?

If you were crying to go home every day, your vision would be blurry too.

 

[jlprk]

Wow. I didn't realize that Oden was scrimmaging. It was good to see him on the court.

He was mainly practicing layups against a short coach. I wish he would wear kneepads. Someone will bump into his knee.

Pendergraph is 3-4 inches shorter than Aldridge, who must be 7-0 or 7-1. Next to Summer League players, Pendergraph looked huge. On the A team he looks more slender.

Buck Williams's face looks like Muhammad Ali's. Babbitt better cover his babyface pink cheeks with facial hair.

Rudy's blurry vision came from eyedrops during an eye exam as part of his physical exam.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Compare arm lengths:

 

[BlazerBeliever]

Why is there nothing on the night practice from last night?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How you know Luke Babbitt is a gym rat.
1. He's from Nevada, but 2. he's THIS white:

A special bluey-whiteness. Some people can carry off black socks with shorts, while others look like Dutch tourists.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Andre Miller might in fact be the coolest person in the world.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Compare arm lengths:

LOL--that is very noticeable! Repped.

 

[andalusian]

Didn't realize these guys were practicing with the Blazer dancers...

My 5 years old daughter says their plie needs a lot of work..

 

[crandc]

Didn't realize these guys were practicing with the Blazer dancers...

My 5 years old daughter says their plie needs a lot of work..

She's right. And their turn-out sucks!

 

[THE HCP]

Wonder how everybody did in Nate's big challenge/running drill? I know Travis never passed on his first few tries.

 

[BrianFromWA]

watch it, hcp......

 

[BBert]

Didn't realize these guys were practicing with the Blazer dancers...

My 5 years old daughter says their plie needs a lot of work..

And I thought Bayless had short arms. At least he has arms.

 

[THE HCP]

Just found out I'll be out at practice tomorrow. I'll see if I can get some video for you guys.

 

[illmatic99]

Holy hell, this guy is jacked.

More photos from Day 2: here

And fwiw:

 

[mgb]

Thanks for the link! Great pics. Love seeing Oden and Joel on the floor even though it's limited action.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

 

[VanillaGorilla]

CAPPED!