Pictures/reports from training camp

[THE HCP]

Ummm ... I don't know what came over me there (weird?). Yeah, he's great

What about if you compare him to Tony Luftman who he basically replaced?

 

[Nikolokolus]

What about if you compare him to Tony Luftman who he basically replaced?

Upgrade.

 

[THE HCP]

I am biased. I'll admit. He's very cool. Kinda' guy you could sit down and have a beer with. If I like somebody, I can look past your faults...... Kinda' like with me and you Nik!

 

[Nikolokolus]

I am biased. I'll admit. He's very cool. Kinda' guy you could sit down and have a beer with. If I like somebody, I can look past your faults...... Kinda' like with me and you Nik!

Hehe. Touche'. Then again, I know I would suck ass as a TV personality, so I stick to my job as a scientist. Maybe Adam missed his calling?

 

[THE HCP]

The cool thing about your job...... you get paid fat bank for being a professional nerd! Unlike 98% of these guys on here who do it for free!

 

[Mediocre Man]

(If Nate loosens the reigns. He did allow players to blast Tupac at practice today, a change)

All I have been screaming about for 5 years. If this truly happens, this team could be good

 

[BrianFromWA]

Blasting "changes?"

"...we ain't ready for a black president."
"...selling crack to those kids?...'I gots to get paid'...Well, that's just the way it is"

 

[THE HCP]

MM you would only have 500 posts if you don't count the "Fire Nate" ones!

 

[Mediocre Man]

MM you would only have 500 posts if you don't count the "Fire Nate" ones!

You would have less than that if you took out the threads you started about yourself

 

[3RA1N1AC]

if you two morphed together into one posting entity, we would have nate starting threads bashing himself

 

[Mediocre Man]

if you two morphed together into one posting entity, we would have nate starting threads bashing himself

If Nate had any values, he would be doing that already

 

[THE HCP]

You would have less than that if you took out the threads you started about yourself

C'Mon..... There have only been about 2 or 3 of those.

 

[Mediocre Man]

C'Mon..... There have only been about 2 or 3 of those.

I think you mean 2 out of 3 of those

 

[THE HCP]

Coach McMillan has @JCrossover and Craig Smith running with the third team in their first practice.

 

[THE HCP]

Camby sat out fanfest because of sore back. Practicing full speed today.

 

[THE HCP]

The "red" team, featuring Jamal Crawford and Craig Smith won two of three games, despite Jamal not knowing guys' names yet.

 

[THE HCP]

Jamal Crawford said Luke Babbitt showed off some exemplary negotiating skills when it came to giving up his number. "He could be a lawyer."

 

[THE HCP]

aldridge_12

First day back went good.

 

[THE HCP]

Trail Blazers have requested waivers on Seth Tarver, Jeff Foote, Marshall Brown, and Ben McCauley. Roster now stands at 16 players.

 

[THE HCP]

TUALATIN – The big news from Saturday’s Trail Blazers practice: the Red team won.

The Blazers’ scrimmaging during camp has pitted three teams -- the White (starters), Black and Red – against one another. On Saturday, coach Nate McMillan put newly-signed Jamal Crawford and Craig Smith on the Red team.

“The Red looked pretty good today,” McMillan said. “That's been somewhat the third team, but we had Jamal and Smith on the Red team, and I think they won a game. It was their first win. Red was pretty good today.”

Saturday’s practice was notable for the practice debuts of Crawford and Smith, who signed free agent deals with Portland on Thursday.

“They were good,” McMillan said. “Crawford knows how to play, Smith knows how to play.”

It also marked the first practice activity for the Blazers’ leading man, LaMarcus Aldridge, who had his first activity since having a heart procedure.

Aldridge was not allowed to take contact, but he ran – including doing two-man weaves – and went through some plays with the starters with no opposition.

Aldridge also took a lot of shots as he has not been able to do so. He worked for a stretch in two-man pick-and-roll and pick-and-pop action with Crawford.

“Just trying to get reps up, because I really had a tough week of no shooting,” Aldridge said.

Other tidbits from practice:

• McMillan had a long video session with the team’s younger players, a duty he usually leaves to assistant coaches. But he was not happy with the play of his younger players in Friday’s Fan Fest scrimmage.

“I thought the young guys, they didn't play together,” McMillan said. “I thought they pretty much were pounding, a lot of me-me-me. They have to understand that for them to get out on the floor, cool basketball is not going to get it.”

• Center Marcus Camby, who sat out the Fan Fest because of a sore back, returned to practice Saturday.

Camby said he would have played Friday if the Blazers had a game.

• Aldridge said he noticed the news out of the Boston that Celtics forward Jeff Green will need to have major heart surgery. Unlike Aldridge procedure, which required him to sit out a week, Green and will miss the entire 2011-12 season.

“It was just kind of crazy that he's going through that,” Aldridge said. “I'm praying for him and his family. That's tough to deal with. I'm just happy that my situation is a little big different.”

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Jamal Crawford said Luke Babbitt showed off some exemplary negotiating skills when it came to giving up his number. "He could be a lawyer."

And we said he was good for nothing!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

And we said he was good for nothing!

Babbitt for GM!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Apparently Babbitt gouged Crawford for $12,000 for number 11!

 

[THE HCP]

^ I was looking forward to finding out how much. Where did you hear this?

 

[tlongII]

^ I was looking forward to finding out how much. Where did you hear this?

It's on O-Live.

 

[THE HCP]

Thanks