Location: Portland, OR | Arena: The Rose Garden (19,980) | Chairman: Paul Allen | General Manager: Kevin Pritchard Head Coach: Nate McMillan | Titles: 1 (1977)
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--Outside shooting has plagued the Blazers in recent years, but the team vastly improved its three-point mark this season, to .378 from .346, the year before. That is partly due to the arrival of forward James Jones, who shot .446 from behind the arc and for a time led the NBA in three-point percentage. The Blazers' field-goal percentage (.449) stayed similar to 2006-07.
--On the way out the door for the summer, many Blazers ruminated on how enjoyable the season was and how close they felt to their teammates.
Indeed, the happy, fun locker rooms were a huge departure from the past for the team. "I was playing with an unbelievable group of guys," guard Jarrett Jack said. "That is something I haven't had since college. Whenever we had a tough time or a bump in the road, we rallied around each other and picked ourselves up."
QUOTE TO NOTE "It's just a classy group of guys. They've been professionals all year long. We wanted to send a message to the fans this year that we've gotten better and the next step is to make the playoffs." -- Blazers coach Nate McMillan.
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After seeing what he did in the summer league, averaging 29 pts and taking the MVP it looks like Portland got the steal of the draft. Pritchard is just a genius at finding this talent, plus not showing his hand before the draft that they wanted him. Wow this season is going to be awesome! Go Blazers!!
The Rip City "Dunkadelic-Crew" is the new nickname for the Portland Trail-Blazers front-line trio Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Travis Outlaw. This might
I'm a bit surprised. I think he has great potential, but they said he was going back to France during the summer league. He is very lanky and compares to Tayshaun Prince with his long arms. He goes after lots of boards and can block shots on the perimeter. We'll see if he gets in any games.
