Portland Trailblazers are starting to resemble a young San Antonio Spurs.  Let's take a quick look...

Greg Oden/Tim Duncan

Rudy Fernandez/Manu Ginobli

Jerryd Bayless/Tony Parker

Brandon Roy/Michael Finley

LaMarcus Aldridge/Kurt Thomas

I actually like the Blazers starting five here.  Plus, the young guns are sporting Batum, Priz, Martel, Outlaw, Blake, Batum, Frye and potentially Sergio or Petteri Koponen (who I really hope makes the team).  He's a 6'5" point guard from Finland who is showing in summer league play.  Keep in mind that Raef LaFrentz's salary comes off the books and we are in line to get the best available veteran free agent next year.  This team is super talented and could contend the way San Antonio has in the next decade.  Kevin Pritchard is "Pritch-Slapping" every GM in the league with stunning moves and a huge amount of picks stockpiled for trade bait.  Nate is the perfect coach to keep the YOUNGEST TEAM in the NBA moving forward towards the Larry O'Brien Trophy.  Geez, I have goosebumps.

Let me know if you think the similarities are there or I'm just rusting in the Pacific Northwest. 

Prediction: Beaver's will win this game and place Mike Riley in the head coaching position for at least one more year.  Mediocrity at Oregon State should be expected and anything above this should be celebrated.  My wife will be jumping for joy as the Lame Duck's of the Pac-10 flounder to "her" lesser team. 

Should UofO win?  Yes.

Will UofO win?  No.

Could any Oregon Team beat anyone in the country?  HELL YES.

Where O' Where Art Thou Lance Armstrong?

I understand there may be reasons why Lance Armstrong is quiet during the Floyd Landis debacle.  But I'd like to know what they are.  I believe Lance to be a Champion of Champions.  I believe he is the most drug tested athlete in the history of sport.  I believe he has never failed a drug test and is as close to super-human on a bike as well...  Superman.   I guess I would just like to hear an opinion.  I would like to hear what he feels Floyd has done to the sport of cycling.  I would like to know what he thinks about the drug testing policies that are in place in his old sport and other professional sports.  Lance is a world leader in the fight against cancer and the last time I checked, steroids, etc. have been known to cause cancer.  Lance could speak up & lead an American revolution for strict drug testing policies all the way down to the High School level and people would follow.  I would follow.  I would listen.

Where are you Lance?  And why haven't you spoken sooner?

 

Donovan- Joe J is in his second super bowl.  He already has a ring.  Go slap your mama.