Portland trailblazer news first and accurate I think Nate McMillan into. -- Proven to be inside Soriano Blazers home and away wears gray showed how far is he and develop how far he does -- It's time for the trail blazer insider report with the Oregonian beat writer Jayson good.
Anything less in the playoffs for this team would be a disaster. On yes the Sports Radio -- Blaze is 35 and twining Houston 3521. Night talking to visit they've won both teams on when streaks. Rockets won eight of nine in the series would be nine of nine if not for the heroics of Brandon Roy that prayer buzzer beater early in the season. JC Greg joins us now live from Houston they are foreign Ellison's Tracy McGrady went out and fifteen and six without him. -- Jason what do you make of that.
I don't I think there'd be seen it and you know treat the I think as -- Especially this year he would probably hurt or help that he that you -- on that -- let me though. You know nowadays Arquette did in -- Battier a heart -- it at that -- ever. Certainly -- in the.
He had Greg Oden has ball will travel these with the team won't play so. So why is -- there than.
Well there hopefully infield but days in Minnesota on Friday that. I don't really know what competed in you don't frustration for the first time. I started he drew I think the coach McMillan -- You know -- shoot it said. Kind of smiled and by. Guys I -- just like everybody else and didn't update every day. You know ask her if the dated days out there are in. A couple days at a time he contradicted the back couple days they get put back again and made it very traded. What's going on here at the bill swelling in the knees are still being in the -- until he's able to run. You know -- like I can't put him in the game and so he took -- they'd be able to run it. But the party ruled out moral in it Antonio and the things that they said is that. Well not only are we in the predictable play operate but. This -- what we need great note we're going to be going against yeah album me against him delicate. We need. It need to cooperate I don't know I can't quite get a feel for everybody. If there's certainly be -- it a little bit. Could not collect on great need a great. Oh that's great really want to -- is he trying to play. -- you know I've seen them and the try to cap and urged him to get on the bike and worked out a little bit during the time though. I liked it but the great probably about fifteen minutes ago he says it is getting better. He's hopeful could take part in their they cracked the minute about. But the keeping it. He commitment to the most importantly your game that he's right.
We talked about this earlier Jason and it's it's funny you bring up the frustration when -- we are kind of talk about what the fans and it it to begin the season he had. The -- starts. Support -- As the season has gone well gone along whether it's fair or not I've got the sense that.
That tide has turned a little bit and in maybe not to the point where people are mad at them or whatnot it just seems as if every one fans. Routinely organization -- what is kind of Derek kind of moved on is that fear.
Well it deftly moved on because it got so used you playing without him you know focus in on -- I think they realize Wednesday. Try to rely on him -- focus on him. It doesn't -- and -- Allocated to the point but he certainly -- but -- I. I think guys really what's going on here it's something that has been murmured before I think I even on this show and shot it down. But I'm -- become. You know certainly shift more in the camp that. Greg Oden really -- basketball. -- I. Get -- look back and you know the should give the guy break it is a legitimate injury is in need after it -- there is allowing. If I don't know. You don't beat him. You know maybe. Working as hard could it get back.
Okay on that note I want to bring up something that a couple of callers brought up early and our show. In I have never heard this from anyone. Who is credible. However I have heard this enough. Off to the air from just people. To ask you about it. Does Greg Oden have you heard anything about Greg Oden habits. Outside. Of the Blazers practice facility outside. I'm just be anybody's in his personal IVE you -- you know where I'm going.
I have certainly -- I don't have any. I don't have any evidence or hitting it. I think I mean basically I think -- it is because the party here in Detroit as quiet.
Marijuana beer I've heard yells at nothing I don't have that.
I can't beat that I have not seen it. Certainly it has gotten back you know various forms. But nobody on the team as. Anything along the -- art it is certain that.
That that was kind of our thing too is. You know -- it's you can't really go with something like that but it it is one of those things that when you hear enough of -- you need you here and a lot you know it does kind of make you be -- care unit you -- you wonder especially when. But nobody dares not easy now not taken steps now.
Yeah I mean are I don't know what more you on the.
And I -- me ask you this though with. Do you get the sense though that this is it worse then -- originally thought because there are some people out there that they're just wait and early.
We're better. I mean it did he commit -- by game.
Well I -- I guess what I see it worse than originally thought I guess I mean you know submit surgical we've heard that it's it's not going to be surgery it and in things like that and there's the sense now that we're waiting for the other shoe to drop in the you know -- here out for a month and he's gonna go have surgery do you get the sense that that's not going to happen that is still going to be somethin' that whether it's you know 234 games down the road he won't come back.
Yeah and I Pratt made on that pretty heavily tonight and eat that day. Every paying that the doctors to tell me everything that you can't -- Bellamy. Does the doctor to be a long term thing that this is not as period spanning.
But got windy frustration started they come back they keep telling me -- an acute pain in the you know any day now -- everytime -- that a little deadline the backboard. It's it's certainly not responding like it thought it would. But at least in the lap I would pay. Regain. It at parker you know the first. Week I was today. There wasn't much progress and it. You know almost two point we're getting worse rather more slowly more tightness. But now at least the swelling is going down and enough hopeful. That they're --
Jason quick our guest he covers the blazes for the you're -- in the top blazing journalist in the city and you can even ask another blazer journal as they would agree with that. 514 on 1080 the fan are the blazes a better team with Greg Oden coming off the bench and Joel Przybilla started.
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That's going to pick a lot of people have kind of moved on and there is again a growing sentiment that you know. It's it's a better team with Przybilla in the lineup at least in that first unit.
Well I think that. There better team and great play because -- did them both of those guys at the same time I I think you know. Win we great not there then you're talking about Channing Frye or LaMarcus Aldridge at the beer back at her when Joe not there -- talk about it prior LaMarcus Aldridge have your back that are so. -- I still think they're better team with great because great give them opted -- I still don't think he's totally guard. Actual are capped an -- let it in a goal and I think that put more stress on the market. And bring him.
Two biggest games of the season. You think -- here.
So far. I think that rivals the lead back to back. Earlier beaten that they had with Edgar. Those topic they were very very big game. But these. You know are are obviously later in the beat him if you're it would be crunch time in the 27 game flat and probably don't have very many the opportunity to come to an elite team and feel the road where the need to predict yet -- one and nine on the road again. Nine what you think.
Bingo they see that that's the stat that jumps out of me more than anything as good as they've been I don't care when they -- the Clippers they should -- the Clippers and a and they're they're good enough now we know they're going to lacks a bad teams it's these games right here do you think the Blazers are ready. To change that number around even without Greg Oden and get some wins against Western Conference teams good Western Conference teams on the road.
I don't know they're ready and I think that's what it's intriguing to me about the game. You know in the that the way they operate. A playoff team. Rom player asking -- to win series is didn't you know there's it -- and get into the playoffs but. The special teams in the playoffs -- it and right now the Blazers. I haven't proven that they are indeed. And beat it in on the road there always win ticket up in the last. It at northern and not happen after all let you know. They've -- apparently -- look -- it and they're only two of five on the road against the top nine. So. You -- part of it is like in the way it is the very thing to do it I think it. We're going to be talking about the Blazers coach the first round. Period or agreement that it in the background that the way out. They're going to have showed they can beat you in in you can beat the -- in there.
Aren't those two things tied together -- you talked about how important these next 27 games -- and I couldn't agree more I just I really believe that if you're seven or read CDU place -- and your LA. Five games thinks for common but if you can get that -- scene in post. -- Houston or host of New Orleans and and you've got you know for the seven games on your home court yeah I I think it's a realistic this team gets into the second round.
You can be you know. An issue of -- these people at the plate and O'Neal or. The Lakers then I I think -- and beat. Been burned -- in the you know nor -- Out and other temporary lull him you -- it is that I beat beat beat him and though. I think that the real he had hit the book about it position. Pick or higher in the last.
Jason do you have a favorite journey song. -- You give it finally some always some brains. We even debating this for literally. Over two hours on the show and people are called us and girly for saying faithfully that's clearly to those -- arms is -- better than faithfully. Brown. Do you think that Jersey.
I'd I'd -- like speakers I even like superior solo and at O'Hare yeah. He video shoot.
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