Mr. Blazers Marketing Agent: You NEVER, NEVER, NEVER announce a price increase on the day of a game. For one thing, it’s bad karma. For another, you take the chance that they lose, so it immediately puts a bad taste in your season ticket holders’ mouths. Was it necessary to announce it in February? Are you already taking renewals? No. You could have easily waited until the offseason.

Also, I LOVED Jeff Green’s quote after the game about the net thing: “I guess I was too strong throwing the ball through the rim…I’ll go for breaking a backboard next, then the court. Then I might have to go up into the stands.” HI-larious.

MartzMimic :
You have got to see the part of this video where Jeff Green is talking about his dunk that caused a 10-minute delay while they repaired the net: http://feeds.newsok.tv/services/link/bcpid4659235001/bctid10406949001

That’s awesome, maybe the backboard next!

I didn’t realize Durant was that hot. 2nd to Lebron???

I don’t think that the people that are crowding the elevators even realize that they are taking space away from someone who needs it. People are just in their own little world most of the time. Somebody should contact Thunder management with their concerns, and have them issue a directive that when someone with a special need goes to an elevator, one of those “ushers” (or whatever you call them, those people that help you find your seat) immediately goes over and gets able bodied people out and the special needs person and his/her group in that elevator pronto.

Bob and Steve, I think that Durant will indeed play some minutes at the power forward in his career. He doesn’t have the bulk right now, but he will add some over the years, and there are a lot of skinny guys playing power forward in the league. Two nights ago Bird man was in the post (either Center or PF), Durant could guard him. Aldridge doesn’t have much bulk on Durant. In the right situation, he can definitely play powerforward.

Don’t forget DJ White. Presti traded up to get him in the first round, and I am sure he has plans for him. He has all the back to the basket tools. Senior (2007-08): Led the Big Ten in rebounding (10.3 rpg, ranked 16th nationally) and ranked second in scoring (17.4 ppg). Became the first player to average a double-double at Indiana since Alan Henderson in 1994. Also led the conference in field goal percentage (.605, ranked 13th nationally) and ranked fourth in blocked shots (1.6 bpg). Scored 20 or more points 12 times and recorded 20 double-doubles.

He’s 6’9″ and 250. He will definitely be a player on this team. Green is a combo forward who ‘can” play inside, but doesn’t do it much, he only seems to get to the basket in transition and doesn’t get to the line much. White is sort of the yin to Green’s yang. He’s mostly all about being in the paint.

I think we will be stacked in the front court even after the trade deadline. Somebody’s going to go. Wilcox, Smith, Swift..who knows. My money is on Wilcox. But even still, we have Collison who I would imagine will stay, DJ White, Serge Ibaka someday, Krstic, Devon Hardin (our second rounder) someday and Green. Then factor in it’s possible to win the Blake Griffin lottery, or if not, maybe a front court player of the “can’t pass up” variety is still on the board when one of our three picks comes up. I think we will be stacked with players 6’9″ and above.