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The Portland Trail Blazers signed the Utah guard to an offer sheet this afternoon. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Oregonian and Jason Quick have placed the offer at somewhere around five years, $34 million. Matthews, who has played for the Utah Jazz since he was signed after going un-drafted out of Marquette, is the second Jazz player the Blazers have gone after. Last summer, it was ...

The Portland Trail Blazers signed Utah guard Wesley Matthews to a offer sheet. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Oregonian and Jason Quick have placed the offer at somewhere around 5 years, $34 million. Matthews, who has played for the Utah Jazz since he was signed after going undrafted out of Marquette, is the second Jazz player the Blazers have gone after. Last summer it was Utah big man ...

For all it's worth, Brandon Roy returned. He didn't start, he wasn't himself, he lacked the touch and edge he usually possesses, and he was out of shape. But that in itself was enough to inspire the "down and out" Blazers to a game four win against the surging Suns. Coming into this game, many Blazers fans were half expecting another uninspired contest, as known as shooting practice for the Suns. Fans were ...

This matchup couldn't feature two teams that were more different from each other. One likes to run and gun, getting easy baskets in transition, while allowing their guards to take chances on defense. The other squeezes the pumkin on each and every possession. No bad shots, good ball movement, and solid game plan execution make up this teams game day mentality. The series also features the two hottest teams in the NBA ...

We have all seen it. The game is tied with less than a minute to play. The star player has the ball in his hands and subsequently has five fouls to his name. Said star player drives to the basket and is met by a defender, who is more or less a role player, trying to draw the charge. The defenders feet are set and the star player plows him to the ...

Who would have thought that with six seconds left in the fourth quarter, Mr. Clutch would end up looking so not. An early afternoon game in Los Angeles started without much fight from the away side. The Lakers jumped to an 11-2 lead, seemingly willing each basket into the net. Kobe Bryant started despite his knee troubles and the Lakers had hopes of ending his night early with a big ...

First they were down, then they were out. Then they rallied around their misfortune, and now they are back, but with a new found confidence down the stretch. The Portland Trail Blazers began the season as a team brimming with confidence, and by mid-January, they were a team starting a 37-year-old, 6' 11" Juwan Howard at center and had a coach that was going to go under the knife. Things looked ...

First it was Peterri Koponen. Then it was Jerryd Bayless. After that it was Patty Mills. What's next? The Trail Blazers have so many assets with youth. They have an all-star shooting guard that is 26, a future all star that is 25. They have center who looks 40, but is actually 22, and they have a Frenchman at the age of 22. They have every single position covered for the next eight years except ...

The Blazers of a year ago were a team full of young talent. They had made the playoffs for the first time since the jail Blazer era, and had very low expectations for the postseason. They were unfortunate in the aspect that they were matched up with the Houston Rockets.  However, this season, is completely different. The Trail Blazers came into the season brimming with their young talent from a year ago, ...

With an uncharacteristically loose Western Conference, relative to prior years, the urge to look ahead to the playoffs has greatened. As it stands, and I believe will stand for the remainder of the season Houston, Memphis, and New Orleans are on the outside looking in. Leaving the projected playoff picture as such with the Final Hopefuls Highlighted in Bold. West                        ...