Taking two Nevada players? The team isn't moving to Seattle as is evident with Tell being traded, they are moving to VEGAS!
Well, now we have a clearer idea about KP's dismissal: he spent months down in Reno! Someone should tell him that Las Vegas is much better!
No conspiracy here. Moving to Seattle but getting two guys from Nevada keeps the team, on average, in Portland!
Being a Portland Trailblazer Fan, and living 30 miles out of Reno, I can tell you with the utmost confidence, that I would never wish for the Blazers to play in Nevada. And yeah, if PA wanted to smoke some more Meth and release Roy and Aldridge with Kevin Pritchard, Reno would be the place to go to find that kind of stuff.
Man, you aren't kidding. I took a road trip there last Labor Day (I had fond memories of going with my folks as a teen) and Jesus, what a depressing town. I still had a decent time, but I barely ventured out of the Silver Legacy/El Dorado/Circus Circus trinity. It quickly got old being panhandled immediately upon leaving the casino.
Hey Primus - where do you live? I'm in Reno. As for both Luke and Armon, I watched both these guys play their high school AND college ball in Reno, and I can tell you they both are strong competitors and are incredible additions to the Trail Blazers. I grew up in Portland and came down to Univ. of Nevada in 1990 to go to college, but I never lost my love for the Blazers. This has to be my proudest day as an alum of Nevada. Luke can flat out ball and will surprise many of you with his ability to get his shot and drain them consistantly. He was a STEAL at 16. Armon is one of the best pure athletes in the draft, but I'm concerned there's already a logjam at the PG with Dre, Bayless, and Mills ahead of him. Someone will have to go, or at least move Bayless to the 2 where he wants to be anyway. Go Wolf Pack! Go Blazers!!
I too have road tripped to Reno once from Portland... not really that great of a city at all. Hopefully their bballers aint half bad!
I don't doubt it. Carson City isn't much better, you might not get panhandled, but you may get your DVD player stolen.
I live in that little city between Lake Tahoe and Reno. You know? That place they built that expensive highway so nobody has to drive through it anymore to get from one to the other. >_<
Hehe cool. I live in South Reno. Once you get outside the downtown corridor, Reno is very nice. I live on the way to Lake Tahoe and have a view of the sierras from my back deck. Not too shabby for this drab, panhandle-ridden town.
Nah, I'm exaggerating about how bad Nevada is. Sounds really nice Duckhook. In all honesty, living here really grows on you, it takes a long time, but it happens eventually. Still has nothing on PDX though. GO BLAZERS!
Couldn't agree more. I'd love to trade this high-desert for some trees once in a while. But Tahoe is my reprieve since we're so close.
Mills is an unrestricted free agent, so Johnson is probably taking his spot as 3rd PG. I would expect that if Johnson can prove to be a good PG he could pass up Bayless as a PG and move Jerryd to SG.
We overlapped. I was at UNR from 1987-1993 (graduate school). Great football games during that era. I loved Reno too, not for the casino area, but the proximity to skiing and great hiking. Not to mention the weather is pretty nice. I was really happy to see us get to Nevada boys. Likely neither one will be a great starter, but I think both could be solid rotation players.
