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Anybody got a good delivery/take out dinner option in NE Portland? Not Hot Lips because I just had that. Home alone babysitting the dog post surgery, girlfriend isn't coming over until after her cousin's game so I need to feed my dang self
@blazeraddict I like August Moon for delivery
@blazeraddict I guess, where in the NE?
@jerod Close to Grant/QFC on 33rd
@Dan_tm I love that Nicolas. It's so much less crowded than the Grand Ave one.
@jerod @blazeraddict I've never eaten a burger with chopsticks, but it sounds like an interesting idea.
@blazeraddict Basically i want you to commit your life to chopstick food, because it is the greatest.
Thai Pod down on broadway or sweet basil. Du's Grill up on sandy and 52nd-ish. Killer burger is pretty good up there too, but can be crazy. @blazeraddict
@blazeraddict @jerod There's a Nicolas on Broadway and around 32nd for takeout.
@blazeraddict I don't know about delivery, but you can do takeout from Dalo's kitchen if you like Ethiopian. May technically be N Portland, but worth veering an extra block out of the way.
@blazeraddict Oh, right. And Idol can vouch for its deliciousness and the fact that you don't even have to be a crack junkie to heat there.
@Dan_tm @blazeraddict I figure that if I see you, I'm near Dalo's or at the RG.
@dj idoltime @blazeraddict Or look for me outside, as I may be there.
@Dan_tm @blazeraddict It's easy to find too! Just look for the building that you figure would have the most crack junkies!
@blazeraddict I like the chinese from lucky house 3 up on 62 and halsey.
hunger games is a dumb movie. i feel bad for myself.
@jerod Not as dumb as Twilight, but not exactly great prose either. I've not seen a cinema in Boston as packed as for that one, so I guess everyone between about 15 and 21 has read it.
i would be into something similar created by the discovery channel, pitting survival experts against each other
@jerod The book was not recommended to me as well.
You know what else drives me absolutely insane? (This won't be surprise) Sarah CONSTANTLY says she can't be a fan of players because they are in the Blazers division/conference. Last game she said she loves Andre Iguodala and it was easier to be a fan of his because he was in the eastern conference. Now it's just too difficult because he is in the Blazers division. Get real.
@lindsaymills i hurd you like the nuggets. i herd ewe wood merry them if ewe could
@jerod We already tied the knot! Where is my wedding present?
@Dan_tm @lindsaymills @jerod Speaking of Dre, I'm so happy to see his pre-season 'fro again.
@Dan_tm @jerod Gross, Dan. No thanks.
@lindsaymills LA destroyed it in a fit of rage
@lindsaymills @jerod Dre will deliver it.
Naked.
@lindsaymills Aside from all the other reasons that make that dumb, does every division produce a league champion every year? Does only 1 team per division get into the playoffs?
@Dan_tm yes, duh. I read it in the chat once.
BREAKING: Players warm up on the court before the doors open for fans.
Candace just wanted you all to know.
I can't believe she is acting like this is news. Five tweets and counting just about this topic.
@lindsaymills She didn't write back to me. I'm totally going to write something snarky in her yearbook.
@lindsaymills @Dan_tm I read that "so so so bad" post to the "call me maybe" melody.
@Dan_tm ZINGERRRRRRRRRRRR
@lindsaymills I appreciate that she's bagging on Jamal Crawford, though. It seems a fitting match, considering her high volume, low percentage style of journalism.
@Dan_tm she makes me want to die.
@lindsaymills What do you mean she tweets every little detail?
RT @blazerbanter: #nowplaying inside Rose Garden: Philly vs Brooklyn on NBA TV http://twitter.com/blazerbanter/status/259449552824856576/photo/1
@Dan_tm You missed out!!! She also called herself the girl with the fro. there was so much to process in that single tweet.
@lindsaymills If I had seen that hashtag, I would have assumed it was a personal ad. Then I would have responded.
But no, I have not read her articles.
@Dan_tm she's so so so bad =/ she feels obligated to tweet every.single.detail. all the time. Have you actually read any of her articles yet? I only read the first one because she used the hashtag #CandaceUnchained
@lindsaymills I had to go back. I felt like I was missing out.
@Dan_tm @lindsaymills Kass is big on myyearbook.com or something like that. Maybe Candace knows her.
@Dan_tm I thought you unfollowed her
http://thepwe.com/fanposts/whomakesadeonfridayafternoon/
new DE
Hollinger's Blazer roster analysis is a few weeks old now, but I missed it when it came out. It's pretty brutal, and parts of it had me rolling. Worth a read if you have insider.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/2012-13-por-preview/portland-trail-blazers-player-profiles
I really like these.
+ Ancient, undersized pick-and-pop big man. Rarely shoots in the paint.
+ Cagey, tough, strong and competitive. Low-mistake player. Very slow.
+ Still a valuable defensive player due to smarts and toughness.
@Dan_tm Sounds like a poor man's Tim Duncan :-)
@Dan_tm @Norsktroll Kurt Thomas.
@Dan_tm @Norsktroll kurt thomas?
@Norsktroll I thought it would be an easy one. Maybe not.
@Dan_tm I like this one, also the word play that might lead you in the wrong direction:
+ Combo guard with a strong outside jumper. Excels coming off pin-downs and curls.
+ Good handle but lacks the jets to get in the paint consistently. Can play point in a pinch.
+ Struggles on defense: Short for a 2, slow for a 1. Effective guarding big PGs.
And his teammate:
+ Slow-footed big man with a devastating midrange jump shot off the pick-and-pop.
+ Has lost speed and athleticism. Decent handle for his size. Struggles to finish in the paint.
+ Strong, smart team defender but overmatched against good post scorers.
Both are new to their team.
@Norsktroll I had to cheat. I had forgotten both of those guys had moved to that team.
For fun, guess whose scouting report this is. From this series, but not a Blazer:
+ Overpowering, wrecking ball of a big man who plays with unbridled physicality.
+ Good scorer around the basket. Draws fouls and can catch. Brutal ball handler.
+ Poor defensive rebounder. Competes on defense but doesn't move well.
Another:
The move to [place] pretty much guaranteed that [player] would become the most overrated player in basketball, and folks haven't disappointed me on that front.
@Dan_tm Melo? I think Hollinger never liked him.
@Dan_tm I want to say Steve Blake, but it's not him.
@Dan_tm Pekovic or Asik
@Dan_tm Would also fit DMC, but he's a great rebounder.
@Norsktroll I love the first description of him. It's so accurate.
@Norsktroll Big Pek.
@Norsktroll @Dan_tm Pek!!!!!!!
@Dan_tm He's currently doing another season preview going down the standings from last year. Currently he's at the number 10 finishers east and west, so we are up soon.