B-Roy: No Cartilage
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Phil Kovalev in Blazing a Trail
A lot of symbolism was involved, when coach Monty Williams ended up on the winning side, once again, against the team he was an assistant coach for the last 5 years. It symbolized the whole aura around the Blazers organization nowadays. Aura that focuses on missed opportunity, lost potential. A wise man once told me … More >
What if
Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Phil Kovalev in Blazing a Trail
One phenomenon that’s common among sports analysts all across the world, and in the NBA particularly, is asking what if. What if Michael Jordan would face Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell at their prime? Would he still be considered, by such a majority, as the best basketball player ever? Well, today in the NBA we … More >
5 reasons why the Portland Trail Blazers could pounce in the West?
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Phil Kovalev in Blazing a Trail
I Believe. Alongside the breezy winds and the arousing sound of bird tweets, that the month of April brings within itself, there’s something out there that no man expects. With 8 games separating the 1st (LA Lakers) and 8th (OKC Thunder) seeds in the Wild West, nothing is predictable. Yet, most unlikely, and very similar … More >
Philosophical differences
Posted on 27. Mar, 2010 by Phil Kovalev in Blazing a Trail
Paul Allen fighting the cancer. Kevin Durant leads the Oklahoma City Thunder to the 5th Place in the Western Conference. The Blazers lose a crucial game within the Playoff Race in Phoenix. Greg Oden, whom GM Kevin Pritchard has picked in 2008 before KD, is still not playing. Blazers cannot get out of the 8th … More >
Cherry picking the waiver list
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by Phil Kovalev in Blazing a Trail, Fantasy
Well, with slightly less than a month till NBA Playoffs officially kick off, it’s time to look back and grade the pick-ups most of us have made at the beginning of the month. Now, I’m not talking about obvious pickups, as Andray Blatche or Darren Collison, who rewarded their proud owner with the second comings … More >
Roy wants to be bad
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Phil Kovalev in Blazing a Trail
The year is 2007, The Portland Trail Blazers take pride of a very successful draft experience, In which they were able to snap both Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. The first of the two, although selected only 6th, has won the NBA’s Rookie of The Year award later that season. Not only was the talented … More >
