Brandon Roy Disappointed, Hurt By Lack Of Playing Time In Blazers’ Loss To Mavericks
But circumstances have changed, and Ben Golliver of our Blazer’s Edge thinks Roy is being somewhat unreasonable.
Given Portland’s 0-2 deficit, the geographic shift of the series to the Pacific Northwest and the high-profile nature of Roy, expect this to get louder in the next couple days.
Read Article >Mavericks Vs. Blazers Score: Portland, Dallas Locked In Tight Battle Through Three Quarters
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Read Article >Wesley Matthews, Jason Terry Collide, Leaving Matthews Knocked Out
Here’s video of the incident as a baseline for what happened (via Blazersedge).
But one has to wonder if Matthews would be held out if it wasn’t the playoffs. With tougher concussion rules in place in most sports, being “out cold” is usually taken seriously and players are sidelined despite their own pleas to the contrary. In this case, it was not as Matthews reentered the game just minutes after being knocked out cold, according to his coach and the sideline reporter in attendance.
Read Article >Mavericks Vs. Blazers Score: Portland Takes Lead Into Halftime, 52-50
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Read Article >Mavericks Vs. Blazers Score: LaMarcus Aldridge, Gerald Wallace Give Portland Early Lead
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Read Article >Mavericks Vs. Blazers, Game 2: Jason Kidd Shoots For Repeat
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Read Article >‘Mavs Killer’ Danny Crawford Set To Referee Game 2 Of Mavericks Vs. Blazers
In completely unrelated news, Danny Crawford is working Mavericks vs. Blazers Game 2.
There are two things at work here. First, the NBA does not care about specific referee complaints from teams or their fans. Bill Kennedy in Boston, Bennett Salvatore and Danny Crawford in Dallas, Joey Crawford in San Antonio, Dick Bavetta anywhere but New York and Los Angeles. It doesn’t matter what history there is, the NBA will assign whoever it wants wherever it wants.
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