ESPN's Daily Dime Column
Andrew R Tonry | Friday, November 19, 2010 at 7:54PM The over-arching story may be familiar to those in Portland, but my Daily Dime piece was aimed at people outside Grumptown. To wit:
When he learned Greg Oden would require yet another season-sending microfracture surgery, Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan called his young player to offer condolences and words of encouragement.McMillan might well give the same talk to Blazers fans. Indeed, it’s been a rough week in Portland.
Beset by a torrent of franchise-altering injuries, the Trail Blazes’ early-season hopes have turned every bit as sour and wet as Portland’s unrelenting winter rain. The air around the Rose Garden and the team it houses has grown heavy and thick.
Most depressing to the Blazers and their fans was the perception that they had weathered the storm. After losing 311 player-games to injury the previous season, they were finally nearing full strength.
Envisioning a healthy roster this summer, newly hired general manager Rich Cho proclaimed the team “one or two pieces away” from championship contention.
Now, just three weeks into the season, those dreams have vanished…
Read the rest at ESPN.com (it’s article two).
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