Only caught three quarters. Felt pretty good about a Pistons victory so I knocked off early. These West Coast trips are a killer for a guy who gets up early...

Really impressed with LaMarcus Aldridge. Boy do we have bad luck picking in the lotto because there are a few gems every year.

Blazers are a vet and another year from being a playoff team in the West. Good young squad, much more promising than Atlanta or Charlotte. Maybe the coach has something to do with that considering how messed up their front office has been the last few years.

Blazer announcers are whiny, but they did end up giving the Pistons their props.

Some good and bad from Delfino, Flip Murray played ok as well. We're gunna need Murray in the playoffs at some point, and his recent interest in playing defense is very encouraging. Had a block last night and only took 2 shots in 14 minutes.

I don't know how many people caught it, but the Blazer's announcers were talking about the Spurs and how they are the best team at working the referees for an advantage. Said that Flip Sr will say his piece and move on, but Popovich just grinds and grinds the refs, and so does the Spurs assistant coaches.

That's an interesting thing to watch for with the Spurs. This season...

Fouls on Spurs - 1343
Fouls made by Spurs - 1240
Diff +103

Techs on the Spurs opponents - 26
Techs taken by the Spurs - 17
Diff +9

FTs taken by Spurs - 1499
FTs given up by Spurs - 1365
Diff +134

Food for thought