Rumor about Portland . . .

[Guest_Randy]

is that the NBA is looking into the Blazers for claims that they are trying to "tank" their season.

Interesting!

[westkoast]

No way....they have had problems for a while.  Would they have fired Cheeks if they were throwing the season?

[Guest_Randy]

I agree, wk, I mean are they going to investigate last season and the season before as well?

I think they need to can everyone in the whole organization.  Not making a trade before the deadline?  Unexcusable, IMO.

[Reality]

don't think so.
New interm coach was ordered to play the younger players to build for the future.  Some are responding very well, ie Telfair and Richie Framm.  However the Korean teenager is still only getting a minute a game.  A true tank job would toss him out there for half the game.

[ziggy]

This is a bogus rumor, no truth to it.  If they are going to investigate Portland then they would need to investigate NO trading Baron Davis for Dale Davis and then releasing DD, Atlanta trading Walker for Payton and then just releasing Payton and Payton resigning with Boston, Golden State for being Golden State, because no one ccould be as bad for so long without actually trying to be bad.