The Rose Garden not a friendly place for Blazers fans on Saturday night

Saturday rolls around. It was a great day. It was sunny outside, there was lots of entertainment to be had outside of the RG, free flags were given out as you entered the doors. The building was buzzing with excitement, cheers were being screamed, mantras being chanted, and this was over an hour before the game. And Blazers fans were longing for that hour to be over, because that would end a 6 year playoff drought. It was exciting, i would even say goose bump- inducing. After the whistle was blown though, the chills of excitement, quickly turned into chills of dread running down your spine. The Blazermaniacs worst fear was coming true; the Blazers looked like a team that wasn't ready to compete in the post season. The Blazers looked flat, they couldn't stop Yao Ming (who didn't miss a shot the entire game). The Blazers couldn't score and they couldn't stop the Rockets. Aaron Brooks (former University of Oregon player) was red hot and ended the game with 27 points. The Blazers looked lost, and confused, and totally overwhelmed. The lone bright spots of the game were Brandon Roy, who looked as poised and confident as ever, dropping in 21 without playing most of the 4th quarter. Greg Oden also looked pretty good, dropping 15 points. That was it. Lamarcus Aldridge had 2 made field goals. Rudy had 1. Nobody could do anything. It was disturbing, unsettling, confusing, and down right shitty to watch as a fan. And it put me in a horrible place. a horrible place. I was not a happy camper (luckily my buddy is always there for me and helped me move on! thanx 'olly!), thats why this blog is so late. in the end, the final margin of victory was 27 points. The Blazers need to regroup. I hope they do, hopefully it was just a bit of nerves and inexperience that they got out of their system. the next game is tomorrow at 7, and it is crucial. if the Blazers dont win that one, its almost guaranteed that the series is over. The Blazers have bounced back after blowout losses all season, lets see if they have one more comeback left in em. It'll be tough but it can be done. My mission for all you Blazers fans out there?; still be loud. still be enthusiastic and let the team know that you've got their back. its when they're losing that they need your cheers the most. So Lets Rise Up, and answer the call, be there for the team when it counts, because tomorrow is the most important game of the year. So ready or not, its time for a Rip City Uprise. Wheres your Blazermania Portland?

Doc