Karma, did you make an appearance? Terry Porter for Coach? No. Marc Iavaroni? Maybe. The Oregonian shows their worth.

So many topics, so much time. I think.

Welcome back faithful readers, it has been a week or so since my last entry. I apologize, as I have been busy doing other things. I assure you this will pick up much more once the draft takes place, as summer league comes along, as training camp opens, and the season begins.

First, let me say one thing. Tonight I am happy! I take a certain pleasure in Detroit losing, and annoying Sheed loving trolls getting kicked in the mouth. I know, that isn't nice. However, certain trolls in the http://www.oregonlive.com/forums/blazers have caused me to choose to feel this way.

Did karma take place? Was their losing an act of karma, for the chain of events Ben Wallace started back in November, in that disgusting brawl? For putting in motion the loss of Indiana's season? The last chance for Reggie Miller that was washed away?

Now, on to the recent firing of Coach Terry Porter.

While his firing wasn't obvious, and quite a shock considering last month his assistants had been fired, it does deliver a dilema to the TrailBlazers. Already Portland media and fans are insisting on the hiring of Coach Porter for our vacant position. A coach that will connect us back to the last real glory days of Portland. A coach who is.. not much of an upgrade over Maurice Cheeks, unfortunately. As a frequent visiter and participater on http://realgm.com/boards/index.php, the TrailBlazer board there was right on top of the news of Porter's firing. We asked questions amongst ourselves, "Will Porter be hired?" "Should we hire him over McMillian, or Iavaroni?" "Is.. Porter better then Cheeks?" Luckily, we got some input from Bucks fans which I will now share snippets with you.

Input from VegasVic, a moderator for the Bucks board on http://realgm.com/boards/index.php

"As a Bucks season ticket holder who has seen Porter in action I wouldn't get too excited about him as a coach. Yes he's a local hero. He was in Milwaukee too (grew up and went to high school here). But he wasn't a good teacher which is one reason he was let go. The Bucks have a young and getting younger team and need a better teacher. He may be good for Telfair but he could do that as an assistant with you, rather than as a head coach. His rotations were puzzling, his defensive schemes terrible."

From El Duderino, also from the Bucks board. Who has perhaps one of the greatest icons ever.

"As a Bucks fan,i was happy to see Porter go.Granted the talent was mediocre,but the team played zero defense for both years he was coach.Overall the Bucks were just soft as butter in Porter's time here regardless if he had average talent at best. "

I'm sorry, but this sounds exactly like Maurice. I trust their opinions on this matter, as they have no reason to lie. I just think Portland needs to pass. Which.. leads to another problem.

Like I said, Portland media and fans, for the most part, are calling for Terry's name. This is going to bite the Blazers in the backside. If Portland doesn't hire him, they're going to call for their heads for not hiring one of the most beloved Blazers of all time. If they do hire him, and he's just as bad as Cheeks, they're going to scream at the TrailBlazers for hiring a bad coach, and settling. Not getting a big name.

I am in the firm belief that Portland should hire Iavaroni, who has had experiencing in developing good big men, and has been taught under great coaches like Pat Riley and Mike Fratello, and another but the name escapes me. He brings in an uptempo offense, which is what we want. Zach likes him, Grgurich is a close friend of his, and it looks like he would come back with no objections if Iavaroni was hired.

I also wouldn't mind Carlesimo, which I know isn't a popular choice. However, he does have a lot of head coaching experience, and has been taught under the great Coach Popovich. Carlesimo now has two rings on his fingers, and apparently good relationships with players as it was reported Duncan and Ginobli were devestated to learn that Carlesimo had started interviewing with other teams.

I trust Portland to make the right decision, and not (hopefully) the easy PR hire.

The Oregonian last week showed that it was at the top of the journalism game, proving that it goes to all lengths and ends to provide you with hard facts!

Haha, okay, now that we can all breathe again.

I found The Oregonian's blunder last week to be one of the greatest things I have witnessed in the last two years. Not only was Quick's source Canzano, but then the two pals tried to blame it on the TrailBlazers. Suggesting it was the organization's fault for not sharing vital draft and coaching information freely to bumbling reporters Canzano and Quick.

Well, boys, maybe they don't share information with you two because neither of you have the slightest clue of how the (almost defunct) CBA worked, or about options on contracts of our players. Shouldn't this be a requirement when you apply for a job covering a professional sports team? Maybe they don't want to share information with you because you do whatever it takes to BASH THEM at every turn. You like to use words to trick the readers, which is unfortunate. Canzano constantly tells the fans not to listen to what the TrailBlazers tell us, because all they're trying to do is confuse us and tell us what to do..

Well, isn't that what Canzano is doing?

Canzano and Quick's irresponsible 'reporting' has cost The Oregonian both advertising from The TrailBlazers, along with subscriptions from disgruntled readers who stopped buying because they were tired of the Gossip Pals.

If I am presented articles about how evil the TrailBlazers are for firing people who leak information, or for investigating computers to check for leaks, I want to hear the same thing about Nike. Nike, as we all know, is also a major fixture in Oregon. That would be top news. Businesses aren't evil for firing people who leak reporters vital information, that is how they stay in business. Ooooh, freaky concept.

One more thing. Why aren't one of the three reporters down in Los Angeles talking to Grgurich, Joel and Outlaw about how their summer training is going? Outlaw has been down there with Grgurich since MAY, working daily with Tim. I want to hear about that. I want to know about his development.