The Pre-Funk: Blazers at Knicks 12/7

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest. We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect.

Party Attendees...

Nice of the New York Knicks to catch fire at the same time the Blazers lose their head coach, starting center and Spanish fly. Should be an interesting night to say the least. Nate Robinson has been benched while everyone else on the team is playing lights out ball. They'll be running all over the place and with a constantly shrinking Portland roster, we'll have to see what the Blazers do to keep up. Try to slow them? Try to outpace them? Coach Dean at the helm! Let's see what you got.

And we just dropped a ton of links below to take up your entire day. Rightfully so, the world is covering the Oden story like a Charlie Weiss firing, and we dug deep for some you may not have seen. Enjoy.

On Tap...

A lesson on recovery from NBA patella injuries. [Kevin Pelton]
Andre Miller does not want to be traded. [Mark J Miller]
Looking at Bill Bayno and Greg Oden. [David Aldridge]
The future looks completely different. [Kerry Eggers]
Getting emotional over the Oden loss. [BlazerGuy]
A statistical look at Oden's season. [David Berri]
This might get the blood boiling. [Le Basketbawl]
The Trail Blazers are cursed. [Rip City to Seoul]
Full game preview from Dave. [BlazersEdge]
Enemy coverage #1. [Poasting and Toasting]
Likely no Nasty Nate tonight. [SNY.tv]
Enemy coverage #2. [KnickerBlogger]

Cheap Shots...

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