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Jared Wright writes about Portland Trail Blazer basketball, Pac-10 football, and general NBA and NCAA FB issues on Bleacher Report. He likes yelling his head off at Autzen, women that yell their heads off at Autzen, and whenever his favorite teams win\hated teams lose.

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PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 27: Brandon Roy #7 of the Portland Trail Blazers drives against Carl Landry #14 and David Andersen #13 of the Houston Rockets during the season opener on October 27, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Random Ravings: Would Everyone Please Stop Worrying About Brandon Roy!?

Published about 13 hours ago
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EUGENE, OR - OCTOBER 31: Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli #8 of the Oregon Ducks celebrates with fans on the sidelines as time runs down in the fourth quarter of the game against the USC Trojans at Autzen Stadium on October 31, 2009 in Eugene, Oregon. Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score as the Ducks upset the Trojans 47-20. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Random Ravings: The State of the Pac-10 Address

Published 10 days ago
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HOUSTON - APRIL 24: Center Greg Oden #52 of the Portland Trail Blazers during play against the Houston Rockets in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on April 24, 2009 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Random Ravings: Who Will and Maybe Could Start For Portland, and Why

Published 21 days ago
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EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 26: Running back LaMichael James #21 of the Oregon Ducks looks for some running room in the first quarter of the game against the California Bears at Autzen Stadium on September 26, 2009 in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon won the game 42-3. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Random Ravings: The Oregon Ducks Have a Great Defense...!?!?

Published about 1 month ago
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Jared Writes About

Andrew Ungvari responded to a comment on Uncontested Shots: Five Things I've Learned About This NBA Season So Far
Andrew Ungvari responded to a comment on Uncontested Shots: Five Things I've Learned About This NBA Season So Far
Jared Wright responded to a comment on College Football: Baby's Losers For November 14
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Jared Wright has picked Portland's Steve Blake: Hate Me Now as a favorite article

The Short List What Jared thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Brandon Roy, LeBron James, Peyton Manning
Favorite Sports Teams

Portland Trail Blazers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Mariners
Favorite Coaches

Never liked a one....should be least fav coaches, imo
All Time Sports Moment

Jordan's game-winning shot in the '98 Finals
Most Memorable Game Attended

Not many.....I'd say none memorable
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak...never, ever will be matched
Ruth or Mays?

Mays, for the all-around goodness
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan....best player ever, in my humble opinion
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele, by a hair
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras....for now
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

The King
Schumacher or Senna?

?????
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Pac 10

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by Blaine
2 months ago

#

Shining A light on Rojo Grande and the Track and Field Community (Athletics) my own way!

Here is one of my Rojo favorites:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/194676-the-joy-of-vaulting-sky-dance

Also, check out Rojo’s Round up covering the World Championships in Berlin this weekend!

And please join the Track and Field Section! We would love to have you!
by John
3 months ago

I've been working on this for a while and now 2010: A LeBron James Odyssey is ready... if you want to know what will happen next summer you must read this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234201-2010-a-lebron-james-odyssey
by Erick
4 months ago

Next mailbag I do, I'll include your question. Thanks for the comment!
by Richard
4 months ago

Just published two new articles that I would like to share with you. Please provide some great comments to spark up some debate on these two topics! I look forward to your response. Feel free to add yourself as a fan if you enjoy my writing!
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Vote as a pick of the day or favorite if you feel it's worthy!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214772-rockets-receive-nba-injury-exception
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214794-available-centers-the-rockets-should-be-looking-at
by Mike
4 months ago

Who is the better A-Rod,
Alex Rodriguez or Andy Roddick?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212676-bigger-a-rod-andy-roddick-or-alex-rodriguez
by John
4 months ago

New NBA Mock Draft... It's time to think outside the box

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200518-2009-nba-mock-draft-commitment-day-edition
by Teddy
4 months ago

Hey Jared,

Thanks for voting my article for pick of the day and thanks for reading! Take care..

Teddy
by John
5 months ago

NBA Draft Sleepers

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197044-2009-nba-draft-top-10-sleeper-picks
by John
5 months ago

New Full 1st Round NBA Mock Draft

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/193029-2009-nba-mock-draft-draft-combine-edition
by Roger
5 months ago

FYI, I just wrote a follow-up to yesterday's article with the spiderweb-looking graphs, based on your feedback... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/192050-lakers-vs-magic-spider-graph-follow-up

Roger
by Ryan
5 months ago

Since you seemed to enjoy some of my other stuff, I thought you might enjoy this!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/186711-how-the-chicago-blackhawks-made-a-grown-man-cry
by JW
5 months ago

check this out

it is not what you expect

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/185400-the-all-time-new-york-yankees
by Andrew
6 months ago

I am surprised by the number of people who actually want to reserve the right to bad-mouth their teams! I offer constructive criticism, of course, but one in particular wants to be able to say, "they suck," if they do.

I don't get it. Will YOU take the pledge?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/160529-a-true-sports-fan-pledge
by len
7 months ago

Hey Jared, as a NBA fan you'll enjoy playing fantasy NBA playoffs on my website www.FantasySportsMadness.com for your chance to win cash and prizes! Here's a top 75 rankings and helpful hints for winning. Good luck and thanks for the support!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/154642-top-75-fantasy-nba-playoffs-players-updated-april-11

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/154630-nba-fantasy-playoffs-keys-to-winning
by Jared
11 months ago

Thanks.

Interesting isn't the word for it. Four coach firings, dominating performances by Cleveland and Boston, buzzer-beaters galore...

BTW, thanks to Jay Middleton for editing my articles and providing feedback!

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Random Ravings: Would Everyone Please Stop Worrying About Brandon Roy!?

Random Ravings: The State of the Pac-10 Address

Random Ravings: Who Will and Maybe Could Start For Portland, and Why

Random Ravings: The Oregon Ducks Have a Great Defense...!?!?

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