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I wanted to open a topic for discussion with everyone. Please reference the below conversation from the Phoenix game Recap thread, which basically discusses what we might do with the roster
a) before the trade deadline
b) before next season
c) just in general to really open the championship window
The thing I want to find out is whether or not people think we already have the necessary pieces on the roster to be an elite, championship contending team. If that's the case, the roster only needs tweaking.
The alternative is that we need to add one more core piece to really increase the potency at the top of the roster.
What are everyone's thoughts? Who would you target if you think a move is necessary? What position and type of player would you like to see the team acquire? If we already have the main pieces in place how would you tweak the roster to solidify us for the future?
What potentially realistic courses of action at this juncture in the franchise's history do you think will give us the best shot at winning titles over the next X number of yrs?
Put yourselves in KP's shoes and share your master plan for a Blazer dynasty.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts, and feel free to vote on the awesome poll following the below text.
Thread from the PHX game recap:Or perhaps Kevin Pritchard knows his job better than you.
It is possible, you know. That KP may be an intelligent hard working guy whose knowledge of the game, the league and personnel far, far exceeds what you think you know.
Pritchard kicking himself over Aldridge? Doubt it. Why would a GM have second thoughts about locking up one of the best young big men in the league for long term? You may not think much of LaMarcus, but I'll bet every GM and coach in the league would jump at the chance to get him. There is a reason he was just named to the US National team and it ain't because of his neat tatoos.
KP needs to make a deal? Actually, he doesn't. When Oden and Joel went down, with Batum and Travis already out, Portland's odds of making the playoffs became marginal and pretty much shrunk to nothing when Brandon was lost for an indefinite period of time. However this team (and coaching staff) have not given up and they still are in the hunt. I think it is iffy that the Blazers make the playoffs, but the effort they've displayed has me believing they can make it. Worrying about their doing so as a 7th or 8th seed is a game for fools. Just making the playoffs this season will be an outstanding accomplishment. Should they lose in the first round, so be it. They will be playing without a center. And depending on the matchup, they may not lose. We will just have to wait and see what happens.
Unlike you, I don't assume Pritchard is indecisive because he doesn't do what I'd do in his position. If I'm going to assume anything it is that
a) making trades in the NBA is not simply a matter of running them through the trade checker.
b) that KP is likely to be a better judge of basketball talent than I am, an assumption supported by the performance of guys like Batum, Cunningham and Pendergraph, all taken either late in the first or as second round picks.
c) that having 9 – 10 very good players is better than having 4 – 6 very good players.
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
by timg56 on Feb 11, 2010 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 5 recsKP has done a great job in the draft, but this is only half the battle
It is obvious that this team needs to either make a trade or go after a free agent in the offseason. Sure, KP could stand pat. Do you really want to bet on Oden and Joel being able to stay healthy for the better part of next year? Seems like quite a gamble to me.
I am not overly concerned if this team makes the playoffs or not. We make it, great, we get some more postseason experience. If we don't make it that is nothing to be disappointed about; the Western Conference is full of solid teams and the injuries this year have been horrible. I don't care about making a deal to solve our short term problems. The thing is, I feel that are short term problems are the same as the long term problems. Lack of big men that can stay healthy, and too many perimeter players who, quite frankly, are only slightly above average. Rudy, Martell, JB, and Outlaw are inconsistent and somewhat one dimensional. Batum still needs time to develop.
Have I ever made a post using that 'trade checker' ? No, and I have actually never used it. Keep on making assumptions if you like, however.
Show me a legit contender without a solid big man. This game may not be dominated by big guys like it used to, but you still need one to win come playoff time.
Oh yeah – the Blazers don't have 9-10 'very good players'. This is, of course, subjective based on how one judges talent. Yes, this team has talent, but Roy is the only one who can bring it every night and wants the ball in crunchtime. I remember when people were thinking Mark Bryant was going to be an all-star after he had his first 15 point game. IMHO hometown fans often aren't the best judge of talent for their team.
When I say 4-6 very good players I look at a team like LAL – Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Bynum (when healthy), Fisher (maybe he doesn't fall into the 'very good' category, but he has had some huge moments come playoff time). The Lakers aren't as deep as Portland, but it seemed to work for them last year.
by lil'stink on Feb 11, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsSo hometown fans over value their own players ...
… except those fans who constantly find fault with them. The fans who think Dante Cuningham is a better player than LaMarcus Aldridge obviously are qualified analysts, while those of us who think Aldridgfe is one of the best young bigs in the league are just ignorant homers.
Let's take your Laker example. Roy, Aldridge, Oden (when he's healthy), Miller. That's just one less than LA, with only a counterpart to Lamar Odom missing. Of course Portland does have Pryzbilla, whom LA has no counterpart for. And then there is Batum, Webster, Fernandez and Outlaw ( a 6th Man of the year candidate last season), to account for. Your argument comes down to this – you think Lamar Odom is preferable to any mix and matching of the last 4 Blazers I named.
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
by timg56 on Feb 11, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsThere are decent points being made
but can you guys do it without the badgering back and forth? It's distracting. Plus maybe some folks would like to get into the conversation without getting in the middle of you.
by Dave on Feb 11, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recsOK.
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
by timg56 on Feb 11, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recsI'm not trying to pick a fight but here goes...
I actually don't think Dante is better than LMA at this point. I don't think someone who feels LMA is one of the best young bigs in the game is ignorant. He is far from an all-star quality player, however, and often disappears in the 4th quarter. I think he has more talent and ability than just about any PF in the game, but having talent and utilizing it are 2 totally different things. All in all, he has done anything but prove that he deserves that contract.
I am no Laker fan. That said, I don't think a healthy Blazers team would beat LA in a seven game series. Kobe is better than Roy, Gasol and Bynum are better than GO and Joel, and Odom does so many things well (I am not a fan, but watching him lately makes me realize that he is a bargain at $50 million). And you can't not factor injuries in the equation and say if we were healthy things would be different. We aren't healthy, and we need to plan for the worst (Greg and Joel don't return 100%) and hope for the best. Yes, the Blazers are deeper, but come playoff time you don't need to hold back – it is do or die (well, at least best of seven)
Last year RLEC was a hot commodity. If KP put RLEC together with Trout or Rudy we might have been able to get a guy like Gerald Wallace. Perhaps Paul Allen gave orders to not trade RELC because he wanted the financial benefit for himself. I am sure there are plenty of details that we aren't privy to. Perhaps KP has trouble pulling the trigger when it comes to making a trade, as there can be much to lose if you make a mistake. I get that. But no risk, no reward.
So KP doesn't need to make a trade. IMHO this team won't get over the top with the roster they have – there are too many "will's" or "if's". Will Joel or GO stay healthy? For that matter, will Roy stay healthy? Will Martell, Batum, JB, and Fernandez all develop like we hope? I don't think the answers to these questions can be answered with a resounding yes.
I, like any fan, want to see their team compete for a title. If KP can't make a deal now or in the offseason to add bulk to our fontline, there is a decent chance we will be in the same boat next year. I liked the boat and course we were on last year much better.
by lil'stink on Feb 11, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recsI'm not picking a fight either, but I'll try it out.
Done anything but prove that he deserves that contract? Roy went down, and LaMarcus has been playing over 40 minutes a night and scoring over 20 a game, along with raising his rebounding numbers pretty significantly. Yeah, our win percentage has gone down, but how many wins did Brandon get without LaMarcus in the game? With Oden and Pryzbilla, LaMarcus didn't need to get deep post position. Now that they've gone down and Brandon is out, we've been seeing exactly what people have been asking for: he goes towards the basket and plays much more aggressively than he used to.
We match up very well with LA. There is a reason that we consistently beat them at home (minus the last game, which is hard to take into account because both teams had their stars choosing not to play, which most likely won't happen in a playoff series). Saying that Bynum is better than Oden is subject to debate. Were Oden healthy right now, and if he remains healthy for a large portion of next season, I would put that match up in our favor. Roy and Kobe play different styles, but Roy has been matching Kobe lately in terms of efficiency (although I will admit he is far from matching Kobe in many other aspects of the game). With a healthy team, we have several defensive stoppers, and you suggest that the bench doesn't matter, but in the playoffs, having a deep bench can be very important in long series. We have many more players on our bench that can light up and score 20+ than most other teams I can think of in the league.
There are many risks in sports. Players are at risk of injury every time they step on the court. I think we have full reason to believe, considering the past, that we can count on Roy to be healthy for a majority of the season (yes, maybe someday that will change, but as of now I'm not concerned). I trust the doctors and trainers in evaluating the long-term health probabilities of Oden and Pryzbilla. Some players may not develop, but they all have the potential to. And what if we were to make a trade and that player didn't play well with our system or got injured? There are so many variables to be considered.
Of course you liked last season better. And were everyone to stay healthy and the season to have gone the way everyone hoped, you would probably like this season even more. But like I said, there are so many intangibles and things that we don't know. I trust the professionals and experts and simply cheer for our team through the good and bad.
by anupam on Feb 11, 2010 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recsI would like to expand on the point you make ...
… in the next to last paragraph.
Just how wise is it to develop a strategy that is based on always playing "What if?" What if Greg or Joel don't comeback 100%. What if both don't? What if Greg does prove to be injury prone and we only average 40 – 50 games a season from him? What if every one of our players not named Aldridge or Roy fail to improve their game?
We can go on and on in this vein. What if Paul Allen sells the team to an owner only interested in turning a profit? What if Brandon Roy undergoes a personal epipheny (sp?) and gives up basketball to work with school kids? What if LaMarcus Aldridge is abducted by aliens?
Yes, to some extent you want to try to provide yourself options for dealing with the unexpected. But you don't make that the central theme of your strategy. That's referred to as taking consel of one's fears. Fortunately for us Blazer fans, Kevin Pritchard does not appear to be the type who fears ghosts of future come. If come next season and Portland has no Greg or Joel available, KP will look to draft a big or sign someone who he thinks can fill that spot. He doesn't have to potentially mortgage the future so as to cater to the fears of what might or might not happen.
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by timg56 on Feb 11, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recsI think that is well put,
and you certainly can't go into next year or any year expecting to have injuries to the extent we have this year. We also shouldn't anticipate that Oden will never contribute for an extended period of time as if his career is already over and doomed to failure. The kid has #1 pick impact on games, and I think we have all seen his potential when healthy. That being said you must be ready to adapt should a player go down.
In response to this particular thread though – I think the course the Blazers should take, and likely the gameplan moving forward, is a combination of your two viewpoints. KP has been brilliant (Roy, Aldridge, Batum, Dante, Rudy) and given us valuable young assets, some of whom will be a part of our long term future. But assuming some assemblance of health, since fear of injury should not prevent us from reaching our potential (only injury itself should do that), I think we can agree that this team needs increased role definition and a consolidation trade to provide another upper tier player beside Roy, Aldridge, Oden, and Batum.
To me Oden is the X-factor (obviously?). Aldridge's style is so complementary to GO that it makes President Woodrow Wilson sneak up on me, but they both need to be healthy for it to work. I actually commend what I perceive as an increase in Aldridge's assertiveness recently.
I also think you can trade any combo of Bayless, Blake, Outlaw, Rudy, and Martell without truly affecting the core of this team. I think those guys are young, have value in their potential, game and/or expiring contracts, and can be parlayed into serviceable big man insurance PLUS either a long term PG option or a premier wing scorer (Caron/Wallace ish, who I would not mind seeing play alongside Roy AND Batum).
Roy, Aldridge, Batum, and (the forces of the Universe willing) Greg Oden are the core of this team and are the guys who you envision being on the Blazer's upcoming championship teams. Everyone else is very nice but you have an opportunity to make your roster more top heavy (= playoff success) and clear the logjams that this roster experiences when healthy.
I fully anticipate a more significant move than just a Kurt Thomas/Tyrus Thomas/Brendan Haywood acquisition being made prior to next season. I think the time has come where something considerable is on the horizon.
by sammymohawk on Feb 11, 2010 6:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I fully anticipate a more significant move than just a Kurt Thomas/Tyrus Thomas/Brendan Haywood acquisition being made prior to next season. I think the time has come where something considerable is on the horizon.
I appreciate your optimism, but I'm not sure KP will have the "resources" to make the kind of deal you're hoping for after next Thursday. Oh, he has the young/talented players, but he won't have capspace or large-enough contracts that he will need to add to a deal to acquire that "upper tier player"
Jason Quick was on WaW today and said the Blazers staff realized early in the season that they indeed have "too much talent" and that a "guard or two will need to be weeded out" this summer. Besides Roy, the guards are Miller, Bayless and Rudy (no one's sure if Blake will be back, so I'll leave him out) I suppose Andre could be traded, but the two names that Quick mentioned were Rudy and Jerryd, because they're stacked up behind Brandon at the 2 and KP/Nate can't keep asking them to play only 15-20 mpg every year.
So you see the problem…these guys are only making 1-2 mil/year and you can't acquire an "upper tier" player for that, because the salaries won't match. The best KP can do during the offseason is to use one of these guys to move up in the draft, like he did with Jarret Jack.
So I think that we can lay our dreams of blockbuster trades to rest, next Friday. "Who will KP sign with the MLE?" will be the topic of conversation this summer, along with "will Oden's agent accept anything less than the max extension?"
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by two4larue on Feb 12, 2010 12:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsA blockbuster in the next week
won't surprise me. I don't expect it, but I think KP would like to pull a blockbuster, and the loss of this season due to injuries will make him less hesitant to do it midseason than he would have been.
Salaries we can use to make a trade include Andre, Joel, Martell, and our ECs. Talents we can use (besides those guys) are Rudy, Nic, and Jerryd. I'll be surprised if Nic and Jerryd go, but in a blockbuster, who knows? The point is that there is plenty of salary and talent available to make a blockbuster. That doesn't even include the possibility of a Bosh/LMA deal.
You are right that you can't trade Rudy or Jerryd for a big talent because of their salary. But you can if you combine them with someone who has a salary. And blockbusters usually involve multiple players.
The structure of a blockbuster is YT + MLC + EC = All-Star.
YT = Young Talent — Nic, Rudy, Jerryd
MLC = Medium Level Contract — Andre, Joel, Martell
EC = Expiring Contract — Steve, Travis
YT gives the other team the hope that, in a year or two, they've got a player who can come close, at least, to what their all-star gave them.
MLC gives them at least a solid role player at a respectable price, and combined with YT lets them sell to their fans that they've made a reasonable deal in terms of talent.
EC saves them money, which either helps them go after even more talent or cuts their losses.
We might have to sweeten the deal by throwing in a draft pick, or giving them a second EC in exchange for an ugly contract. But that is the essence of a blockbuster that could bring an all-star to Portland, and it certainly could happen in the next week.
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by jscot on Feb 12, 2010 3:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsDefinition of blockbuster
I think that we have assets that are valued around the league, as noted in jscot's post. Maybe Caron or General Wallace are pie in the sky, but I do believe that some combination of Outlaw, Blake, Rudy, Rex, and Martell can be a fairly significant side of a trade that aside from chemistry considerations has virtually no effect on the core of the team (depending who you consider the core i guess). I think the roles, especially in the backcourt, need more definition. I have no problem that it has yet to happen as they are all young and we've needed everyone this year, but I think after next season starts…if you still have the logjam…if guards aren't getting the minutes on a nightly basis that their ability merits…then I think we will have gone too long with all these players. In other words we will have missed the window where their value was the highest due to a combination of their youth and potential (this applies to Rex, Rudy, and Martell). They've showcased their abilities this season and their value will only go down over time if they're buried in a battle for minutes that leaves each with 10-25 per night.
I think Rudy is showing preliminary signs of frustration and that his ceiling isn't really even that high, even though he is already an exciting and skilled player.
I envision Roy, Batum, Aldridge, and Oden being 4 of this team's championship starting 5. I think that's been the general idea as they put the team together (with Batum being the most recent to burst onto the scene). I haven't done the research, I don't know who might be available, but longterm PG option anyone? I love Dre, but he's long in the tooth and won't be here when our average age is 27. Blake won't be here. In my opinion Bayless should be a 6th man spark off the bench if he is here. I do like him alongside Roy but I'm not sure it's the starting backcourt you want.
Maybe it won't be a quote unquote blockbuster…but I absolutely think we can net a very significant piece for what we have to offer.
Clear the logjam and make the roster more powerful at the top. You'll still have plenty of great role players left over (Dante, Przy, guys you don't trade, etc…). It will be addition by subtraction as our remaining players will adopt their roles with confidence and flourish with a continued increase in opportunity. It will also be addition by addition, because if something like this were to happen we would be getting a good player in return. We would be trading role players, which we have a lot of, for a core piece of the puzzle. I think it makes sense and I think the ideal window is now until next season.
I'm curious who people think is a good PG for this team that might be attainable in the near future. We've all talked Hinrich, but is there someone better that could be available in the near future that would really round out our starting 5 for the next X number of years?
Someone who can hit the spot up 3 like Blake but you know, does all the other stuff better. (props to blake for a phenomenal performance against the Suns on Wednesday though)
by sammymohawk on Feb 12, 2010 9:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recslet me qualify that
by saying that some of you may feel that Bayless IS in fact the best option…or that because Roy handles so well and Batum can guard the 1 that we don't need a true PG (which is why I thought a premier wing scorer was not a crazy idea). I welcome all of those opinions.
I think it is a great debate and I'm glad we're in the position we are. Time to cross the fingers and say "in KP we trust, take us to the promiseland"
by sammymohawk on Feb 12, 2010 9:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsLast thing...
I think Caron Butler is gonna get traded. He may go to Boston, or Houston, or Dallas. But if he ends up in Houston or Dallas…look at what they will have given up for him and tell me that we the Blazers couldn't have provided that level of value. I still think a Butler/Haywood package is almost ideal if you can swing it. Anyway, sounds like Tyrus Thomas might be here soon. I think it's hilarious that we may have both him and LA. I also think that if you can end up getting Caron and Tyrus for some combination of the 5 players I keep mentioning + picks/cash, then our championship window is wide open going into next year and we'll be pesky this postseason.
by sammymohawk on Feb 12, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsI think Bayless is a great option for us
I wouldn't say best, but better guys aren't going to come available.
He can defend the point (needs work, but he's improving), and his shot will come — all that is needed is coaching and work, and he's made progress already.
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by jscot on Feb 12, 2010 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recswe've seen some of these proposed via the trade machine
and the risk is that turning over 1/4 to 1/3 of the current roster could jeopardize the team's chances of making the playoffs, due to continuity issues
Not to mention that many of the names mentioned (Bosh, Haywood, etc) will be UFAs in July and there's no way to guarantee that they will resign with Portland
Unless there's a "special fit" player (that KP has longed to acquire) who becomes available that already has a LT contract (or who KP is certain he can extend) then odds are KP won't pull the trigger.
That's why I'm expecting a "surgical strike" deal, 2-for-1, mid-level salaries for a veteran role player, most likely a big. This would thin the roster at guard/wing while adding an immediate need. Or more likely, KP will do nothing
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by two4larue on Feb 12, 2010 9:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsYes, we could do a simple 2-1
But the only truly disruptive thing at this point would be to trade LMA plus for Bosh (I could live with that disruption, as long as we knew Bosh was staying) or to include Andre in a deal.
And including Andre is disruptive in the short term, but not long term.
I won't be surprised if we stand pat, either. The only thing KP could do that would surprise me would be A) trade Oden B) trade Roy C) trade Batum (unless we're getting an all-star back) D) trade LMA for less than Bosh or Duncan (and Duncan would surprise me somewhat, too).
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by jscot on Feb 12, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recsPieces in place though?
I think those are all good viewpoints. I guess my real question is do we already have the main pieces of our championship team and the roster just needs tweaking? Or are we one more main core piece away from being truly elite? When I think about how the Celtics and Lakers are structured, with the multiple stars and supporting casts that aren't at the same level as the Blazer's supporting cast (imo), it seems that KP might be considering a more aggressive consolidation as a viable option for longterm success (I'm sure he considers everything though). But then again, it takes two to tango (sometimes three?) and we as fans don't have a real good idea of who is actually available and what is actually out there to be had. The rip city uprise of the last few years has given me confidence in the current management…this trade deadline waiting game is just brutal though. The tension is palpable! Palpable I say!!!Thank goodness we have Blazersedge to keep us sane.


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A 100 page blank lined page journal with photos from The Laura Plantation with illustrated Brer Rabbit. The Laura Plantation is where Brer Rabbit Tales were written down and recorded in French by Alcee' Fortier.
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New software license and cloud subscription revenue remained at $2.4 billion for the quarter ended Nov. 30, Oracle said in its announcement Wednesday. But revenue from the annual maintenance payments its on-premises software customers make to Oracle grew 6 percent to $4.5 billion.
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The 8 Ball 2.11.14: The Top 8 Movie Cyborgs
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From Darth Vader and the Terminator to
Spider-Man 2's
Doctor Octopus, Jason Voorhees from
Jason X
and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 8 movie cyborgs of all-time!
Welcome, one and all, to the 8 Ball in the Movie Zone! I'm your host Jeremy Thomas and as always, we will be tackling a topic and providing you the top eight selections of that particular category. Keep in mind that
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Top 8 Movie Cyborgs
Welcome back to another edition of the 8 Ball, ladies and gentlemen! This week the long-gestating
reboot finally hits theaters, to the anticipation of some and the dread of others. The film is just the latest in a long line of movies that explore the relationship between humanity and technology, and also the newest entry in a storied history of cyborgs given life by filmmakers. There is no small amount of history that Hollywood has with "man and machine" stories; the concept has been around since well before movies existed and finds a spiritual successor in stories like American folk hero John Henry, who in a tall tale competed against a steam-powered hammer to build a railroad faster and better. This week we're going to take a look at the film industry's exploration of half-man, half-machines as we count down the best cyborgs in cinematic history.
Let's start here by defining what exactly a cyborg is. There is an often fuzzy line between the definition of cyborgs, androids and other artificially-created or enhanced individuals. For the purposes of this column I am using the commonly-accepted definition, which is as follows: "A cyborg is an organism consisting of both biological and artificial parts, with the mechanical or electronic components usually (but not always) enhancing the original biological entity." This distinguishes them from androids, which are essentially robots created in a way to simulate real life. There was a lot of debate regarding the replicants from
Blade Runner
and how they qualify; I chose to disqualify them because while they are artificial and enhanced, there is no evidence to suggest they have anything other than biological parts. (Consider that the only way to detect them is the interview, and thus not detectable via any sort of scan for artificial components.)
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#8: Jason Voorhees (
Jason X
First up on our list is what may be the perfect fusion of machine and psychopathic killer. Jason Voorhees is one of the most well-known slashers in cinematic history, with the
Friday the 13th
franchise slicing its way through a record number of victims over ten films (twelve if you count the reboot and
Freddy vs. Jason
). For his tenth outing, New Line decided it was time to send Jason into the future and space so that they wouldn't destroy any potential continuity for the planned battle movie with Freddy Krueger. To some this was the low point of the franchise, but I very much appreciate the film's embracing of its silliness and the effects are surprisingly good, all things considered. Jason became his most bad-ass when, after being blown to pieces by an upgraded Kay-Em android, he is repaired by the ship's medical bay and given mechanical pieces to fill in for the missing biological matter. The result was "Uber Jason," a cybernetically-enhanced zombie serial killer with death on his mind. His look is cheesy to some but I always felt that it completely fit what they were aiming for and he is able to perform even more impressive feats once he has robotic strength. It takes riding him through Earth 2's atmosphere to finally destroy him this time around and even then, it's Jason so you know he's coming back. Silly or not, Cyber-Jason kicked some serious ass.
#7: Luc Deveraux/GR44 (
Universal Soldier
Jean-Claude Van Damme had worked with cyborg stories before on film, specifically in--well, the film
. This was the first film in which he actually
one though. There is an argument out there (and an understandable one) that Luc Deveraux and the rest of the UniSols are not in fact cyborgs, and are simply reanimated dead along the lines of Frankenstein's monster. However, it is heavily implied that the UniSols are in fact enhanced with technology in some way, and this is reinforced by the fact that the film obviously borrows from the Marvel Comics character of Deathlok. Even the eyepiece suggests Deathlok's image. Deveraux is of course the protagonist and most heroic of the UniSols and he even manages to get his personality back where most of the subjects remain autonomous. Van Damme would return to reprise the role for the disastrous
Universal Soldier: The Return
, which is no longer considered canon in the franchise.
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
, while not particularly great films, helped redeem the franchise a bit and also Deveraux as a character. He is an excellent example of the human spirit fighting against machine control and while he may not be the obvious cyborg that others are, the themes alone would earn him entry even if the mechanical components are fairly subtle.
#6: Doctor Octopus (
Spider-Man 2
Doc Ock was a difficult choice in terms of whether he qualified for the list or not. On one hand he appears to be more of a man with a prosthetic of sorts along the lines of Dr. No, Luke Skywalker or Del Spooner from
I, Robot
. However, I did decide to include him because his cybernetic arms connect directly into his nervous system and become a definite part of his being as opposed to something that could be removed. Otto Octavius is one of Spider-Man's greatest villains (even more so in the era of the
Superior Spider-Man
comic run) and he deserved a classic portrayal on the big screen. Sony scored a coup when they cast the great Alfred Molina in the role. Molina makes the character of Otto a more sympathetic one than it otherwise might have been and he nails the role perfectly. The AI of the cybernetic arms trying to assert dominance over Otto's personality is a classic cyborg theme, enhancing the story above that of "just another comic-book movie." He is arguably the best portrayal of a Spider-Man villain in a live action film to date, depending on your opinion of Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn, and the tragedy of Otto is portrayed incredibly well in the movie. Sam Raimi's digital effects team does fantastic work with arms and his look is definitely more impressive than what we get in the comics without completely invalidating it, adding the finishing touches to one hell of a cyborg supervillain.
#5: The Borg Queen (
Star Trek: First Contact
I find it interesting that my list is split 50/50 between protagonists and antagonists on this list (with two that definitely straddle the line); it wasn't intentional at all but just happened. Here's the highest-ranked pure villain in the Borg Queen. The Borg are perhaps the greatest addition of a race that was made to the Star Trek universe during the
Next Generation
era. There were several races added during this time frame of course: Ferengi, Betazoids, Cardassians, the Q, Bajorans and more. But the Borg are certainly the most formidable villains from the era. They were dangerous during the
Next Generation
series but when
Star Trek: First Contact
came about they hit a new level of threat. No small part of that was due to the introduction of the Borg Queen, as exquisitely played by Alice Krige. The Queen was the previously-unknown leader of the collective, one of the few who could distinguish themselves as an individual and Krige was wonderfully creepy in the role. She is Data's tempter in the movie and very nearly succeeds. She proves quite formidable as a mental and physical adversary and returned to play the role in the series finale of
Star Trek: Voyager
. She certainly earns her spot on this list.
#4: Motoko Kusanagi (
Ghost in the Shell
While cyborg existence sometimes seems to be more of a boys' club (especially for heroic cyborgs), there are a solid number of man-machine hybrids of the female variety. For my money, none of them quite match up to Major Motoko Kusanagi. Motoko is the protagonist of the many
Ghost in the Shell
properties--the manga, the anime series and the film. While her characterization and appearance varies from one to the other, she is pretty much amazing in all of them. The film version of Motoko is a more androgynous, brooding character who struggles with the notion of how much humanity she has left due to her cybernetic body. She even questions if she is entirely synthetic and just programmed to believe she was once a human. She eventually finds what she's looking for in the hacker she's hunting, the mysterious Puppet Master. Motoko is a more cerebral take on the cyborg and directly addresses most of the questions we ask about the nature of humanity and technology. It's a supremely good story and a very strong character. A live-action version of this film is reportedly in the works and I'm skeptical of Hollywood trying to adapt this one, but we'll see how it goes.
#3: Robocop (
C'mon, Robocop inspired this list. There's no way he wasn't ending up on it. Paul Verhoeven has a reputation for bad films and make no mistake: he's made some bad ones.
nearly killed his career and stigmatized him forever. But he has also made some amazing science fiction films including
Total Recall
Starship Troopers
and this 1987 classic.
is often viewed as a cult classic today and considered "charming," both views of which belie the fact that it is a damned good movie which was well-received and a legitimate hit. It tackles a lot of serious themes amidst the ultra-violence, including a hard look at the corruption of media, class war and corporations. Peter Weller was a perfect fit for the role of Alex Murphy and Robocop is a symbol that stands in the face of people who claim that sci-fi wasn't socially relevant in the 1980s. Weller plays the role with a perfect tenor, capturing both the robot and the man. It must also be noted that Weller conveys all of the emotion in his character (and there is emotion there, let's be clear about that) with just the lower half of his face. That's a deceptively difficult thing to do. And if you're not interested in him as a person, let's just note that he kicks some serious ass as well. Later films would try to drag him down and they largely contribute to views that marginalize the character, but he's a major part of sci-fi lore and--well, let's just say that Joel Kinnaman has a lot to live up to with the reboot.
#2: Terminator 850 Series Model 101 (
The Terminator
There are certain cyborgs that are just simply iconic. Among them are Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-850. (You can argue it's the T-800 or T-101 or whatever if you like, by the way. The movies all change what they call him.) The Terminator is such a simple concept given complex execution when you think about it: a war between man and machine brought to the present day, thanks to a bit of time travel. And in that little tweak we entered a whole new world of science fiction in which we add the themes of fate and destiny to what is already a meaty topic about free will in the man/machine debate. Schwarzenegger would play the T-850 in a transition from film to film of assassin to protector to ally and through these films, we saw not only the progression of the machine; we saw the Terminator grow a soul. Now of course, that's a bit confusing when you consider that they're all different models who never would have met each other. But this is time travel, a genre that is notable for impressive plot holing. Let's not sweat the small stuff there. Whether as an unstoppable killer who shrugged off everything thrown at him or a protector who refused to die until John Connor was safe, the Terminator was always a force to be reckoned with and quite possibly the coolest cyborg of all time.
#1: Darth Vader (
Star Wars
Bow down to the dark lord of cyborgs, ladies and gentlemen. Darth Vader isn't the original cyborg by any remote stretch but he's certainly the most well-known. The Sith Lord began as the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and was tempted over to the Dark Side by the skilled manipulation of Darth Sidious. Vader represents so much on a thematic level that it is almost difficult to quantify. He is viewed as a symbol of technology vs. religion or spirituality, as a struggle between man and machine. He has become a symbol of evil in pop culture, but also one of redemption thanks to his acts at the end of
Return of the Jedi
. He's the oppressive government regime and his origin story has been compared to that of African American racial identity. His characterization is even taught as an example of classic borderline personality disorder. And throughout it all he remains one of the most well-known science fiction figures of all time. It has been said that his image is one of the most universally-recognized on the planet and for good reason. James Earl Jones' deep, booming voice and that gas mask breathing can still bring a chill down my spine. There are no ifs, and or buts about it to me: Darth Vader is the easy #1 choice for best film cyborgs.
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OK, well...I think we've done enough of pointing fingers. Whether it be Dalton, one of the WRs,or the questionable calls by the officials, I keep hearing AJG18's name come up frequently. But do you really think he woulda made a difference between a Bengals win and a loss today? The absence of AJ couldn't erase 3 Dalton picks, DBs getting burned by Torrey Smith, or Ray Rice breaking off a 60 yarder, nor did him not being in the game change the ref's interpretation of "a football move" as JG made a magnificent juggling catch while falling into the corner of the endzone.
Yeah, AJ would've made a difference, but not enough to overcome a plethora of mistakes that dug Cincy a hole too deep to climb out of. It was a valiant effort, in which many factors were to blame....some more than others. Besides the touchdown drive early in the game and the late drives in desperation to come back, the Ravens' D was masterful in stopping our run game and putting significant pressure on the Red Rifle, which forced him into some uncharacteristically bad throws(i.e. picks).
I'll tell you what, though-- this team has been competitive every game this season....no matter who they faced or the circumstance, they've always been gamers. I'm convinced they won't have one blowout loss this year. They are too gutsy of a squad. Despite the back-to-back tough losses, I think losing to these two division stalwarts will only serve as a valuable lesson going forward when they face them again this season.
I was thinking 9-7 was a pretty realistic record for us this season, but even though we lost 2 in a row to the AFC North bullies, I really think they will learn from their mistakes and steal a game from either the Ravens or Steelers and finish 10-6. AJ will be back hopefully next Sunday along with the rest of the team, hungry for another win. Playoffs are still a strong possibility, Cincy Jungle! Heads high!


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There could soon be changes coming to how you buy liquor in downtown Davenport. Specifically if you are buying carry-out liquor in an area from Marquette to Federal Streets, south of 6th Street.
The changes would limit the number of "carry-out" liquor store licenses given out, and would better define what a carry out store is.
Back in April, council members decided to place a moratorium on liquor licenses in the area, concerned about the possibility of too many in the Centennial Gateway Neighborhood.
That moratorium expires October first. So Wednesday night, council members gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that says there must be at least a quarter mile between carry out liquor stores that are not groceries or pharmacies.
Something many residents support. Frank Klipsch, with the Scott County Family Y, says, "When there has been carry out liquor in certain areas, it has really caused an additional issue that we have had to deal with. And we don't need any reasons for people not to want to come to downtown Davenport."
Aldermen will have to vote on this through two more cycles before it can be put on the city's books.
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is fighting veteran Tony Johnson at ONE FC 9: Rise TO Power on May 31st. The 37 year old has failed to win his last two fights at heavyweight, but he still wants one last shot at the UFC ... something we've heard at least 500 times before, but this is the latest iteration. (Via MMA Weekly)
I don't know what is going to happen in the future of the UFC heavyweight division. Ideally I would like to finish out my career where it started and that is in the UFC. There's great fights out there for me and I'd like to put on a great show for the fans on the biggest stage there is, and that's obviously the UFC," he said.
UFC president Dana White has shot those hopes down before, and his loss to Satoshi Ishii and no contest against Andrei Arlovski, a fight only given the NC tag because Arlovski forgot to say "pretty please?" to the ONE FC referee before soccer kicking a hurt Sylvia on the ground, more than justify not bringing him back into the fold.
As for who Sylvia would like to fight? Unsurprisingly, Frank Mir is one of those choices, but he also has Pat Barry on his radar:
Asked who he'd like to fight in the Octagon, Sylvia answered without hesitation. "Frank Mir, first and foremost," he responded. "You know, unfinished business man. He broke my arm and I wanted to keep fighting and they wouldn't let me, so I'm irritated."
"I'd like to fight a striker so that we could put on a good show. I have a good friend, Pat Barry, who is in the UFC. I think if him and I fought it would be Fight of the Night or Knockout of the Night. Someone would go to sleep and it would be Fight of the Night," said Sylvia. "We might be able to score both of them. One of us gets Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night. We'd put on a good show. We've had some good sparring sessions so it would be a good fight for the fans.
Putting it bluntly, there's just about no way Sylvia returns to the UFC no matter how many times he says he wants back in. The majority of his post-UFC wins took place at super heavyweight, which the UFC obviously doesn't have. He also requested his release so he could fight Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction, so just on "past business decisions" alone he's probably not coming back. Every avenue I can think of is blocked, so unfortunately for him I doubt his wish ever gets granted.
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Pennsylvania is the Keystone State. Look at a map of the east coast and you can see why. If you somehow removed Pennsylvania, New York would come crashing down on West Virginia (something I may or may not be in favor of) and all of New England would topple like a Jenga puzzle in the hands of an infant. Thus illustrateth the importance of the keystone. Plainly put, it holds everything up. Without it, everything falls.
If a basketball team loses their star center, a hockey team's goalie goes down, or a football team's quarterback blows out his knee, you don't have to be an analyst to know that most times those teams will be dead in the water. Baseball teams don't really work that way in the sense that no single player supports the weight of an entire team. Even when important players get injured, deep teams can still survive. Look no further than last year's Red Sox for evidence of this. The Sox suffered the great collapse which was, in essence, a team-wide pitching black out, but they sustained multiple injuries which depleted their cache of starting pitchers in order to reach that point.
I don't want to recap the September collapse any more than you want to read about it. The point is there are some players, very valuable players, who can be replaced far more easily than others. This post is about two of the ones who in the opinion of this humble author will be very difficult to replace. In fact, should they get injured, the team would come as close as a baseball team can to toppling like an infant controlled Jenga puzzle.Here's the thing about Jacoby Ellsbury. He might not be Jacoby Ellsbury. I'm not suggesting he's going to change his name to Giancarlo, his birth certificate will be revealed to be a forgery, or any other such foolishness. Jacoby Ellsbury will be there on Opening Day but Jacoby "32 homers, batting line of .321/.376/.552" Ellsbury may not. WEEI.com's Alex Speier wrote an informative piece on how unprecedented Ellsbury's 2011 campaign was in the annals of baseball history. The short version: it hadn't really happened before in all of baseball history.
Coming into the 2011 season Ellsbury had exhibited an almost total lack of power, slugging .405 over 1500 major league plate appearances. Nobody sane and/or not directly related to Ellsbury was expecting 30+ homers out of the guy. To illustrate this, here is a graph showing how many homers Ellsbury hit for each of the thirteen teams he's played for since high school.
You can see not once, not even in college (the first three data points) did he hit more more than nine homers at any particular stop. Some of you may be concerned I'm being unfair to Ellsbury by not counting total homers per year. Fine. Here's that information:
Same thing. Ellsbury has never had much power. Not in college, not at any level of the minors, not in the Arizona Fall League, and not in the majors. Then last year, he suddenly did. So we must ask the question, is his power sustainable? Sadly there is no real way to know the answer to that question. The projection systems all base their educated guesses on historical comparisons, but as Mr. Speier's article said, there really aren't any good historical comparisons for Jacoby Ellsbury's career path to date.
We can look a bit deeper at his 2011 and see if we can deduce anything useful. As Marc wrote at Baseball Nation, there is data that shows Ellsbury faced an inordinate amount of fastballs last year. Ellsbury has had very good success against fastballs. One would think that pitchers around the league would adjust and start throwing more off speed pitches to him this season. Maybe one of the reasons they didn't is that, according to Fan Graphs, Ellsbury hit pretty much everything with success last year. The one small exception to that is the curveball, but not every pitcher throws a curveball and of the ones who do throw one, not all are particularly good. Also, Ellsbury wasn't that bad against curveballs. I don't see that as a significant stumbling block to Ellsbury repeating his 2011.
Maybe Ellsbury's homer total was padded by lucky homers that barely cleared the fence? Nope. Of Ellsbury's 32 homers, just four of them were listed as Just Enough by ESPN's homerun tracker, meaning they barely had enough steam to get over the wall. The leader in Just Enoughs last year in the AL was Miguel Cabrera with 16. ESPN also tracks Lucky homers, presumably a category that counts homers that wrap around the Pesky Pole or some the equivalent thereof. Ellsbury had three of those. Curtis Granderson led the AL with five. If you take away all of Ellsbury's Just Enoughs and his Luckys you still have a guy who hit 25 homers last year and did it without any help from lady luck.
Ellsbury's BABIP was a bit high (.336) but not ridiculous for a guy with his speed. It looks like Jacoby Ellsbury wasn't lucky so much as very very good. Jeff Zimmerman of Fan Graphs agrees, saying Ellsbury just hit the ball much harder last season. If Jacoby Ellsbury is this good there is no way the Red Sox could adequately replace him were they to lose him for any significant length of time. The drop off between he and whomever his replacement would be, assuming the Red Sox don't trade for Curtis Granderson, would be too much.
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Josh Beckett and Jon Lester are the two co-aces of the Red Sox pitching staff, but to me, Clay Buchholz is the keystone. Both Beckett and Lester have for the most part maintained their health. Beckett has averaged 211 innings pitched in his career, and 185 in his career with Boston to date. Lester has averaged 211. Clay Buchholz has thrown over 92 innings once since joining the Red Sox rotation in 2008.
A significant part of that problem is under-performance, not injuries. But one way or the other, the question still lingers. Can Clay Buchholz A) pitch well and B) stay healthy all season? If HH goes down today the Red Sox have almost too many candidates to replace him, but if he is lost in June most of the list of replacements will be far shorter thanks to injury, lack of performance, or most likely, opt-outs in their contracts.
I'm on record as saying I like the Red Sox moving Daniel Bard to the rotation and I think he can be successful there. While I feel my optimism is on solid ground, there are fair questions to be asked about Bard's durability. That's your number four starter as of now. The group of fifth starter candidates is intriguing in the sense that if you assemble twenty or so guys, at least one of them is likely to have a an acceptable year. But when it comes to October baseball none of those are pitchers who we should be comfortable handing the ball to in an important game.
Teams can win with two excellent pitchers and little else in the rotation, but it's tough, and in this year's version of the AL East pulling off such feat gets significantly more difficult. Buchholz is the guy that lets you not worry so much about the fifth starters because, hey, they're only fifth starters. Buchholz is the guy who lets you be optimistic about having Daniel Bard in the rotation. Buchholz is the guy...
If Beckett or Lester went down it would be devastating, likely more so than if Buchholz was injured because they're better pitchers than he is. But because of their track records, it's much easier to count on them than it is to count on Clay. If Buch falls, the whole rotation could come tumbling down behind him.
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The power those two players possess, Ellsbury in his ability to maintain a decent copy of his 2011 breakout year, and Buchholz's ability to both stay on the mound and come close to his career 120 ERA+, might be enough to deep-six the Red Sox this year. But if both come through there could be a duck boat ride waiting at the end of the rainbow.


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Some business owners have complained food trucks block their store fronts from customers who may be driving through the downtown area.
Joe Mele has been running the New Berry Place on North Street for three years now. He says he's invested into the city of Pittsfield for quite some time, having owned two businesses downtown. But this summer he tells the NEWS CENTER he's been running into some problems with food truck vendors setting up right in front of his store.
"Competition is great and that's not a problem, but they have the advantage, where we don't in terms of cost, flexibility," Mele says. "For them to take away our customers, it's not a fair way to do it."
Ernie Jordan, a street vendor who has been running his cart since 1989, also says he's run into issues with the food trucks.
Business owners say this hasn't been an issue until this summer. They say there needs to be an equal playing field.
For street vendors, Jordan says it's a rule they must set up at least 22 feet away from a doorway or store front. However, the city does not currently have any rules food trucks need to follow other than they must buy permits to park along city streets.
Pam Tobin, Executive Director of Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., a membership organization that works on the revitalization of downtown, says she has submitted a petition to the city's common council to put regulations into place for food truck owners.
"We encourage food trucks to participate. We know it's a growing trend. But we want to make sure if you have a food truck, let's look at potential areas we can put you in," Tobin said. "Let's put a regulation in place so it benefits everyone."
The petition will go before the Ordinance and Rules Committee sometime in August and store owners say they will be there to make their voices heard.
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So how many of you guys remember this drama we had on BN little more than month ago? BruinFan1 apologized for saying "Trojans are pedophiles".
Well obviously it may not be cool to label an entire fan base with such a broad brush. Not all Trojans are pedophiles, but every now and then one shows up on national TV (via Bruinzone):
Guys ... I dunno. I couldn't take my eyes off that baseball cap. From that tape the dude sounds like a sick, deranged individual. Then again you have to be a little off mentally to be a die hard TrOJie and proclaim there is nothing wrong with the way their renegade coaches are running their football and basketball programs.
I am not sure if any Bruin fan can be blamed if they use the video to "poke fun" at the TrOJies.
God knows those losers make it so easy for us.


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Thanks for the shout out! I am enrolled in a university to try and get smarter. I do appreciate ya'll mentioning me! I will try my BEST to call in to the next one, promise!!!!!!!!
I really enjoyed listening to the show, though. I am looking forward to the regular season and a run for a TWO DAT!
All SAINTS fans in NC should hook up with me and maybe we can get together for some games!!!!!!!!!


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"Un Perdont De Moins."
Those few words spoke volumes as they sat stamped on the front page of Friday's edition of Le Journal de Montreal, begging the attention of anyone who would care to look.
In the background, the main photo on the page was former Montreal Canadien Mike Cammalleri, looking as forlorn as ever.
Translated, the headline reads "One Less Loser," an obvious play on Cammalleri's comments made back on Wednesday when he said the Canadiens had a "losing mentality," sitting in last place in the Division.
A losing mentality.
Perhaps Cammalleri was wise beyond his years, and he wasn't just talking about the team in the locker room that went out on the ice and played 60 minutes of hockey. Maybe he was talking about an organization that has become so fixed on what they were, that they can't leave the past behind during the bad times and look to what they could improve to be.
Instead of a front office that could thrive off their well-formed decisions and adjustments to the team, they apologize and backtrack to an old tradition that leaves more than a few players, coaches and fans scratching their heads. In fact they are so desperate to fit into the identity of the franchise that existed decades ago -- the days of the Montreal power house -- that the harder they try to get back to that, the more and more desperate and frantic they look.
And people have noticed.
The most recent example was the trade of Cammalleri to the Flames in the middle of the game on Thursday night against the Boston Bruins.
Following the morning skate, Cammalleri tried to clarify his comments, saying that he was heated and his comments were taken the wrong way. Even teammate Hal Gill agreed with his comments saying, "It's truth. Unless you're winning, you're losers. We have to find a way to do the right things consistently so we can get those wins. Then we'll be winners."
Though Cammalleri went on to say he loved Montreal and hoped to spend an extended period of time there for years to come (he just finished building a house in Montreal), the damage had been done, despite the fact that players on the team said they were behind him and were sticking together no matter what.
"We talked about it with him," teammate Max Pacioretty said. "I talked about it with him. I heard his side of the story and it's always a little bit different than what you read. I think Mike has a good heart and he wants to win games. We all do. Sometimes things get spun out of control, especially when you're losing games.
"We're behind Mike 100 percent. We're behind everyone else on the team 100 percent. We've got to stick together right now, and that's going to help us win games."
Yet just nine hours later, those same teammates were left dumbfounded in the same locker room, enduring the cruelty of yet another loss, and doing so without one of their top scorers.
Cammalleri had 22 points in 38 games for the Habs but evidently was good trade fodder for GM Pierre Gauthier in the middle of Thursday's game. Though Gauthier ensured the media that the trade was not expedited by Cammalleri's comments, Cammalleri was removed from the bench after the second period of a tight 1-0 game and sent to the team hotel before the end of the game. He was traded to the Flames not long after the final horn sounded.
Though none of the Canadiens knew the situation and therefore declined to comment, one former Montreal player spoke up about watching from the outside in and seeing the struggles of the franchise this year. Current Bruins forward Benoit Pouliot, who played for the Canadiens the last two years, said that these are some of the toughest times for any team, but especially a team that has the pressure of an entire nation on their shoulders.
"They are having a tough year and it's not easy for the players and everyone else up there," Pouliot said. "But when you are in desperate mode and you don't know really what to do or what's going to happen, you make some moves or make something happen. You have to switch something up to get back in the winning column.
"It's probably good for [Cammalleri] to get out of there with everything that's happened."
Cammalleri isn't the first person to receive the boot after the flailing Habs failed to compete. Former head coach Jacques Martin said his goodbyes to the team back in December after Gauthier said many of the same comments. The team wasn't competing well, and the blame was put on Martin's style and the team's lack of finish in any given game.
Gauthier looked for answers, but when the franchise and fanbase called for blood, he stopped standing behind one of the most winningest coaches in NHL history. He simply let him go, much to the surprise of his own players.
And without so much as a blink of an eye, he named Randy Cunneyworth -- an Anglophone native of Toronto -- interim head coach.
Firing Martin was one thing, but in an attempt to make right the wrongs of the organization, Gauthier once again caved to the popular opinions of the city and created even more turmoil for the Canadiens. Without even coaching a single game, Cunneyworth was already thrown to the wolves, coming up with strategies to support his case against Montreal cultural societies instead of focusing on his real job: winning games for a hurting club.
News came out that he didn't speak French and immediately protests were threatened, boycotts were announced and Montreal seemingly no longer cared about winning hockey games. It became a soap box for cultural seniority.
Not only did they continue to lose, but it became evident that they were lost.
Instead of fielding questions about upcoming games, Cunneyworth dealt with how he was going to survive in Montreal without "knowing" Montreal. He was forced to go double duty, vowing and promising the entire province that he would learn the language on top of providing sound leadership for the hockey franchise.
And there was no point in looking for support from Gauthier either. In a press conference, he promised that the "permanent coach" would most definitely be bilingual, a clear lack of confidence for the interim coach.
And for what? To maintain and uphold the existence of French-speaking coaches in Montreal -- winning record or not.
Current Montreal forward Max Pacioretty, native of New Caanan, Conn., was one of the first to feel for his new head coach. Pacioretty, who doesn't know French, does know the culture in Montreal, and feels like when it comes to hockey, it shouldn't matter.
"I feel for him big time because on the outside looking in, it looks like a no-win situation [for Cunneyworth]," Pacioretty said. "He's a big reason for my success and the reason I'm in the NHL right now. He helped me out a lot in the minors last year and he was a good, big reason for my success at the beginning of this year. So anytime you see a guy under the radar like that who's a great guy and a great coach, it's tough to see but it just shows that us in the room have to stick together and win for him to take the pressure off him a little bit."
Pouliot, who is fluent in French, experienced playing in Montreal for two years and agreed with Pacioretty, saying that while the Canadiens having success on the ice should be the main concern for all involved.
"The way the Montreal Canadiens and Province of Quebec -- obviously they take pride in the French a lot and it's good, you wanna keep the language and everything," Pouliot said. "But, would you rather have a winning team or just, you know? It's tough, but maybe it will catch on and switch it up, but as long as the Canadiens are winning, that should their main concern."
But with the 3-7-0 record Cunneyworth has put up since his promotion, the nay-sayers have come out in full force and have even threatened to stop endorsing Molson products to get back at owner Geoff Molson. They've even gone so far as to suggest local hockey writers not address him in English -- an obvious attempt at showcasing nationalistic supremacy.
"It's miserable," Habs defenseman Hal Gill said. "Your food doesn't taste good. It affects your whole life. And it's frustrating. We want to win. We're in the business of winning. If you don't win, then things change and people get upset. It's no good for anyone. We want to win."
With the Habs record currently below .500, the Montreal fan base needs to stop looking at the past as a blue print, trying to relive the glory days of old. As with anything, they need to learn from the past, use what they have found to be vital and valuable to success while adapting to the modern-day NHL.
If the current trend continues, not only will you have a frustrated fan base and a frustrated province, but the Habs history, legacy and reputation could be lost in a disappointing future that holds no room for that tradition to grow.


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I had a brilliant idea that changed my ideas about trading Berkman & Oswalt away. So why don't we trade Carlos away? He was our 2nd offensive player last year, but considering what he's done in the past, we could get some top prospects for him. If we do trade him though, our offense will suck next year, but hey, our pitching will rock! Another team would be taking a risk, and we would be taking a risk. But, if goes in our favor, we could have a contending team possibly in 2012 or 2013 & beyond. Trading Carlos will enhance the possibility that we contend in later years since adding prospects to the system will add more major league player to the team in years to come.
Why should we have a sucky offense next year? Why can't we have a good offense & rebuild for the future at the same time?
Well if you think about it, if we spend so much money trying to repair our torn up offense for next year, we have less money to buy a whole new offense for the years after. If our farm system gets better, the Astros will get better, but we'll have to wait.
Home run hitting prospects are non existent it seems in our farm system, so if a team on Carlos' "approved" list needs an outfielder or first baseman, voila, we have a power hitting prospect for any position we chose, which can help us dramatically. 2nd base power, possible with trading Carlos. Shortstop power, possible with trading Carlos. We already have an idea of our needs in the farm system. While the rule IV draft takes years to replenish our needs, a simple trade gives us what we want right away, so in a few years we won't have to worry as much about signing worthless major league players to play our positions.
This is the only reason why I believe in trading Carlos, not because I hate him as a player. If we can get a lot in return now, lets do it. Otherwise there's really only 1 other time when we can really get something back and that's at the trade deadline next year when teams are starving for the little push that can get them to win the division. And, if Carlos bounces back, that's even more of a chance that other teams will want to give up top prospects. But if Carlos gets worse, then what? So the question is, now or later?


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By Community Rugby
Polding were successful in the final of the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) Rugby competition held recently in Parkes.
With all games played with great rugby spirit Polding displayed their class and tenacity in a hard fought 21-12 win in the final against a gallant Mackillop side. For all the results please see the tournament results page on the NSW PSSA site.
Both teams were rewarded for their effort with players named in the NSW team which was announced after the tournament.
Congratulations to these boys that were selected in the NSW PSSA Rugby Team:
The IRB has announced its match officials list for the second stage of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championships overnight, with two Australians appointed to referee two of the games in New Zealand on Sunday.
We're excited to announce that Australian Rugby will be moving to a new online system for national competition management and participant registration for the 2014 Rugby Sevens season and the 2015 club Rugby season.
We're set for an exciting year with plenty to look forward to in 2014, including our Qantas Men's Sevens team competing in the Commonwealth Games (July), the Women's Rugby World Cup in France (August) and the launch of a new domestic competition – the National Rugby Championship (August).