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NBA FUN FACTS: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

By Ted Bauer

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

[Ed's note: We're rolling out a 'Fun Facts' on every team in the NBA before the season starts. For more information and to see the other teams profiled, please go here.] Everyone knows all the reasons for optimism in Portland these days. Before we get into this too much, we will caution you about "it" teams. A few seasons ago, the entire world and their mothers thought the San Francisco 49ers would win 11 games. Flash forward: Alex Smith=punchline and Mike Nolan=unemployed. This season, we pu ...

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