January 7th, 2011 by ROBERT RUNYON

Sorry, kiddies, but I’m somewhat low on the time today, as I have been ridiculously busy. Still, I’ll be damned if I have a dereliction of duty here. No rundown, but here’s a minor preview. The Blazers easily handled the Timberwolves during their last game, though that was in the Rose Garden, where the Blazers have been one of the NBA’s best home teams. Previously, the Blazers handled the Rockets on the road trip, and are looking not to let down now. If they lose tonight, that quality win in Houston means nothing.

The Blazers have an advantage in just about every position, save for Beasley, whose advantage isn’t too large over Batum, and Love, whose advantage over Aldridge, while sizable the last time the teams met, has shrunk significantly, maybe even to a standstill. It would be a significant disappointment if the Blazers lost tonight. Except if Martell were to go off for 45 points.

By the way, everyone is going to notice a bit of a change in how things look around here. We’re undergoing a bit of a renovation–some touch ups here and there, nothing too drastic. We’ve (finally) hired a company to take care of our boring techie stuff (code is a pain in the ass, truthfully) and we’re looking for a web design company and a data recovery service and we’ll be all set. Anyone got any recommendations they want to give? I just want things…spiffified. Is that a word? Spiffified?

Anyway, guys, throw whatever you have at me.

And a special message to Kevin Martin while I’m at it: please come over to the dark side. My goodness, man.