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February 26, 2011

It's about time MJ did something nice for Portland -- he's been haunting the Trail Blazers for three decades much like Stevie Nicks haunted Lindsey Buckingham.

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I love Bill Simmons.

Feb 26, 2011 11:02:04 AM | Sports

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Who is Sam Bowie? How do you even spell his name? Bowie? Boughie?

Bill Simmons really has perfected the use of wild analogies as a form of criticism. I wish I could pull out a clever analogy to complement my statement but I'm no Bill Simmons!

Posted by: Adriana | February 26, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Sam Bowie was an oft-injured center who the Blazers drafted over Jordan. Later, they drafted Oden over Durant in a similar miscalculation.

Posted by: David Jacobs | March 02, 2011 at 10:09 AM

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