The Blazers epitomize security. I also have beach-side property in Idaho to sell you.

Alrighty, so I spent like twenty minutes attempting to come up with some creative way to talk about the Blazers' season so far.  Needless to say, all I could come up with is "this f***ing blows."  Is there another way to put it so far?  Screw creativity and flowery language.  This is me not having fun.

To say that the last 6 months for the Blazers have been chaotic would be like saying Chernobyl was a minor slip-up.  The franchise has proven itself to be everything but functional.  And granted, I know that through my black and red eye filters, I may be thinking things to be worse than they are.  But come on, did anyone in Portland really expect it to go this poorly?

The latest news about "Who stole the menisci from BRoy's knees?" and subsequent departure from the curb-stomping the Hornets gave the Blazers last night is just the next note in the "Taps" song that has become the Blazers' unintentional theme over the past two seasons.

It is a little early to panic given the fact that the Blazers are only 6-5, with two losses to OKC by a combined three points.  But come on, look at who we have beat so far.  Detroit, Milwaukee, Toronto, New York, L.A. (Clippers that is), and Phoenix.  Not exactly Murderer's Row.  We've been blown out by the Hornets, the Bulls and the Lakers and three of the aforementioned games could have swung either way.

Alright, so maybe we do have some problems on our hands.  A lot of problems.

The relationship between Andre Miller and this team strains from painful breakup looming to the point where the guy and girl are scheduling dates for the future...even though they are still with the other.  Talk about ugly.  The Blazers continue to struggle to integrate Batum into the offense.  Matthews is playing solid defense and doing the little things, but can't shoot worth a damn.  Aldridge looks like...well like he normally does in the post.  Rudy, after a hot start of the preseason, has cooled significantly and looks like the same half-dimensional player he is.  Joel is apparently on his way back at the end of November / beginning of December.

What's that?  We're just getting message that there is an All Points Bulletin calling for any information on Greg Oden.  There isn't any?  Same old tendinitis huh?  Do I even need to address this subject or can I just let everyone point to June 2007 and shake their heads?  Playing against OKC just hurts at this point.  I can barely bring myself to do it.

So what do we do?  Can we do anything?  This team's future lies in the hands of five factors: Oden's left and right knee, BRoy's left and right knee and the team doctors.  Their track record is not what one would call "impressive.  Not exactly confidence-inspiring.

Maybe BRoy is being honest when he says that the anti-inflammatory medicine he's taking is helping his knee.  Maybe Joel really is that close to returning.  Maybe Oden will make it back around Christmas.  Maybe the Blazers will package up Dre and part amicably.

Yeah, and maybe I haven't been watching the Blazers over the past half-year.