When not wagging his finger at cheating referees, NBA commish David Stern made some time to develop this season’s schedule. Thanks to the arrival of a certain player, the Blazers will finally have some nationally televised games. Eleven of them! I could be mistaken, but I believe they have had zero the past 2-3 years, so this is great news for the franchise.

The bad news is that the team starts the year on the road against those pesky World Champion San Antonio Spurs on October 30th. Channing Frye, protect your twig and berries, because Bruce Bowen’s knee is ready for you.