After quite possibly the busiest off-season in the team’s history, the Trail Blazers kicked off the ‘07-‘08 (pre)season tonight with an impressive 111-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

So, granted this is preseason, and the Clippers looked pathetic (with the exception of Gollum Sam Cassell and Al Thornton), but the Blazers squad appeared to be pretty solid, especially considering they were missing Brandon Roy (heel inflammation) and Greg Oden (some mysterious knee injury, I sure wish someone would report on it). The new up-tempo pace meshes well with their rotating multiple guard offensive setup, and win or lose, this team will be scoring 100 points often this year. Martell Webster looked like a grown-ass man from the field, dropping 28 points and shooting close to 80% on the night. In what will be a common theme this year, LaMarcus Aldridge seemed to be the best player on the court, as he effortlessly had 21 point in the game.

Press credentials pending, I’ll try and start live blogging the games, starting with the Sacramento game on the 19th. Yeah, you heard me Ron Artest, me and my fancy blog skills are gunning for you and Tru Warier Records.