This Week in the Mercury
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Sports Welcome Back, Joel Pryzbilla
Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Oh hello, Vanilla Gorilla.
In a move that is equal parts ironic and tragic, the Portland Trail Blazers are on the verge of cutting Greg Oden and re-signing Joel Pryzbilla. Years of shame drinking might have clouded your memory, but if you recall Pryzbilla was the team's center as they entered the 2007 draft; the very same draft where Portland selected Oden with the first pick.
In the years that followed, Pryzbilla did his time with the Blazers, was shipped off to Charlotte, and then retired. But much like a less annoying Brett Favre, the lumbering big man decided to give it another go and his modest skills as a rebound grabber, team leader, and unlikely subject of this highlight reel should help the floundering Blazers.
It'll also signal the team's first official shift away from Oden, whose career is most likely finished once and for all. Well, there's always dentistry.
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