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Brandon Mullen

@brandonmullen.bsky.social

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Portland via New Haven, New Zealand, Corvallis. Co-host of We Like the Blazers and junior editor at Blazer's Edge.

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 9h

*smiles in Keljin Blevins*

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Timmay @pdxtimmay.bsky.social · 13h

Nothing to worry about! The Mariners go up 2-0 in the ALCS and need two more wins to reach their first World Series in team history.

Timmay @pdxtimmay.bsky.social · 14h

I have never been so nervous about a 10-3 lead.

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 15h

We ❤️ Jrue

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Jrue Holiday and the Blazers are a Happy Fit

Holiday has been leading and producing throughout the preseason.

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 19h

Being out past 10???? No thank you!!

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 23h

You can arrest us or pepper spray us or whatever, but we will make you look stupid and feel silly doing it because wanting to assert control is stupid. You want to assert control? Do it to an inflatable frog!
So, it’s not just a meme thing, it’s a Portland cultural thing.

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously? Me wanting your quote tweet crticism to have context is whh journalism is dying? I have been kind of waiting on this but the time has come. Take care.

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

My intention is to put the statement into context, so that's why I included the whole thing.

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

Okey dokey

Image of text that reads:

"Chauncey Billups is an above average coach in the NBA

If you would have told me two years ago that I’d ever be writing the above I’d have laughed in your face. 2023 me would have asked which team 2025 Billups is coaching for, and wondered who hired him as an assistant. I’m stunned that he’s made it this far. I thought Billups was a terrible choice when he was hired, and I thought his inexperience in the job was telling for a very long time. At this point though he’s evolved into a coach that gets more right than he gets wrong. If that doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement, it’s not. Saying he’s above average doesn’t mean he’s great, it’s just that I’m not that impressed with the average NBA coach.

What impresses me the most about present-day Billups is that his teams play hard for him, and grumbling stays behind closed doors. Let’s face it: it’s not easy to have a bunch of guys with the required NBA ego, all on a team that’s not winning. It’s remarkable that under Billups there has been little drama that makes it to the press. Yes, you can point to some weeks where a player seems disengaged, or even the whole team, but Billups has always found a way to weather the storm and the get them back on track.

While I’ve seem some grumbling from fans about player development, you simply can’t argue that young players under his watch haven’t improved. I do acknowledge some issues with game management still, especially at the end of games. There is also room for disagreement with lineups too, but that’s always going to be the case when you aren’t winning 60+ games. I may not always agree with Billups’ decisions, but I think his decisions lately have usually been defensible. Do I think he’s perfect? Absolutely not. Are there other coaches I think are better? Yup. But at this point, I do think he’s above average, as low as that bar is."

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

Why not screenshot the rest of what he wrote

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

maybe god is a pickle tho

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

The legend @paulnavarre.bsky.social brings you three not-so-popular Blazers opinions (and backs them up!)

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Three Portland Trail Blazers Opinions That Go Against the Grain

Not everyone has to agree on everything!

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

Por que no los dos I say!

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

I dont often say this but I really wish this were AI

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA

(Make America GoWithoutSeeingPicklussyOnTheTimeline Again)

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

did not expect to see picklussy on the timeliness, but here we are

Kellz @hexsminion.bsky.social · 2d

I- 😭

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

The point is to begin to reclaim language traditionally used by conservatives, so that's why I used that specific phrasing

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 1d

Source?

Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 2d

I heard Wemby might be the next Hansen

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 2d

It's very American and patriotic to not want you, your family, your friends, or your neighbors kidnapped by the government without due process.

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social · 2d

Weird question, would you consider designing / selling a Portland Frog hoodie in the seam heavyweight hoodie material as your Analytics drop? If so I would buy one for myself and maybe one for my brother too. Huge fan of ya'll ❤️