My Road Trip
This past week i was a traveling man, something i should get use to, I went to Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon. It was a good trip I had a lot of fun even though I didn't get a chance to ride New York New York in Vegas. In Vegas I was at the USA National Team Press conference. It was just Kevin Durant and I we were not there for very long but it was good. He and I are pretty cool even though I must say my suit looked GOOD!!!! There is no competition between me and him we just do what we do, which is breathe, eat, ball, go out, and sleep (in that order lol). I feel the comparisions between me and him are ridiculous we don't play the same position, we have two different styles and personalities, and grew up in two different places. I guess since we are looked at as the two best prospects in this years draft we will always be connected. Back to the press conference really it was nothing a couple of comments from Mr. Colangolo then Kevin and Myself which was 10 mins at most. Then we had individual interviews which are nothing but fun and i like to say the tv once no matter what i said it wouldn't matter cause that suit looked GOOD, as anyone can feel now i really liked that suit. After Vegas I went to Portland to meet with Nike. Nike is amazing I loved my trip, meeting with the people there who are very good people, made my week. The Campus was nice to, just kidding, it was so nice very big though. The second day I was there when i went through all the presentations was amazing i got chills watching the Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods commercials they made my mom cry, which isn't hard cause she is very emotional, i will not be suprise if she cried if i was drafted first. Back to Nike, the things they did for me was like a college visit you see on tv, with all the picture of me over the campus. I saw a guy with a Ohio State shirt and I got hype I was like thats amazing someone who loves Ohio State then once i saw 30 more people with the same shirt I was like hold up not all these people like Ohio State, but its ok. Commenting on the city of Portland it is very beautiful especially when the sun is out, I heard it rains just a little bit there lol naw a lot but while i was there it didn't rain that much. The trees and mountains were very nice its a place that when I get older I would love to raise a family there. An my last spot about Portland Fred Jones is a real cool person.
GoBadgers said May 26, 2007
whitejordan32 replied May 26, 2007
heitner said May 27, 2007
Do not let the endorsement money get to you. You are going to be the #1 pick, you will make your money using your true talents (playing ball), and signing with Nike for less than Durant will make with (probably) Adidas is worth it. I have a feeling that signing with Portland, OREGON and Nike, OREGON may be a nice combo.
BballJunkie said May 29, 2007
JEREMIAH said May 29, 2007
My name is jeremiah johnson, I am one of many hard core blazer fans I live in Warm Springs Oregon, once your in portland you may like to come and check out our resort...Kah-Nee-Ta it is a hotel/Casino/recreation area and is quite nice......anyway, I really hope that you would like to play for the Trailblazers, and am curious as to how you would feel about being teammates with Brandon, Lamarcus and company?...Do you feel you could bring our Franchise the Respect it has been so long denied?....I assure You that there are no better fan's in the entire world.....If you have any doubt you may want to check out the site www.iamatrailblazerfan.com We look forward to cheering for you....and congradulations!!!!
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tomthefrog said May 30, 2007
GO BLAZERS!!!!!
miadolphins said May 30, 2007
From a huge fan of basketball I have to tell you, when we got the #1 pick we were seriously jumping up and down and hi-fiving everyone around. I am about 99.9 percent sure that if you arent picked #1 the city of Portland will go into an absolute meltdown. I can't wait for the #1 pick to be called out and see you holding that jersey. We have been waiting years to be competitive again, and now it is coming. A big man is what we have been missing down low and while everyone in Portland loves Pryz, you are an upgrade by far. Pryz will be a good mentor for you as well. With the youth of the Trailblazers and you to come, we will have a team that will be a force for years to come.
A question for you I have is while you were in town were you hounded by people or was it pretty low key? We have a really cool city in that you can walk around and no one really messes with you. Hope to be seeing you on the streets of Downtown Portland Oregon real soon Bro...
Marcus
jawnly211 said May 30, 2007
osu grad here (94-99)....great year you guys had....made ALL buckeye alums proud!!!!!!! that tournament run probably took 10 years off of my life but it was all good
do well in portland........#1 pick fo sho........i'll definitely be cheering for you when you visit the staples center to play the lakers and clippers........you'll love the west coast.........
aiite man, stay up and go bucks!
TClark said May 30, 2007
GO BLAZERS!
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CHINESEfabio said May 31, 2007
represent Naptown d00d
I heard your favorite movie's The Crow ....lol
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masbee said May 31, 2007
We look forward to seeing you on the Rose Garden floor with Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge and the rest of the crew.
If you play hard and stay out of off court trouble, I don't think you will find too many fan bases that will love you more than the Blazer fans. We have a history of loving Big Guys that play the game the right way - Luke, Walton, Buck, Sabonis.
Glad you liked your visit. You are right, it does rain a lot, especially during the season. But that is better than a bunch of snow!
SalemBlazer said May 31, 2007
I just can't wait for the commissioner to walk to the the mike and say,
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RobHHH said June 01, 2007
My family and I moved to Portland two years ago and we have loved it. The people and the scenery are beautiful. I was excited to read that you are a character guy, I hope you can keep that up (with the money and everything). Our youth could use another good role model so I hope we draft you #1.
Rob
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whitejordan32 said June 01, 2007
P.S. If you get to this Greg, please let me know, do you have a real myspace or is it all just people pretending to be you so they can get a lot of friends? I've wanted to know this for a while so
robhakari said June 01, 2007
Do you ever hear the guys that heckle you from the stands? Because I had this one drunk as hell guy from Tennessee behind me who was yelling the whole game
JBlazer said June 01, 2007
I get goose bumps daily thinking about you, LA, Roy, even you and Randolph. Wow. Awesome.
I am a Physical Education teacher in the poor part of Los Angeles. if you ever wanna stop by and surprise these Students let me know:
j33003300@yahoo.com
by the way, what is your offical vertical leap? I have read anywhere from 36 inches to 40 inches.
Thanks for being a cool dude
Jeff
MJD503 said June 01, 2007
The rain sucks though. No doubt about it.
Blazerfan said June 01, 2007
Having a 15 year old son, and being a lifelong Blazers fan, my biggest hope is for a good player to come here. Many retured Blazers still call Portland home. It's very much a smaller town, but the people here will treat you with respect. Character and integrity are so important to us, and being a father of an impressionable teenager, I pray that what I've read about you is true. I hope you and your mom come to stay here a long long time. We will welcome you with open arms. God bless you and your family as this exciting time approaches, and no matter what, remember integrity and humbleness will carry you well as you start your career. I am SO thankful we have the chance to draft you.
Larry
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OregonAlex said June 06, 2007
So on to something more fun... I was watching the Rocketeer the other day, and noticed quite the striking resemblance between you and Lothar (the big guy who folds people in half). So I researched it and found out it wasnt you who played the part, but another 7ft basketball player from the 60's. I was bummed.
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BlazerChris said June 06, 2007
I think I join with most of us Blazer fans when I saw we hope you come here, we hope you love it here, and we hope you can help our favorite team win a title. Durant is cool, but most of us want you.
As far as rain I ain't gonna lie to you, our autumn and winter months are terrible. But you're going to be travelling and balling those months anyway. Our summers are beautiful and mild, the days you were in town recently are what we usually see from May-September. The Northwest isn't going to wow you with it's flash, but it will wow with it's substance and beauty. And this city is a rabid hoops town when things are going in the right direction, that I promise you.
Hope to see you soon man, I've already got tix for the home opener. :D
jthompson said June 06, 2007
Good luck with the NBA. I loved your block of Corey Brewer in the championship. That was totally beast! Me and my friends were like
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TAZ2713 said June 07, 2007
P.S. Just called and purchased season tickets! SEE YOU AT THE GAME!!!!!!!!!
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shaker78 said June 07, 2007
Shaker Baker
blazersfn7 said June 07, 2007
blazersfn7 said June 07, 2007
Oh and its not raining here today! (yet)
BlazerDuck said June 13, 2007
Greg...you are the piece that Portland needs and we are all very excited here. Stay true to yourself and family and everything will fall into place as it is meant to be. You will fall in love with Portland (Americas
clwb419 said June 15, 2007
Regardless, good luck with the draft and your career.