My brother has a saying. "Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant." Recently, the Portland Trailblazers' fans have felt like every day they're the dog. Today is one of the few days they take on hydrant-like qualities, and even then, it's only a slight sluggishness and a bloated water feeling.

Brandon Roy is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery tomorrow to repair a torn meniscus that was revealed in an MRI on Tuesday. The Portland Tribune is reporting he'll miss time right up until training camp but be back when camp starts. BlazersEdge is getting everyone together to climb off the ledge.

Given all the good things that have happened to the Blazers lately, from getting Rudy Fernandez stateside to Greg Oden's impressive practices coming off of injury, something bad was bound to pop up. If this is the worst thing that happens to them until the season starts, the fanbase is still blessed in the Gods' eyes. If you're not sure of that, ask your local Clippers fan. You should be able to find them next to you on the ledge.

That's assuming of course, the knee heals fine. Best wishes to Brandon in his recovery.

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.

1. Hipster Runoff, via T.K. When I think of hipsters, I most definitely think of the Spurs.

2. Blazer's Edge. Will Greg Oden win Rookie of the Year?

3. The Sporting Blog. Josh Smith: "You're nothing without a good point guard." Take that, Tyronn Lue!

4. Wages of Wins Journal. Minnesota could win 30 games without Kevin Garnett for the first time ever. Progress!

5. Ball Don't Lie. Actual North Dakotan press headline: "Wade Keeps Dwyaneing His Shots." Next up: "Michael Keeps Redding His Otis" and "Mike Keep Krzyzewskiing His Rotation."

6. Cuzoogle. The un-PC Spanish Basketball Federation sets its targets on Germany.

It was just one game, but two things looked relatively clear in last night/this morning's game between Spain and Greece.

1. Spain may be the closest thing we have to a gold medal contender outside of the US, and 2. Greece is probably not.

Behind Rudy Fernandez, AKA Blazers' dangerous multi-talented weapon number 756, Spain broke out of a close game using their superiority at guard, in route to an 81-66 win that wasn't as close as it looked.

Greece managed to keep it within range in the first half, and Vassilis Spanoulis worked the lane to his heart's content for 15 points, but this one was over pretty quick. Spain's depth at guard, with future first round NBA pick Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon, and recent NBA departure Juan Carlos Navarro, was too much for Greece once Spain started to apply pressure. Spain outscored Greece 27-17 in the third, and put the game on lockdown.

Marc Gasol also looked good for Spain, alongside his brother Pau Gasol's predictably solid but quiet game. Marc showed a level of energy and physicality that Grizzlies fans can be excited for. The real star was Fernandez, though. The Blazers asset scored 16 points on 5-9 shooting, including a sick, running, one-handed, off-hand put back on a rebound. As hard as that was to describe, it looked even harder to do. There were some holes in his game, as some noticed, but it's not like he's on an uneven squad stateside. Blazers fans have a lot to be excited for.
On the flip side, Spain looks like who we thought they were, the team closest to USA in terms of talent to contend for the Gold.