Portland Trail Blazers COO Sarah Mensah on the Portland Timbers in an article by Andy Giegerich of the Portland Business Journal... ---------------- "The Timbers and their fan base and make-up is very different from ours," Mensah said. "The experiences will be very different. The experience of being outdoors at a soccer game is very different from what the Trail Blazers want. We don’t see the Timbers as competition for us. If we can have another strong sport here, that will be good for sports in Portland in general." ----------------