The Forgotten Blazers Appreciation Thread
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 5, 2008 7:55 AM PDT
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I thought it would be a cool idea to discuss some of our "forgotten" Blazers. The list is long, post your memories here.
Feel free to add more, but here are some that I remember from the '90s-2000s:
Alaa Abdelnaby
Vincent Askew
Marcus Brown
Rick "The Brunson Burner" Brunson
Mitchell Butler
Kelvin Cato
Randolph Childress
John Crotty
Kaniel Dickens
Alexandar "crappy bald Euro" Djordjevic
Jim Jackson
Reggie Jordan
Joe "tall white stiff" Kleine
Alton Lister
Ruben Nembhard
Will "another tall white stiff" Perdue
James "Hollywood" Robinson
Carlos "the Damon trade was really about me" Rogers
Brian "one game" Shaw
Charles Smith
Otis "seriously? You traded Clyde and all you got was me?" Thorpe
Gary "Pool Cue" Trent
Ennis Whatley
Alvin Williams
Dontonio Wingfield
Joe Wolf
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ennis was a cool guy
how about lamont strothers,
if it can be conceived it can be achieved
by lyfefindsaway on Jul 5, 2008 8:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't know if they count as "forgotten"
From the Paul Allen Era>
Detlef Schrempf (definitely remembered in Seattle)
Buck Williams
Cliff Robinson. Together with the above mentioned James Robinson and the not yet named Rumeal Robinson formed the “Three Robinsons”.
Just looked up Jim Jackson, he played for 13 different NBA teams (12 on the active roster)! That must be some kind of record for a journeyman.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
by Norsktroll on Jul 5, 2008 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Walt "The Wizard" Williams
Man how could you leave out the Wizard, that guy could shoot. He also had some hiiiigh socks.
Stacey Augmon; I don’t know if he qualifies as forgotten.
by ChadFord on Jul 5, 2008 9:38 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yes!
Those were the two guys I was going to add. Augmon was “The Plastic Man” – I remember loving him for his defense.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Batuuuuuuuum!
by rockingharder on Jul 5, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I totally loved Walt Williams
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
by LaMarvelous on Jul 6, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walt was indeed awesome
We were so insanely deep he hardly got to play. He’d come in, knock down 3 treys and sit down.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 7, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Erick Barkley
could straight ball.
i think hes about 30 now, so if bayless doesnt work out kp should give him a call
by PippenAintEasy on Jul 5, 2008 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric Barkley...lol
I had an autographed rookie card of his that I was SURE was going to be worth a ton of money someday.
How do I set my laser printer to stun?
by prezofdeath on Jul 6, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well then
I will give you $100 for it
by PippenAintEasy on Jul 6, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd cost me $105 bucks to drive to my family's basement where it's currently stored with the rest of my bball cards
How do I set my laser printer to stun?
by prezofdeath on Jul 6, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I rec'd this thread
because it was the first time i’d heard John Crotty’s name mentioned, probably since 9/11.
Here are a few more:
walter davis
robert pack
tracy murray
harvey grant
"Honor Terry Porter." Email me with your TP stories and memories.
by Ben. on Jul 5, 2008 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
great list of guys who never amounted to anything
I got this tape of an old PTB game where Tracy Murray lofts a 3 and by loft I mean rafters, and it actually goes out of the screenshot before gravity takes over and pulls it back thru the net like a black hole. Amazing touch that guy had, too bad he didnt play D.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Muray was insane
He had some sweet half court shot abilities.
He’s now doing awesome bball training vids apparently.
How do I set my laser printer to stun?
by prezofdeath on Jul 6, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why I remember this
but I remember one time them showing Tracy Murray warming up and he was wearing a T-shirt that said “Drugs,Sex,Basketball”
I have no idea why I remember this so vividly
by tingeyga on Jul 8, 2008 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Danny Young
Calvin Natt, Mark Bryant, Rick Adelman the player, Kenny Carr, Wayne Cooper, TR Dunn, Petur Gudmundsson (our first Scandinavian?), Steve Johnson, Caldwell Jones, Kevin Kunnert (another 7’ white guy),
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
by jorga on Jul 5, 2008 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I once saw...
Peter Verhoeven and Petur Gudmundsson out at the old Putt-Putt Golf Course at 122nd and Division. And another time I saw Darnell Valentine there.
by TallTimber on Jul 5, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how long did you have to play and how much is today's NBA pension?
You know those guys got it good
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to this Askmen.com article
In 2001, it was only at $306.34 per month for each season played - regardless of performance. Meaning both Michael Jordan and the 12th man on any bench would get the same $50,000 after a 14 or 15-year career.
by tingeyga on Jul 8, 2008 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cooooooooooooop!
CJ was another favorite of mine. You had to love CJ’s approach to the game.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ramon Ramos
......stil a really sad story.
"Rudy Fernández ha confirmado hoy que la próxima temporada jugará en el Portland Trail Blazers"
by $chonzarelli on Jul 5, 2008 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ramon Ramos
when Ramos came out of Gtown I thought the PTB had a heck of a player. You’re right, how sad. Ramos woulda improved the team. $chonz I salute you.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
amen
Vote Sam Bowie as Greatest "Other" Blazer Ever.
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 7, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alvin Robertson,
Rick Roberson (I think), Darnell Valentine, Kenny Karr, Kermit Washington, Lloyd Neal (a few of those guys though are hardly forgotten. How about Bill Walton? I think he played for us.
by TwoDeep on Jul 5, 2008 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"DON"T SHOOT VALENTINE!!!!!!!!"
- the entire Memorial crowd on any givin night.
"Rudy Fernández ha confirmado hoy que la próxima temporada jugará en el Portland Trail Blazers"
by $chonzarelli on Jul 5, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasnt the Valentine the guy who killed the Beavers
in the 1st round of that years NCAA tourney? Deep in the corner as I recall.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was Rolando Blackmon
And it was K-State, not Kansas.
Valentine had those Mr. Olympia-sized legs, but I don’t think I ever saw him dunk.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Jul 7, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TOM OWENS
Another 7 foot white stiff.
THE PURE AND SIMPLE TRUTH IS RARELY PURE AND NEVER SIMPLE -Oscar Wilde
(Bunburying in Portland)
by Bunburying08 on Jul 5, 2008 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tom Owens was no stiff
maybe in todays game, but fantasy aside, Tom Owens wore the rose red and black with pride. I’d never dishonor Tom Owens like that. Tom in Hawaii yea maybe, and not before Tom Peterson, but definitely after Tom Owens.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
T.O.
You made me look, BOW4MEOW, and I stand corrected. Tom took over after Walton stormed out of town, and played 4 years from 77 to 81. The middle years he averaged 30 minutes, 14 to 18 ppg. Not too bad. He’s in the South Carolina Hall of Fame.
THE PURE AND SIMPLE TRUTH IS RARELY PURE AND NEVER SIMPLE -Oscar Wilde
(Bunburying in Portland)
by Bunburying08 on Jul 5, 2008 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tom Owens was traded to Indy
for the pick that became ….Sam Bowie.
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 5, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Vote Sam Bowie as Greatest "Other" Blazer Ever.
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 7, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it all ended up even...
Clearly, TPTB chose to take Bowie instead of Jordan to make that trade fair. Otherwise Blazer fans would have had to put up with everyone whining about how our team stole MJ for nothing more than Tom Owens.
by erastus25 on Jul 7, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually ....since Bowie was traded to NJ
Buck Williams….we should go over to Indy Cornrows and talk smack on how we got Buck Williams for nothing but Tom Owens.
They would probably say: “Who is Tom Owens?? In fact…..who is Buck Williams?”
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 7, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but...
the Blazers also gave up the draft pick that become future all-star Mookie Blaylock.
by erastus25 on Jul 7, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is Mookie Blaylock?
Just kidding
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 7, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mookie Blaylock was a band out of Seattle in the late '80s
waiting patiently to see if anyone gets the joke
by erastus25 on Jul 7, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh those guys!
I thought you talking about someone good…..like the FooFighters
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 7, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it all ended up even...
Clearly, TPTB chose to take Bowie instead of Jordan to make that trade fair. Otherwise Blazer fans would have had to put up with everyone whining about how our team stole MJ for nothing more than Tom Owens.
by erastus25 on Jul 7, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Dudley
may not be forgotten, but I always liked him
by sixth on Jul 5, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Duds
Had not Duds gone down with a terrible injury, that team might have had enough to contend for it all. Adelman had Dud’s pegged as his interior defender, rebounder (with Buck) and he was an underrated outlet passer (sometimes I thought he played like it was Hot Potato). With Jerome, Clyde and TP that team would have rocked.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember...
watching him walk off the court and think “oh, he’s walking, probably just a sprain”, and then learning the next day that his ankle was broken. Even as a kid it didn’t take me long to realize that the team was in trouble as he was the only real center they had.
by erastus25 on Jul 7, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Brunson!
Oh, man. I took my dad to a game in ‘98; I got us tickets for Christmas. Houston was in town, and it was going to be Clyde’s last (regular season) game in Portland.
However, that week events conspired to make that game a WHOLE lot more interesting. That was when Isiah Rider flipped out during a blowout against the Lakers, and then blamed the incident on his theory that black people were being lynched 40 miles out of Portland. This generated, oh, just a little bit of controversy in the local (and national) press.
Moreover, the Blazers made the Stoudamire trade either the day of the game or the day before, so the Blazer line-up was about nine deep since none of the new players had been cleared to play yet.
Some of you may remember that game-during the first half, at least, the crowd at the Garden booed Rider every time he touched the ball, and harder than I’ve ever heard a Blazer crowd boo anybody. In addition to that, the most sustained and heartfelt applause of the evening came when Clyde was introduced with Houston’s starters. It was one of the most priceless and bizarre moments in the history of the franchise, and my dad was endlessly amused by the spectacle. It was one of the best Christmas presents I’ve ever gotten him.
Meanwhile, even with a depleted line-up, the Blazers easily handled the aging Rockets line-up; Clyde had an off night, Hakeem was quite a ways off his brilliance of 1995, and Barkley played pretty well, to no avail. But Rick Brunson played his tail off that night, and was a key to a terrific effort by the Blazers (so, it must be admitted, was Rider, who played well enough that the fans quit booing him by the second half). Anyway, Rick Brunson played a prominent role in what may always be my most memorable live-action NBA experience.
by Modal Rounder on Jul 5, 2008 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brian Grant
THE RASTA MONSTA!
I always felt he could have been better with more playing time.
Beaver believer!
by mannyfresh1 on Jul 5, 2008 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
by LaMarvelous on Jul 6, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+3
RememberRastaMonsta!
I love that he could hit the freethrowline extended jumper and score points, but all he really cared about was rebounds and rebounds..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 7, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wally Who?
Wally Walker was drafted 1st round the year we won the Championship (following spring) and nobody here had ever heard of him. Sadly his only fame is from EngineerScotty’s excellent skewering of Sonics villains.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
by lee3022 on Jul 5, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I even mentioned Audie Norris
what about Abdul Jelani, Lamont Strothers or Jeff Lamp for pete’s sake. Jeff Lamp?? If you dont know Jeff Lamp you aint a PTB diehard.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 5, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Couple of more guards -
Kelvin Ransey and T.R. Dunn - nearly forgotten, each had their moments.
THE PURE AND SIMPLE TRUTH IS RARELY PURE AND NEVER SIMPLE -Oscar Wilde
(Bunburying in Portland)
by Bunburying08 on Jul 5, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is no one going to mention...
Danny (slow release) Young?
"You don’t visit the coast, then ask where you could get some average seafood." -tominhawaii
by -ken on Jul 6, 2008 6:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmmph
guess this proves you don’t read my posts anymore. Sniff. (I beat you by almost 24 hours.)
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
by jorga on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, man...
I’m sorry. I looked up and down the posts and didn’t see the name. I’m going with the story that it was in teh heading, not the body and that’s why I missed it.
Just for the record, yours, among a select few others, are the posts I am sure to read.
"I love this game!" -Moonbeam, from 'Rollerball' right before he was knocked into a permanent coma
by -ken on Jul 7, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet Sweet Jorga
Some people like to go out dancing
And other people like us, we gotta work
And theres even some evil mothers
Theyl’l tell you that life is just made out of dirt
And women never really faint
All the villains always blink their eyes
That children are the only ones who blush
And life is just to die
Anyone who ever had a heart
And wouldn’t turn around and break it
Anyone who ever played a part
And wouldn’t turn around and hate it
Sweet Jorga
Sweet Jorga
Sweet Jorga
"Man I want to rec it again." - pualo talking about jscot's long comment
by tominhawaii on Jul 7, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, Man?
“Man?” I guess I’ll have to learn to accept that as non-gender specific. (I often say “guys” to mixed groups or even just women.) I once pointed out an error in Eric M’s Blazer Blog and he replied “Thanks, man” and I informed him that not all his readers were male. Maybe I was the one who mad the wrong assumption.
But yes, I figured you hadn’t noticed the subject line, and had it been anyone but you I would have just let it go. Probably. I might have zinged Dave or Rastabird or someone else I’ve known a long time.
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
by jorga on Jul 7, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In this case...
It’s not so much non-gender specific as not person specific. Sort of like saying, “Oh, crap.” But of course I would never say that. :)
Zing me any time you like.
"I love this game!" -Moonbeam, from 'Rollerball' right before he was knocked into a permanent coma
by -ken on Jul 7, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kenny Carr?
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 6, 2008 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oops, sorry
looks like Kenny and most everyone else has been spoken for…. I think…
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 6, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kiki Vandeweghe
I didnt see that name up there. I still say that was a good trade, Kiki’s first game as a Trail Blazer he went nuts for like 40. Sure giving up Fat Lever was tough but still worth it.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi on whether or not Travis Outlaw is a core member of the PTB.
by bow4meow on Jul 6, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Especially since we still had (or about to have) TP
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 6, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I could add Steve Kerr
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mitchell Butler's shot
I remember he once attempted a shot from the baseline against the L*kers and it hit the side of the backboard.
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Jul 6, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On another note...Chalres Smith?
He was our starting shooting guard at the beginning of Nate’s first season as coach. Yup, I remember that…game.
A couple other notables:
Matt Caroll
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
Slavko Vranes
Desmond Fergusen
Eddie Gill
Omar Cook
and the rest of the crappy players we brought in at the end of the jail blazers era
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Jul 6, 2008 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeremy Richardson a bit ago
Jaren Jackson
Nikita Morgunov sat on IR for a whole season a couple years back. Does that count?
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 6, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Gary Grant
how could I forget?
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 6, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry for so many posts at one...but Joe Klein!
I remember my dad took me and my friends to the Blazer open scrimmage to start the 99-2000 season, and the entire time my dad was yelling “get the ball to Klein!” It even got Joe laughing at one point during the game.
Great thread.
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Jul 6, 2008 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe nobody's mentioned...
“The Buddha” James Edwards!
by erastus25 on Jul 6, 2008 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn't James go on the IR for gas-related issues?
It was, obviously, the front office’s creative way of juggling the roster. If so, it might also be the single bit of evidence I can recall that showed Bob Whitsitt indeed possessed a sense of humor (oh wait-he did vouch for Shawn Kemp with a straight face).
by Modal Rounder on Jul 7, 2008 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I miss something?
Who is Ruben Nembhard? The OP listed him, but I have no recollection of him with the Blazers. Was he like Nikita Morgunuv and Bill Curley (who hasn’t been mentioned yet!) and didn’t play a game as a Blazer?
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Jul 7, 2008 12:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
played a few games in 96 or 97
was a ten day contract guy, kind of like Jeremy Richardson or Kaniel Dickens.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 7, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking for my grandson:
Luke Schenscher. He always mentions “that redheaded guy” – and he’s not talking about Bill Walton.
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
by jorga on Jul 7, 2008 7:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just realized I forgot to mention Ha
the ugliest Blazer of them all.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 7, 2008 8:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ill sell you his autograph for 6 schillings
Vote Sam Bowie as Greatest "Other" Blazer Ever.
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 7, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha scored 13 points in a game once
proof: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=250420022
Was that the worst Blazer lineup ever to beat the Lakers- Ha, Outlaw (who stunk then), Web (ditto), Bassy (ditto) and Viktor all played big minutes.
Here are some other recent awful Blazer lineups:
- Last game of ‘06-’07: We started Web, Raef, Magloire, Jack and Fred Jones. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270418022. Believe it or not, that starting lineup actually won a game a few days earlier: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270414022
- Last game of ‘05-’06: We started Web, Viktor, Theo, Blake and Bassy. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=260419022
Here’s to not seeing a lineup that bad wear scarlett and black for many, many years.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 7, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also in that first box score
another forgotten Blazer, Richie Frahm
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 7, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
Just downright painful to look at. I’m stunned they managed to beat the Lakers with Ha scoring 13 points. Wow.
by erastus25 on Jul 7, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that game
is still one of my favorite games ever. Kobe down the lane for a potential game winner, Veeektor steps in front…....CHARGE!
Blazer ball. Game over.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
by Addicted to Quack on Jul 7, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that charge came
about a minute earlier, K*be absolutely posterized Viktor as well.
Another highlight of that game was me buying a Bassy jersey during halftime because of the 25% sale, and because I was totally sure that he was going to be the Blazer’s PG for the next 12 years.
by tingeyga on Jul 8, 2008 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great quote from KP after the Laker's victory
“If you looked around the building tonight you saw some of our future playing out there,” said Blazers interim coach Kevin Pritchard, the team’s director of player personnel.“It had to be done and I promise it will pay huge dividends. When you consider that we beat the Lakers with Kobe Bryant playing big minutes, with a team that had Viktor, Ha, Sebastian, Travis - our young players - playing the bulk of the minutes in the fourth quarter, you have to feel good about next year,” he said.
How things have changed, as Travis is the only player left from that roster
by tingeyga on Jul 8, 2008 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ruben Boumje-Boumje & Kelvin Cato
Those guys were raw and tall…
by jamon51 on Jul 7, 2008 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Way back
Shaler Halimon
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
by TTRocks on Jul 7, 2008 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Billy Ray "Dunk" Bates
The man was an animal on the offensive end. I think he once scored 33 points for us in a playoff game in the early 80s. He was unceremoniously cut from the team after falling asleep in the locker room during halftime of a game and was rumored to have a bad cocaine problem. After bouncing around a couple teams, he went on to become a legend in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) where he was known as “Black Superman.”
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Ray_Batesby BigRedDeadHead on Jul 7, 2008 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Marky Mark
How did we miss Mark Bryant!!!
Seton Hall grad was the first player to start for the Blazers on opening night since Mychal Thompson!\ in 1978
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 7, 2008 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That is long time
to have no Blazers start a game
"Some of Dave’s greatest gifts are unanswered posts."
by 92wastheyear on Jul 7, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gary Trent
I thought he was awesome as a back up PF. Nobody messed with Trent…he was a bad*ss.
this has been a message from: "The People's Alliance to Keep Comment Boards Sucka Free"
by bforsythe on Jul 7, 2008 5:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Harvey Grant
I miss James Robinson and Robert Pack, two phenomenal dunkers for their height.
by calebEOC on Jul 7, 2008 5:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Rubber Band Man
Robin Jones.
The only Blazer who was mad on the day we won the NBA title. He was mad because Walton played every minute of the second half, leaving Jones on the bench while Walton, Lucas, and Lloyd Neal battled Philly’s fierce frontline of Caldwell Jones, George McGinnis, Darryl Dawkins, and Steve Mix.
Walton averaged 18.5 points, 19.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 3.7 blocks, and shot 54.5% for the series. I think that “Ramsay pants” made the right move. Still, how can you not love a guy who is actually mad on the day his team wins the title and everyone around him is partying like there is no tomorrow?
Sadly, Robin Jones had a stroke in 1995, but he’s OK the last I heard.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Jul 7, 2008 10:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Antonio Harvey
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 7, 2008 11:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nick Van Exel
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 7, 2008 11:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dale Davis
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 7, 2008 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
heh
We used to call him “Stale Dale.”
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Batuuuuuuuum!
by rockingharder on Jul 8, 2008 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is the "white stiff" label for Joe Wolf?
He was the whitest and stiffest of them all. Plus he had a sweet mullet
by tingeyga on Jul 8, 2008 12:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Derek Anderson
did his teeth ever get to feeling better?
by chickenmelt on Jul 8, 2008 1:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dale Schlueter
Also played on the 76ers team that only won 9 games.
I think he lost some teeth in a game once.
Jim Barnett.
Bernie Fryar was once a Blazer.
Corkie Calhoun.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
by jscot on Jul 8, 2008 5:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not to forget
Terry Dischinger who became an orthodontist.
"We will do nice things!" - Rudy, 07/01/08
by jorga on Jul 8, 2008 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How could you forget that . . .
. . . the Trailblazers STILL own the rights to Audie Norris? You think Rudy Fernandez did well for BaDelona? Audie was dominant for BaRCelona. Now tell me, would you rather dine out in Badelona or in Barcelona? (Audie does dine out a lot.)
by monkeysuncle on Jul 8, 2008 6:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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