You gotta have a pure shooter in there somewhere.

I don’t know Billy Ray’s or Paxson’s games very well but looking at the stats I feel good about my choice. Pure shooting is also needed on my squad.

C- Oden
PF- LMA
SF- Pip
SG- Roy
PG- TP
—-—
Buck
Drazen

I must a been slumberin’ during his time.

Did he play for da Pistons & have a girl friend named Jenny?

Tough call between Drazen and Paxson. I’m going with Drazen because I need his shooting.

...maybe we should mention that Bates wasn’t a exactly a model citizen in his later life, too. He did a lot of the same things like the Jailblazers, only most of them when he was playing abroad in the Philippines Basketball Association: Drinking, partying, drugs, .. Out of money in the 90s, he tried to rob a gas station and was sent to jail for several years.

Ok ok, so he’s not much of a GM, but of the 4 i feel he is the most consistant with a good head on his shoulders (this obviously minuses Rider). I already have a head case on the team in Sheed so i don’t need another.

We got:

Oden for the rebounds, blocks and inside scoring
Lucus for the toughness and intimidation
Kersey for the hustle and to round out our dominate inside
Roy for the scoring punch and go to guy
Porter to man and control the team/tempo

and on the bench:
Sheed for the all around game, including stoping anybody killing us in the middle
and now Paxson to dish and shoot whether in the 2nd quarter or 4th, he’s there for the dager in the hearts of anybody hopeful of beating us!

I also have sheed and sabonis…..ka boom

If I had known that Pippen was going to be the only wing defender you offered, I would have taken him. oh well, I guess I stuck taking Petrovic and completely duplicating my kiki pick….

For his shooting, but mostly because he can move without the ball. He will be found by Walton and the like cutting to the hoop.

Plus he was consistent as all get out.

Would love to take Pax but Drazen is one of my favorites and can light it up from outside.

The Blazerholics:
Oden
Lucas
Kersey
Roy
Porter

Robinson
Petrovic

1 – Porter
2 – Roy
3 – Kiki
4- Buck
5 – Walton
Super Subs:
Rasheed
Pax

Are we assuming that the accident doesn’t occur and we get him for several years as he develops into a borderline all-star? My team is looking balanced and well rounded.

C – Walton
PF – Lucas
SF – Kersey
SG – Roy
PG – Lever
BN – Robinson
BN – Petrovic

As a result, I’ll take Drazen with this pick. The lack of defense is never a good thing, but I believe I have a good support system in place behind him. His shooting ability will help keep opposing defenses from congealing into the middle to clog up Oden.

I’ll be the GM on the corner, talken on the “found” cell phone, shootin’ dice!

So far my team:
Walton
Williams
Kersey
Roy
Porter

Reserves
LMA
Jim Paxon

Team Donkey:

C – Walton
PF – Lucas
SF – Kersey
SG – Roy
PG – Porter

Bench – Robinson, Paxon

My hope is to have the largest basketball IQ out of all the teams…

This means that I’ve taken some calculated risks and that my players need longevity. Unfortunately it means I’m currently weak at the three.

I was tempted with Rider, but if we’re looking at a team and not just stats, I can’t take him because there’s a lot more to him than made the press and that guy was 20 times worse than any blazer cancer we’ve had. If you doubt, take a look at his life during and then after the NBA. Take a look at how much the lakers played that high scoring talent. They’re a business and they don’t put up with BS and Ryder was 100% BS. There’s not a player I would avoid more. I’ll leave it at that.

Too bad… his stats are really more what my team currently needs, but the kid was not someone who would be manageable even with a strong Roy and team.

So, this gives me Paxson off the bench. He peaked in year 4/5, but he also had some nice assists. I want guys willing to pass the ball.

Petrovic… dang you and your short two years of productivity! His years fall in the wrong spot to work with my rookies.

Please let Rudy be on here eventually. He can shoot the three and I’d take him for no other reason than that.

Line UP:

Oden
Lamarcus/Lucas
Kersey
Roy/Jim Paxson
Porter

I wish Cliff could have been in a back up SF category… totally would have taken him!!!

Also interesting to see stats and see who took time to develop and who exploded right off the bat. Leads me to suspect that if bayless is the real thing… starter in 41 games and averaging 14-16 points a game.

Need a good, solid, backup guard who can play both positions. Plus, Walton will find him off of screens.

C: Walton
PF: Lucas
SF: Vandeweigh
SG: Roy
PG: Lever
6: Wallace
7: Paxson

Drazen was awesome but not enough body of work
JR is JR, enough said
BillyRay is JR in an earlier time, enough said

C- Oden
PF- Buck
SF- Kiki
SG- Roy
PG- Porter
Bench 1- Sheed
Bench 2 Paxson

Drazen Petrovic.

Not many guys have a museum named after them:

Only a handful of people have scored over 100 points in a game.

He also has a stadium named in his honor.

Our esteemed Clyde the Glide had this to say after his death:

Drazen and I were very good friends. I was one of those people who welcomed him to Portland when he came from Europe. We talked about his family a lot in his restaurant, and he enjoyed his friends and he enjoyed the game of basketball. I really respect him because he worked very, very hard. Each and every day in practice he would be the first guy to come and the last guy to leave the gym. So anybody with that kind of dedication…you have to have a lot of respect for him. "
—Clyde Drexler

He was a fierce competitor:

It was a thrill to play against Drazen. Every time we competed, he competed with an aggressive attitude. He wasn’t nervous; he came at me as hard as I came at him. So, we’ve had some great battles in the past and unfortunately, they were short battles. "
—Michael Jordan

He will certainly be my scoring punch off the bench, and after a few games, I might have to move Roy to the point and start him at SG. I hope we don’t do to Rudy, what drove Drazen to be traded to New Jersey.

Sabonis
Lucas
Vandeweghe
Roy
Strickland

Wallace
Petrovic

I remember seeing just a tiny bit of him in New Jersey, but I remember well when I found out he had died in the car accident. His shooting is too good to pass up, especially with the number of selfless players I’ve put together.

C Walton
PF Lucas
SF Kersey
SG Roy
PG Porter

Wallace
Petrovic

I loved him as a kid. I was crushed when I heard about the accident. Here’s to you Drazen

C- Walton
PF- B. Williams
SF- Kersey
SG- Roy
PG- Porter

6- Wallace
7- Petrovic

The only way to go

Solid, steady, good role player material. Near 50% from the field and 80% from the line is welcome off my bench.

Oden
Lucas
Kersey
Roy
Porter
Aldrige
Paxson

I’ve been building my team for defense, so I need a shooter. I really wanted to take Paxson, but his 3-point percentage is just horrible. So it was between six years of JR, four years of Billy Ray, or four years of Drazen. I don’t want a head case like JR for six years, and Drazen is a better shooter than Billy Ray. Petrovic it is.

Greg Oden (C)
Buck Williams (PF)
Jerome Kersey (SF)
Brandon Roy (SG)
Terry Porter (PG)
Rasheed Wallace (PF, Utility Big Man)
Drazen Petrovic (SG, Bench Scorer)

Sabas
Buck
Kersey
Roy
Porter
Sheed

but Porter is my only threat from downtown right now. Yes Roy can hit the big three but he is not as consistent as Porter and Drazen.

Bates and Rider were explosive players but I need a consistent shooting threat and again that is Drazen.

Walton, Lucas, Kersey, Roy, Porter, Aldridge, Drazen… so far.

I need the 3-point shooting

Walton
Lucas
Kersey
Roy
Porter
Sheed
Drazen

Bates was tempting due to his athleticisim but to short and vollitale career. Drazen was a great shoter but tragically to short of a carrer. JR was JR. too moody. Jim Paxson is a veteran and very smart player. I liked his game.

Starting Lineup

C – Sabas
PF – Buck
SF – Kersey
SG – Roy
PG – Porter

Bench
C\PF\SF – Cliff
SG – Paxson

D Marty

I have many good memories of watching him play.

Oden
Buck
Kiki
Roy
Porter

LMA
Drazen

Whatever you think Rudy might be – Drazen was. Possibly one of the two or three best players to ever come out of Europe.