Shareef calls it quits
by kickbrass on Sep 22, 2008 10:36 PM PDT
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Shareef Abdur-Rahim is calling it a career after giving up on his latest recovery from knee surgery. I remember Abdur-Rahim coming to Portland as the "centerpiece" of the Rasheed Wallace trade and being underwhelmed but irrationally optimistic that the Blazers knew what they were doing at that point dumping one of my favorite (albeit embattled) Blazers. I remember being very bummed out that they just missed the playoffs by one game (41-41, familiar?) and then everything went to pieces after the Z-Bo and Miles extensions. Abdur-Rahim seems like he's always been a good guy who never lived up to his potential as a top-3 pick. I wish him well in his post-basketball endeavors, though.
My question for you all: did Shareef make enough of an impact during his Blazers tenure to be considered a Blazer by posterity? Or was he just another player who passed through but didn't make an impression on the Blazermaniacs of Portland? He came during a dark time of the Jailblazer era, does that matter?
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I like him but don't really consider him a Blazer.
Good luck to the guy in whatever he does.
by Bskey on Sep 22, 2008 10:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I see him more as a player for those Vancouver teams, and then bounced around till he called it quits.
by usdblazerfan on Sep 22, 2008 11:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Noway
He mentioned to the press right out of the gate he wanted outta here,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Just another transient!
by Dragonage on Sep 22, 2008 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He was still in the NBA?
oh sorry.
by Bust a Bucket on Sep 23, 2008 12:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Kings probably will hire him as a big-man coach
That would be deserved, and he will have something to do with his skills. He was a good player, yet not a star, and that one All-Star appearance was rather the exception. The wear-and-tear on his knee prevented an even better career since he missed 20 games per year on average if you count all season. As for his teams, I always considered him a player for the Grizzlies (he might have been their first franchise player) or the Hawks, not a Blazer. But he also wasn’t a bad kid for the Blazers, and while not necessarily deserving a “special place in Blazer history” he shouldn’t be remembered negatively. So I didn’t vote for any of the above choices.
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by Norsktroll on Sep 23, 2008 2:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I always liked him as a person, but as a blazer player, he kinda sucked. He was a nice guy in a bad situation. Tough for anyone.
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by Y5k on Sep 23, 2008 6:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I liked him.
But I don’t consider him a Blazer. We were just kind of a train stop for him, he was supposed to be traded a lot sooner. I do remember him winning that game for us vs. the Celtics. It was tough times.
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by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I consider him a Blazer
More than Von Wafer (who?), Taurean Green or McLovin.
We consider James Jones a Blazer and he played significantly fewer games than S.A-R.
by DonkeyShins on Sep 23, 2008 8:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But...
James Jones won us 13 games in a row, i want him remembered as a blazer
by Croatian_Sensation on Sep 24, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am sad to see that he had to call it a career due to injury. He was always one of my favorite NBA players. I don’t really consider him a Blazer though. His best years were as a Griz and Hawk.
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by malarky on Sep 23, 2008 8:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I watched him eat breakfast once
Steak and eggs covered in cheddar cheese. I kept an eye on him to make sure he didn’t eat no swine.
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by tominhawaii on Sep 23, 2008 9:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I will eat no swine before its time.
……………………………….It’s time!
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by MiledAnimal on Sep 23, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice guy, liked him and his play while he was here, but he’s not someone who’ll I remember for his time here as a Blazer.
by NBR on Sep 23, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He was a hair past his prime when he played here
And he had that line-drive jumper. But he was a good NBA player, and reportedly a super-nice guy.
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by hurryup09 on Sep 23, 2008 5:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
His prime was like Zbo's... averaging 20 and 10 on a terrible team
except Shareef wasn’t a total donkey like Zbo and actually got selected to the All-Star for his production.
by Bust a Bucket on Sep 23, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didnt think he was great
But I liked his game,but the Boyz thought he was soft because he didnt go to strip clubs or dog fights and didnt even have a gun collection
by southern oregon on Sep 23, 2008 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a gun collection. I'm platypus tough.
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by MiledAnimal on Sep 24, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't hate him, like others
which means I liked him. He was a good fill in, like James Jones.
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by johnv59 on Sep 23, 2008 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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