1990 Semifinals Strickland vs. Petrovic

by GoBlaze22 on Jan 14, 2009 1:18 AM PST Comment 15 comments

Check out this video if you like the old school blazers and Serbo Croatian music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNc43evvJxo

I was only eight years old when we played this game so I don't remember too much about either of these players. Anyone who remembers what they contributed could you fill in the blanks here? By the way I'm betting we'll go 4-0 on this eastern swing. Go Blazers!!! You're the one wyatt.

Poll

Who was the better Blazer...Petrovic or Strickland?

Rod

15 votes

Drazen

23 votes

38 votes | Poll has closed

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link

"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5

by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 14, 2009 1:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Thanks for the link Sabonis4ever. I’m not that computer savvy so I don’t know how you do that. but thanks dude.

by GoBlaze22 on Jan 14, 2009 1:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Strickland is the man

Ok I copied your link, now it works. It must not allow links from myspace or something right? go blaze!!!

by GoBlaze22 on Jan 14, 2009 2:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.

Little correction: the music seems to be croatian, definitively it´s not Spanish.

Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16

by amlmart1 on Jan 14, 2009 5:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Oh Snap!

I'm a Blazers fan and If you ban me from your blog, I'll sue you!

by tominhawaii on Jan 14, 2009 5:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Snap this!

It’s by a Macedonian guy, Tone or Tose something, singing in Serbo Croatian. I think the singer died in a car accident, ala DP, so it makes sense

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Jan 14, 2009 6:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice!

by BrazenDrazen on Jan 14, 2009 5:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

oh yeah, good call.

I guess I didn’t really pay attention to the lyrics. I heard " blah blah blah a ti "and just assumed it was spanish.

by GoBlaze22 on Jan 14, 2009 6:04 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

That´s like my first months hearings the Blazers podcasts. It could be greek.

Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16

by amlmart1 on Jan 14, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I still rock my Strickland jersey here in Sacramento.

If you let them make you, they'll make you into paper mache.
At a distance you're strong until the wind comes, then you'll crumble and blow away.
- Incubus

by ZooooomByU on Jan 14, 2009 8:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't the question

who was the better BLAZER ?
As an overall player, and though I wouldn’t agree, some could argue Drazen was better than Strickland, but as a blazer ? Petrovic played so little in Portland, I don’t understand how he could receive more votes than the twirl… Ah…. only 22 votes until now, it may not be representative of BE’s readers…

by Blenzer on Jan 14, 2009 8:44 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Rod was a bit of a head case at times

But he put up decent numbers in a four year career in Portland after replacing Terry Porter (I think that is the main reason he isn’t held in too high of regard).
Drazen was a great shooter, but he was buried on the bench behind Drexler, Porter, Danny Young, and Danny Ainge, so he never really got a chance. Then he went to the press and demanded a trade, to which the Blazers obliged.

So ends today’s history lesson.

The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely

by SandbergOnSports on Jan 14, 2009 8:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Rod was one of the best PG's

to never be an All-Star.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jan 14, 2009 12:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

there is no way

Rod would have gotten away with that in todays game.

The most hated Blazer is like the least hottest supermodel - Sabonis4Ever

by Philthyanimal on Jan 14, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Drazen was the better ambasssador to the game

and might well have been the better player had he not died…

but Strickland had by far the better career as a Trail Blazer.

It’s kinda like asking who was the better Blazer—Jerome Kersey, or Scottie Pippen? No doubt that Pip (a first-ballot HOFer when he is eligible) is a far better overall player than Jerome; but Jerome’s Blazer career was probably more meaningful then the couple of years Scottie spent here in the twilight of his career.

With Pippen, we got to the WCF, where Pippen was punked by Kobe.
With Kersey, we got to the NBA Finals twice—in one of which, Kersey was punked…by Pippen.

by EngineerScotty on Jan 14, 2009 2:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs