Must-see vintage Blazer video: 1980 playoffs - height of Billy Ray Bates mania

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xeGS6C-H1M

about 2 years ago Badalona Baddie 4 comments 1 recs |

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ha, this is great man.

Being born in 1985, I cant ever said i EXPERIENCED that. But i have read enough. Love seeing this stuff.

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by lanepete on Nov 25, 2009 5:12 PM PST reply actions

If you've read Halberstam's book "The Breaks of the Game"

That was the 1980-81 Portland team he was writing about

Before there was Clyde the Glide…there was the Blazer legend known as Billy Ray Bates

I still remember that left corner jumper that he hit against the Sonics…just like I remember a right corner jumper that Petrie hit in his rookie year, last televised game against Cleveland

Lame offensive foul on Bates…didn’t I tell you that the bad calls against the Blazers go way back? Even Bill Russell said the Sonic player was moving underneath

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by two4larue on Nov 25, 2009 6:02 PM PST reply actions

Damn

I forgot (well, it’s been almost 30 years) how fast BRB was. Too bad he was a train wreck off the court. :-(

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by DonkeyShins on Nov 26, 2009 10:53 PM PST reply actions

Boy was fast thats for sure

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by Blazer on Nov 27, 2009 11:24 AM PST reply actions