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Jason Quick of The Oregonian continues his profile series of his Top 40 Blazers. Bonzi Wells grabs the headlines from this group by apologizing to Portland. I enjoyed the Danny Ainge profile as well. Find all 5 of them here. Happy Thanksgiving.

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oh wow...

kinda makes it hard to dislike bonzi as much as I thought I did….. weird.

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by faith on Nov 26, 2009 12:13 PM PST reply actions  

After reading that, wow. Maybe Bonzi’s matured, maybe he knows how to work the media, I don’t really care. I’m glad to read it and it’s hard to have hard feelings when someone asks for forgiveness candidly.

i cry for nic

by Cablinasian on Nov 26, 2009 12:15 PM PST reply actions   2 recs

Awe

I forgive everything now.

MAKE HIM AN ASSISTANT COACH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111

GET THE DEAL DONE KP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

by tominhawaii on Nov 26, 2009 12:21 PM PST reply actions  

Bonzi wasn't the root of the problem.

He was just a byproduct. And everyone who loved him was collateral damage. There are players and staff that did far greater damage.

Though it did seem to me that he fell very hard from grace once he was traded. Never really looked like the same player.

[insert witty nomenclature and/or out of context quote from someone that makes more money than I]

by HallelujahHoeDown on Nov 26, 2009 12:34 PM PST reply actions  

Nice read

I never strongly disliked Bonzi the way I did patterson, woods, and miles.

by facetious on Nov 26, 2009 1:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

I enjoyed the Danny Ainge profile as well.

Especially the part about Clyde’s bald spot.

Ainge had a minor heart attack and he’s one year older than me? I better go hit the exercise bike before eating turkey

When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Nov 26, 2009 1:28 PM PST reply actions  

ha ha i guess I ain't gotta exercise until jerrryd decides to start coaching :)

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Head Czar of Amerika <--- Mortimer said so so there!!!

by faith on Nov 26, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Ainge ...

“Then all of the sudden it gets personal, but it’s still fun. We’re talking about wives, religion … And I made a comment about Clyde’s bald spot,” Ainge said. “The plane went silent. I found there is one thing you can’t talk about on the Blazers, and that’s Clyde’s bald spot. The funny thing is, Clyde never seemed to mind. There must have been some sort of incident before I got there.”

LOL … lol … el-oh-el

Too funny.

"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
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by Y5k on Nov 26, 2009 4:09 PM PST reply actions  

OK ... so Bonzi's not a monster, but I think he is still in denial somewhat.

He says he would “never say something like that,” when what he means is, “I’m sorry to be so self-centered as to have said something like that.” It’s almost as if he is claiming he was misquoted. I’m sure it was just his manner of speech, but that’s how it sounds.

Forgive and forget, I guess so.

The comments below the article kind of tell the whole story.
Half still want to boil him for being lazy and self-centered.
Half praise his skills.

"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000

by Y5k on Nov 26, 2009 4:12 PM PST reply actions  

He was butthurt about getting booed and didn't mean what he said.

I can understand that—we’ve all been drunk. I am drunk.

Now I feel better.

Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed.

by Benjamanic on Nov 26, 2009 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

ehh....

whats happened has happen. he is who he is. we wont ask him to change. apology still makes things better though.

"shaq and zach randolph have the same trainer... "

best one liner i ever heard.

by bowdown on Nov 26, 2009 7:48 PM PST reply actions  

I never hated Bonzi (though I disliked him)

But this article and his apology reminded me that he used to say “the right thing” every fall. How many times did he utter the “turning a new leaf” comment?

by Corvid on Nov 26, 2009 8:00 PM PST reply actions  

You have no heart.

"Oden is a man among cub scouts."
by Tyrusmancrush on Nov 23, 2009 9:08 PM PST

by Sabonis4Ever on Nov 26, 2009 9:56 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Damn. Now I have to move Bonzi Wells to the bottom of my most hated Jailblazers.

"The team and the city are intertwined, and if one side isn't holding up that bargain, it's even more painful than usual. Anyway, I couldn't be happier that I got a taste of it. Great NBA city."
-- Bill Simmons

by halo_on on Nov 26, 2009 8:00 PM PST reply actions  

Hey Thanks

Standard apology time is generally 5-6 years post-incident. Stand up guy if you ask me!

by pdxlifer on Nov 26, 2009 8:04 PM PST reply actions  

Thanks Bonzi

Very classy. I never really got that down on you — although that comment about the fans did bug me at the time.

by el_flaco on Nov 26, 2009 10:28 PM PST reply actions  

Who???

I kid, I kid.

Numerically Blazers Edge is #25

by Outlaw is Rejector on Nov 26, 2009 11:04 PM PST reply actions  

**** Bonzi Wells

I became a fan of the PTB again the day you were traded, Bonzi.

by chickenmelt on Nov 27, 2009 9:50 AM PST reply actions  

Ainge's writeup makes me like Adelman even more now

Like he was a moneyball coach before moneyball was cool.

by Epimenides on Nov 27, 2009 4:03 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

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