Updated: Nominations Needed! Most Memorable in 2009
by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 2:51 PM PDT
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*update: added Funniest Moment to the list*
I think to a BEdger we all agree this has been a semarkably memorable season. Starting from Greg injuring his foot in Game 1 to Rudy being hauled out of the Rose Garden on a stretcher, from 'the shot' in the Houston game to 'the shot steal shot 1.7 seconds to end the 3rd' (has anyone come up with a name for that occurrence?) in Phoenix game much has happened...much good much bad...
What I am hoping to do is with this post collect your thoughts on the most memorable moments from the regular season. It could be anything at all...
After we share all of our random remembrances i will put together different posts asking us to vote on our favorites in each of the following areas (these can serve as a checklist for you to respond too below if you wish):
- Most memorable game of the regular season.
- Most memorable play of the regular season.
- Most memorable off-court moment.
- Most memorable crowd moment.
- Most memorable moment of the regular season.
- Most frustrating moment.
- Area the team improved the most.
- Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
- Funniest Moment
I will leave this post up until thursday night so any additions from tomorrow's Denver game can be made and then I will make posts with polls for each of the above areas after that for voting on Friday.
Let me know if there are other most memorable things you want to see polled as well!
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That great win against Denver
on the final night of the regular season
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by 92wastheyear on Apr 14, 2009 2:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know
I was just going to type that myself.
You have excellent taste in games.
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by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Win against Boston without Brandon
everyone had pegged us to lose, and then we pulled out the TWIN TOWERS!
BOOM!
OH! HE JAMS WITH TWO HANDS! You gotta be kidding me!
Now don't get too excited Bayless, We'll let MB do that -
No get excited! TELL EM WHERE YOU'RE FROM!
by Portland89 on Apr 14, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ditto the Boston win...
but it also shows how far the Blazers have come. If they played Boston today (even if KG was healthy) we would probably expect to win at home. The giddiness that followed the win that was, from the fans if not from the team, would be a bit more subdued.
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The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
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by lukeyhere on Apr 14, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
good point
our expectations are a little higher now than they were in Dec/Jan. – Elgin
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by 22baylor on Apr 14, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just a tad higher!!
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The moment
that leaps out from my mind was Roy’s buzzer-beater against Houston. Easy call.
I’m sitting up at 1:30 in the morning hoping with all of my being that the Blazers can pull this one out. Roy drives, scoops, lays it in for the lead!! I muffle my yelping with a throw pillow from the couch so I don’t wake up my girlfriend’s roommates. Elation fills me. We just have to hold on for the longest two seconds in my recent memory.
Inbound to Yao, Joel’s all over him, Roy’s flying over on the help, Yao’s taking an impossibly difficult 18-foot fadeaway with 27 feet of arms in his face…and it’s wet. And the whistle blows for the and-one. And the crowd lets out a guttural groan that I’ve never heard outside of utter deflation at a sporting event. I myself am more deflated than a three-week-old party balloon. I take out my anguish on the throw pillow.
Well, I’ve stuck out this much, and I’ve got class tomorrow, but hell, may as well see what kind of look we can get off with .8 seconds left. Inbound to Roy (good so far), gets his feet set and throws up a prayer (I don’t even think he got that off but oh well) and that ball is at LEAST twenty feet high and arcing like it has a chance and…splash.
The Garden goes bonkers. I myself am too drained for any bonking. I leave the pillow, go to sleep, and dream of Roy.
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by BlazersOrBust on Apr 14, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm pretty sure Roy took a jumper
not a drive-and-lay-in.
by Eventine on Apr 14, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine
1. Gotta say the massacre of the Suns. I was there AND it was the game that was basically told the NBA that we ARE making the palyoffs.
2. We don’t even need to vote on this. Roy’s shot in Houston wins.
3. Seeing Martell at Washington Square in his boot about 30 seconds after I chose a Rudy jersey over a Webster jersey because of Webster’s injury. :-(
4. Bayless looking up at my sign and laughing.
5. Still gotta go with Roy’s shot.
6. The Sergio hate.
7. Defense
8. The changing clothes people. Crazy tricksters!
by Zaig on Apr 14, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what was your sign?
The Michael Ruffin of BlazersEdge, cuz Amlmart said so.
by BlazersOrBust on Apr 14, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice sign, man!
No wonder Bayless laughed!! – Elgin
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by 22baylor on Apr 14, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember seeing that poster on the big screen
awesome job!
by T$ 225 on Apr 15, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The most memorable game would be the first Lakers game up here in March.
The most memorable play would be Roy’s game winner against Houston.
The most memorable crowd moment would be the wave getting going against the Lakers.
The most memorable halftime show was on MLK day vs the Bucks where the artist painted performed in the spotlight to the i have a dream music.
by jtkerr79 on Apr 14, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
MLK halftime is mine too
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
here we go
1. Roy drops 52 on the Suns.
2. Roy redeems himself for the dumb foul with the miracle 30 footer vs. Houston
4. Braving the weather during my holiday visit to Portland to make my one RG appearence this year (win vs. Denver)
5. See #2.
6. Sitting in the stands in the GSW game before the ASB… and little did I know Maggette would send Oden out for another 15 games.
7. from last year? rebounding. over the course of this year? road play (we won 7 of the last 9 road games including strong efforts @ Cle in a loss and the great win @ SA).
by jksnake99 on Apr 14, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Your number 4 :-(
I was stuck on I-5 for 5 hours and missed the game. Was one of 2 games this year that I didn’t see either live or live on TV.
by Zaig on Apr 14, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
crazy
I had to come down from Olympia that day and made it to my seats about 3 minutes into the FOURTH QUARTER.. that was a brutal one.. but it was worth it..
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by idoltime on Apr 14, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should add Funniest Moment to the list.
Lamar Odom passing the ball to Sasha Vujacic, who was watching the game from behind the sideline.
by MiledAnimal on Apr 14, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
mark schofer speaks
game – beating the Spurs on the road…
play -Rudys 5 points in 3 seconds
off court – I think taking the Max to the Lakers game. It was electric before getting to the game.
crowd moment -silence after Rudy went down
moment regular season – Batums late game 3 pointer.
frustrating – The Sixers game was just that.
most improved – defense in the 2nd half of the year.
time out acivity -that red head.
by mschofer on Apr 14, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am still a little bunred by that sixers game!
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...
1. Most memorable game of the regular season.
— Buzzer Beater shot against Houston
2. Most memorable play of the regular season.
— Roy’s buzzer beat against Houston …
3. Most memorable off-court moment.
— Martel Webster being out :(
4. Most memorable crowd moment.
— The reaction to the Ariza/Rudy moment
5. Most memorable moment of the regular season.
— Making the playoffs
6. Most frustrating moment.
— When Blake couldn’t hit his free throws against the clippers… then losing
7. Area the team improved the most.
— Not relying on the jump shot so much and the development of Roy
8. Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
— The one time something flew into my section it just happened to be caught by a Boston Celtics fan.
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by brandonmitchell on Apr 14, 2009 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
4. Most memorable crowd moment.
How has nobody mentioned the spanking yet? Anything that gets Barkley’s head shopped on during Inside the NBA is worth mentioning.
by Twith on Apr 14, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1. Most memorable game of the regular season. – Houston
2. Most memorable play of the regular season. – Roy’s buzzer beater against Houston – I will never forget it
3. Most memorable off-court moment. – Martell helping the lady out of the icy ditch
4. Most memorable crowd moment. – When a bunch of guys ripped their shirts off and were dancing in the aisle at the Phoenix game.
5. Most memorable moment of the regular season. – Roy’s buzzer beater
6. Most frustrating moment. – The clippers game where Blake missed 4 of 5 FTs and we lost in OT.
7. Area the team improved the most. – Rebounding
8. Most memorable halftime show or time out activity. – When they were giving away free shoes and my wife wasn’t interested. I would have bet my 401k against that happening.
by T$ 225 on Apr 14, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lmao I remember number 4
that was hilarious, they kept showing it on inside the NBA afterwards
by cloudydays on Apr 14, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely agree with #4.
Those guys were sitting right next to me.
RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!
by sagebru5h on Apr 14, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eight answers to eight questions
> Most memorable game of the regular season.
Victory over Boston with no BRoy here in Portland. A close second was the blowout victory over the Lxkers where Rudy was injured.
> Most memorable play of the regular season.
Outlaw dunking in Garnett’s face.
> Most memorable off-court moment.
Rudy landing in Portland to a screaming crowd of Blazermaniacs.
> Most memorable crowd moment.
I didn’t go to any games this year, but the guys taking their shirts off and dancing sounds like the biggest one.
> Most memorable moment of the regular season.
When the clock rolls down on Wed night to 0:00 and we know there will be another set of games to enjoy.
> Most frustrating moment.
No trades at the trade deadline. I was shocked. We hardly knew ye Ike Ike Baby.
> Area the team improved the most.
Offensive efficiency. Turnovers are a dessert, not an offensive outcome.
> Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
The quick-change artist. How does she do it?? – Elgin
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by 22baylor on Apr 14, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The quick-change artist. How does she do it?? – Elgin
MAGIC!
by Zaig on Apr 14, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1. Most memorable game of the regular season.
Probably the first time the Lakers came to town. For Ariza as much as the fact that we spanked them real good and hard.
2. Most memorable play of the regular season.
In terms of one single play, Rudy’s 5 pts in 2 seconds takes the cake for me. The Houston experience was drawn out over a few minutes, so I put that elsewhere on here….
3. Most memorable off-court moment.
I can’t think of anything of the top of my head…I guess that’s a good thing.
4. Most memorable crowd moment.
The Houston game. The elation of Roy giving us the lead, the anger/sadness/letdown of how we lost it, and then pure happiness and amazement. Going through all of that with 20,000 other people…it was an incredible 2 minutes. I ended up in a dog pile with half of my row!
5. Most memorable moment of the regular season.
Rudy going down and Brandon getting in Ariza’s face. That was a defining moment.
6. Most frustrating moment.
The last minute of the first game at GS…grrr!
7. Area the team improved the most.
Rebounding
8. Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
Definitely Quick Change. I get a huge kick out of that
by fart on Apr 14, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Most memorable game of the regular season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNy2ugleqes&feature=related
Most memorable play of the regular season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StBk0f8u3v8
Most memorable off-court moment.
“MIlesGate”
Most memorable crowd moment.
Going to my first Blazer game in 10 years, against the Celtics, and we won!
Most memorable moment of the regular season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDVllOyooc4
Most frustrating moment.
Blake missing free throws that cost us the Clippers game (the difference between 4v2 seed?)
Area the team improved the most.
Playing the Eastern Conference
Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
Bringing back the wave
Funniest Moment
Kobe trying to take over the last home game against the Lakers, and failing miserably.
by cloudydays on Apr 14, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
also for the time out activiity
“Boston Sucks!” or “Beat LA” are always fun
by cloudydays on Apr 14, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like those
and the rudy chant after the 5 point play the the end of the 3rd
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great vids!
recd
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giving it a go:
Most memorable game of the regular season.
The Houston game where Roy hit the shot at the end
Most memorable play of the regular season.
The 6-men-on-the-court Oden dunk
Most memorable off-court moment.
Kevin Pritchard admitting that he reads Blazer’s Edge
Most memorable crowd moment.
Crowd chanting “Javie Sucks” during the 76ers game
Most memorable moment of the regular season.
Roy’s Houston game-winner
Most frustrating moment.
Oden goes down in the first game
Area the team improved the most.
Consistency
Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
I don’t remember.
Funniest Moment
Kevin Garnett, of the NBA champion Celtics, making his teammate, nicknamed Big Baby, cry during a Blazer game. 2nd Moment: KG feeling the need to get down on all fours and act like a dog in an attempt to intimidate Jerryd Bayless, not realizing that it is impossible to intimidate Jerryd Bayless.
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by Clevelander among roses on Apr 14, 2009 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i like the kp moment!
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A couple unique answers.
Most memorable game of regular season: Roy’s 52 pts against Phoenix back when they were still top 3 in the West.
Most memorable play: Batum’s Kobe rejection at the rim. Must have been humbling for the Legend.
Most memorable halftime show: The homoerotic twosome that had the entire arena in hysterics (unintentionally) during the Boston game.
RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!
by sagebru5h on Apr 14, 2009 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oden Shutting down king james on his first drive to the hoop at home
reminds me of the batum kobe play, lebron never went back down there…of course he did not need to…
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Area team has improved the most
REBOUNDING.
However they have improved their mental toughness over the course of this year by a great margin.
The most memorable crowd moment was…one of our TNT televised home games during a timeout when one of the fans took off his shirt and had simulated sex with the stranger next to him…and then the camera pans away and when it pans back the whole section ends up being shirtless. The footage at the Rose Garden showed way more than the TNT version. I’ve never laughed so hard at a game. It was great!
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by Philthyanimal on Apr 14, 2009 8:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i missed that game somehow
either that or i was at the fridge or something
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My thoughts
1. Most memorable game of the regular season. – Roy’s 52 pt game against the Suns
2. Most memorable play of the regular season. – Roy’s 3 pointer at the buzzer to beat Houston.
3. Most memorable off-court moment. – The team’s and the fans’ reactions to the tragedy on I-5.
4. Most memorable crowd moment. – Just how intense things have been, how great the atmosphere has been, how lively the crowd has been for a vast majority of a long, long season.
5. Most memorable moment of the regular season. – Fernandez going down in a heap and the anger I felt in the immediate aftermath.
6. Most frustrating moment. – Trying to guard Dirk / Yao, and trying to get excited about Martel coming back, and then being disappointed.
7. Area the team improved the most. – Not playing down to the level of bad teams.
8. Most memorable halftime show or time out activity. – Didn’t get to attend any games. Though I’d vote against any Rebecca Haarlow mention.
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by andrewgolfsalot on Apr 14, 2009 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the martell situation was frustrating
i love him as much as the others…it has to drive him crazy not to be able to play
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 14, 2009 11:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i like these things.
1. Most memorable game of the regular season.——Portland v Houston (The Shot)
2. Most memorable play of the regular season.——The Shot (Por v Hou)
3. Most memorable off-court moment.——-Martell pushing that lady’s car in the snow with a boot on his stress fractured foot.
4. Most memorable crowd moment.——-during BRoy’s 52 point game against PHX some people in the crowd started dancing, proceeded to remove their shirts, and did the little faux spanking thing to each other. It was hilarious and probably the most entertaining time out of the season.
5. Most memorable moment of the regular season.——The Shot
6. Most frustrating moment.——Hedo’s ridiculous banked in three
7. Area the team improved the most.——defense
8. Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.——the guy that played the piano with the bouncing balls. That’s pretty incredible.
9. Funniest Moment——the shirtless people I mentioned above.
by DrivetheLane on Apr 15, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
6. Most frustrating moment.——Hedo’s ridiculous banked in three
Very, very frustrating. Hedo himself was probably as amazed as anyone in the building. – Elgin
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by 22baylor on Apr 15, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My nominations: I hope it’s ok to do this all at once
Most memorable game of the regular season – Roy Scores 52 to beat Phoenix in a fantastic game from start to finish.
Most memorable play of the regular season.
“YES HE DID!!!”
Most memorable off-court moment.
Nate McMillan opening his post-game remarks after the Golden State game by addressing the family of Katie Shearer. “She knew this was coming but she’s not doing well and we just want to say that we are thinking about her tonight.”
Most memorable crowd moment.
Crowd chanting “ODEN” when he went to the bench during the Milwaukee game
Most frustrating moment.
Hedo’s bank shot 3 pointer at the buzzer.
Area the team improved the most.
Rebounding
Most memorable halftime show or time out activity.
The unicycle bowls on the head lady – she was around last year too and it was no less amazing this time.
Funniest Moment
Scoring with 6 on the court against boston despite the Garnett protest
by colinmarsh on Apr 15, 2009 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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