Greatest Blazer Dunk

by lyfefindsaway on Jul 31, 2009 5:39 PM PDT

did it involve the glyde

Id be intrested in reading what you people think is the greatest Blazer dunk that you can remember..Im sure it involves Clyde or Gerome..also have you noticed that when a big man gets posterized its usually because a guard was playing lousy perimeter defense or the offensive player just blew past his man..and caught the big fella out of postion ..I.E. john starks, david thompson or mj (freak athletes) ..guards generally dont go that strong to the hoop when those 7 footers are lying in ambush mode. its a good way to get on i.r.. I hate to say it but its probably going to happen to greg sooner or later..and it will be played all over you tube and sports center..I .hope he realizes that it wont be his fault

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My most favorite dunk

was from Billy Ray Bates. That dude was sweet. I was young, about 8; 1982 possibly. I’m not sure who they were playing (maybe the Jazz). Blazers were down by 2 with 1 second to go. This was back before they showed 10th of seconds. He broke down the middle of the key, caught the inbound, and went up. He dunked on someone, came down, and the horn blew. It was amazing. The popular response would absolutely say Clyde. That’s the easy answer. But man, Billy Ray could get HIGH! Pun intended!

by oregon_fan on Jul 31, 2009 5:52 PM PDT reply actions

i remember that night well

we all thought the blazer were crazy when we signed him from the maine lumber jacks..and he became a mini legend that yeear and a fan favorite

if it can be conceived it can be achieved

by lyfefindsaway on Jul 31, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions

too bad we don't have more video highlights of Bates

other than that alley-oop he caught from Kermit, there doesn’t seem to be much footage on BRB

Before there was Clyde, Bates was the most-athletic Blazer. A man among boys, but he couldn’t handle the down time…David Halberstam wrote a chapter on Bates in his fine book “The Breaks of the Game” (if you haven’t read it, check it out on Amazon)

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by two4larue on Jul 31, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

That was a sweet play!

I remember that one too! That guy could thrown down like nobody else. His dunks, for a small, were powerful. He reminded me of a mini Darryl Dawkins.

by oregon_fan on Aug 1, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Porter by himself?

I remember watching Blazer games since I was 5 years old. And every year I would wonder if TP would ever dunk. He never did…..

Until one night against the Suns. They were easily our most heated rival at the time (along with the Jazz.) and TP had the ball on a break all by himself and elevated for a dunk. Sure he barely got it over the rim, but the rarity of the occasion is what made it special.

As far as rim-rockers go, Clyde and Kersey threw down too many to remember. I will scour the archives of my mental, and see if I can remember any in particular. Buck Williams had some vicious throwdowns too.

And as NBA TV rated it, B Roys soul-taking of Cheik Samb might be the best ever.

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by Derftron on Jul 31, 2009 5:53 PM PDT reply actions

I remember that

Supposedly, Rod Strickland was giving him a rough time about not dunking in a game. I think Rod flushed it a couple games before or after Terry…

by Engineering Problem on Jul 31, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Great band name...

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by tssbro on Aug 3, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Nice Topic by the way...

Im sure some of the BE freaks will have links to video footage up in no time.

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by Derftron on Jul 31, 2009 5:54 PM PDT reply actions

Some of Clyde's Greatness...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p9fp_clyde-drexlers-top10-career-dunks_sport

by blazeraider on Jul 31, 2009 6:02 PM PDT reply actions

Dang!

Clyde dunked on at least 3 centers in that video! And several on the Lakers for that matter.

by Stryder9 on Jul 31, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Clyde's dunks are unbelievable.

1-3 are all more impressive than any Roy dunk ever. Plus most of his dunks were against tough competition, not raw rookies.

Best dunks by Blazers are from people like Kersey, Clyde, and Cliff.

Best modern Blazer dunkers: LMA & Outlaw; just wish they attacked the basket like their predecessors.

Rudy, Batum, & Bayless will probably be our next generation of great dunkers. (Oden’s dunks are amazing, but they aren’t really what gets me going, same with Shaq’s).

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Jul 31, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Oden doesn't dunk with the power of a shaq it seems like

that up and under move he did against Bynum should have been finished with a two handed flush and some rim hanging….alas it was not to be.

Magneto was right

by WhiteRabbit on Aug 1, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow

That last dunk was the best, you just don’t see anybody taking off from that far out in a game.

by calebEOC on Jul 31, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

And he holds the ball up for a long time, like a trophy. As if to say, “Look what I’m doing to you. Still doing it. Aaaaaand finishing…… now.”

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by dan_the_man on Jul 31, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions

That #1 dunk is IMHO one of the top ten dunks I have ever seen. He just floats through the air. It is beautiful.

by dario argento on Aug 1, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions

My favorite Clyde dunks aren't there.

I liked the ones on the fast break when someone would throw the pass higher than I thought anyone could possibly reach, and at full sprint Clyde would somehow elevate high enough to get one hand on it and slam it through all in one motion.

by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jul 31, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Número UNO on that s insane. One of the best in game dunks I've seen

by prezofdeath on Aug 2, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions

DUDE

Antonio Daniels did basically the same thing

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 2, 2009 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Frick

Man that brings back hecka memories on the real!

What's the differance of 3-6 mil? oh about 20+ more losses, and the chance to watch the only star leave by the end of the season. Suck it Hedo!

Who is that you ask, well that shell of a man with his junk tucked away I think his name is Hedo. At least he used to be.

Canzano is a joke. When you see him kick him in the BUTT for me!

by in~ur~fizace on Aug 2, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

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Thanks for the link blazeraider – It’s nice to see fancy fastbreak dunks with no defenders, but nothing compares to a dunks in traffic. I loved the dunks over Manute Bol, Ralph Sampson, and I believe I saw Tm Duncan being victimized there.

I have a feeling there will be lots of dunks this year by our beloved blazers. Batumshakalaka!!!

by westpdx on Jul 31, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions

I think it was the Admiral

As impressive or more.

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by austinpwnz on Aug 1, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions

most of drexler's dunks

one of my favourates is when he was coming back from knee surgery. he’d only played in 2 or 3 games. then against the Jazz he jammed it in Mark Eaton’s face. Magic was commentating and went off. He loved it. I loved it. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love it. Drexler was awesome

by hugetrailblazerfan on Jul 31, 2009 8:42 PM PDT reply actions

I'm with you on that one

I’d been a little worried about Clyde getting his elevation back, then he just skied on Eaton. That was no small task either; Eaton was and is a huge dude, and had the blocked shots to prove it. I remember Magic raving about that one too; I think he had a genuine appreciation for anybody with the sort of above-the-rim game that was one of the few things Magic didn’t have in his arsenal.

by Modal Rounder on Aug 2, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Clyde had a sweet alley-oop

at UNLV against the Lakers when they moved the basketball game due to the LA riots. I will always remeber that one.

This one from ’sheed is pretty sweet too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bscp34JHfkU

by Docproc on Jul 31, 2009 8:44 PM PDT reply actions

damn, damn, damn

The Glyde was the truth. His dunks put most of Lebron’s to shame.

Nice Sheed link too. I forgot how much of a crazy athlete he used to be

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by Derftron on Jul 31, 2009 8:49 PM PDT reply actions

Clyde over Isaiah

My favorite dunk of all time, he goes over Isaiah with a nearly from the free-throw line take off. Isaiah tries to take the charge, but he’s just too far below the glyde.

Also, the old VHS superslams of the nba had a dunk clyde did from maybe a foot in from the free throw line on a fast break with multiple defenders closing in on him. awesome. You just dont see people leaping from far out as clyde would.

by calebEOC on Jul 31, 2009 9:12 PM PDT reply actions

Walton's dunk over Kareem

Every other Blazer dunk is fighting for 2nd place

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by two4larue on Jul 31, 2009 9:45 PM PDT reply actions

oh heck yea

and then he just stood there like it was another day at the office that was the bomb

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by lyfefindsaway on Aug 1, 2009 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions

This one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60YufHHchvI

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by jscot on Aug 1, 2009 2:03 AM PDT up reply actions

that's the one

the one great shining moment where Portland “Beat L*A” and went on to win it all

there have been many more impressive individual slams by Blazer players over the years, but Walton’s dunk epitomized a “changing of the guard” in the western conference. In hindsight we know it was just a brief period of time when the Blazers ruled the west, but at the time (WC finals, 4-0 sweep)) a stronger statement could not have been made…WE ARE NUMBER ONE!

Here’s hoping Oden will have a similar dunk over Bynum in a playoff series to come, and Portland’s reign will go on to last for decades

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by two4larue on Aug 1, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions

You are right on all points

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by jscot on Aug 1, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

wow...

Just like Yesterday for me…. Throw it down BIg Man.

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by Roadblazer on Aug 1, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Brandon on Cheik Samb

Not only did Cheik Samb’s headband come off we also saw his little spirit fly outta the staples center too…One of my favorites was Travis on Rodney Carney during the streak of the 07-08 season our 13th straight when travis cocked it back then banged out on Carney.

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by flynn4blazers on Jul 31, 2009 11:27 PM PDT reply actions

Super Trout!

That’s one of my all-time favorite Travis Outlaw moments… Here’s the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzq4ozGwoOM

Pubert Jones > Hedo

by rockingharder on Aug 1, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Best dunk I ever saw at the MC

was by the great David Thompson (Michael Jordan’s idol growing up) driving down the baseline from the far corner in front of the visitor’s bench, soaring through the air some unimaginable distance, and slamming home a dunk that shattered the backboard. IIRC, that was the first broken backboard in the MC (at least at a Blazer game). But there were others. Anyone remember another visiting player that broke a backboard at the Blazer’s end of the court? Luke would.

by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jul 31, 2009 11:33 PM PDT reply actions

Pshhhhhhhh

/endthread

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 1, 2009 2:56 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I loved

B Roy’s dunk over Samb, but I have to give it to Clyde’s dunk over the Admiral. Very impressive.

On a different note, the most impressive dunk I ever saw over a Blazer has to be this one by Dr. J. over Bobby Gross. If I remember right he had another one that game over Bill Walton, but it shouldn’t hurt too much because we had the last laugh by winning the NBA championship that night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3NRwZtxxk

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by oregonduck4life on Aug 1, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

My best dunk memory

1992, Blazers versus Lakers in Las Vegas in the 1st round of the playoffs (LA Riots). Drexler took a lob pass from Kersey that no human being had any business catching and threw it down. This ended up leading to the Drexler versus Jordan series in which we had a shot to make 3-3 going to game 7, but the Bulls came back from 15 (I think) in the 4th to best us 4-2.

I found the video, it’s at about the 1:55 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt2lHsDZSYs

by ebnerblazer on Aug 1, 2009 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

Mighty Mouse Alley-Oop to Sheed from Half-Court

I remember being super impressed by this fast-break dunk mainly because it was thrown from what seemed like half-court and Sheed caught it at full speed and flushed it down, all with only one hand. I’m pretty sure it was against the Hornets, too bad there’s no YouTube that I could find. This has another pretty nice one from the Jail Blazers days though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvrUjf2_6bs

by El Rojo on Aug 2, 2009 9:47 AM PDT reply actions