Blazersedge Scrubdown: Matchup #9

(I’ve been waiting for this.)
He single handedly made and crushed all my childhood NBA dreams with that shot.

Danny Young was a rotation player on the ’89 team. Yeah, that team.

I remember being pissed that we packaged him for the #7 pick.

Danny Young, all the way.

Besides the shot, he was such a stable presence as a non-flashy, but collected backup point guard on a quality team.

Plus, he would always loan you five bucks if you needed it. A gentleman and a scholar.

Bassy was Bassy.

I got to say ,I see Telfair in a different light.

Seems like a good kid. I hope he can find success somewhere in the league.

“The shot” has been covered. But he and Danny Ainge made such a great second unit to give Clyde and Terry some relief.

I still remember how grumpy I was when Portland picked Telfair, 10 spots earlier than necessary. Pretty sure I yelled at the TV.

Prospective players the Blazers gave up to get Telfair:

Al Jefferson
Josh Smith
Jameer Nelson (All Star appearance)
Kevin Martin
Beno Udrih
Anderson Varejão
Trevor Ariza

Players the Blazers gave up to get Danny Young:

Nobody.

Ouch. At least Telfair was useful in trade value on departure.

I accidentally gave credit for that shot to Wayne Cooper in another scrubdown… even now I remember it being Cooper, but then again I was 9 and only started watching basketball during the Dallas series, so it’s easy to see how I could misremember it. Anyone have a link to video of that shot? I looked around on YouTube, but couldn’t find it.

he was drafted earlier than Danny Young. That has to make him a better player. Right?

He shot over 400 while with the Blazers

And he is the guy who could win it all.

And Young is a decent choice.

Telfair was so highly hyped that our expectations were way too high so his failure for us was a major disappointment. I think, with him, we learned our lesson that straight-from-high-school superstars don’t always (or even often) turn into NBA superstars.

FWIW, I did see a Telfair jersey at the Beavers’ game last night – I think all the rest were Roy, Oden & Aldridge.

Never heard of him either but he’s got to be better than the first and last Blazers draft pick that got me excited. Thanks to him, I expect to be disappointed.

damonrayhymer pretty much nailed it in one.

Sebastian was a millstone for the Blazers.

Telfair was the ultimate bust. You know you’re a bust if you can’t make it out of Starbury’s shadow

That’s like bringing a gun to a “nice” fight.

Oh Sebastian. The quickness, the rookie swagger, the dream…..

Danny Young it is!

I still remember a playoff game we lost, inwhich Danny hit a 2/3rds court shot that would of forced overtime…unfortunately 1 second after the buzzer sounded. He looked so down. For enduring that pain…he easily get’s my vote to advance.

just because i liked his movie and I don’t know who Danny Young is.