Now come back home and play out your career here. You probably can give us a couple more good years. How about a three year contract, Joel, with a front office job guaranteed afterward?

I really like Joel and wish him the best regardless of if he comes back here or not. It sure would be nice to bring him back home though.

It doesn’t have to be over big fella.

… won’t cringe when being considered for trade to Portland once they have witnessed something like this. PDX fans are really amazing. I wonder how the quality of the fanbase might weigh in an athlete’s desired destination.

Hey Joel,

Blazer Nation will remember YOU until the day we die, as well :)

It was so bizarre to see Joel Przybilla in an opposing team’s jersey. For YEARS, he was like the little Dutch boy with the finger in the dike: holding back the flood of incoming opponents. How many times did Przy put his body on the line, leaping to place his hand between would-be dunkers and the rim? What a warrior—on a team that was otherwise soft for so long.

I’m so glad that Przy received and enjoyed the warm reception from the Rose Garden crowd. In a better world, Przy would have ended his career in Portland. But at least he knows how Blazer fans feel about him.