All-Blazers Bench Team

[mook]

Guys who spent the majority of their careers in Portland coming off the bench but contributed to wins while in Portland. So for example Jermaine O'Neal would probably be the best bench guy we ever had, but he wasn't actually used much in Portland so he shouldn't count.

PG: Greg Anthony
SG: Bonzi Wells
SF: Stacey Augmon
PF: Brian Grant
C: Dale Davis

Bench's bench: Zach Collins, Ed Davis, Rudy Fernandez, Aaron McKie

Jesus, I wasn't really trying to make this our 1999-2000 team's bench, but honestly, we won a lot of games that year and our bench was so damned good.

I really don't have a backup backup point guard.

You could argue Sabonis should be listed as he only started because he was creaky as fuck and you needed to keep him moving once he was warmed up, and he was talented as hell. But he only averaged 24mpg, which is usually the kind of time a bench player gets.

 

[tlongII]

Lloyd Neal

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I like the premise of this thread but some of yours don't count as they spent the majority of their careers in Portland starting

Bonzi started 190 of 310 games
Davis 235/315
Grant 109/172
Sabonis started 314/470
McKie started 101/167

This is harder than you'd think.

Przybilla started 292/422
Steve Blake started 232/350.

Cliff starting exactly 50% of games is debatable.

Cliff Robinson started 322/644 30.8mpg 16.2ppg PER15.6

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Here's the best list I found; Ainge only played 2 seasons so maybe that is not enough.

Greg Anthony started 3/190 16.9mpg 5.9ppg PER13.6
Danny Young 11/223 15.1mpg 4.5ppg 11.6PER
Ainge started 6/161 20.5mpg 10.4ppg PER16.2
Rudy Fernandez started 9/218 24.1mpg 9.1ppg PER14.1
Stacey Augmon started 74/284 17.1mpg 4.6ppg PER11.8
Outlaw is a good one.... started 26/377 21.6mpg 9.6ppg PER15.0
Gary Trent (Senior 1995-98) started 51/192 21.6mpg 9.7ppg 15.5PER
Ed Davis started 12/205 19.2mpg 5.6ppg PER16.1
Wayne Cooper started 99/342 17.6 mpg 6.1ppg 12.4PER

 

[Minstrel]

Stacey Augmon was the first guy I thought of when I saw this thread title.

I'd probably go with:

Greg Anthony
Rudy Fernandez
Stacey Augmon
Travis Outlaw
Ed Davis

 

[SharpesTriumph]

My starters would be

Anthony - Could shoot and defend
Rudy - Amazing start to a career
Augmon - It was awesome when out of nowhere in the playoffs he abused Kobe repeatedly in the post
Trent - Super efficient bruiser - enforcer
Ed Davis - All the intangibles

First two off the bench;
Ainge - older and limited on minutes.
Outlaw - Low IQ but could always get a reasonably efficient bucket at bench scorer. Switch him and Trent if going small.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Guys who spent the majority of their careers in Portland coming off the bench but contributed to wins while in Portland. So for example Jermaine O'Neal would probably be the best bench guy we ever had, but he wasn't actually used much in Portland so he shouldn't count.

PG: Greg Anthony
SG: Bonzi Wells
SF: Stacey Augmon
PF: Brian Grant
C: Dale Davis

Bench's bench: Zach Collins, Ed Davis, Rudy Fernandez, Aaron McKie

Jesus, I wasn't really trying to make this our 1999-2000 team's bench, but honestly, we won a lot of games that year and our bench was so damned good.

I really don't have a backup backup point guard.

You could argue Sabonis should be listed as he only started because he was creaky as fuck and you needed to keep him moving once he was warmed up, and he was talented as hell. But he only averaged 24mpg, which is usually the kind of time a bench player gets.

SG: Drazen

 

[Scalma]

Przybilla for the little time we had Oden playing.

 

[beast blazer]

People forget how good Danny since was for us

 

[beast blazer]

James Hollywood Robinson
Jaren Jackson
Turkoglu
Walter Davis
Blue edwards

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Without looking at anyone else’s answers and choosing from just players I watched starting in 1990...

Greg Anthony
Drazen Petrovic
Jim Jackson
Travis Outlaw
Cliff Robinson

Stacey Augmon, Evan Turner, Jarrett Jack, Meyers Leonard, Rodney Hood, Seth Curry, Mo Williams

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Forgot Ainge. I would’ve put him in there too.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

James Hollywood Robinson
Jaren Jackson
Turkoglu
Walter Davis
Blue edwards

Speaking of Walts, Walt Williams was pretty good too. Turkoglu never played for us.

 

[tlongII]

Lloyd Neal

Lloyd Neal is the best bench player we’ve ever had and it isn’t even close. It might suck to get old but at least I remember this dude.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

James Hollywood Robinson
Jaren Jackson
Turkoglu
Walter Davis
Blue edwards

one of my more memorable sports conversations I had with my dad regarding sports, probably about 25 years ago...

Me: Blue Edwards got traded today.

Dad: No way, Blue Edwards!?

Me: Who’s Blue Edwards?

Dad: I don’t know.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Without looking at anyone else’s answers and choosing from just players I watched starting in 1990...

Greg Anthony
Drazen Petrovic
Jim Jackson
Travis Outlaw
Cliff Robinson

Stacey Augmon, Evan Turner, Jarrett Jack, Meyers Leonard, Rodney Hood, Seth Curry, Mo Williams

Jarrett Jack, Walt Williams and Jim Jackson were really good. Gosh the talent on 99 and 2000 rosters we had is insane.

Detlef Shrimpf, Kelvin Cato, and Alvin Williams are a few more.

Although I feel like Jackson/Shrimpf/Alvin shouldn't count because one season isn't enough.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

James Hollywood Robinson
Jaren Jackson
Turkoglu
Walter Davis
Blue edwards

In 95 we had three Robinsons at once: James, Cliff, Rumeal. I remember we talked about trading for Glenn or David, almost had a starting 5 of Robinsons.

 

[mook]

Man, I forgot about Jimmy Jackson.

Danny Ainge and Petrovic are pretty good ones too.

Man, I had so much hope for Travis Outlaw. That guy had the most insane vertical of any Blazer ever.

He's a guy who would be much, much better in the modern era. Tell him to switch everything on defense (he was a terrible man defender) and let him jack threes and dunk. He'd probably be a power forward in the modern league.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

No Robert Pack mentions??

 

[Jon]

i know he started a bunch of games, but Cliff is the only Blazer to win 6th man of the year, so you have to have him on any list.

 

[tykendo]

Packman was incredible. Another talent that was lost to Denver. Atleast we got Nurk from them. Clifford Robinson, Billy Ray(when he first arrived), Hoody. All guys who could take over a game. Neal was great , and if i remember right, Herm Gilliam was pretty dang good too.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

No Robert Pack mentions??

He was awesome. Can't believe he only played here one season as rookie, 72 games 12.4mpg 4.6ppg PER10.5

 

[SharpesTriumph]

i know he started a bunch of games, but Cliff is the only Blazer to win 6th man of the year, so you have to have him on any list.

Good point. Yes he came off the bench for half of his games so he should be the Blazers bench team MVP.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I thought it would be interesting to lookup who had great bench season. My criteria was who started less than 1/3 of games and played over 1500 minutes in a season

2019 (2018-19) Evan Turner
2018 Shabazz Napier
2017 Allen Crabbe, Al Farouq Aminu, Evan Turner
2016 Allen Crabbe, Ed Davis
2015 Steve Blake
2014 Mo Williams
2013 -
2012 Jamal Crawford
2011 Rudy Fernández
2010 Juwan Howard
2009 Travis Outlaw, Rudy Fernández
2008 Jarrett Jack, Travis Outlaw
2007 Jamaal Magloire, Travis Outlaw
2006 Jarrett Jack
2005 Darius Miles
2004 Ruben Patterson
2003 Ruben Patterson
2002 Derek Anderson, Ruben Patterson
2001 -
2000 Detlef Schrempf, Greg Anthony
1999 Rasheed Wallace, Jim Jackson, Walt Williams (915 min lockout equivalent)
1998 -
1997 Chris Dudley
1996 James Robinson, Arvydas Sabonis, Buck Williams
1995 Harvey Grant, James Robinson
1994 -
1993 Mario Elie, Clifford Robinson
1992 Danny Ainge, Clifford Robinson
1991 Danny Ainge, Clifford Robinson
1990 Clifford Robinson
1989 -
1988 -
1987 Jerome Kersey, Jim Paxson
1986 -
1985 -
1984 Fat Lever
1983 Kenny Carr
1982 -
1981 and prior did not track games started

https://www.basketball-reference.co...&c2stat=gs&c2comp=lt&c2val=27&order_by=season

Only player who probably should have been mentioned and has not was Ruben Patterson. He had some very effective years on the court. Crawford was also effective in his one season but that year was such a mess.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

If you reduced minutes in a season to 1400 we would add these players

2020 Anfernee Simons
2018 Pat Connaughton, Ed Davis
2016 Maurice Harkless, Gerald Henderson
2013 Meyers Leonard (lockout equivalent)
2010 Rudy Fernandez
1999 Stacey Augmon (lockout equivalent)
1998 Stacey Augmon
1994 Mark Bryant
1989 Steve Johnson
1986 Caldwell Jones
1985 Steve Colter
1984 Clyde Drexler

https://www.basketball-reference.co...3stat=mp&c3comp=gt&c3val=1400&order_by=season

If we reduced minutes to 1300 we would also have;

2019 Zach Collins, Seth Curry
2016 Meyers Leonard
2015 Chris Kaman
2011 Brandon Roy
2010 Jerryd Bayless
2008 Channing Frye
2007 LaMarcus Aldridge
2006 Theo Ratliff
2005 Sebastian Telfair
2003 Jeff McInnis, Zach Randolph, Damon Stoudamire
2000 Brian Grant
1993 Mark Gryant
1990 Danny Young
1982 Bob Gross, Darnell Valentine

https://www.basketball-reference.co...3stat=mp&c3comp=gt&c3val=1300&order_by=season

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Lloyd Neal is the best bench player we’ve ever had and it isn’t even close. It might suck to get old but at least I remember this dude.

This is a GREAT call that a lot of people are missing. I'm young enough I don't remember him much but this is IMO the correct answer.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Jarrett Jack, Walt Williams and Jim Jackson were really good. Gosh the talent on 99 and 2000 rosters we had is insane.

Detlef Shrimpf, Kelvin Cato, and Alvin Williams are a few more.

Although I feel like Jackson/Shrimpf/Alvin shouldn't count because one season isn't enough.

Alvin was traded for Damon in 97 or 98

 

[mook]

I thought it would be interesting to lookup who had great bench season. My criteria was who started less than 1/3 of games and played over 1500 minutes in a season

Only player who probably should have been mentioned and has not was Ruben Patterson. He had some very effective years on the court. Crawford was also effective in his one season but that year was such a mess.

There are certain bench guys who can completely change the complexion of a game. I'd definitely put Ruben Patterson in that category. Everything, both good and bad, just happened faster when he was out there. Ditto for Rudy Fernandez, come to think of it.

Funny I forgot about Crabbe already. May be the best pure shooter coming off the bench we ever had. But he was pretty much useless at anything else. Can't believe we gave him an $18m/year contract, or that New Jersey helped us quickly erase that mistake.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Guys who spent the majority of their careers in Portland coming off the bench but contributed to wins while in Portland. So for example Jermaine O'Neal would probably be the best bench guy we ever had, but he wasn't actually used much in Portland so he shouldn't count.

PG: Greg Anthony
SG: Bonzi Wells
SF: Stacey Augmon
PF: Brian Grant
C: Dale Davis

Bench's bench: Zach Collins, Ed Davis, Rudy Fernandez, Aaron McKie

Jesus, I wasn't really trying to make this our 1999-2000 team's bench, but honestly, we won a lot of games that year and our bench was so damned good.

I really don't have a backup backup point guard.

You could argue Sabonis should be listed as he only started because he was creaky as fuck and you needed to keep him moving once he was warmed up, and he was talented as hell. But he only averaged 24mpg, which is usually the kind of time a bench player gets.

Awesome thread. I need to read through it, but I had to post my first thought...


Man we are really getting bored now if we are creating a list of our bench all stars. HAHAHA

 

[mook]

Awesome thread. I need to read through it, but I had to post my first thought...


Man we are really getting bored now if we are creating a list of our bench all stars. HAHAHA

Jesus. I am sooooooo bored.