Blazers: Best bandwagon in the NBA

[42N8Bounce]

Nice article from Sports Illustrated:
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/02/25/po...amian-lillard-rasheed-wallace-arvydas-sabonis

It hits upon a lot of the discussions we've had here on this board. Win or lose, this team is fun to watch and root for.

Even when they're bad, they're good. The fans are loud enough so that all home games are competitive regardless. They haven't won an NBA title since 1977, but that only makes them easier to love. They have the best logo in the league. The uniforms are top five at least, and the Rose Garden has the prettiest floor in basketball. I still don't know what #RIPCITY means and I will always prefer Top Pot to VooDoo Donuts, but these are minor criticisms.

Lillard is the closest thing basketball has to living, breathing proof of the clutch gene. He's like Steph Curry, but less refined, which makes it even more fun to watch him go nuts.

 

[BBert]

Nice article from Sports Illustrated:
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/02/25/po...amian-lillard-rasheed-wallace-arvydas-sabonis

It hits upon a lot of the discussions we've had here on this board. Win or lose, this team is fun to watch and root for.

Shit, that's awesome.

That shit's awesome.

Awesome, that shit is.

 

[Daweez04]

This is seriously a synopsis of what it has been like to be a Blazer fan since the early 90s. Absolutely amazing.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Nice article from Sports Illustrated:
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/02/25/po...amian-lillard-rasheed-wallace-arvydas-sabonis

It hits upon a lot of the discussions we've had here on this board. Win or lose, this team is fun to watch and root for.

There is some good stuff in there.

Meyers Leonard is Portland's hilarious answer to Draymond Green.
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But for the record, if you were rooting for the Lakers in that Western Conference finals, I don't want to know you.
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Sabonis was Marc Gasol with an extra 50 pounds on him, and like five no-look passes every quarter. He was apparently even better in Europe before a knee injury slowed him down, but as far as far I'm concerned he played his entire career at 38 years old. He'd look sweaty and a step slow at every turn, until he'd unlock quickness that seemed impossible.

Anyway, Shaq was the most dominant big man ever. Sabonis had knee pads, pudgy dad strength, and ballerina feet. Who was more fun to root for?
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I'm glad Lillard somehow missed the All-Star Game, because an angry Damian Lillard is as entertaining as anything the NBA has to offer.

 

[BBert]

But for the record, if you were rooting for the Lakers in that Western Conference finals, I don't want to know you.

QFT

And Sig Worthy

 

[Strenuus]

HE CALLED IT THE ROSE GARDEN!!!!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

We have a great fan base but lets not kid ourselves, when the blazers sucked the Rose Garden was empty as fuck

 

[Boob-No-More]

This is seriously a synopsis of what it has been like to be a Blazer fan since the early 90s. Absolutely amazing.

I have no idea who Andrew Sharp is, but he knows more about what it's like to be a Blazers fan than any of our local writers. That article is awesome. I enjoyed it all, but especially the Sabonis section:

"Sabonis was Marc Gasol with an extra 50 pounds on him, and like five no-look passes every quarter. He was apparently even better in Europe before a knee injury slowed him down, but as far as I'm concerned he played his entire career at 38 years old. He'd look sweaty and a step slow at every turn, until he'd unlock quickness that seemed impossible."

"Anyway, Shaq was the most dominant big man ever. Sabonis had knee pads, pudgy dad strength, and ballerina feet. Who was more fun to root for?"

Too bad the Oregonian is too stupid to hire guys who actually write about sports with the same passion and enthusiasm as their readers - the fans that buy the papers. If they had, they might actually still be a viable news organization. Instead, we get 20+ years of negative shit-stirrers like Canzano who try to keep the "paper" afloat with manipulative click-bait and self-invented controversy.

This great article, by an "outsider", just reminded me how much our local writers suck.

BNM

 

[Strenuus]

We have a great fan base but lets not kid ourselves, when the blazers sucked the Rose Garden was empty as fuck

Well, they sucked and were sucky as people, too.

 

[Strenuus]

I have no idea who Andrew Sharp is, but he knows more about what it's like to be a Blazers fan than any of our local writers. That article is awesome. I enjoyed it all, but especially the Sabonis section:

"Sabonis was Marc Gasol with an extra 50 pounds on him, and like five no-look passes every quarter. He was apparently even better in Europe before a knee injury slowed him down, but as far as I'm concerned he played his entire career at 38 years old. He'd look sweaty and a step slow at every turn, until he'd unlock quickness that seemed impossible."

"Anyway, Shaq was the most dominant big man ever. Sabonis had knee pads, pudgy dad strength, and ballerina feet. Who was more fun to root for?"

Too bad the Oregonian is too stupid to hire guys who actually write about sports with the same passion and enthusiasm as their readers - the fans that buy the papers. If they had, they might actually still be a viable news organization. Instead, we get 20+ years of negative shit-stirrers like Canzano who try to keep the "paper" afloat with manipulative click-bait and self-invented controversy.

This great article, by an "outsider", just reminded me how much our local writers suck.

BNM

Expect a tweet from canzano or Quick who are now worried their penises got smaller.

 

[illmatic99]

I have no idea who Andrew Sharp is, but he knows more about what it's like to be a Blazers fan than any of our local writers.
BNM

Very talented writer. Used to be at Grantland, moved over to SI after ESPN killed that site. Had a fun podcast with Juliet Litman on bball as well.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Well, they sucked and were sucky as people, too.

Even Early Brandon Roy games were pretty empty. Anything that the team isn't making the playoffs, the sales just aren't gonna be there.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Plus you know all those annoying fucks that show up once the blazers start getting hot. We're the true diehards, fuck all bandwagon bitches!

 

[Strenuus]

Even Early Brandon Roy games were pretty empty. Anything that the team isn't making the playoffs, the sales just aren't gonna be there.

Worked for me, though. cheap tickets ftw!

 

[illmatic99]

Even now the lower bowl doesn't look that full on TV.

 

[Strenuus]

Even know the lower bowl doesn't look that full on TV.

Portland traffic IS getting LA bad, though. Every game I've gone to it takes about a quarter and a half before the lower bowl is full. Upper bowl is almost always full.

My thing is, if I'm paying $80-200 bucks for a seat. I'm getting there an hour before the game and taking in everything I can. That's just too much money to spend to be late to a game.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Even Early Brandon Roy games were pretty empty. Anything that the team isn't making the playoffs, the sales just aren't gonna be there.

Hoops Fam was still in the hizouse.

 

[santeesioux]

Too bad the Oregonian is too stupid to hire guys who actually write about sports with the same passion and enthusiasm as their readers - the fans that buy the papers. If they had, they might actually still be a viable news organization. Instead, we get 20+ years of negative shit-stirrers like Canzano who try to keep the "paper" afloat with manipulative click-bait and self-invented controversy.

This great article, by an "outsider", just reminded me how much our local writers suck.

BNM

The Oregonian is too busy hiring Buzzfeed bloggers to come up with shitty clickbait to get clicks, it's pretty sad.

 

[The Professional Fan]

The Oregonian is too busy hiring Buzzfeed bloggers to come up with shitty clickbait to get clicks, it's pretty sad.

So much this. I cannot believe the drivel they post on twitter. The clickbait is extreme and it's sad because the O used to be pretty reputable. Now they're just spam.

 

[Chris Craig]

Suck it Canzano

 

[42N8Bounce]

We have a great fan base but lets not kid ourselves, when the blazers sucked the Rose Garden was empty as fuck

It wasn't entirely empty. I know one guy that was still there. Family season ticket holder since 1975.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Portland traffic IS getting LA bad, though. Every game I've gone to it takes about a quarter and a half before the lower bowl is full. Upper bowl is almost always full.

My thing is, if I'm paying $80-200 bucks for a seat. I'm getting there an hour before the game and taking in everything I can. That's just too much money to spend to be late to a game.

Yeah Ive never understood that. When I paid $200 to sit behind rice when przybilla was back in town for the last time I was first car in the parking garage. My buddy and I just walked around the rose quarter for like 3 hours and enjoyed the experience. It was cool that the players could actually hear us but I still think the 300s have a more fun atmosphere.

 

[Red Rooster]

"I have no idea who Andrew Sharp is, but he knows more about what it's like to be a Blazers fan than any of our local writers. That article is awesome. click-bait and self-invented controversy."

"This great article, by an "outsider", just reminded me how much our local writers suck."

BNM

I was just about to post these sentiments but you covered it.

 

[BBert]

Worked for me, though. cheap tickets ftw!

Me too. I was able to go to a lot more games back then.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Expect a tweet from canzano or Quick who are now worried their penises got smaller.

Is that like the negative interest rates I keep hearing about?