Blazers fans organizing 'Stay LA' rally to keep LaMarcus Aldridge in Portland

[SlyPokerDog]

The NBA's free agency period starts on July 1 and the Trail Blazers are looking at eight potential free agents in need of new contracts.

The biggest name in Portland headed for the open market is undoubtedly four-time All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who could be leaving Rip City after nine seasons. Despite speculation that Aldridge has played his last game as a Blazer, one fan has a plan to keep him in Portland.

Blazers fan JoAnna Wulffenstein and the fan group Blazer Gang are organizing a 'Stay LA' rally on Sunday, June 28 to help convince Aldridge to remain with the Blazers. The event will be held at Blitz Ladd on 2239 SE 11th Ave. in Portland and will include food, music by Blazers DJ O.G. One and a message board where fans can leave their pleas for Aldridge to stay.

The first 100 fans in attendance are promised "Stay LA" T-shirts and there will also be a shooting contest for fans trying to re-create Aldridge's fall away jumper.

"I just want LaMarcus Aldridge to understand how important he is to the fanbase and to this city," Wulffenstein told Bleacher Report. "I want him to understand how much we love him and how much we believe in him as being the piece to build around for our team to get to a championship."

The rally is open to all ages and is scheduled to begin at noon on June 28.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ers_fans_organizing_stay_la_rally_to_kee.html

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I wish I was in Portland, I'd totally go.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I wish I was in Portland, I'd wear my Kevin Love UCLA jersey and totally go to troll the LMA fan boys.

FTFY

 

[BlazerWookee]

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Our track record with fan rallies and positive outcomes is not good...

 

[BBert]

Haha. There is no way 100 people are going to show up for this, even for a free T-Shirt.

That'll send a good message.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Haha. There is no way 100 people are going to show up for this, even for a free T-Shirt.

That'll send a good message.

And even if 10K showed up it wouldn't affect anything.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Blazers Gang rallies do ok.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Haha. There is no way 100 people are going to show up for this, even for a free T-Shirt.

That'll send a good message.

I expect it to totally flop. It would be funny if it was secretly being orchestrated by the Spurs or Lakers or something to demonstrate to LA that no one in PDX cares enough to show up to a rally.

 

[blue9]

I expect it to totally flop. It would be funny if it was secretly being orchestrated by the Spurs or Lakers or something to demonstrate to LA that no one in PDX cares enough to show up to a rally.

Haha! That'd be the best!

 

[BBert]

Yeah, the Greg Oden welcome to Portland rally, this is not.

 

[handiman]

The ever Sly Dog just quoted a Wulf.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Denny will pay the bail of any RipCityTwo member that goes and gets arrested.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Denny will pay the bail of any RipCityTwo member that goes and gets arrested.

Even for DUI? This place must be making BANK...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Even for DUI? This place must be making BANK...

No. Drinking and driving voids your RipCityTwo membership.

 

[BlazerWookee]

No. Drinking and driving voids your RipCityTwo membership.

You mean getting caught drinking and driving, right?

(trying to keep a straight face)

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Blazers Gang rallies do ok.

Ugh... Why are we such an unattractive group of fans? Thank God we have Wookee to boost us over the OKC fans.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[stampedehero]

After he goes home, he'll get a call from his agent and all that work these rallists had done will go down the drain.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Ugh... Why are we such an unattractive group of fans? Thank God we have Wookee to boost us over the OKC fans.

PORTLAND KEEPS IT GUTTA

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Don't worry. I actually went to a L*kers championship parade in the past. The people who went there made that Blazers rally look like a Victoria's Secret Lingerie Show.

And they smelled worst than they looked.

 

[Mediocre Man]

If he wants to leave, then get the fuck out.

 

[riverman]

These guys will show up

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

If he wants to leave, then get the fuck out.

If he leaves there will not be a player I could ever hate more.

Team has been built around him for half a decade, has a coach that lets him take any shot he wants, GM got him a center that he wanted because he didn't want to play center himself in a league where he would dominate downlow. He has been one of the most pampered players in the league. And if he's sensitive to Dame getting more attention that him, it's his own fault. He isn't marketable or well spoken.

 

[Tunchi]

If he leaves there will not be a player I could ever hate more.

Team has been built around him for half a decade, has a coach that lets him take any shot he wants, GM got him a center that he wanted because he didn't want to play center himself in a league where he would dominate downlow. He has been one of the most pampered players in the league. And if he's sensitive to Dame getting more attention that him, it's his own fault. He isn't marketable or well spoken.

My goodness I couldn't have said it better. The guy got everything he wanted here. He got his potential superstar sidekick in Damian Lillard with great drafting, he got the center he wanted, we gave him a coach who caters to his skills, role players, made a nice deadline draft that solidified our bench, we even drafted cj and Meyers who pretty much right on schedule are developing to perfectly round out the bench..

Neil Olshey has gotten him everything he needed please tell me what other GM can do that's more?? Shit to pick Lillard at 6 whose turned into all NBA talent is alone enough for him to be impressed.

Think about it if he leaves all this we stated PLUS like 30M more we can give him that's incredibly embarrassing and almost a F you to the city.. He could have atleast told us so we could have traded him..

 

[jlprk]

The best revenge will be if his next coach forces him to play his natural position, Center.

 

[blue9]

My goodness I couldn't have said it better. The guy got everything he wanted here. He got his potential superstar sidekick in Damian Lillard with great drafting, he got the center he wanted, we gave him a coach who caters to his skills, role players, made a nice deadline draft that solidified our bench, we even drafted cj and Meyers who pretty much right on schedule are developing to perfectly round out the bench.

Just reinforces my belief that you can't build a championship team around a PF (unless you're lucky enough to have the best PF to ever play the game).

 

[BlazerWookee]

"Best fans in the NBA," lol...

 

[Wheels]

yeesh turning on a guy before he's left.

He's a FA, and earned the right to go where he wants. Played hurt his "last year" here (if he leaves)
If he leaves and bad mouths the city, or fans, then sure I'll jump on and say not cool. But even if he leaves cause other teams offer him more of what he wants (even if its less money) then I wish him nothing but the best.

 

[riverman]

yeesh turning on a guy before he's left.

He's a FA, and earned the right to go where he wants. Played hurt his "last year" here (if he leaves)
If he leaves and bad mouths the city, or fans, then sure I'll jump on and say not cool. But even if he leaves cause other teams offer him more of what he wants (even if its less money) then I wish him nothing but the best.

Thank you! Voice of reason!