Canzano: Trail Blazers should put Bill Schonely back on the mic

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Does Canzano think that's an easy job? How about we just enjoy the memories, the legend and the myth, and not taint our fondest memories of a great announcer. K?

(P.S.: Canzano/DNR)
 
Heritage Night was last night. It's an event for 20yr+ season ticket holders. I've gone a few times. Normally it's a very nice event, free dinner, open bar, free t-shirts and some of the players make an appearance to sign the t-shirts. It's a way of saying thanks to the long time season ticket holders.

I heard back from a couple of different people, this year was way different. No dinner, hors d'oeuvres, t-shirts, players, everyone was given a drink ticket. Additional drinks could be purchased for $9.50 a beer/drink. Schonz was there doing his best to try and talk to everyone but it was a bit much for him. Strange, the Blazers went cheap on their best customers.
 
BBert said:
Does Canzano think that's an easy job? How about we just enjoy the memories, the legend and the myth, and not taint our fondest memories of a great announcer. K?

(P.S.: Canzano/DNR)
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Canzano is just talking about preseaon.

There isn't another Blazers employee, currently on the payroll, who owns a 1977 NBA Championship ring. The organization trots out Schonely like a show pony at events and on game days, but the real glue is his voice.

Let him use it.

Think on it, Wheeler and Harvey remain broadcasters during the regular season. But what of making Schonely the second-half play-by-play voice for the remainder of a line of otherwise meaningless and uninteresting broadcasts of home preseason games? If it makes the organization feel better, put Wheeler and Schonely together on the mic, but if I know Wheeler the way I think do, he'd probably defer to his predecessor.
 
BBert said:
Does Canzano think that's an easy job? How about we just enjoy the memories, the legend and the myth, and not taint our fondest memories of a great announcer. K?

(P.S.: Canzano/DNR)
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I agree, I don't want anything to taint my memories of Shonz. "Rippppp City baby"
 
As great as he was, let him enjoy retirement. If you use his voice it should be tape looped from his prime years and used as drops in podcasts, etc. Wheels has earned his stripes behind the mike and in my view is the voice of the Blazers now. The older you get, the more the travel will wear you down.
 
It's fun to hear him call a quarter or two during the preseason, but there's a reason why he retired. His memory isn't what it used to be. Still, it's so much fun to hear him on the radio.
 
I wonder about that. There are ego's involved and this is show business after all. This might be good for a bit but too much might get sticky.
SlyPokerDog said:
Canzano is just talking about preseaon.

There isn't another Blazers employee, currently on the payroll, who owns a 1977 NBA Championship ring. The organization trots out Schonely like a show pony at events and on game days, but the real glue is his voice.

Let him use it.

Think on it, Wheeler and Harvey remain broadcasters during the regular season. But what of making Schonely the second-half play-by-play voice for the remainder of a line of otherwise meaningless and uninteresting broadcasts of home preseason games? If it makes the organization feel better, put Wheeler and Schonely together on the mic, but if I know Wheeler the way I think do, he'd probably defer to his predecessor.
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Put Schonely in for the rest of preseason and see how it goes. Why not?
 
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The Shonz sold me his ring last year for Xmas money!


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS
 
Natebishop3 said:
It's fun to hear him call a quarter or two during the preseason, but there's a reason why he retired. His memory isn't what it used to be. Still, it's so much fun to hear him on the radio.
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His memory and speed of delivery was shot that last season he came back to replace Eddie Doucette, right before Wheels joined. That was almost 15 years ago. It's a use it or lose it muscle.
 
Going to TV showed how far Bill and dropped. It's a shame he couldn't have continued on, but it's also a fact of life that he stopped.

It's been what, 16 years now? The novelty has worn off.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Heritage Night was last night. It's an event for 20yr+ season ticket holders. I've gone a few times. Normally it's a very nice event, free dinner, open bar, free t-shirts and some of the players make an appearance to sign the t-shirts. It's a way of saying thanks to the long time season ticket holders.

I heard back from a couple of different people, this year was way different. No dinner, hors d'oeuvres, t-shirts, players, everyone was given a drink ticket. Additional drinks could be purchased for $9.50 a beer/drink. Schonz was there doing his best to try and talk to everyone but it was a bit much for him. Strange, the Blazers went cheap on their best customers.
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Are you really thinking THAT is strange? Come on meow..... It's more strange that they actually offered anything for free!

Corporations will keep doing what they do best. The Blazers aren't any different.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Heritage Night was last night. It's an event for 20yr+ season ticket holders. I've gone a few times. Normally it's a very nice event, free dinner, open bar, free t-shirts and some of the players make an appearance to sign the t-shirts. It's a way of saying thanks to the long time season ticket holders.

I heard back from a couple of different people, this year was way different. No dinner, hors d'oeuvres, t-shirts, players, everyone was given a drink ticket. Additional drinks could be purchased for $9.50 a beer/drink. Schonz was there doing his best to try and talk to everyone but it was a bit much for him. Strange, the Blazers went cheap on their best customers.
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I think the monster of the 20% discount is being realized. I do not think any other team does it and it is a huge benefit right now. They are also recognizing alot of season ticket holders individually at games. When the team is trying to sell Darius Miles, you have to do those things to keep season ticket holders. Now, I do not see many people leaving the team because they did not get cheap swag.
 
Yeah I didn't want to say it but Schonz lost his edge for play by play a long time ago. It's a hard job in general and impossible to replicate the Schonely we loved as kids. Let the guy enjoy the games, his well deserved retirement, and his ambassador role. And let the fans remember him from his glory days.

Not surprising I disagree with that fucking troll Canzano.
 
I do think it would be great to have him on the public address mike and let him lead the home crowd in each, or most, home games doing a

"lets all stand to your feet and do the Rip City cry together. Maybe address the crowd and if his mind is going a little they can have it taped or something. It would bring excitement to the arena I would think. Just my 2 cents worth.

gatorpops :clap:
 
Just the thought of the old days of Schonely reminds me of the higher quality sports reporters The Oregonian had back then.
 
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