Forum Game Forum Idea: Blazers Ring of Honor

[Wizard Mentor]

For years, I've wanted the Blazers to form a "Ring of Honor" similar to the Dallas Cowboys, because otherwise you end up with too many retired numbers. So, I thought maybe (@SlyPokerDog permitting) we could have one on s2 (sly would have to allow me to create a thread, and sticky it). In my mind it would look like this:
1 main stickied thread with a list of the players in it.
for each player, we create a separate (nonstickied) thread where their accomplishments would be listed in the top message, and forum members memories of those players could be added in subsequent posts.

Question 1:
I would be willing to set this up. However, before doing this, I would like the community to chime in on how many players should be enshrined. To me, 100 is clearly too many. 10 is clearly not enough. Note: the cowboys Ring of Honor only has 20 in it!
https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys_Ring_of_Honor
The blazers have enshrined 10 in the Blazers Hall of Fame.

Question 2:
Should player be mixed in with nonplayers? There are enough nonplayers that should be enshrined that it might make sense to separate them.

Question 3:
If one is in the Blazers HOF or the NBA HOF, should they automatically be put into the ROH? Note: Fabricio Oberto is in the nba hof - he played one forgetful season with the blazers.

 

[tykendo]

Bill Schonely, Geoff Petrie, Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas ,Bobby Gross, Jack Ramsay, Stu Inman, Harry Glickman, Larry Weinberg, Jim Paxson, Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey, Buck Williams, Rick Adelman, Rasheed Wallace, Arvydas Sabonis, Paul Allen, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge. This is my starting 20. I looked at contributions both on, and off, the floor.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Kersey should be retired.

Ring of Honor should be non-retired Blazers:

To start: Sabonis, Sheed, TP, Uncle Cliffy, Buck, Duck, Roy, Mike Rice.

The Schonz should have his own honor, he transcends all.

I wouldn't add LaMarcus because he ditched the Blazers to ring chase when he could have built something here. No honor for him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

There should be MAYBE 5 or so numbers retired.

Not sure why ring of honor would be different?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Kersey should be retired.

Ring of Honor should be non-retired Blazers:

To start: Sabonis, Sheed, TP, Uncle Cliffy, Buck, Duck, Roy, Mike Rice.

The Schonz should have his own honor, he transcends all.

I wouldn't add LaMarcus because he ditched the Blazers to ring chase when he could have built something here. No honor for him.

But you added Roy?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

But you added Roy?

Yes.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Yes.

Why?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Why?

Because he was great, cut short by a career ending injury.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Because he was great, cut short by a career ending injury.

Took a truck load of money knowing his knees were shot.

He cost Paul Allen 17 million for his 5 fucking games with Minnesota

He has been back to Portland once since he retired

Fuck him

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Took a truck load of money knowing his knees were shot.

He cost Paul Allen 17 million for his 5 fucking games with Minnesota

He has been back to Portland once since he retired

Fuck him

We amnistied him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

We amnistied him.

Yes, but part of his salary was insured. He fucked PA by playing for rival Minnesota

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Yes, but part of his salary was insured. He fucked PA by playing for rival Minnesota

Eh, still not as egregious as Aldridge. We weren't doing shit anyway.

 

[riverman]

I think if players don't win chips or get their jersey retired, they can hope for the HOF or they can be proud of medaling in the Olympics......you can make a plaque for 20 honorable mentions and contributers over the years but I think we'd end up with a really big plaque..you end up with players from the era you grew up loving....nostalgia for Batum, Wes, etc....or Steve Smith and Rod Strickland, it's a damned long list. I heard someone talking about Lamarcus as an assistant coach for Chauncey and the reason was he was such a great speaker....I literally snorted tea out of my nostrils

 

[Mediocre Man]

Eh, still not as egregious as Aldridge. We weren't doing shit anyway.

What did Aldridge do exactly? He let the team know a good year and a half before he left that he was leaving

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

What did Aldridge do exactly? He let the team know a good year and a half before he left that he was leaving

Left blazers team in his prime that had an emerging Damian Lillard, which could have fielded championship contenders.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Left blazers team in his prime that had an emerging Damian Lillard, which could have fielded championship contenders.

Olshey’s fault, not LMA’s

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Olshey’s fault, not LMA’s

LMA made the decision to leave. I wouldn't honor him due to that decision.

 

[Mediocre Man]

LMA made the decision to leave. I wouldn't honor him due to that decision.

So did Drexler, who asked for a trade. So he’s out too?

 

[Hoopguru]

So did Drexler, who asked for a trade. So he’s out too?

They burnt Lebron Jerseys by the thousands when he left Cleveland. lol

 

[riverman]

So did Drexler, who asked for a trade. So he’s out too?

Clyde did everything in his power to give us a shot at a ring and carried us as far as we've been in the playoffs since Walton....Lamarcus did non of that....Kersey went on to play with other franchises too.....Lamarcus bailed on Damian Lillard at the wrong time....Clyde won a ring....different cases entirely..Clyde is a shoe in HOF player, Lamarcus is not....Lamarcus couldn't get playing time on the allstar team ..I'm fine with Lamarcus coming back in a minor role on the bench as an assistant but he threw his glory as a Blazer in the dumpster when he left

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

So did Drexler, who asked for a trade. So he’s out too?

Not in the prime of his career or on the upward trajectory of the team.

 

[Hoopguru]

Dont call it the "ring of honor".

Use " The Trail of Fame"

 

[Mediocre Man]

Clyde did everything in his power to give us a shot at a ring and carried us as far as we've been in the playoffs since Walton....Lamarcus did non of that....Kersey went on to play with other franchises too.....Lamarcus bailed on Damian Lillard at the wrong time....Clyde won a ring....different cases entirely..Clyde is a shoe in HOF player, Lamarcus is not....Lamarcus couldn't get playing time on the allstar team ..I'm fine with Lamarcus coming back in a minor role on the bench as an assistant but he threw his glory as a Blazer in the dumpster when he left

5th in games played
3rd in points
1st in rebounds
4th in blocks


Hard not to put him in any ring of honor just cause he wanted to leave in free agency

 

[Mediocre Man]

Not in the prime of his career or on the upward trajectory of the team.

He let it be known he was leaving.

 

[riverman]

5th in games played
3rd in points
1st in rebounds
4th in blocks


Hard not to put him in any ring of honor just cause he wanted to leave in free agency

to me it's not that he wanted to leave but how he left and I don't think he was transparent about it with Paul or Neil or Dame...he didn't even take a meeting with Dame when Dame flew to LA to talk to him....I just think Lamarcus has a hard time with pressure and decisions.....once in San Antonio...Duncan retired a year early rather than stick around to play with LA.....just didn't end well for him although I know people who love LA are going to be nostalgic

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

He let it be known he was leaving.

He ditched us. Therefore, why should we honor him?

Who cares if he let it be known he was leaving. The point is he chose to leave, therefore, isn't a Blazer great. He's actually a net negative for the team.

 

[riverman]

Dame called for LA's jersey to be retired....that's the vote that counts..it'll probably get retired and definitely if he joins the coaching staff. No big deal to me in the end..I'm not pissed at the guy anymore and they will do what they want...

 

[Mediocre Man]

to me it's not that he wanted to leave but how he left and I don't think he was transparent about it with Paul or Neil or Dame...he didn't even take a meeting with Dame when Dame flew to LA to talk to him....I just think Lamarcus has a hard time with pressure and decisions.....once in San Antonio...Duncan retired a year early rather than stick around to play with LA.....just didn't end well for him although I know people who love LA are going to be nostalgic

He was completely transparent

 

[riverman]

He was completely transparent

I'm not going to argue with you about it but he said he wanted to retire here months before Wes went down...he changed his tune quickly and didn't give the team an opportunity to gain assets by moving him....we disagree about this and how it went down. I heard him talk about it that season, then he got dangling thumb issues and distanced himself from the organization in quick fashion and set up meets with the Suns, Lakers and Spurs....also he blew Dame off which I found to be really strange...later he admitted jealousy....he fucked his legend up here and in San Antonio from my view....Paul Allen was no fool but he trusted Lamarcus to stay on his word..

 

[KristinthBonkers]

Yes, but part of his salary was insured. He fucked PA by playing for rival Minnesota

Yor’re upset with Roy for trying to continue his career because a billionaire had a tax write-off? It couldn’t have been easy for him to be forced into retirement at age 26. Chris Paul and Lebron James are just a little bit younger than Brandon and Carmelo Anthony is older.