If Roy has played his last game as a Blazer

[Minstrel]

I think I disagree about Roy not being a unique player in the league. He, in my opinion, was one of the most unique players in his prime.

What made Roy unique, in your opinion? I mean, I think he was really good...but wings who are good passers and great scorers don't seem that unusual.

 

[Pinwheel1]

What made Roy unique, in your opinion? I mean, I think he was really good...but wings who are good passers and great scorers don't seem that unusual.

In 40 years of Blazer basketball, Drexler is the only SG we have had that is better than Roy.

 

[Minstrel]

In 40 years of Blazer basketball, Drexler is the only SG we have had that is better than Roy.

I agree. He had tremendous ability.

 

[barfo]

Screw his jersey. Let's hang Roy from the Rose Garden rafters.

barfo

 

[Wheels]

I love Roy for what he accomplished here. I never was ashamed of being a Blazer fan, but he made it a lot easier to defend my being a Blazer fan. I will have many fond memories of going through those valleys and coming out of them with him leading this franchise... but his body of work is too small IMO to have it retired.

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

In 40 years of Blazer basketball, Drexler is the only SG we have had that is better than Roy.

Billy Ray Bates? Greatness for 1.5 seasons, like Walton.

 

[magnifier661]

I love Roy for what he accomplished here. I never was ashamed of being a Blazer fan, but he made it a lot easier to defend my being a Blazer fan. I will have many fond memories of going through those valleys and coming out of them with him leading this franchise... but his body of work is too small IMO to have it retired.

But that's my argument. The body of work by Walton was even smaller. Yet no one cares about his jersey hung on the rafters. In fact, statistically, Roy was better than Walton in Portland. The only thing Walton has is a ring. Other than that the sample size was the same. And if it's based only on the ring, then Drexler doesn't deserve one hung on the rafters.

Now I'm not arguing Walton's number should be retired, but I think Roy did just as much for this franchise, IMO.

 

[STOMP]

The only thing Walton has is a ring.

Dude was incredibly efficient personally while making his teammates better on one end and anchored the D like Hakeem on the other. During the title season at least one time a game he'd go up for a board while turning in the air so that he could uncork a 3/4 court outlet pass to a streaking Twardzic or Hollins. Curious, how old were you when the Blazers won their lone title?

Besides, a ring is the ultimate... I'm sure I'm not the only fan that cares about that well above all else. He was by far the biggest reason that was possible.

STOMP

 

[BlayZa]

hasnt done anywhere near enough imo. dreamin'

 

[Pinwheel1]

If you are old enough to have seen Walton play "live" for that 2 year stretch then you would know that he was one of the best players......ever! Even if it was for a very short period of time.

It's hard to describe how he dominated a game. He had great stats, but even the stats don't begin to explain how much better he made his teammates. Look at that roster he won with. Lucas was great, but none of the other did shit without him. And they DOMINATED the year after they won it. Until that fragile meat deprived body of his gave out. He is the only player I ever saw frustrate Kareem. Blazer mania began because of Bill Walton. His play was magical. It was so different than anything anyone had witnessed to that point by a center.

Because he was so good we chose Bowie over Jordan. We wanted in the worse way to duplicate that magic. But no one else has been able to duplicate it ever from that center spot. He was one of kind. And still is to this day.

It was sad the way it went down. I remember the feeling we all had when we heard he got hurt. We were all devastated. It was like someone got killed. I was a freshman at Oregon at the time and I can tell you I will never forget that night the news about his injury was first reported. The Blazers just folded after startiing out at 50-10. He was the MVP for a reason.

There will never be another Bill Walton. There is no way the sixers should have lost that series.

 

[jlprk]

Walton goes around saying that others were better than him, or that someone is the best center ever, etc. These are then quoted by newbies as proof he was second-rate. For example, he says Lucas (who was 20% the player Walton was) was the best player on the team.

Walton's whole purpose in life was to share--stats and praise. This generated his politics.

 

[ironcrotch]

Yes, just for the fact that he is a large reason why this team isn't the Anaheim Blazers.

 

[Natebishop3]

Of all the great Yankees, how many actually have their number retired?

 

[magnifier661]

They retired Larry Steele. Enough said!

 

[Minstrel]

They retired Larry Steele. Enough said!

No, I'm pretty sure Larry Steele was never a Yankee.

 

[magnifier661]

No, I'm pretty sure Larry Steele was never a Yankee.

Steele was a Blazer and we are talking about retired Blazers. Who are the Yankees? Do they shoot British people?

 

[Minstrel]

Steele was a Blazer and we are talking about retired Blazers.

No, we were talking about the Yankees.

 

[jlprk]

Every thread is hijacked by people who want to talk about men who stick a feather up their cap and ride a pony, if you know what I mean. One-track minds, always thinking of that.

 

[barfo]

Every thread is hijacked by people who want to talk about men who stick a feather up their cap and ride a pony, if you know what I mean. One-track minds, always thinking of that.

Man, I totally missed the subtext of that song all these years. I'll never think of macaroni the same way again.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

It's a matter of taste. I say it's all in the cheese.