Event Kerry Eggers live here in the forum, Dec. 10th, 7-8pm! Answering your questions about the Blazers!

[Chris Craig]

Thank you again Kerry for taking the time do this interview with us at S2!

 

[dviss1]

But thanks for the compliment.

You do a great job of not injecting yourself into the conversation.

Other "writers" who shall not be named are "peeking through the blinds" to claim they have info or always injecting their big bald head into the conversation. Thanks for being you.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Kerry, I have an autographed copy of your book to give away to a lucky fan, do you have a favorite question or person you'd like to see it go to?

Making him pick favorites.

 

[THE HCP]

Kerry, I have an autographed copy of your book to give away to a lucky fan, do you have a favorite question or person you'd like to see it go to?

Give it to this dude!!!!!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

damn no response to my questions. i wanted a shot at the free book.

thanks anyway

Re-post it, he might not have seen it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Give it to this dude!!!!!

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Don't it's a trick

 

[THE HCP]

damn no response to my questions. i wanted a shot at the free book.

thanks anyway

Bro, he has you on IGNORE already!!!!! HA!

 

[illmatic99]

Bro, he has you on IGNORE already!!!!! HA!

he's missing out!

 

[hoopsjock]

Give it to this dude!!!!!

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And now he's scared off.

 

[THE HCP]

he's missing out!

Yes he is FAMS! Forget that rook!

 

[riverman]

Give it to this dude!!!!!

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caption contest..."who farted?"

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Thanks for your time (I know I said that already), and I hope your book does well for you. I hope you have an excellent retirement here in the next couple years.

 

[Kerry Eggers]

A lot of the guys associated with the “Jail Blazer”, moniker were judged mostly for marijuana which while still against some laws, and some rules for professions, is looked at much differently today. In fact many of the journalists who pushed the Jail Blazer moniker are for legalization of the substance they demonized the players for.

So I have two questions how different would that team have been viewed today? And what prompted the writing of the book?

I didn't see this question until now, but I'd like to answer it. Yes, marijuana laws (and morays) are different today, but it was illegal in those years. I think the most famous of those was the one where Wallace and Stoudamire were stopped driving back from Seattle; that would still be illegal.
The player problems in those years went far beyond smoking pot. So I don't think the team would have been viewed as any less an anomaly now as then -- perhaps even more. We'll never see an NBA team with the kind of issues as those again.
I wrote the book because I was contacted by an editor at Skyhorse who felt the story was a worthy subject, and I was the person to write it. So I did.

 

[riverman]

I didn't see this question until now, but I'd like to answer it. Yes, marijuana laws (and morays) are different today, but it was illegal in those years. I think the most famous of those was the one where Wallace and Stoudamire were stopped driving back from Seattle; that would still be illegal.
The player problems in those years went far beyond smoking pot. So I don't think the team would have been viewed as any less an anomaly now as then -- perhaps even more. We'll never see an NBA team with the kind of issues as those again.
I wrote the book because I was contacted by an editor at Skyhorse who felt the story was a worthy subject, and I was the person to write it. So I did.

How long did it take to write?...sorry if someone asked this already

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I wrote the book because I was contacted by an editor at Skyhorse who felt the story was a worthy subject, and I was the person to write it. So I did.

That's a smart editor.

 

[dviss1]

Don't it's a trick

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That's it! Thank you everyone who participated and who just followed along. This was a huge success!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Looking at the Jailblazers and the Blazers now: The Jailblazer era had a lot of behavioral issues and bad character, but tons of skill and talent. They were contenders for several years in the early 2000's. The current iteration of Blazers are wholesome in character and well behaved both on and off the court, but are young and lack experience. There is talent in Dame and CJ for sure, but the teams overall talent is lacking comparatively. They are not the contenders the jailblazers were. So this is my question. Does having a contending talent filled championship worthy team come at the price of bad behaviors?

Kerry liked your question and said I should give you the book.

Congrats!

 

[Chris Craig]

Kerry liked your question and said I should give you the book.

Congrats!

Heck Yeah! I just won the lottery

 

[hoopsjock]

That's it! Thank you everyone who participated and who just followed along. This was a huge success!

Thanks a lot for setting this up Sly, it was a lot of fun!

 

[riverman]

Kerry liked your question and said I should give you the book.

Congrats!

I knew I shouldn't have told a fart joke!

 

[tlongII]

Kerry liked your question and said I should give you the book.

Congrats!

This is horseshit! I know for a fact he liked my question best!

 

[Chris Craig]

Yes, thank you Sly for setting this up. It was highly enjoyable. We will have to do it again.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Thanks for arranging that Sly, that was interesting. But maybe next time have him be anonymous so he can REALLY dish the dirt.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Thanks for arranging that Sly, that was interesting. But maybe next time have him be anonymous so he can REALLY dish the dirt.

Theres plenty of anonymous on here dishing dirt everyday heh

 

[riverman]

Yes, thank you Sly for setting this up. It was highly enjoyable. We will have to do it again.

No one else thought of doing it with Sly to begin with....your secret is out...glad it was enjoyable!

 

[barfo]

Should have asked: since you have an account now, Kerry, are you going to post here regularly? You should.

barfo

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

No one else thought of doing it with Sly to begin with....your secret is out...glad it was enjoyable!

I read that three times thinking is he saying what I think he’s saying? sure enough! lol.

 

[Chris Craig]

I read that three times thinking is he saying what I think he’s saying? sure enough! lol.

Did I say setting up? I mean putting this together!

 

[Chris Craig]

Thank you Kerry. It's an honor to win your book. I will cherish it. I can't wait to read it! So dang cool.