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GDiama said:
Ready for the ceremony?

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Whether they actually want to or not doesn't really matter. This organization has shown they care a lot about how it's presented to outside parties (ie. free agents). It would be more odd if they didn't retire LMA's number.
 
B-Roy said:
Whether they actually want to or not doesn't really matter. This organization has shown they care a lot about how it's presented to outside parties (ie. free agents). It would be more odd if they didn't retire LMA's number.
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I'd much rather retire Sabonis' number... but even then I don't think he deserves it.

If you weren't instrumental in winning a title, or a model teammate and leader who put up exceptional numbers and won us tons of games you don't get your name up there IMO.

Sabonis fits the bill better than Aldridge, but still not enough. Though I wouldn't be upset about it given his body of work in Europe...

But Aldridge up there just cheapens it, IMO.
 
Phatguysrule said:
I'd much rather retire Sabonis' number... but even then I don't think he deserves it.

If you weren't instrumental in winning a title, or a model teammate and leader who put up exceptional numbers and won us tons of games you don't get your name up there IMO.

Sabonis fits the bill better than Aldridge, but still not enough. Though I wouldn't be upset about it given his body of work in Europe...

But Aldridge up there just cheapens it, IMO.
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We should really only have a handful of names hanging.

Walton
Lucas
Drexler
Dame (when he retires)

I think we need a ring of honor for Porter, Kersey, Duck, Roy, etc.
 
Natebishop3 said:
We should really only have a handful of names hanging.

Walton
Lucas
Drexler
Dame (when he retires)

I think we need a ring of honor for Porter, Kersey, Duck, Roy, etc.
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I'd go along with that. And I'd be ok with Aldridge being on a ring of honor.
 
Merge with the All Thing Lamarcus thread and then nobody comment so I can just forget about the dude.
 
Horrible idea. There's only one guy from the last 25 years who should be retired and that's Rasheed Wallace. No one else. He's the only two way player we've had who could get us to two WCFs including a Game 7. Aldridge was here forever and won one playoff series. Roy never won a playoff series. Dame's number will obviously be retired.
 
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Natebishop3 said:
I just think it sets a really bad precedent to retire the number of a guy who lied and bailed on the team in his prime.

At least Clyde gave us an opportunity to trade him.
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But this is 100% false. Aldridge gave them years to trade him. He told them point blank he wanted to play in Texas. They thought they could change his mind. They didnt. He made comments publicly about being here, but to the team he was crystal clear.
 
calvin natt said:
But this is 100% false. Aldridge gave them years to trade him. He told them point blank he wanted to play in Texas. They thought they could change his mind. They didnt. He made comments publicly about being here, but to the team he was crystal clear.
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I agree, I'm sure he did tell the team, but going out and publicly telling the fans you want to retire the best blazer ever, and then telling the team privately you want out, puts the team in a very tough situation. It makes the team out to be the bad guy. That's not fair.
 
I think it sucks because we already set a shit precedent of having too many retired #s. So then some fans can look and say well, he gave us this, so he should be up there, especially compared to so and so. So do you break that precedent and save it for the truly great franchise legends? Do you create a ring of honor which I'm sure some would find insulting if you have both? Or do you just keep on retiring #s until most of our starters are wearing 63, 47, 71, 92 and 49?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I agree, I'm sure he did tell the team, but going out and publicly telling the fans you want to retire the best blazer ever, and then telling the team privately you want out, puts the team in a very tough situation. It makes the team out to be the bad guy. That's not fair.
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I don't know what was going through his head or why he made the comments he did, but I know what he told them privately was far different than what he said in the press. I don't love that, but there was no blindsiding the team.
 
calvin natt said:
I don't know what was going through his head or why he made the comments he did, but I know what he told them privately was far different than what he said in the press. I don't love that, but there was no blindsiding the team.
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The dude wants to be loved. Maybe he thought the team would trade him and he could have his cake and eat it too?
 
Hypothetical: Aldridge is still playing on the Nets. They win the championship and he retires after.

Does he come out publicly that he would love to have his jersey in the Rose Garden rafters? Probably not
Do I think he deserves to be up there in either scenario? No.
 
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