Last Dance

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Didn't help that Adelman was horrible at adjustments, especially when the team was choking away big leads in games (game 1 against the Lakers and game 6 against the Bulls in 92).

Choking big leads to the Lakers feels like it should be the Blazer creed... sigh

 

[KingSpeed]

MJ scored 63 in a game his sophomore year playing a #1 seed in the playoffs and one of the greatest teams in history, the 86 Celtics.

And he didn't attempt a single 3 in that game.

And that is still the record for most points in a playoff game.

 

[KingSpeed]

Depends on the doc, 90’s nba was pretty good and MJ was the goat.

This era of no live sports was weird for a few weeks but I dont really miss sports at this point. Its actually been kind of nice.

It's flattering that even though you have no use for sports or sports docs right now, you still come to say hello to us on a SPORTS message board.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

It's flattering that even though you have no use for sports or sports docs right now, you still come to say hello to us on a SPORTS message board.

Hello!

Theres actually quite a few posters here who hardly ever talk sports.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[HolyBackboard]

Duck was such a weak link. If it wasn’t for a 5ft ugly jumper from the baseline he was pretty trash. Thankfully Buck Williams came on board. But a little too late.

Duckworth was so soft.

Please go back and watch Game 4 of the 91 WCSF where Duck single-handily got Portland a road win IN Utah.

Or all of the clutch jumpers he hit off of the pick and pop with Porter ... the one to tie G2 of the NBA Finals comes immediately to mind.

There will be absolutely no Kevin Duckworth slander on this board.

 

[HolyBackboard]

Didn't help that Adelman was horrible at adjustments, especially when the team was choking away big leads in games (game 1 against the Lakers and game 6 against the Bulls in 92).

That Bulls series should've went 7 ...

 

[julius]

That Bulls series should've went 7 ...

And they had no excuse for how poor their game 1 showing was either. That series (and 91 ) really soured me on Adelman as a coach.

 

[trailblazer18]

I'm more or less surprised so many people cared enough to turn it on, at least amongst portland fans.

Do you want to talk about it? Tell us more how you really feel. Let's address these pent-up memories and emotions.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[tlongII]

Please go back and watch Game 4 of the 91 WCSF where Duck single-handily got Portland a road win IN Utah.

Or all of the clutch jumpers he hit off of the pick and pop with Porter ... the one to tie G2 of the NBA Finals comes immediately to mind.

There will be absolutely no Kevin Duckworth slander on this board.

Hey I loved Duck. He deserved criticism for game 1 of the 91 WCF’s though.

 

[HolyBackboard]

And they had no excuse for how poor their game 1 showing was either. That series (and 91 ) really soured me on Adelman as a coach.

G1 sucked but blowouts in the playoffs aren't uncommon. MJ just got hot and when you're defending a talented scorer such as MJ you'd rather he be shooting beyond the arc than getting to the FT line. What was tougher for me is losing two out of three at home, especially after that gritty and resilient G2 performance.

 

[Minstrel]

I also recall reading in the "Jordan Rules" that the Chicago coaching staff took notice of Portland's strategy for bringing the double team to the Lakers' bigs on the baseline side late in that series and they saw the success it had and implemented it in their 4-1 Finals win, so the Blazers did start to put it back together but it wasn't fast enough.

It's funny, that's exactly how the Blazers defended Shaq during their "Pippen years." Sabonis was the primary defender and they'd bring long defenders like 'Sheed or Pippen to double on Shaq against the baseline. The Blazers largely didn't get the better of the Lakers, but I felt no team defended Shaq as well the Blazers did.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

It's funny, that's exactly how the Blazers defended Shaq during their "Pippen years." Sabonis was the primary defender and they'd bring long defenders like 'Sheed or Pippen to double on Shaq against the baseline. The Blazers largely didn't get the better of the Lakers, but I felt no team defended Shaq as well the Blazers did.

Well Shaq and Sabonis would play physical with each other tons of contact and yet Sabonis was the one who always had 2 fouls like 6 minutes into the game lol.

 

[MickZagger]

Please go back and watch Game 4 of the 91 WCSF where Duck single-handily got Portland a road win IN Utah.

Or all of the clutch jumpers he hit off of the pick and pop with Porter ... the one to tie G2 of the NBA Finals comes immediately to mind.

There will be absolutely no Kevin Duckworth slander on this board.

He was okay. I just think he was the weak link in the starting lineup. A big 7 footer who relied on finesse and got like 5 rebounds a game.

where was Sabine’s when we needed him?

 

[Minstrel]

Due to Chicago Bulls nostalgia with this series starting up, Bill Simmons posted an article which is essentially an excerpt from his "Book of Basketball" about Scottie Pippen. Since Pippen was also a part of the Blazers, I thought it might be of interest here.

Where Does Scottie Pippen Rank Among the NBA’s All-Time Greats?

 

[BigGameDamian]

https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/larsa-pippen-cancels-the-18-million-scottie-pippen-pity-party/amp/

Larsa Pippen cancels the $18 million Scottie Pippen pity party

 

[BigGameDamian]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bl...-jordan-shrug-the-last-dance-video-highlights

Blazers Fans Beware, New Episode of ‘The Last Dance’ Features Jordan-Drexler Battle

Episodes five and six of ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’ will feature Michael Jordan’s heroic performance against the Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Duck was such a weak link. If it wasn’t for a 5ft ugly jumper from the baseline he was pretty trash. Thankfully Buck Williams came on board. But a little too late.

Duckworth was so soft.

This is a bizarre POV.

An overweight 2nd rounder becomes a 2-time all star, and starter on a team that went to the finals.

His improvement, single-handedly made Bowie, who was finally playing and playing well, to be trade bait - which is how we got Buck in the first place. If Duck "sucked", then there is no Buck, and no trips to the finals.

Duck was a good midrange shooter, and was a serious threat with both hands - a skill few post players have, even today.

As for "weak links", they were all over. Outside of Porter, no one could shoot - and it showed. Double the length of the court, and they'd be NBA champs, maybe multiple times. Slow down the game as in the playoffs, and they weren't.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

It's funny, that's exactly how the Blazers defended Shaq during their "Pippen years." Sabonis was the primary defender and they'd bring long defenders like 'Sheed or Pippen to double on Shaq against the baseline. The Blazers largely didn't get the better of the Lakers, but I felt no team defended Shaq as well the Blazers did.

Shaq has mentioned that he was used to double-teams, but didn't like getting doubled by Wallace.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

This is a bizarre POV.

An overweight 2nd rounder becomes a 2-time all star, and starter on a team that went to the finals.

His improvement, single-handedly made Bowie, who was finally playing and playing well, to be trade bait - which is how we got Buck in the first place. If Duck "sucked", then there is no Buck, and no trips to the finals.

Duck was a good midrange shooter, and was a serious threat with both hands - a skill few post players have, even today.

As for "weak links", they were all over. Outside of Porter, no one could shoot - and it showed. Double the length of the court, and they'd be NBA champs, maybe multiple times. Slow down the game as in the playoffs, and they weren't.

Allow me to proffer an unpopular hypothetical: if the Blazers had been able to deal Duckworth for Williams and kept Bowie, they would have won at least one title.

 

[BigGameDamian]

What the Blazers should have done was trade Kersey and Buck for Barkley.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

I was born a couple of years after the Blazers lost to MJ so I never got to see it live. Obviously I'm not saying that what he was, but MAN, did this documentary make Clyde look like a bitch against MJ in the few "highlights" they showed. Disappointing to say the least.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I also recall reading in the "Jordan Rules" that the Chicago coaching staff took notice of Portland's strategy for bringing the double team to the Lakers' bigs on the baseline side late in that series and they saw the success it had and implemented it in their 4-1 Finals win, so the Blazers did start to put it back together but it wasn't fast enough.

Forgotten: the Lakers lost both Byron Scott and Magic to injury in that series (after winning game 1 in Chicago).

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The Michael Jordan that Michael Jordan was afraid you'd see

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Dame speaks up for Zeke:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

To be clear: Isiah Thomas is, and was an asshole. But no more of an asshole than Jordan, and he had a MUCH harder young life.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I was born a couple of years after the Blazers lost to MJ so I never got to see it live. Obviously I'm not saying that what he was, but MAN, did this documentary make Clyde look like a bitch against MJ in the few "highlights" they showed. Disappointing to say the least.

I'm disappointed Clyde wasn't in the documentary more. Clyde and Jorden where thought of the top guards in the game and he doesn't even say anything.

 

[Rastapopoulos]