Most Underrated Blazer Of All Time

[BlazerCaravan]

Barkley just called Lillard "The most underrated player in the NBA"

He is under-rewarded by the league, doesn't get all the calls he should... yeah I agree.

 

[Minstrel]

Love the 'Sheed, Augmon and Miller picks. I think Augmon was more underrated in his Hawks days, though. I loved having him on the Blazers--he really fit beautifully into the fleet of long, athletic defenders that Portland employed at their peak of that era (1999-2001).

I'd pick Miller by a hair over Wallace. I think Wallace was awfully underappreciated for his excellence (and before his time--'Sheed would basically be the ideal power forward in today's game; great defense and offensive spacing out to the three point line? No one would be pissed about him not posting up more) but most fans generally accepted that he was the team's franchise player. I think Miller, though past his prime, got less credit than he should have for his fine play and steadying influence on the offense. I know PapaG resented Miller and I've always found PapaG to be an accurate bellwether for the forum.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Love the 'Sheed, Augmon and Miller picks. I think Augmon was more underrated in his Hawks days, though. I loved having him on the Blazers--he really fit beautifully into the fleet of long, athletic defenders that Portland employed at their peak of that era (1999-2001).

I'd pick Miller by a hair over Wallace. I think Wallace was awfully underappreciated for his excellence (and before his time--'Sheed would basically be the ideal power forward in today's game; great defense and offensive spacing out to the three point line? No one would be pissed about him not posting up more) but most fans generally accepted that he was the team's franchise player. I think Miller, though past his prime, got less credit than he should have for his fine play and steadying influence on the offense.

That a very reasonable and wel thought-out argum---

I know PapaG resented Miller and I've always found PapaG to be an accurate bellwether for the forum.

---Oh for fucks sake why are you trolling?

 

[tlongII]

Shabazz Napier

 

[Denny Crane]

Exactly my point. Blazer fans didn't appreciate him enough because he was eccentric.

In terms of general underratedness, i had andre miller in that same post too.

For some reason I don't understand, he wasn't well liked in Portland. I bet they love him in Detroit, and Detroit thanks us.

 

[Sinobas]

Underrated by Blazer fans, or the rest of the league?

Under-rated by the league....hell, i think almost all of our stars have been underrated. I'd probably go with Sabonis though, because most people didn't know how great he was here, even being hobbled.

Among Blazer fans: probably Rod Strickland. He was a bit of a jerk, and no one will reminice on the "Rod Strickland"

 

[julius]

Fernando Martin.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I wouldn't have thought it possible but.....

http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/di...r-being-one-of-the-untouchables.311935/unread

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So, what's the 5-man all-underrated Blazers team (underrated/underappreciated by Blazers fans)?

PG--Strickland or Miller or Anthony. Maybe Kenny Anderson?
SG--Steve Smith or Juan Dixon? Bonzi, perhaps?
SF--Pippen or Augmon? Patterson?
PF--Sheed? Although I'd vote for Sidney Wicks...
C--Do we have any underrated centers?

 

[Po'sFinest]

Alvin Williams

 

[julius]

So, what's the 5-man all-underrated Blazers team (underrated/underappreciated by Blazers fans)?

PG--Strickland or Miller or Anthony. Maybe Kenny Anderson?
SG--Steve Smith or Juan Dixon? Bonzi, perhaps?
SF--Pippen or Augmon? Patterson?
PF--Sheed? Although I'd vote for Sidney Wicks...
C--Do we have any underrated centers?

Juan Dixon and the words underrated/underappreciated should never be uttered in the same week. He's up there with that phony waste of a roster spot Derek Anderson.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Jimmy Jackson.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

So, what's the 5-man all-underrated Blazers team (underrated/underappreciated by Blazers fans)?

C--Do we have any underrated centers?

Not really. Closest thing i could think of was dale davis. People hated on him so much because of jermaine o'neal, but dude was very solid and coming off an all star appearance when we traded for him.

 

[tlongII]

Wayne Cooper

 

[TBpup]

The law offices of Linton Townes and Marcus Brown.

 

[MickZagger]

Loved me some Rod Strickland.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Juan Dixon and the words underrated/underappreciated should never be uttered in the same week. He's up there with that phony waste of a roster spot Derek Anderson.

Juan on Five, Aminu's godfather!

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Showing my age here, but I nominate Rick Adelman. The guy was a good point guard on a mediocre expansion team and brought solid leadership and maturity to a group of journeymen who had never played together before. Rick is, and always has been a class act.

 

[BBert]

So, what's the 5-man all-underrated Blazers team (underrated/underappreciated by Blazers fans)?

PG--Strickland or Miller or Anthony. Maybe Kenny Anderson?
SG--Steve Smith or Juan Dixon? Bonzi, perhaps?
SF--Pippen or Augmon? Patterson?
PF--Sheed? Although I'd vote for Sidney Wicks...
C--Do we have any underrated centers?

Sam Bowie. He was pretty good, but Blazers fans couldn't get over the tarnish of picking him ahead of MJ, and his injuries.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Over 19 playoff games in our one and only Championship season (76-77) he averaged over 16 points a game, shooting 59% and 90% from the line. He was runner up to Walton as Finals MVP!

The next season he made the NBA All Defensive team

Underrated Blazer of all time is #30, SF Bobby Gross

 

[Scalma]

Crabbe.

Jk. Or am I?

It's Lillard. Just go back to this very board when he struggled earlier this season. Disgraceful, ingrate behavior from some.

 

[BBert]

Over 19 playoff games in our one and only Championship season (76-77) he averaged over 16 points a game, shooting 59% and 90% from the line. He was runner up to Walton as Finals MVP!

The next season he made the NBA All Defensive team

Underrated Blazer of all time is #30, SF Bobby Gross

Who just happens to be my favorite Blazer of all time.

I agree with you on Bobby Gross being under rated, and often overlooked. His performance in that championship game was MVP as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Over 19 playoff games in our one and only Championship season (76-77) he averaged over 16 points a game, shooting 59% and 90% from the line. He was runner up to Walton as Finals MVP!

The next season he made the NBA All Defensive team

Underrated Blazer of all time is #30, SF Bobby Gross

I agree that Bobby Gross is largely ignored by current Blazer fans, and is pretty much unknown around the league, but can a role player who has his number retired and hanging from the rafters really be considered underrated?

I was there the night they raised the banner for Bobby Gross and Terry Porter.

BNM

 

[chris_in_pdx]

I agree with Bobby Gross, and I also vote for Jim Paxson. He was a mutliple time All Star, but would elicit a head scratch from Blazer fans today if you mentioned his name.

 

[BBert]

I agree with Bobby Gross, and I also vote for Jim Paxson. He was a mutliple time All Star, but would elicit a head scratch from Blazer fans today if you mentioned his name.

Good call.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Victor Kryhapa is the catalyst to us having Dame, CJ, and Nurkic; his impact on the franchise will be felt for decades.

I take it you're joking but I was going to say him in all seriousness. He has gone on to prove his worth for CSKA Moscow, which was, when he was at his peak, one of the top 3 teams outside the NBA.

Plus he got us Aldridge, which I know counts for a lot less now, but still.

(Was Khryapa good? Not very. But a lot better than the joke most people think of him as.)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Buck Williams? Hard to be underrated when you're the #1 pick in the draft and an all-star, but that was as a Net, and, like Bosh with the Heat, he was prepared to sublimate his stats for the good of the whole and turned a good team into a great one.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Crabbe.

Jk. Or am I?

It's Lillard. Just go back to this very board when he struggled earlier this season. Disgraceful, ingrate behavior from some.

Don't need to go back, just wait for early next season.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Alvin Williams

We only had him for half a season, but in that time we went 9-1 with him starting. Broke my heart that he was part of the trade for Stoudamire. He went on to become something of a legend for the Raptors.

 

[Natebishop3]

I just want to throw out that Rod Strickland was a giant tool. Huge asshole. I was glad we got rid of him.

I met Rod on two separate occasions and he was a jerk both times.

The first time, my middle school won some contest to have a Blazer come visit and that Blazer was Rod. He acted like a dick the whole time. He pouted and acted like he didn't want to be there. This was 23 years ago and I still remember it clearly.

The second time was at a basketball day camp at Lewis and Clark, and he wasn't the only player there, but again he acted like a diva the whole time. Total douche. I hated that guy. Huge ego, total diva, and really not that good.