Rip City! --- Interesting

[ABM]

Didn't realize Schonz' infamous expression had been isolated/attributed to a shot by Barnett.....against the Lakers, no less.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_City

Rip City is a nickname for Portland, Oregon usually used in the context of the city's National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the Portland Trail Blazers. The term was coined by the team's legendary play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Blazers' first season. In a reoccurring segment on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Schonely explained that a three-point play by Blazers' player Jim Barnett caused the net on the basket to rip. Schonely exclaimed "Rip City!" at the sight, and a member of his broadcasting team urged him to run with that as a rallying cry for the young team.