Should Brandon Roy's jersey be retired?

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#7 should be retired

  • Yes

    Votes: 10 20.0%

  • No

    Votes: 40 80.0%
  • Total voters
    50
Harry's Raincoat said:
On the bigger picture; I wish we only had 2 jerseys retired here: Walton and Drexler. All the rest are honorable mention or ring of fame guys. But that's why Portland is a special place!!!!
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Agreed.
 
The obvious solution is to move to a three digit jersey numbering system. After we finish congratulating ourselves for retiring every player to ever wear a jersey, living or dead, we could then start to address the highly under-recognized waiting and janitorial staff at the Rose Garden.
 
I'd also like to see us retire the neighborhood of Sellwood. It's a very lovely neighborhood and deserves a jersey.
 
mook said:
The obvious solution is to move to a three digit jersey numbering system. After we finish congratulating ourselves for retiring every player to ever wear a jersey, living or dead, we could then start to address the highly under-recognized waiting and janitorial staff at the Rose Garden.
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Yes. Numbers are out of date anyway, players should have bar codes. That way, when the NBA starts to allow product advertising on the jerseys it will make more sense.
 
Also cats.
 
Ideally only Walton and Clyde (and maybe Lucas and Porter?) should have their numbers retired. Just because the bar was set ridiculously low thirty odd years ago, doesn't mean that same low standard should be kept in place.

Brandon was a fine player and if he'd managed to stay healthy for another 7 or 8 years I have no doubt that he would have been right up there with Clyde and Bill, but he couldn't, so he shouldn't.
 
Absolutely. In this case it's not about what where he ranks statistically all time. It's about how he impacted not only the team but the entire city. Stand up guy and an all nba player until things out of his control took over
 
Hydrogen is also the most important atom in the universe. It's the building block of stars and all other matter, including Brandon Roy's miniscus. Let's retire hydrogen.
 
I think I've been playing too much Katamari.
 
mook said:
Hydrogen is also the most important atom in the universe. It's the building block of stars and all other matter, including Brandon Roy's miniscus. Let's retire hydrogen.
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Are you suggesting we leave out Oxygen?
 
I do have a question for those of you saying Brandon had this super impact on the franchise. What did he do that was so special? 3 one-and-done playoff appearances? A massive contract that they were only able to get out of because of some lucky timing with the new CBA? I know he was a fan favorite and he provided some very memorable moments, but in the grand scheme what will be his legacy in twenty years?
 
He gave his body for this team. That should be recognized in some capacity.
 
Mediocre Man said:
So Oden and Bowie get retired as well?

All the things being said about Brandon apply to the other two
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Gimme a break. I didn't see GO coming back from double knee arthroscopic surgeries in 6 days to play a playoff game.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Gimme a break. I didn't see GO coming back from double knee arthroscopic surgeries in 6 days to play a playoff game.
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So that's the requirement. Coming back early to win 1 playoff game in a series you lost the next game.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Gimme a break. I didn't see GO coming back from double knee arthroscopic surgeries in 6 days to play a playoff game.
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I appreciate Brandon's competitive spirit, but that doesn't elevate him to "jersey retirement" level ... even with this team's ridiculously low bar they set after the 77 championship.
 
Mediocre Man said:
So that's the requirement. Coming back early to win 1 playoff game in a series you lost the next game.
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It is hard to quantify heart at times but Roy had it is spades. I have said that I think Roy just misses out on retirement but I agree that he has a special place in our history. He should be remembered publicly forever. How? I am not exactly sure.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I do have a question for those of you saying Brandon had this super impact on the franchise. What did he do that was so special? 3 one-and-done playoff appearances? A massive contract that they were only able to get out of because of some lucky timing with the new CBA? I know he was a fan favorite and he provided some very memorable moments, but in the grand scheme what will be his legacy in twenty years?
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First ROY since 1976 for one.

His Legacy is bringing the team back from the JailBlazers era, but more importantly bringing the fans back. Without a doubt he has had as much impact on the franchise of anyone since Bill Walton.
 
Nikolokolus said:
I do have a question for those of you saying Brandon had this super impact on the franchise. What did he do that was so special? 3 one-and-done playoff appearances? A massive contract that they were only able to get out of because of some lucky timing with the new CBA? I know he was a fan favorite and he provided some very memorable moments, but in the grand scheme what will be his legacy in twenty years?
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Roy took the Blazers out of the Jail Blazer era and back into the era of the Trail Blazers. He brought back a lot of fans with his play on the court and his demeanor off the court. He was just what this city needed at the time and I think he gets a lot of respect for it.

Brandon was the face of the franchise from the day he came till the day he left . . . and I for one am happy the Blazers got him, even if it was a short career.
 
So without the Jailblazers era does Roy become this iconic?
 
Nikolokolus said:
So without the Jailblazers era does Roy become this iconic?
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Maybe not. He still would have been the face of the face of the franchise during the most positive years of the Blazers in the last decade, but the fact the Blazers could not shake off the jail balzer label till he came seems to increase his impact.

But it should . . . I don't think many talented players could have come here and change the image the way Roy did. And maybe that alone is what gets your number retiured. What other player has had such an impact on the Blazers?
 
I guess my thoughts are this

Portland has 10 players retired in the rafters

The only team who has more is Boston. Think about that. The only other NBA team to have as many or more than Portland is the Celtics, who have 20. No one else even has 10. The fucking New York Yankees only have 14 numbers retired
 
The thing is, the roster turnover started with Steve Patterson's regime, by the time Roy got here the only hold-overs were Zach and an absent Miles. There's a bunch of people that helped rehab that image, not just Roy.

I guess my point is, when you start talking about jersey retirement players need to be part of a serious hall-of-fame discussion in my opinion, otherwise the whole act of jersey retirement is cheapened and turned into a sort of meritorious service award, when it should be reserved for generational talents.
 
HailBlazers said:
First ROY since 1976 for one.

His Legacy is bringing the team back from the JailBlazers era, but more importantly bringing the fans back. Without a doubt he has had as much impact on the franchise of anyone since Bill Walton.
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No, Walton didn't win ROY and especially not in '76. Petrie '71, Wicks '72 are the others. It is a special award.
 
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