Should the Trail Blazers retire Roy's #7 jersey?

[PtldPlatypus]

We had a thread asking this question about 6 years ago, and the results were pretty overwhelming. With Melo coming in and taking jersey 00 instead of 7, It seems like a good time to re-ask the question. For those who vote no, I'm curious which of the reasons usually listed prompts you to vote that way.

 

[Reep]

Unfortunately, with his lack of team success in the playoffs, there are probably already many fans that don't even know who he is. Great player, but I can't see retiring the jersey.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I don't think he wants anything to do with Portland. His career was short. Signing with the wolves hurt us. I loved his time here, but no...

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I don't think he wants anything to do with Portland. His career was short. Signing with the wolves hurt us. I loved his time here, but no...

What, listing all the answers instead of just picking one? I'll remember this next time I have to vote on something...

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

What, listing all the answers instead of just picking one? I'll remember this next time I have to vote on something...

No: Roy has burned all bridges with Portland and doesn't deserve to be honored
This was my vote. But there are a lot of reasons why I wouldn't want them to retire his number.

 

[riverman]

I thought the Timberwolves would retire his jersey! He's attended one Blazer game since he's retired that I've noticed and was offered a job with Portland's organization...he went back to Seattle and coaches high school which is great, but he could have been part of Blazer culture after retirement like Kersey, Duck and Buck were

 

[B-Roy]

No, but it will be retired.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

The bar has been set pretty low for Blazer number retirement. I would like to see that requirement raised and say no to retiring one for Roy. I would say that 12 should also not be retired unless LA comes back.

 

[THE HCP]

I think they should. He was amazing. Meant so much for the franchise.

 

[riverman]

The bar has been set pretty low for Blazer number retirement. I would like to see that requirement raised and say no to retiring one for Roy. I would say that 12 should also not be retired unless LA comes back.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Retiring numbers is a privilege of ownership, not the front office or fans.

I would start a campaign for Jody Allen to retire Roy's number. The more she connects with the team the better for everyone.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Retiring numbers is a privilege of ownership, not the front office or fans.

I would start a campaign for Jody Allen to retire Roy's number. The more she connects with the team the better for everyone.

Well yes, it's up to the ownership, but fans can still have an opinion on it.
It's an interesting point about connecting to the team. I wonder if she knows much about Roy and that Era of the Blazers?

 

[Labinot41]

I say no, Roy gave and stil gives a shit about the Blazers since his retirement.

 

[THE HCP]

I say no, Roy gave and stil gives a shit about the Blazers since his retirement.

Curious for somebody who knows so much about that game as you, where you got this info?

 

[riverman]

Retiring numbers is a privilege of ownership, not the front office or fans.

I would start a campaign for Jody Allen to retire Roy's number. The more she connects with the team the better for everyone.

Maybe they want to retire Roy's number in Seattle?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Maybe they want to retire Roy's number in Seattle?

Then Boeing would have to rename all their planes.

 

[andalusian]

I was not born in Portland, was not a Portland fan from birth etc... - I was an NBA fan with no team affiliation. I moved to Portland in '96 and attended my first Blazers game that year or '97, I came to a Rockets game because I loved watching Hakeem and Barkley play from before. The game experience has nudged me into becoming a Portland fan - but while that team was successful until the game 7 meltdown - they did not feel like 'my' team, I was a fan because I was a Portland resident and loved the community. The Jail Blazers era has definitely made me less interested in the team (even tho you could come to watch games for ridiculous prices) by the end. The Roy era rekindled my love for the team - this was the first team that I was really invested in - so for me, Roy is the start of my real, unequivocal Blazers love. As such, I would vote yes, especially since he was an amazing player to watch. If that guy did not basically arrive in the NBA with a damaged body - he would have been a top-5 player in the league for a decade.

I no longer live in Portland, but I remain a Portland fan because of Roy to this day. It also helped that I got to meet him once and he was super-nice to my wife and (at the time) toddler.

 

[Labinot41]

Curious for somebody who knows so much about that game as you, where you got this info?

Many great players stay close with "their" team after retirement, Roy packed his bags and you never heard anything about him in connection with the Blazers, he maybe has his reasons why he closed the chapter with the Blazers, but it would have been cool to see him in the stands sometimes, or something else in connection with the Blazers. But nope nothing

 

[illmatic99]

I was not born in Portland, was not a Portland fan from birth etc... - I was an NBA fan with no team affiliation. I moved to Portland in '96 and attended my first Blazers game that year or '97, I came to a Rockets game because I loved watching Hakeem and Barkley play from before. The game experience has nudged me into becoming a Portland fan - but while that team was successful until the game 7 meltdown - they did not feel like 'my' team, I was a fan because I was a Portland resident and loved the community. The Jail Blazers era has definitely made me less interested in the team (even tho you could come to watch games for ridiculous prices) by the end. The Roy era rekindled my love for the team - this was the first team that I was really invested in - so for me, Roy is the start of my real, unequivocal Blazers love. As such, I would vote yes, especially since he was an amazing player to watch. If that guy did not basically arrive in the NBA with a damaged body - he would have been a top-5 player in the league for a decade.

I think it's purely circumstantial. If Roy had come to the Blazers during a different era, would you still feel like he deserves to be retired? I loved BRoy and his impact was massive, but he just doesn't have the longevity or success that I feel is an absolute prerequisite for a jersey retirement.

And besides, he seems to have distanced himself from the team

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I was not born in Portland, was not a Portland fan from birth etc... - I was an NBA fan with no team affiliation. I moved to Portland in '96 and attended my first Blazers game that year or '97, I came to a Rockets game because I loved watching Hakeem and Barkley play from before. The game experience has nudged me into becoming a Portland fan - but while that team was successful until the game 7 meltdown - they did not feel like 'my' team, I was a fan because I was a Portland resident and loved the community. The Jail Blazers era has definitely made me less interested in the team (even tho you could come to watch games for ridiculous prices) by the end. The Roy era rekindled my love for the team - this was the first team that I was really invested in - so for me, Roy is the start of my real, unequivocal Blazers love. As such, I would vote yes, especially since he was an amazing player to watch. If that guy did not basically arrive in the NBA with a damaged body - he would have been a top-5 player in the league for a decade.

I no longer live in Portland, but I remain a Portland fan because of Roy to this day. It also helped that I got to meet him once and he was super-nice to my wife and (at the time) toddler.

That's actually pretty neat, definitely can't disregard that, and for younger fans, he really helped turn the franchise around. I think being from Portland (I was technically born in the Dalles), it feels so weird how things ended, and how he seems to have no love for Portland at this point and if he kind and the franchises mended fences a bit I wouldn't have voted no even with the other things. Interesting perspective though. From all accounts, he is a really nice guy.

 

[oldmangrouch]

If they retired his number, would he even bother to show up?

 

[andalusian]

I think it's purely circumstantial. If Roy had come to the Blazers during a different era, would you still feel like he deserves to be retired? I loved BRoy and his impact was massive, but he just doesn't have the longevity or success that I feel is an absolute prerequisite for a jersey retirement.

I think that timing is of the utmost importance. I believe that without Brandon Roy, there is a very real chance that this forum is called the "Las Vegas Blazers" or "Seattle Blazers" after the Sonics moved. So, I understand your point yet I think Roy's impact is bigger than the team's success or the length of his career. Per usual, YMMV.

 

[oldmangrouch]

What, listing all the answers instead of just picking one? I'll remember this next time I have to vote on something...

All of the listed reasons are true.

 

[Mediocre Man]

All of the "no" responses are applicable

 

[tiredhunter]

Want to answer yes, for all he's done/meant, but there just wasn't the success on floor and involvement with the team post playing career to justify it.

Though, it does raise the question ... When will it be okay for someone to rock the 7 again?

 

[Orion Bailey]

Another Fuck no answer. Again. WTH does he do around herE? Never shows up as a moral figure. Screwed us with Minnesota. A hell to the no!!!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Jesus, you people who don't want to retire his number, what are you thinking? If we can't retire the number of someone who is EASILY a top ten player in franchise history, who gave his fucking knees for this franchise, who the fuck's number CAN we retire?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[SIeepwalker]

Why can't we select multiple no answers ?

 

[e_blazer]

I think you're all misreading the situation. The Blazers don't want to retire Roy's number. They want to re-sign him to play along side Melo. After all, they are the same age.