Which former Blazer(s) is the most forgotten?

[riverman]

Hands down...Geoff Petrie. Most have no idea what that name even means! He was my first basketball hero and I got to attend his 51 point game against the Rockets back in the day. An amazing shooter.

peace out,
daddylogan

I didn't put Petrie or some others down because to me, these guys weren't forgotten.

 

[julius]

Hands down...Geoff Petrie. Most have no idea what that name even means! He was my first basketball hero and I got to attend his 51 point game against the Rockets back in the day. An amazing shooter.

peace out,
daddylogan

I'm not sure the guy who had his # retired, and was with the team for many years, was mentioned a lot due to his success in Sacramento, was brought up a lot by the media to replace Trader Bob when he finally was canned, and then again when Nash and Patterson finally got the boot, and again when Pritchard was fired, and again when Cho left, is really "forgotten".

 

[jlprk]

I ran a sort by PER. Scanning down the list, at a 19.7 PER is the most forgotten great season...J.J. Hickson.

http://bkref.com/tiny/NWLH2

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Alvin Williams! We traded him for Damon Stoudamire and I was heartbroken. And that was when I thought Mighty Mouse was actually good.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Or... is it that we were more willing to believe in their potential awesomeness then, and are less willing to believe in the prospects of today?

Have we lost our innocence? Are we really just tired, worn-out prostitutes looking for the next fix?

Did those times mean anything at all?

Would the first girl you kissed even recognize you now? Would she even remember that night?

Are our best days not only behind us, but lost forever in the fog of time?

Is this how it all ends? Shouldn't there have been something more?

barfo

All we are is dust in the wind.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

James "Hollywood" Robinson was awesome back in the day.

Only in college. And maybe that one game where he hit the game-winner against the Lakers. The Vlade Divac, Sedale Threatt Lakers, that is.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Mehmet Okur.

What about former all star Jamaal Magloire?

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Kenny Anderson was only here a year and half, and he wasn't a world shaker, but he had a lot of good moments.

Kenny was the first guy I thought of. He was the leading scorer on a 49 win team that also featured Sheed, Sabonis, J.R. Rider and Uncle Cliffy. He averaged 17.5 points, 7.1 assists and had a PER = 19.5 - those numbers are ALL better than anything Damon Stoudamire ever averaged in a Blazers uniform. Damon only posted PER > 16.6 once in his entire career. He had. PER of 18.1 his second season in Toronto.

BNM

 

[CptSnark]

I looked at all the names proposed, and they were all good.
But I did not see Buck Williams. The Blazers had been one and out for years, and then Buck shows up and we go the the Conference Finals 3 years in a row with 2 trips to the Finals.

 

[Haakzilla]

Nic Batum?

 

[BlazerWookee]

Fernando Martin

 

[BlazerWookee]

Derek Anderson forgot to ask for ketchup in the McDonald's drive-thru...

 

[riverman]

Detlef Schrempf

 

[julius]

Derek Anderson forgot to ask for ketchup in the McDonald's drive-thru...

Maybe there should be a thread of players who you'd LIKE to forget played for the Blazers.

 

[BigGameDamian]

~Joe Kleine~

 

[BBert]

Detlef Schrempf

Maybe there should be a thread of players who you'd LIKE to forget played for the Blazers.

Detlef Schrempf.

And that Gary Olden honk once guy. Or whatever his name was.

 

[BBert]

No one has mentioned my favorite Blazer and 76 Championship MVP Bobby Gross. Which is good because it must mean he's not forgotten.

 

[Drttimmy]

Tom.

Tom Owens was just a few years before I started following the team, but watching the occasional classic game on Comcast, he seemed a cut from the modern day big man. He moved well for a center and could play on the perimeter. Had good skills in the paint. He seemed to contribute well in his time here and seems as good a candidate as any for this thread.

 

[Spud147]

Rod Strickland

This... Rod was the only good player we had at times during the late 90s and we were still making the play offs every year some how. I really enjoyed watching him play for us.

 

[Spud147]

Or Robert Pack.. Man the mid-90's was full of guys who looked potentially awesome but never panned out.

He was awesome, the problem was Pacman totally relied on his athleticism and when injuries started creeping in he couldn't overcome them.

 

[Spud147]

Augmon!

Plastic Man... so good we signed him twice!

 

[Wheels]

Harvey Grant, Otis Thorpe, and Walt Williams?

 

[Spud147]

Drazen Petrovich - I was so bummed when they traded him but he was too good to come off the bench behind Clyde

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Harvey Grant, Otis Thorpe, and Walt Williams?

Good call on The Wizard.

 

[The Professional Fan]

Strickland by far, IMO. Greg Anthony?

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

Moses Malone

I win.

 

[barfo]

So... how many blazers have there been? Whole lotta names here.
I guess to ask that question I have to define what I mean: I mean players who played at least one minute in one regular season game for the Blazers. Anyone have that number?

barfo

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So... how many blazers have there been? Whole lotta names here.
I guess to ask that question I have to define what I mean: I mean players who played at least one minute in one regular season game for the Blazers. Anyone have that number?

barfo

Basketball reference lists 303 players who have played at least one minute for the Blazers. Reviewing this, I'm guessing that Bill Stricker and his 2 minutes played in 1971 might be the most forgotten Blazer.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Only in college. And maybe that one game where he hit the game-winner against the Lakers. The Vlade Divac, Sedale Threatt Lakers, that is.

The dunk over Patrick Ewing was pretty special.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Holy crap, Ennis Whatley did two tours of duty with the Blazers?!