Yo Quick, tell us how you really feel!!

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Anyone else dig this? Totally agree, but this is fantastic. Clearly, Fatty Ray was talking about Quick. Props to JQ for the balls to go to war and call Fatty McFattysloot out.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...sider_rose_garden_should_cheer_the_retur.html

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

If I missed this elsewhere, please merge. On a good level tonight and don't care I research what's been posted.

But this is worthy of its' own thread.

Fatty Felton.

 

[magnifier661]

Sounds like quick is a poster on this forum. Pretty witty!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I agree with Quick.

It doesn't happen often. But I agree. And frankly, it's very fair.

Fuck Ray-Ray. One of the worst deals we've made in recent history. But a lot of us wanted it to work out and be.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Still gotta boo him.

It's fun!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Yeah I'd boo that ass.

I want Faried. I'll cheer dude.

But screw Felton. Quick's article might be wrong on one account. Wasn't it an ice cream cone, not a cupcake?

 

[RoyToy]

Dumb article by Quick.

 

[ABM]

Na na na na, na na na na, ray ray ray, goodbye

 

[BlazerBeav]

Been conditioning my vocal chords all week so I can boo every time he touches the ball.

 

[BlazerBeliever]

I just love the cheer him and thank him for Lillard and Maynor!

 

[MARIS61]

Seems childishly unprofessional and sort of an "abuse of a position of power".

Not the kind of stuff that one would expect from a serious prize-winning journalist of Quick's caliber.

 

[jlprk]

If I missed this elsewhere, please merge. On a good level tonight and don't care I research what's been posted.

But this is worthy of its' own thread.

Fuck Fatty Felton.

Thread started 6 hours before yours.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/232457-Felton-on-returning-to-Portland

 

[KingSpeed]

Wow. That wasn't a professional piece of journalism. That was personal. Wow, wow, wow. I'd like to know what Raymond did to Jason personally.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Several of you have been calling this an "article" and referring to Quick as a "journalist". It seems clear to me that this is not an article, but a "column", which allows for more freedom and subjectivity. It's supposed to have personal opinion, just like anything written by Canzano or Duin.

Now, I will agree that it seems a bit over the top even for a column, but it should be understood that it's not supposed to be an objective piece of reporting, and it should be critiqued with that in mind.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Thread started 6 hours before yours.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/232457-Felton-on-returning-to-Portland

Like I pointed out, if it's posted, please merge. Hasn't been done yet.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Several of you have been calling this an "article" and referring to Quick as a "journalist". It seems clear to me that this is not an article, but a "column", which allows for more freedom and subjectivity. It's supposed to have personal opinion, just like anything written by Canzano or Duin.

Now, I will agree that it seems a bit over the top even for a column, but it should be understood that it's not supposed to be an objective piece of reporting, and it should be critiqued with that in mind.

This. I don't necessarily agree with the approach. It may not be the most professional on Quick's part. But Ray's actions last year were at from professional. And Quick is reminding people not to boo, when Ray clearly deserves it (if any athlete coming through town deserves it).

 

[Shooter]

Just look at the retired numbers hanging in the Rose Garden rafters. It's a veritable murderer's row of mediocrity.

"Mediocrity?" Really???

32 Bill Walton, C, 1974–78
20 Maurice Lucas, F, 1976–80 and 1987–88
22 Clyde Drexler, G, 1983–95
45 Geoff Petrie, G, 1970–76
14 Lionel Hollins G, 1975–80
30 Terry Porter, G, 1985–95
36 Lloyd Neal, C, 1972–79
30 Bob Gross, F, 1975–82
13 Dave Twardzik, G, 1976–80
15 Larry Steele, G, 1971–80

Not a "mediocre" player on the list. Gross and Twardzik were both starters on a world championship team, and Larry Steele led the NBA in steals two years in a row. Quick is a fool.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I think he means in comparison to, say Boston's list, which is much shorter and has many more championships.
.

"Mediocrity?" Really???

32 Bill Walton, C, 1974–78
20 Maurice Lucas, F, 1976–80 and 1987–88
22 Clyde Drexler, G, 1983–95
45 Geoff Petrie, G, 1970–76
14 Lionel Hollins G, 1975–80
30 Terry Porter, G, 1985–95
36 Lloyd Neal, C, 1972–79
30 Bob Gross, F, 1975–82
13 Dave Twardzik, G, 1976–80
15 Larry Steele, G, 1971–80

Not a "mediocre" player on the list. Gross and Twardzik were both starters on a world championship team, and Larry Steele led the NBA in steals two years in a row. Quick is a fool.

 

[ppilot]

Wow. That wasn't a professional piece of journalism. That was personal. Wow, wow, wow. I'd like to know what Raymond did to Jason personally.

Quick is a columnist now and this is what columnists do.

 

[BlazerBeav]

"Mediocrity?" Really???

32 Bill Walton, C, 1974–78
20 Maurice Lucas, F, 1976–80 and 1987–88
22 Clyde Drexler, G, 1983–95
45 Geoff Petrie, G, 1970–76
14 Lionel Hollins G, 1975–80
30 Terry Porter, G, 1985–95
36 Lloyd Neal, C, 1972–79
30 Bob Gross, F, 1975–82
13 Dave Twardzik, G, 1976–80
15 Larry Steele, G, 1971–80

Not a "mediocre" player on the list. Gross and Twardzik were both starters on a world championship team, and Larry Steele led the NBA in steals two years in a row. Quick is a fool.

Half those names at least shouldn't be hanging up there - it's silly. Petrie, Walton, Drexler, that's about it.

 

[ppilot]

Half those names at least shouldn't be hanging up there - it's silly. Petrie, Walton, Drexler, that's about it.

Yeah It's pretty widely acknowledged that the Blazers are a little over zealous when retiring numbers.

 

[HailBlazers]

Dumb article by Quick.

Amateur.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Na na na na, na na na na, ray ray ray, goodbye

HA! Repped!

 

[magnifier661]

Half those names at least shouldn't be hanging up there - it's silly. Petrie, Walton, Drexler, that's about it.

Porter should be up there too, IMO. He did a lot for the success of the franchise.

 

[BBert]

Good opinion piece from Quick and spot on. And I've rarely said that over the years.

However, Felton got us Maynor, but how did he get us Lillard? I thought Gerald Wallace got us Lillard?

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Yeah It's pretty widely acknowledged that the Blazers are a little over zealous when retiring numbers.

Well, they were. Long time Blazer fans will remember that the organization tried to milk the championship team for all the positive PR it was worth during the mediocre 80s by bringing in a former member of the title team and retiring their number in an attempt to appease the fanbase that was growing tired of sucking the Showtime Laker's dust.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

"Mediocrity?" Really???

32 Bill Walton, C, 1974–78
20 Maurice Lucas, F, 1976–80 and 1987–88
22 Clyde Drexler, G, 1983–95
45 Geoff Petrie, G, 1970–76
14 Lionel Hollins G, 1975–80
30 Terry Porter, G, 1985–95
36 Lloyd Neal, C, 1972–79
30 Bob Gross, F, 1975–82
13 Dave Twardzik, G, 1976–80
15 Larry Steele, G, 1971–80

Not a "mediocre" player on the list. Gross and Twardzik were both starters on a world championship team, and Larry Steele led the NBA in steals two years in a row. Quick is a fool.

There are a couple people on that list that really aren't all that worthy.

 

[crandc]

"Mediocrity?" Really???

32 Bill Walton, C, 1974–78
20 Maurice Lucas, F, 1976–80 and 1987–88
22 Clyde Drexler, G, 1983–95
45 Geoff Petrie, G, 1970–76
14 Lionel Hollins G, 1975–80
30 Terry Porter, G, 1985–95
36 Lloyd Neal, C, 1972–79
30 Bob Gross, F, 1975–82
13 Dave Twardzik, G, 1976–80
15 Larry Steele, G, 1971–80

Not a "mediocre" player on the list. Gross and Twardzik were both starters on a world championship team, and Larry Steele led the NBA in steals two years in a row. Quick is a fool.

This.

As long as he sticks to basketball and off politics/social issues, Shooter is often spot on. Quick mixed up two different things - the retired numbers, all great players, and the ovations given popular ex Blazers even when, like Joel, they were not great players.

 

[magnifier661]

Good opinion piece from Quick and spot on. And I've rarely said that over the years.

However, Felton got us Maynor, but how did he get us Lillard? I thought Gerald Wallace got us Lillard?

The chain of events that took place. Trading for Felton was making a trade for a possible pgotf in Felton. Then Felton managed to get Camby and Wallace to buy into his mutiny on Nate.

This forced the franchise to get rid of Wallace because he quit on Nate and the team. We chose Lillard because we didn't have the pg if the future.

 

[mgb]

Porter should be up there too, IMO. He did a lot for the success of the franchise.

I agree and would add Lucas.