YOU decide: Who DESERVES to have their jerseys in the rafters.....

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Clyde
Walton
Porter
Lucas
Kersey
Dr. Jack

While Porter and Kersey are debateable for many, I really think they embodied Blazers basketball....for me at least for that rip city team of the late 80s/early 90s.

 

[Minstrel]

Walton and Drexler. Only the truly great.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Bill and Clyde. I think players either need to be HOFers or borderline HOFers to be considered. I would be all for a ring of honor or somesuch to give respect to guys like 77 championship team, Porter, etc.

 

[barfo]

Walton, Drexler, and Roy.

Also, Jason Jennings.

barfo

 

[MARIS61]

The Championship team.

 

[DaRizzle]

Hashweed Wallace, Smoking Stodomire, Raping Reuben

 

[alex42083]

I'd just start building a statue in front of the RG of Brandon.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Hashweed Wallace, Smoking Stodomire, Raping Reuben

I said "ring of honor" not a hippie drum circle.

 

[THE HCP]

Put BRoy's up there tomorrow!

 

[alex42083]

http://www.nba.com/2008/news/features/dave_mcmenamin/12/19/suns.blazers/index.html

Analysis: Retired Jersey No. 11 in Portland Should Be No. 7

By Dave McMenamin, NBA.com
Posted Dec 19 2008 3:07AM

The Trail Blazers celebrated their rich heritage this week by retiring No. 30 two times over, once for guard Terry Porter who manned the point for those special Portland teams of the late 1980s and early '90s, and again for forward Bobby Gross who somehow managed to neutralize Dr. J in the 1977 NBA Finals en route to the city's only professional championship.

On Thursday, Brandon Roy put in the type of performance that makes you think they'll be making room for No. 7 up in the Rose Garden Arena rafters before long.

 

[ehizzy3]

there is no doubt in my mind roy will have his 7 in the rafters. ive thought that since he made the all-star game last year.

 

[RayDavies]

Walton, Drexler, and if he continues on current trajectory, Roy. He looks as good this season as Clyde did.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I agree. Walton and Drexler are the only ones that really should.

Portland would be right up there as well though, as would Buck.

Something else I'd like to see is Duckworth being honored somehow in the rafters.

 

[andalusian]

I'd just start building a statue in front of the RG of Brandon.

My kids already made a snowman of him in the front yard.

 

[maxiep]

Two words. Clyde. Drexler.

That is all.

Plenty of others have had great moments here (Walton, Luke, Porter, Buck, Petrie, Sheed), but Clyde was elite for a decade.

And even though I hate the Dallas Cowboys with every fiber of my being, the Ring of Fame is a great idea. We can throw up anyone we want there.

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

IMHO, only Walton's #32, Drexler's #22, Porter's #30 and Ramsay's #77. All others should be in the ring of honor or statues.

 

[Cake]

22

32 didn't play here long enough.

the rest weren't quite good enough or didn't last long enough.

 

[alex42083]

My kids already made a snowman of him in the front yard.

Haha. good stuff.

 

[Ed O]

I'd go with Petrie, Walton, Drexler.

They sort of represent different eras and were truly dominant players.

Ed O.

 

[Foulzilla]

Ed O beat me to it. I agree with all 3 of his choices.

I don't mind Lucas and can even see Porter. Everyone else is too much in my opinion. But those first 3 are the only ones I think definitely should be.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

KERSEY????? are you joking?

I agree with Petrie, Walton, Drexler, and Ramsay. They were the icons of Blazer Basketball.

Utilize the existing "Ring of Honor" if you want to recognize the secondary players for their accomplishments.