Blazers History revisited: Derek Anderson and the Toothache-gate

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    It was weird today on one Instagram account I follow (@trillblazin....its really good) had a pic of Derek Anderson and I made some silly hashtag about his infamous toothache incident.

    Derek actually responded in the comments to clear up and upon further research saw he was on Canzano's show the other day and saw this summary, pretty interesting stuff.

    http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2014/02/canzano_blog_ex-blazer_derek_a.html


     
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    The guy was genuinely nice. He had the Jordan brand polish in interviews, but he was always very respectful and very polite.
     
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    Allen was good to him but he should have stayed with Spurs.
     
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    He had all the talent in the world, but he was aloof, and played basketball like an abstract artist with an ecstasy addiction. Free and happy.

    Basketball greatness requires strict rigidity and adherence to a self imposed regimen of sacrifice to foster a slow and labored improvement, some people just aren't cut out for the rigors of the obsession required to achieve a goal that they might not even have

    Always liked him
     
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    And whatever happened to earning your paycheck? Who cares if you want to be traded? Keep playing and shut the hell up.
     
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    I'm sure you haven't earned a few paychecks in your time

    We all have (haven't?)
     
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    Dude had a great smile
     
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    A truth that too many on this forum will never understand. When you read the whole quote I have to ask who is throwing who under the bus. Expected entitlement to the extreme!
     
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    This thread is giving me gum disease.
     
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    Umm..."everyone else had been in jail"? Who?

    And why would you throw the "good guy" under the bus and not the known "bad guys"?

    I'm not following any of his logic. Has he been hanging out with Dennis Rodman?
     
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    Yeah this is bullshit.
     
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    I keep reading the title of the thread as "Blazers Revisionist History"...dyslexia for the win! (No, I don't have dyslexia.)
     
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    At least he didn't change into a suit at halftime...
     
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    Gingivitis could help clear a lane to the hoop
     
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    This old story is getting rather long in the tooth.
     
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