Which former Blazer(s) is the most forgotten?

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  1. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Of the good players, I mean.

    To me the player that is not discussed a lot is Jim Paxson.

    He was a good player for Portland, but I'm not sure how much he gets mentioned/referenced by the fans or team.
     
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    Probably because he played for us during a "no man's land" point in franchise history. After the '77 championship team and before the Clyde/Porter/Kersey years.
     
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    I had Paxson in my head as well.

    For a second choice how about Wicks?
     
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    6' 8" the great from Michigan State number 8 Steve Smith
     
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    Mario Elie

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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Mario played 1 season in Portland, I'm not sure he qualifies. Cliffy and Billy both are mentioned far more than Paxson is.
     
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    LOL! I didn't know we were limited to only talking about Jim Paxon.
     
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    I can't remember.
     
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    I was saying that people remember Cliff more. Like the 2nd post said, Jim played in a forgotten era.

    It wasn't that the thread had to be limited to Jim, I was just saying how I didn't think those were good examples.

    Someone like Kelvin Ransey, or Steve Colter (ok, he wasn't actually good), or something like that.

    Another thing would be maybe "Forgot they played on the Blazers".

    like, James Edwards, or Elmore Spencer.
     
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    Jim Paxson moved without the ball as well or better than anyone in the NBA, and not just because of sharp cuts and constant motion. Wesley's instinctive minute positional adjustments on offense while reacting to defensive flow remind me of one of my favorite parts of Jim's game. He was all about maintaining the optimal passing angles between himself and the ball handler...
     
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    The Blazer who is the most forgotten will, by definition, not be mentioned in this thread.
     
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