...is on YouTube: [video=youtube;ZszQZwToRuU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZszQZwToRuU&feature=related[/video] Check out Larry Brown's glasses! Check out the short-shorts! And Cliffy's stacked do! And the not-exactly-well-dressed-or-attractive fans! Ah, I guess 1990 was still the '80s really...
I dunno. Watching that team, nobody seems to be able to shoot. And Drazen seems even slower than I remember... But those were two damn talented teams going at it. And this is the game where Strickland did more for the Blazers than at any time when he actually WAS a Blazer.
The difference was consistency. You knew exactly what you were getting out of every player on the team almost every night. It was like a fine running machine.
It's interesting watching David Robinson: he doesn't really have any post moves, and he gets single coverage.
Judging by his body language, Drexler looks like he's the unhappiest he has ever been in Portland. I can't believe Rick let all of the other players score like that. Porter handled the ball too much, what with all that driving and dishing for easy baskets. For shame.
They missed the best moment of that game--when Duckworth pulled a Willis Reed and emerged from the tunnel. I was there and I'll admit I teared up. Furthermore, I wasn't the only one. As an aside, I'd like to thank Rod Strickland for the first assist of his Blazer career when he tried to throw the ball behind his head to Willie Anderson. Way to go, Strick!
There were no attractive fans because back then normal people could still afford to go to games. You didn't get the pretty people, you got people like HCP and his future wife.
Anyone remember how much tickets were back then for a courtside seat, or a seat within the first 10 rows? I have this game on tape. One of the top 5 or 10 games in the team's history.
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if they would have made Adelman a coach for life much like Utah did. It gives me shivers to think what he would have done with the Sabonis/Sheed/Grant/Pippen/Smith squad.
