Ot: Lance Stephenson already proving why he fell to the 2nd round

Yeah there was definitely stupid shit, but it (mostly) wasn't violent shit.

 

I recall when Sheed made the front page of the O for possibly swerving within his lane...

the local team where I live (the Warriors) were at least as bad during the same era and no one cares here. No one. With brand new players/management, the fans don't obsess on their dismal past. But then their local press didn't go on a witch hunt

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Yeah, but its a little different in a city thats kind of a one horse town. We had players flipping off fans, insinuating that the community is racist, threatening store clerks, leaving their door open with massive amounts of weed on the counter etc... Between that and players trying to fight coaches and refs, cold cocking teammates in practice, yada, yada. It was a mess. That Blazer team deserved the national scrutiny they endured.

and of course locally its going to be magnified in a place where the hoops team is all we got.

 

whatever... we disagree. I think the only reason that nonsense resonated was because the national media hates little podunk Portland for it's lousy ratings. GS was wallowing in players choking and punching out it's coaches (Spree, Hardaway), cocaine (Chris Porter), a team captain blowing off practice to go golfing (Mookie), true thuggery (Chris Mills), and going through players and coaches like they were throwaway cards. They were worse IMO but Portland was the national punchline. I'd bet my bottom dollar that the next time Portland is really really good, the national media will have figured out a new angle to look down their collective noses at them. If it gives them a platform it will be Quick and Co feeding spoon feeding them the material.

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We were a collection of has-beens though, with name recognition and the highest payroll in the league. We were actually a very successful team, that particular Warriors team were cellar dwellars. Thats what garnered them more of a spotlight.

I don't think its a figment of anyone's imagination that Blazers team was dysfunctional. As much as I loathe Canzano and Quick as the next guy, that was a truly fucked up team.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree.