Earl Watson and Mo Williams have decided they want to change numbers. Mo is now No. 25 and Earl's number is TBD.
I think Earl Watson should take #7 just to set everyone off again. Where is the uproar over #25 being taken? It should have just as good of a chance of getting retired as #7 (which means a decent chance but not a great chance for either).
This can only mean that Roy has had some sort of secret knee treatment and is signing to play for the Blazers! Welcome back #7! We've missed you!
I am not saying (and I don't think) that was the only reason. I know Mo wore #25 most of his career and prefers it. I am sure money changed hands. I think there was some backlash about #7 though that pushed the deal to go through.
Better archive those pictures of Mo holding his #7 jersey! Hmm I wonder how much Earl pockets from the deal?
I think its one of those things where a number is so not important at all if even a small group get upside from it better to let them have their way and pick a fight over something else. No sense in Mo having to answer a bunch of stupid questions on it all year. Thankfully the Blazers aren't retiring Roy's number that would be stupid.
Shockingly, it may be that Mo really wanted 2 or 5 or 25, and worked out a deal with Earl to get the number he wanted, disregarding Roy's 7 entirely.
We're saved! We're saved! But how is Mo going to explain this to his young, disillusioned son, and his dream of a uniform number honoring his family? Will he ever be able to trust again?
