Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Player?

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Who is Blazer's all-time favorite according to the sportingnew?

  1. Clyde Drexler

    24 vote(s)
    46.2%

  2. Maurice Lucas

    4 vote(s)
    7.7%

  3. Terry Porter

    2 vote(s)
    3.8%

  4. Arvydas Sabonis

    9 vote(s)
    17.3%

  5. Rasheed Wallace

    2 vote(s)
    3.8%

  6. Bill Walton

    11 vote(s)
    21.2%
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  1. Wizard Mentor

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    Wizard Mentor, Oct 22, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Ouch! no Sonics!
     
    Eastoff, Oct 22, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Favorite? Walton has political foes. Wallace has outright enemies.

    Sabonis was quiet, no personality. Porter can't talk. He hung around for a year after Phoenix fired him and got not one peep in favor of the Blazers employing him to do anything. So he's less popular than I thought.

    That leaves Drexler, the obvious winner, but you're acting like it wasn't him. That leaves my guess, the dead one. I voted Lucas.
     
    jlprk, Oct 22, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    It still pisses me off seeing Sonics players and stuff with the Blunder, and i didn't even like the Sonics.
     
    santeesioux, Oct 22, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    I hate political polls that ask individuals which outcome they expect will win the majority of votes. The results look like the majority polled in favor of that outcome.

    That's what we're doing here.
     
    jlprk, Oct 22, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    I would guess it would be Drexler, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was Sabas. He was a class act.
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Walton
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Shitty poll. It asked who is the favorite Blazer, not who was the best. If it's really supposed to be favorite, why isn't Brian Grant on the list? He was always a fan favorite while playing for the team, and has done a ton of charity work in the community. I still remember that for years after he left for Miami, his foundation was still sponsoring children's programming on OPB. Great guy, and would probably be my personal vote for "favorite" Blazer.

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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    I voted Luke. He moved to PDX after he finished playing. He was one of us.
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Aren't you forgetting J.J. Hickson, the greatest Blazer ever?
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    It's gotta be kemp
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Should be Maurice Lucas. Not only was he a beloved member of the championship team but he loved the city and unlike two other stars (Drexler/Walton) He didn't leave and forget about us.
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Alvin & Jerome Williams are both all-time fan favourites. The AD selection is a little bizarre especially since he really embarrassed himself on the way out.
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Drexler "considered" for Rockets? He was there for what, 3 years at the end?

    Blake Griffin for the Clips? Wow.

    Durant is not nearly as loved in OKC as Glove is in Seattle.

    Damon as "considered" for the Raptors? Those two years he played?

    I would've thought Wes Unseld for the Bullets.
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Should have been Clyde. F' Walton!
     
    oldmangrouch, Oct 23, 2013
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  16. Boob-No-More

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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Can't believe Sheed is on this list and Brian Grant isn't. Most polarizing, yes. All-time favorite, no fucking way.

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    Boob-No-More, Oct 23, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Thank you for your support. /greenfont

    I just copied the players that were considered by them and I put them in alphabetical order. That's why I asked you to mention who your favorite blazer was in words, and what ESPN thinks we think in the poll.

    Sorry you thought my poll was "Shitty" but if you can think of a better way to do it, I'm all ears.

     
    Wizard Mentor, Oct 23, 2013
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    My favorite Blazers were Geoff Petrie then Bobby Gross. Followed by Walton then Sabonis. Had a soft spot for Lloyd Neal and Maurice Lucas.

    I'm too old to have new favorites.

    I'm sorry, what was the question?
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    It's simple, take another poll saying "who is YOUR all time favorite, not necessarily the best"
     
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    Re: Guessing Game: Who does The Sporting News say is Portland's All-Time Favorite Pla

    Boob is better at speaking for Boob than I am, and better at speaking in general for that matter, but I thought he was criticizing the original Sporting News poll, not yours. I don't like their poll either. They apparently asked who was the favorite Blazer, when they had no real clue who should be on the list and who shouldn't.
     
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