We could look into something like the Baseball Hall of Fame uses, I believe a player has to get a minimum of 75% of the vote to be inducted. I agree, I think if this were a yearly event we would soon run out of worthy past players to honor. After the first 3 or 4 years to get this firmly established we could do it every other year. Then in the off years we can pick someone to tar and feather like Quick and Canzano. Also a Ring of Honor doesn't have to be just players. In the future I can see Wheels and Rice being honored and even Paul Allen himself. Hopefully Stotts after he leads the team to a ring.
Sly, don't let jlprk get to you. The combination of trade deadline overdose bringing back memories of Trader Bob, the absolute cold and SAD without meds made a maelstrom that you bore the brunt of. It's all good.
You realize that the next thing to be addressed will be the hall of shame awards..I'll start by nominating Raymond Felton
If an actor can be President, and if Canzano can try to run the Blazers, remote control, with a pen, then a message board host can advise Blazer management. I'm on Sly's side, and next time you two crash their big glass front door, I'm offering to be your getaway driver.
I like the idea of a fan based award. I have many fond memories of Jerome Kersey and think he would be an awesome start for the Ring of Honor!
Message board host?!? You make me sound like Julie, the Cruise Director from the Love Boat. Never forget... I am the danger!
I think that fixers a lot of the issues of hit becoming overcrowded and getting to players who didn't mean all that much to the fan base and the franchise but happened to be here for awhile. Have an induction every year for a few years with the criteria that it be a player who is retired and played the Blazers for X number of years. Get a vote going for the top 5 then have a vote of 5 to figure out who gets in. However it gets figured out how a player makes it in it should go to an award to be handed out every 2 to 3 years so the number of good candidates doesn't run out quickly if ever. It would be fun for it to be an off season thing with the winner announced at the first game of the year. Could have a combination of Social media and something like the Blazers handing out a ballot to everyone in the last couple of games of the year to fill out the player they would like to see in it and then turn it in and combine that with votes on social media.
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A yearly vote is a terrible idea. It should be based on merit not because so and so got in during a down year. A fan vote is bad too; thats just a cop out so the organization doesn't have to make the correct decisions. I think the ring of honor should be for players whos number is not retired. Keeping the ring smaller makes it more meaningful. Move Steele and Twardzik jerseys out of the rafters and into the ring. Either put Kersey's jersey in the rafters or name the entire ring after him.
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