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    BTW, I was at the game in 2001 when we retired his jersey. At the time we had the best record in the West at 42-18 and ended up going 8-14 after that ceremony and swept in the 1st round by the Lakers. Since then we haven't been passed the 2nd round either. Maybe he's cursed us! :dunno:
     
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    Drexler was revered as a Blazer. I think most Blazers fans rooted for him as a Rocket. But since then he's so clearly turned his back on his Blazers legacy and fans, on top of which he's an unbearably homerific and horrible Houston announcer. At this point I'm just apathetic about him in general.
     
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    My feelings perfectly captured here.
     
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    I remember that well. IIRC, the team just brought back Detlef, and signed Rod Strickland.

    That was the start of the end of being relevant in the NBA.
     
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    Yeah, those two signed that day too. It's more fun to blame it on a Drexler curse though. I really hated Schrempf on the Blazers. I don't even really know why he just seemed to always piss me off.
     
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    I thought he had a strange attitude since day one in the league. He didn't seemed to rub well with people but he wasn't the only one back then. I really disliked the Sonics!
     
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    I was like 5 years old when he got traded, so I just see him as a Rocket.
     
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    I grew up in the 90s, and I really hated the Sonics. Adding a guy who played for them for most of that decade bothered me. Then we topped it off right after, when we traded BG, one of my favorite Blazers, for WASHED-UP, FAT SHAWN KEMP.

    Bullshit.

    I did like Rod Strickland, though, and I was really disappointed that bringing him back didn't work out.
     
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    Never happen.
     
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