Ed Davis - They respect you, even when you leave

2:30 into the video.


LaMarcus returns in 8 days, I wonder if Ed Davis is expecting the fans to "respect" LA. What are you guys expecting?

I think I would rather hear cheers than boo's. If you are happy with the team right now, and like where we are at, but hate Aldridge - Are you going to Cheer or Boo? I don't want to hear the entire arena boo him when his name is announced, but thankfully I don't think that will happen.

 

I'd love the Blazers to hype LA's return like Minny did with Kevin Love in this vid:

 

Personally I'd clap for LA, but I'd cheer loudly for the win.

 

The vindictive devil in me says I'd like to see all 20,000 people in the stands turn around, drop their pants and moon LA when he's introduced.

But, in reality, yeah a golf clap sounds good.

 

If I'm there, I'll clap loudly, maybe even whistle a little bit. He helped make the last nine seasons a lot brighter.

 

I'd love to see that traitor get his ass booed off the court.

Should do a video like the Minnesota one, except for the return of Patty Mills.

(Pat Stacks is the man)

 

Yes! Patty Mills!!! PAT STACKS!!!!!!

 

That was great. The pregnant pause was too long, but still very good.

 

I'd like to see no reaction whatsoever. He quit before last years playoffs and we quit caring about him months ago too.

He always was a guy that had little reaction among fans positive or negative while here. He came here because it was his job and showed no passion for the city so there was no excitement. He was productive at times which was good to root for as a member of our team. But he had childish annoying qualities too.

I don't despise him as I do some former players. But I certainly won't cheer loudly nor root for him today as I do with Wes Matthews.

 

I wouldn't blame anyone for not cheering. It's kinda like that old saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"

 

RE LaTex:

I will not boo. I will not applaud. Personal choice.

 

If I were there I'd cheer him. He gave us 9 years and was our best player for most of that time.

So he left to be closer to family. So a guy from Texas didn't fall in love with the city of Portland. So a guy had insecurities - hardly makes him the devil...

For the franchise, he played the 4th most games, the third most minutes, had the 2nd most Field goals, third most Free Throws, 1st all time in rebounds, 4th in blocks, 3rd in usage %, 3rd in win shares, 4th in PER, and second all time in points. In other words, like it or not, he's one of the best Trail Blazers of all time.

Booing him would be bush-league.

 

Yeah I wouldn't boo.

Hope others don't it'll make us look bad. Current players might be turned off; thinking "hey are they going to boo me one day if I play well here for 9 years and become an allstar?"

 

This thread asks, what is our quantity of respect for Ed Davis. The thread seems to say that Davis is a cardboard stand-in for our irritation at Aldridge. The more annoyed a fan is at Aldridge, the more he respects Davis.

 

I'm not going to applaud someone who- if in just about any other profession - if he mailed it in on a nightly basis like he did - would be out of a job.

All the while making millions, being catered to by the team, supported by most fans - then turns around - quits on us in the Playoffs, lies about re-signing, is at ends with other top talent on the team because of his inferiority complex - all the while causing discord with his passive aggressive diva ways.

F*&k that guy.

 

I'd sneer. And not clap. In that order.

 

I think he's one of the best compilers of all time for the Blazers but in terms of 'Best', I put Drexler, Walton, Porter, Petrie and Lucas ahead of him. For me he is about with Sabonis. LA had more stats but Sabas had a much bigger impact.