Forum Game Forum Idea: Blazers Ring of Honor

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Wizard Mentor, Jul 5, 2021.

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About how many members of a Blazers Ring of Honor should there be INITIALLY?

  1. 20

    66.7%
  2. 25

    11.1%
  3. 30

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. 35

    11.1%
  5. 40

    11.1%
  6. 45

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    0.0%
  7. 50

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  1. Wizard Mentor

    Wizard Mentor Wizard Mentor

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    For years, I've wanted the Blazers to form a "Ring of Honor" similar to the Dallas Cowboys, because otherwise you end up with too many retired numbers. So, I thought maybe (@SlyPokerDog permitting) we could have one on s2 (sly would have to allow me to create a thread, and sticky it). In my mind it would look like this:
    1 main stickied thread with a list of the players in it.
    for each player, we create a separate (nonstickied) thread where their accomplishments would be listed in the top message, and forum members memories of those players could be added in subsequent posts.

    Question 1:
    I would be willing to set this up. However, before doing this, I would like the community to chime in on how many players should be enshrined. To me, 100 is clearly too many. 10 is clearly not enough. Note: the cowboys Ring of Honor only has 20 in it!
    https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys_Ring_of_Honor
    The blazers have enshrined 10 in the Blazers Hall of Fame.

    Question 2:
    Should player be mixed in with nonplayers? There are enough nonplayers that should be enshrined that it might make sense to separate them.

    Question 3:
    If one is in the Blazers HOF or the NBA HOF, should they automatically be put into the ROH? Note: Fabricio Oberto is in the nba hof - he played one forgetful season with the blazers.
     
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    Bill Schonely, Geoff Petrie, Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas ,Bobby Gross, Jack Ramsay, Stu Inman, Harry Glickman, Larry Weinberg, Jim Paxson, Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey, Buck Williams, Rick Adelman, Rasheed Wallace, Arvydas Sabonis, Paul Allen, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge. This is my starting 20. I looked at contributions both on, and off, the floor.
     
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    Kersey should be retired.

    Ring of Honor should be non-retired Blazers:

    To start: Sabonis, Sheed, TP, Uncle Cliffy, Buck, Duck, Roy, Mike Rice.

    The Schonz should have his own honor, he transcends all.

    I wouldn't add LaMarcus because he ditched the Blazers to ring chase when he could have built something here. No honor for him.
     
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    There should be MAYBE 5 or so numbers retired.

    Not sure why ring of honor would be different?
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    But you added Roy?
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Yes.
     
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    Why?
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Because he was great, cut short by a career ending injury.
     
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    Took a truck load of money knowing his knees were shot.

    He cost Paul Allen 17 million for his 5 fucking games with Minnesota

    He has been back to Portland once since he retired

    Fuck him
     
  10. EL PRESIDENTE

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    We amnistied him.
     
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    Yes, but part of his salary was insured. He fucked PA by playing for rival Minnesota
     
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    Eh, still not as egregious as Aldridge. We weren't doing shit anyway.
     
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    I think if players don't win chips or get their jersey retired, they can hope for the HOF or they can be proud of medaling in the Olympics......you can make a plaque for 20 honorable mentions and contributers over the years but I think we'd end up with a really big plaque..you end up with players from the era you grew up loving....nostalgia for Batum, Wes, etc....or Steve Smith and Rod Strickland, it's a damned long list. I heard someone talking about Lamarcus as an assistant coach for Chauncey and the reason was he was such a great speaker....I literally snorted tea out of my nostrils
     
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    What did Aldridge do exactly? He let the team know a good year and a half before he left that he was leaving
     
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    Left blazers team in his prime that had an emerging Damian Lillard, which could have fielded championship contenders.
     
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    Olshey’s fault, not LMA’s
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    LMA made the decision to leave. I wouldn't honor him due to that decision.
     
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    So did Drexler, who asked for a trade. So he’s out too?
     
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    They burnt Lebron Jerseys by the thousands when he left Cleveland. lol
     
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    Clyde did everything in his power to give us a shot at a ring and carried us as far as we've been in the playoffs since Walton....Lamarcus did non of that....Kersey went on to play with other franchises too.....Lamarcus bailed on Damian Lillard at the wrong time....Clyde won a ring....different cases entirely..Clyde is a shoe in HOF player, Lamarcus is not....Lamarcus couldn't get playing time on the allstar team ..I'm fine with Lamarcus coming back in a minor role on the bench as an assistant but he threw his glory as a Blazer in the dumpster when he left
     
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