Meh. I think it's fine. The championship team guys should all stay retired. In fact, the guys who have been retired are fine. But in the future it should be reserved for only the most popular and successful players. Like Dame.
I hear you. It just seems to be forgotten how YOUNG and ill prepared these kids are. Been put on a pedestal for years BEFORE they come into the league and are handed millions. Trust me, they are mostly just naive kids seeing the world for the first time. You take a batch of society at that age, and you would see the same thing.......they’d would just be wearing Levi’s and driving Hondas instead of Gucci and Bentleys.
Yeah, I absolutely agree. That's why I think players should be forced to stay in college 3 or even 4 years. The NBA should insist on college courses to teach these players some of these things, and pay for insurance policies and a stipend for "1st round possible" players. Not only would the education be better for the players long term, maturing more before being given millions would make those players better ambassadors for the NBA.
LMA was a Robin who thought he was a Batman. His relationship with Lillard was made bad by him, not Lillard. LMA was aloof and distant from Lillard because Lillard became the leader of the team.
I heard the same thing. And that's why his number should NEVER be retired, nor should he be honored by this franchise in any way, shape, or form.
LMA was the semi attractive dude at the small town high school who thought he was going to be the king his senior year because the better looking guy graduated..... but then a much better looking and well-liked guy moved into town and stole all his thunder.
I agree it cheapens retiring numbers when every good player is retired. The A's have been in Oakland only a few years longer than Blazers in Portland. Best of my memory they retired Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, Rickey Henderson and Dennis Eckersley, all hall of famers and all won World Series. Plus every team retired Jackie Robinson's number