Heard the news this morning... damn. I know a few of the posters on here will hate 'Sheed till the day he dies, but personally, I always thought he was cool in my book. We'll miss you, 'Sheed. Here's to the next 50 years of smoking blunts in your black Bronco.
Quitter! j/k. The guy was more polarizing than most politicians. Like the man said, "Fifty percent of the fans love me, 50 percent hate me." I was in the former group, at least until the last few seasons. If not for that lousy fourth quarter in 2000, we'd probably be retiring his jersey next year. Alas. Kind of like when Rodman or Barkley retired, the NBA just got a little less interesting.
Sheed always played on his own terms. I thought he showed a lack of respect for the talent he was given, but there's no question that he was among the most remarkable players this game has ever seen, regardless of his statistics. He had the court vision and passing ability of a point guard, the low post footwork of a center, he could face you up, back you down, go under you, go by you or go over the top of you. And when he wanted to do so, he could shut down any big man in the league.
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Sheed didn't care for the NBA, and the NBA didn't care for Sheed. Can't say I'll miss seeing him much, although I am dissapointed I didn't get one last chance to boo him this year....
+1 Wasn't he playing these playoffs injured? If so, what was the nature of the injury? If you're going to mention the "Both Teams Played Hard", then don't forget "CTC"
In that infamous 4th quarter, Sheed was the only one who hit anything... I agree he played and lived on his terms. Sometimes I loved him, sometimes I was ready to wring his neck. He could have been a hall of famer if he had wished to maximize his talent but I truly don't think honors are what he ever sought. He wanted a title and won one. I like his attitude towards his wife and family, and that he never got in serious off court trouble (smoking pot does not qualify IMHO). His teammates generally had positive things to say about him and they are the ones who would know him best, outside of family. Go with God, Sheed.
Sheed was one of my all-time favorite Blazers, though I could see how some people would hate him. He had the skills to guard KG, Duncan and even Shaq, and he could shoot the 3 ball and post up with the best of them. His skillset was unbelieveable.. could've been one of the all-time greats if he had that desire to but I don't think he cared about that stuff.
This of course is the major rub against Sheed for most of us. I could care less about his desire to lead a team, if it would have been a different team. The Blazers surrounded him with so much talent and he had the ability to lead our guys to a championship or two, but he just chose not to show that will. As much as I loathe him, he was a tremendous "team" player, I just wish he could have cared enough to show us the total package"
One of the problems with Sheed was the same problem we had with Stoudamire, but to a much lesser degree. Both guys were paid like they were franchise players. If they'd each been signed to contracts that were equal to their production, we'd have had the flexibility to trade them for more useful assets, or reconfigure the team better around them.
Fuck Sheed. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out douche bag. Hopefully you have saved well because you offer nothing to humanity other than an underachieving basketball game.
