RIP Wayne Cooper

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    SlyPokerDog, Apr 11, 2022
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    That means 5 players, almost *half* of the 1990 Blazers team has died.
     
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    R.I.P. Big Fella
     
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    Was just talking about that with a friend today before that news broke. So sad....too young.
     
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    Damn. Sounds like he was such a great guy. Remember watching him play and hearing “cooooop”. RIP
     
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    Very sad!!!! I think he was part of the Kiki trade!
     
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    weezy baby... RIP!
     
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    Yep, Kiki for Natt, Lever, Cooper and 2 picks (Rassmussen and Willie White).
     
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    I didn't realize that Natt barely played for the Nuggets.
     
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    Cooooooooooooooooooop!!!!
     
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    Coop, Duck, Jerome, Petro, and Uncle Cliffy. So sad. They gave us some great memories!
     
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    One of my favorites. I think I saw him at a autograph signing at a random thriftway for the Franz cards
     
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    Blazers re-signed him 5 years later and he retired a Blazer in 1992

    he was also part of a great trade for Portland. In 1982, Blazers traded Kelvin Ransey for Cooper and a future 1st round pick. That turned into a 1985 pick that the Blazers used to draft Terry Porter
     
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    Natt's first two years in Denver...... he was great. An all-star in 85'. That was painful to watch. Then he started getting hurt.
    Fat Leaver was a two time all star and all NBA 2nd team for Denver.
     
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    I thought the same. I was at rally after finals and still have pics. Jerome Kersey, Kevin Duckworth, Clifford Robinson, Drazen Petrovich, Wayne Cooper, Paul Allen. All gone. Damn.
     
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    COOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!

    R.I.P., big guy.

    It occurs to me that so many professional athletes die way too early.
     
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