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Would you retire CJs number?

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What you say?

My answer is no. He was a big cog but a #2 with no all stars or all NBA's. I'd retire Lamarcus before CJ.
 
Eventually
 
I'm not sure, probably no but it's closer with him than anyone else. Seems like he should be above Kersey.
 
CJ:

- 9th in games played
- 10th in minutes played
- 4th in field goals
- 2nd in 3pt field goals
- 8th in assists
- 5th in points
- 10th in 3pt%
- 8th in points per game
- 9th in offensive win shares
- 8th in offensive plus/minus

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/leaders_career.html

When i think of #3, i will think of CJ more than I will Damon. Prolly more than Uncle Cliffy (but he was before my time).
 
What the fuck
No
And it’s kind of pathetic it’s even a question
Shouldn’t even be close

my thoughts on retiring numbers - save it for first ballot hall of famers
 
It is interesting. I am between retire his number and erase this "era" from history.

Great guy, exceptional player. At the same time selfish ball hog playing for his glory.

I feel the same way with Stotts. And I feel the same way about last ten years:

Great times and what a waste of time.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
I'm not sure, probably no but it's closer with him than anyone else. Seems like he should be above Kersey.
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Disagree. How many nba finals did CJ play in? How many All Star games?

Jerome probably shouldn't be up there either. But I'd put him up over CJ.

And I have no problem with CJ. I've always enjoyed him.
 
illmatic99 said:
CJ:

- 9th in games played
- 10th in minutes played
- 4th in field goals
- 2nd in 3pt field goals
- 8th in assists
- 5th in points
- 10th in 3pt%
- 8th in points per game
- 9th in offensive win shares
- 8th in offensive plus/minus

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/leaders_career.html

When i think of #3, i will think of CJ more than I will Damon. Prolly more than Uncle Cliffy (but he was before my time).
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Neither Damon or Cliffy should have their numbers retired either.
 
CJ is a great guy but we didn't win a conference championship with him as our second best player, he hasn't made a single all star team, he's actually a much better personality/human than he is a player. There really is no reason to retire his number, none at all. I do wish we had a ring of honor though to honor guys like CJ after he's retired, Cliffy and Kersey, Sheed and others but that's where CJ belongs not with a retired number.

It's kind of pathetic that we're even thinking about it. Twardzik, Hollins, Steele, Gross and Neal were all huge contributors to our only championship and while it's pretty sad that we have to value that one title so much it makes sense. CJ just hasn't contributed to anything memorable besides moments that we've enjoyed with recency bias and the character that he always brought.
 
We just need a ring of honor or a Trail Blazers hall of fame to honor all of these other guys that we want to remember but aren't even close to worthy of a number being retired. CJ isn't even the first on my list for this type of thing, Cliffy, Jerome, Duckworth and even Petrovic are all players I'd want in this ring of honor or team hall of fame before CJ because of their untimely deaths but for sure CJ and Sheed would be in there along with a bunch of other guys.
 
Sure, not like it really matters either way.
 
100% should be retired. Look at the numbers. We can’t punish current and future Blazers because they went overboard with the other players.
 
illmatic99 said:
we need a ring of honor of sorts, but he's one of the best and longest tenured player in franchise history.

even if we dont retire the #, we can honor him in some way.
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This idea has been brought up a bunch and i still think it's the best.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Only guys who should have their jerseys retired:

Walton
Lucas
Drexler
Porter
Kersey
Lillard

That's Portland Trailblazers basketball right there.
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I would agree with that....Porter was the last one and thats been a few years.

A wall of fame makes since.....
 
The bar is so low to get your number retired in Portland that we might as well. We'll probably have to go to 3 digit jerseys by 2050, but whatever. Hell, we could use it as a way to lure free agents! Come to Portland where you're the only sport, you'll get paid twice as much (because we always overpay) and if you act this week and stick it for 8 seasons you're guaranteed to have your jersey help to insulate the Moda center rafters.

There's plenty of space up there as it's uncluttered by too many championship banners.

If Bill Simmons is right and we're the soccer mom team, then why not give everyone a participation retirement?

Anyway, there's retirement, and there's statues. We have no statues in Portland, but there should be one for Dame and one for Walton.

At least for a couple of years until that escalates and we get the Burghers of Calais next to the fountain.
 
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We have been too undiscriminating in the past, which makes it harder for new players to get in, and rightfully so.
So, no to CJ.

But, it brings up a good point about criteria:
Should a player have his jersey retired who was never an allstar?
Should a player have his jersey retired who was traded in the peak of his career, and for peanuts?
Should a player have his jersey retiree who is popular? (RoLo, Briant Grant)

no, no, no.

That said, I love CJ as a person, and really hope he lives in Oregon post-retirement.
 
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