Your Personal 5 Favorite Trail Blazers of All Time

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  1. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    I find it interesting who fans favorite all time Blazers are. I'm asking for just your favorite 5 ( just 5). They don't have to be the best 5 players in the history of the team, but more who you've loved the most. My Blazer fandom started in spring of '77. I was late to the game of Pro Hoops. And then end the list with your age. My list: Dame, B Roy, Clyde, Billy Ray Bates, and Ron Brewer. Age: 59
     
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    Petrie, Walton, Luke, Clyde & Dame - 72
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Very cool. I was 6 when the Blazers started, and didn't get into sports until i was 9 with football, and then baseball. Petrie and Wicks were badass players. Would have been a pleasure to see them both. I've seen highlights, but it's not the same.
     
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    Guys like Leroy Ellis and Jim Barnett were a kick.
     
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    Started watching in 1989:

    Rasheed
    Isaiah Rider
    Bonzi Wells
    Terry Porter
    Dame

    HM: Clyde, Kersey, Ruben Patterson, Roy
     
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    PCmor7 Generational Poster

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    Larry Steele, Damian Lillard, Lloyd Neal, Terry Porter, Arvydas Sabonis.
     
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    Dame, Clyde, Kersey, Sheed, and Sabonis.
     
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    Billy Ray Bates - came out of nowhere! Met him when I was a young 'pup' and he was so nice.
    Clyde - got to see a few games with him and Hakeem, Benny Anders, Larry Micheaux with Houston. Incredibly fun to watch. When Portland drafted Drexler, I was ecstatic! Was beside myself when we had the chance to get Olajuwon the next year. So bummed when we didn't.
    Abdul Jeelani - got to meet him and thought he had a really cool name. (I was young...lol)
    Sabas - had heard tales and seen grainy B/W video of him and then a little Olympic coverage. Was in awe of the ability and fascinated by the 'mystery' of who he was as a player. A real shame we didn't get to see him at his peak, but still so entertaining to watch.
    Dame - was a big Roy fan, but soured a bit on how he distanced himself from the team when they had given him a max contract knowing his knees were bad. Dame has put up big numbers for a long time.

    HM: - got to know Jerome after his career. Was so sad what happened to him. Same with Duck who I got to know through a mutual friend. Lastly, Kermit. I know things haven't gone well for him of late, but during the time when I saw him fairly frequently, he was nothing but kind and very engaging.
     
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    Lucas, Buck, Porter, Sabas, Dame - 71

    10 minutes from now that list could change
     
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    Walton, Kersey, Drexler, Strickland, and Lillard.

    Started watching '76.......63 years old.
     
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    Dame
    Damon
    Sheed
    Batum
    Roy

    Close but didn't make the cut: Sergio. Still maintain that if he came into the league without McMillan as coach, he woulda stuck
     
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    Started watching in the mid 80s.

    Dame, Clyde, Sheed, Cliff and Mercy Mercy Jerome Kersey!!!

    HM: BRoy for that short sweet period of time and Rider when he was on.
     
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    Great off-season thread!
     
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    Started watching in the mid 90’s - soon to be 40.

    Lillard
    Roy
    Sharpe - early, I know. I just can’t help be excited
    Drexler
    Wallace
     
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    Kano John Start 'em young!

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    Started watching since day 1 - all time favorites would be Buck Williams, Sabonis, Mercy Kersey. Brian Grant, Billy Ray Bates.
     
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    Clyde Sheed Wemby LA Dame
     
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    I see what you did there.... :twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs::twothumbs:
     
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    Started watching mid to late 80's
    1. Jerome (far and away favorite)
    2. Sabas
    3. Batum
    4. Cliff
    5. Sergio/Rudy (really wish Nate wasn't their coach)

    HM ... Sheed, Buck, Rasta, Pryz, Porter
     
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    Sabonis
    Dame
    BRoy
    Kersey
    Billy Ray Bates

    Drexler easily would have been one of my favorites but soured on him after he left the Blazers
     
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    Lucas, Walton, Gross, Hollins, Twardzik/Davis. They delivered the goods. Also rans;

    Sabas
    Kiki
    Clyde
    Porter
    Kersey
    Buck
    Duck
    Roy
    Dame
     
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