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sabas4mvp · 03-15-2006, 11:19 PM

I was searching a p2p program and out of curiosity typed in sabonis and found quite a few results. I found a 30 megabyte highlight film of Sabonis. It is 7 minutes long and was created by "Antz." It has vintage sabonis, his glory days in ptown, game 6 vs. dallas, it has it all. If you guys haven't seen it I really reccomend it. The quality isn't that great, but definitely watchable.

http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0...N39IQES8WGCMWM

Geeze, watching this made me realize how much I really miss the big guy and helped me reaffirm my username.

I also found a 700 megabyte file that is called 1987 eurobasket final which also has "sabonis" in the title, so I'm going to give that a chance too.

chromekilla · 03-15-2006, 11:24 PM

i dont have a clue who sabonis is other than he was a cool blazer

LameR · 03-15-2006, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zidane

i dont have a clue who sabonis is other than he was a cool blazer

sabas4mvp · 03-15-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LameR

What he said... watch the video, you will apprecite who he is and what he did for the team.

The footage of his one handed dunk that broke the backboard is crazy!

Backboard Cam · 03-16-2006, 12:00 AM

Sabonis is my favorite Blazer all-time.

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i dont have a clue who sabonis is other than he was a cool blazer

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Backboard Cam · 03-16-2006, 12:00 AM

Thanks for the video, sabas4mvp

fun to watch even though it's very blurry.

chromekilla · 03-16-2006, 12:03 AM

yeh for sure homie we playas got to keep up with the jones.i didnt notice it to be to long if a mod asks me to chance it then ill take out a few lines.

TP3 · 03-16-2006, 12:08 AM

AWESOME! Back when the Blazers actually had a "basketball" player on their team. He was such a joy to watch...a perfect combination of insane basketball skill and such a high basketball IQ. Man do I miss watching that. A great team player.

I bet if he were still here he could still bring a lot of the same stuff. Athleticism was never part of his game in PDX. Size and skill don't leave you.

The video also reminded me how much I miss a GM like Whitsitt that AT LEAST kept it interesting. Where'd the talent go?

blazerfansince1999 · 03-16-2006, 03:01 AM

Watching that video nearly brought a tear to my eyes, took me back to a place in my life where a whole day'd be ruined should the Blazers lose. Damn how I miss the days of Sabonis in particular, but scenes with Scotti bringing up the ball and Sheed playing the third fiddle really was a time of beauty for the organization. I hope the Blazers are on the verge of regaining some of that competitiveness, through a group of players that can grow and learn together to maybe bring back some semblance to the past Blazer teams. I've always been a sucker for the good ol' November Rain.

**crandc** · 03-16-2006, 08:50 AM

Zidane,
Arvydas Sabonis, known as Sabas, was a Lithuanian center. He played for the Soviet national team starting at, I belive, age 15, winning gold in the 1988 Olympics. Later, after the break-up of the Soviet Union, he played for the Lithuanian national team and won 2 Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996.
He was drafted by Portland in the first round in, I believe, 1988 - maybe someone can correct me if I have the wrong year? At that time Sabas was considered the best center in the world. In 1990 and 1992 the Blazers went to the NBA Finals and in 1991 to the Western Conference Finals. Many believe that had Sabas been on the team at that time the Blazers would have won titles all 3 years. Put the world's best center on a team with Clyde, Terry, Buck...
Unfortunately, restrictions on Soviet players going overseas prevented him from joining the team until the mid-90s. By that time he had ruptured both Achilles tendons and his skills had declined. Still, he was one of the top 5 centers in the NBA. Although compared to Mount Hood - big, white and immobile - he had massive size, 7'3", he could pass like a point guard including behind the back passes reminiscent of Magic Johnson, and could shoot from anywhere, including a very high percentage from beyond the 3-point line, and was an excellent foul shooter. I saw Sabas at a game at Golden State where he did not miss a single shot, from the floor or the free throw line.
Conventional wisdom is that were he not injured he would be considered the greatest center to ever play in the NBA, better than Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, etc. Because he not only had the big man moves, rebounds and blocks, he also had a guard's passing ability and shooting touch. I mean, how many 3-pointers have you seen Shaq hit?
In the 2003 playoffs, Portland was seeded #6, playing #3 seed Dallas in the first round. The Blazers lost the first 3 games and everyone thought they were through. But they came back to tie the series and force a Game 7. They lost a close Game 7 that they probably would have won had the team not had so many injuries (Derek Anderson and Dale Davis were out, Scottie Pippen and Sabonis had about half a leg between them, Ruben Patterson was playing on a bad ankle). In Game 6 in Portland, the Blazers blew the Mavs out of the building. Late in the game, Sabas dunked the ball and the crowd went crazy because no one had ever seen him actually get off the ground before. This is in the video.
That was Sabas' last game in Portland. He retired and returned home to Lithuania, where he is a national hero, after that season. There is some controversy with some believing he was forced out but I don't want to reopen that can of worms.
Hope this helps.

RedHot&Rolling · 03-16-2006, 08:55 AM

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.....He was drafted by Portland in the first round in, I believe, 1988.......

#24 pick in first round 1986. We traded Darnell Valentine to Clippers for the additional pick that year.

**Dan** · 03-16-2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Zidane

yeh for sure homie we playas got to keep up with the jones.i didnt notice it to be to long if a mod asks me to chance it then ill take out a few lines.

change it. don't make it bigger. have it be a few lines. it's distracting to a lot of readers when someone has a signature thats 3 counties long.

**Dan** · 03-16-2006, 10:29 AM

I still think the team needs to do something to honor him, even if it's not retiring his number.

hehe, part part part owner?

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