mediocre man

I haven't lived in the Portland area for a grand total of 6 months. To say I don't understand something about the city is uninformed at best. Joel is a great guy, and a hard worker, and yes the second best player at his possition that was available. Ben Wallace being the first, and I don't remember seeing his outdoor celebration in Chicago? I don't believe it was even a public press conference.

It's nice that Joel made the really hard decision to stay in Portland over SA and Detroit, only after Chicago didn't want him any longer. I think he is a great guy although overpaid for his production. Throwing an outdoor signing party for him is a little excessive, that's all

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e_blazer1

Note the use of the word "perhaps" in my post. I wasn't aware of the mediocre man moving schedule, I was just trying to cut you some slack about why you might not be in tune with how most Portlanders feel about Joel.

Yada, yada, yada.

You've made your position well known in a whole bunch of posts on this subject.

Hmmm, did people go to the signing party and have some fun? I couldn't make it myself, but from the pictures I've seen, it looks to me like they did. What's wrong with that?

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blue32

Wow. How in the heck do you think Blazermania is even going to spark, let alone come back, when stuff like this is spewed from supposed "fans" mouths.

maxiep

I thought they threw a little welcome for Big Ben in Grant Park, but I could be wrong.

B_&_B

Chicago isnt trying to re-connect with their fans like the Trail Blazers are right now. Portland is also a small town compared to Chicago, and the Trail Blazers are the only show in town... that makes a difference.

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mediocre man

Actually Joel having a very very tough decision to make between Us, SA and Det were his words. He also said he's very happy he didn't have to decide between us and the Bulls.

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crandc

Anyone else remember June 1990? The Rip City Rally after the Finals? It was noted at the time that it was the first time a city threw a rally for a team that lost the championship. But Portlanders wanted to celebrate going to the finals for the first time in 13 years and thank the team for their season. Was that wrong? Excessive? Cheesy? I had a friend in Detroit and he said they laughed at Blazers fans for that rally. Should we care? After all, we know how they celebrated their championship.

Godamighty, the fans had fun, the player was welcomed, a little money was spent by the team, I mean, is there a war or something you can get upset over?

mediocre man

So going to the NBA finals and re-signing Joel Przybilla is the same? OK, that's fair I guess.

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blakeback

Pretty funny to read people bashing the Blazers for the Prz celebration

Who are you, and why is everyone on the internet supposed to know what you do and do not understand?

I was not informed.

e_blazer1

I think may need to change your description of yourself to "wet blanket fat guy".

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mediocre man

So because my opinion differs from most on this subject it's a reason to call me names? A reason to moniker me? A reason to leave out cool things like verbs in your post?

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Ed O

Is "moniker" a verb?

And is "you" a verb?

Irrespective of the merits of this discussion, I giggled at that post, mm.

Ed O.

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mediocre man

Yeah, I got a little carried away. I just don't like being called names because I differ on a subject.

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