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andalusian · 06-08-2007, 01:53 PM

The Colgate Total Garden of Oden.

Priceless. I really need to stop this.

PorterIn2004 · 06-08-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mediocre man

Did we just find Oden's nickname? We know Shawn Kemp doesn't already have it

I suppose Oden is all about protecting the, er... basket.

maxiep · 06-08-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by andalusian

The Colgate Total Garden of Oden.

Priceless. I really need to stop this.

As a Colgate alumnus, that's just too much to hope for.

Boob-No-More · 06-08-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by andalusian

Maybe with Allen's connection this could be the Microsoft Rose Garden.

As an NBA team, I would think the last two adjectives you'd want associated with your franchise would be "micro" and "soft".

BNM

RW#30 · 06-08-2007, 02:06 PM

i could care less if they name it the Sauvie Island Co-op. Why would you care. All I want is to hear Dan Patrick broadcast his show from Portland Oregon and at the start of the finals they say "Welcome to the Beautiful NW the City of Roses, Portland , Oregon." Now picture a shot of the majestic Mt. Hood and Downtown Portland Skyline. God, I gone tear up..

yakbladder · 06-08-2007, 02:07 PM

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To the complainers that don't like the idea of changing the Rose Garden's name: If you were in Paul Allen's shoes, and you had just lost a HUGE chunk of money with your "broken financial model", would you really pass up the opportunity to make several millions of dollors just for a name change? Would you "cave in" and not do it because the Rose Garden is a "cool" name and some might view you as "selling out"? You would do it too if you were in his shoes.

The "broken financial model" that I caused? I'd pretty much realize I was a ******* over that, but that's another conversation.

And the answer is, no I wouldn't change the name. If I'm Paul Allen I can do what I want - he didn't buy the team to make billions on it. Well, maybe he did but I think the general consensus at his time of purchase is that it was another toy. So, since it's me, I'd let the extra few million slide. I don't care if everyone thinks it's stupid that I don't like the name change - I'm not running a popularity contest. I'm against mass forms of commercialization in general. If everything is about making a buck, then we'd all be out of jobs as they start moving our jobs overseas...oh wait...

maxiep · 06-08-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RW#30

i could care less if they name it the Sauvie Island Co-op. Why would you care. All I want is to hear Dan Patrick broadcast his show from Portland Oregon and at the start of the finals they say "Welcome to the Beautiful NW the City of Roses, Portland , Oregon." Now picture a shot of the majestic Mt. Hood and Downtown Portland Skyline. God, I gone tear up..

Damn straight. Waste Management could get the naming rights and nickname the arena "The Dump" for all I care.

andalusian · 06-08-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Boob-No-More

As an NBA team, I would think the last two adjectives you'd want associated with your franchise would be "micro" and "soft".

BNM

I don't know - Aldridge was called soft, people question Oden's love of basketball, Roy was supposed to be a nothing special player, and just like Microsoft (I hope) they are going to dominate their field to the extent of government anti-trust investigations

**HispanicCausinPanic** · 06-08-2007, 02:16 PM

I don't know if some of you remember or not, but a year ago we were all worried this franchise was leaving town. They could call that arena whatever they want as long as it keeps my boys in town.

MARIS61 · 06-08-2007, 02:19 PM

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This franchise has always been in it for the money. Larry Weinberg was one of the cheapest owners in the league. We've never been anything special--that was a mirage. We always patted ourselves on the back for being such great fans, but when the losses came, the "fans" left the team. We always said we valued character, but that was a lie too. We mostly cared about winning. The place was full for the "Jail Blazers" and when the team started trading talent for character, tumbleweeds rolled through the RG.

I don't expect to have my entertainment subsidized by Paul Allen. Naming rights are a fact of life. If it lessens his losses or puts a little money in his pocket, it doesn't bother me a whit.

Your highly offensive Jew-bashing aside, Larry was everything BUT cheap. He stepped up every single time we needed a player. He hired the very best management. Players loved the way they were treated here.

Help the ailing franchise? Paul Allen could give away $1 million every day until he died and he would have more money than he does now, so I'll shed no tears for him. How about he sells HIS name to some business? "The Smith Barney Paul Allen today was present at the NBA Draft party." I like the sound of that.

Portland IS special, but each time some outsider comes in looking to whore us out for a few bucks to make himself look good, we become just another piece of meat.

Whomever buys the rights will also lose me as a customer for life. And it will make the Blazers a little bit less special to me. I might be the only lifetime fan who takes it as a personal insult, but I doubt it.

**Spud147** · 06-08-2007, 02:20 PM

I haven't even accepted the Staples and Delta Centers. This is throwing me for a loop!

Seriously it's just not the same as Great Western Forum and Salt Palace. The Rose Garden is a cool name that fits perfectly with the city.

Although I can understand why PA would do this... what smart business man wouldn't? I'll get over it. I think seeing Oden walk out on the court in Blazer warm ups will ease the pain a whole lot.

blzr610 · 06-08-2007, 02:25 PM

It better not be the Chevy Trailblazer Arena!

graybeard · 06-08-2007, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MARIS61

Your highly offensive Jew-bashing aside, Larry was everything BUT cheap. He stepped up every single time we needed a player. He hired the very best management. Players loved the way they were treated here.

Help the ailing franchise? Paul Allen could give away $1 million every day until he died and he would have more money than he does now, so I'll shed no tears for him. How about he sells HIS name to some business? "The Smith Barney Paul Allen today was present at the NBA Draft party." I like the sound of that.

Portland IS special, but each time some outsider comes in looking to whore us out for a few bucks to make himself look good, we become just another piece of meat.

Whomever buys the rights will also lose me as a customer for life. And it will make the Blazers a little bit less special to me. I might be the only lifetime fan who takes it as a personal insult, but I doubt it.

That's bullcrap, Maris, Weinberg was cheap, he'll even tell you so. He didn't want to pay Moses Malone so he shipped him out.

loyalty4life · 06-08-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by yakbladder

If I'm Paul Allen I can do what I want - he didn't buy the team to make billions on it. Well, maybe he did but I think the general consensus at his time of purchase is that it was another toy. So, since it's me, I'd let the extra few million slide.

No one in their right mind would pass up making millions of dollars after an almost disaster with a huge business. That does not make sense.

As long as it's not renamed the "Stephen A. Smith" Forum, it's fine with me.

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