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Brad Weekly's avatar

The Dame era in PDX will be remembered for a few things, chiefly: The franchise wasted the career of a first-ballot hall of famer, the best guard in club history (apologies to Clyde) and the best club ambassador I can remember. I don't blame Dame for anything - I blame ownership for all of it. Not Paul Allen; he cared deeply and was involved. Jody. She is the Satan in this tragedy.

A new era begins - and needs to. If Coach Billups can get Ayton to buy in (one assumes he thinks he can), Portland will have the rim protector it has lacked since forever and the young nucleus will be fun to watch develop. Just renewed my League Pass and am keen to seem them roll out the balls.

And Dame: Thanks for the memories; Godspeed; see you in The Finals.

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Brian M's avatar

Clyde was a swing player, SG / SF, not a PG. Clyde is a HoFer, so let's not compare. Dame is the best PG in club history. Period. That said, who are the others? Twardzik? Porter? Strickland? Lever? Hollins was a 2 most of the time as was Geoff Petrie.

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Brad Weekly's avatar

No disrespect to Clyde intended. I was there for his glory years with PDX and give him all the props he is due. Twardzik, Porter, Strickland, Lever and Lionel were very good players on very good teams but (IMO) their individual talent was not on the level of Dame or Clyde the Glyde.

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Chuck's avatar

Uh.....Brandon Roy

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Julie Pratt's avatar

Oh if only his knees hadn’t done him in. He was truly The Natural ❤️ one of my favorites.

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Brian M's avatar

Here is another thing on Roy: the Wolves had the rights to him with their draft pick. But Kevin McHale somehow coveted Randy Foye. He agreed to trade the rights for Roy to Portland so he could take Foye. Stupid trade! Roy turned out to be an all-star and Foye, a nothing. https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/1953/a-gift-from-minnesota-how-brandon-roy-got-to-portland The Wolves did the same stupid thing a couple years later with Portland-area GM David Kahn (a total flop as GM) with the #5 and #6 pick, two non-shooting PGs, and they passed over Steph Curry for Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn (a nobody). DUMB!!! BTW... Jrue Holiday went #17 in that draft.

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Brian M's avatar

Good, not great (not in Lillard's league). But yes, I should have had him on my list.

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David's avatar

I loved Dave Twardzik's afro perm so much I tried it myself. Didn't work.

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