Comments on: Trail Blazer Woes http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/09/16/trail-blazer-woes/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LW http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/09/16/trail-blazer-woes/#comment-47149 LW Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:34:28 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=701#comment-47149 Buzz, perhaps I'm misinterpreting you but the Blazers had the 2nd pick in '84, not the "number one pick" as you stated. The pick actually came from Indiana via a trade. Hakeem was a unanimous top two player. As for the Blazers decision, it made sense at the time. They'd drafted Clyde Drexler the year before, so obviously another wingman was not a priority. The '84 draft was full of bigmen, Hakeem, Bowie, Perkins and Barkley were all top 5 picks. A big man made sense for Portland at the time, it's only because of how MJ turned out that people consider it a horrible choice. They don't take into consideration the circumstances surrounding the Blazers choice, usually cause they weren't around. Bowie was full of potential before his injuries, remember he was in the 1980 Olympic squad as a 19 year old without any college experience under his belt. Didn't Sam's bones go snap before he arrived in Portland, seem to remember him being injured while at Kentucky. Good write up Samyr, keep posting about the NBA/NBA agents! Buzz, perhaps I’m misinterpreting you but the Blazers had the 2nd pick in ’84, not the “number one pick” as you stated. The pick actually came from Indiana via a trade. Hakeem was a unanimous top two player.

As for the Blazers decision, it made sense at the time. They’d drafted Clyde Drexler the year before, so obviously another wingman was not a priority. The ’84 draft was full of bigmen, Hakeem, Bowie, Perkins and Barkley were all top 5 picks. A big man made sense for Portland at the time, it’s only because of how MJ turned out that people consider it a horrible choice. They don’t take into consideration the circumstances surrounding the Blazers choice, usually cause they weren’t around. Bowie was full of potential before his injuries, remember he was in the 1980 Olympic squad as a 19 year old without any college experience under his belt. Didn’t Sam’s bones go snap before he arrived in Portland, seem to remember him being injured while at Kentucky.

Good write up Samyr, keep posting about the NBA/NBA agents!

]]> By: Buzz B Berkeley http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/09/16/trail-blazer-woes/#comment-47131 Buzz B Berkeley Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:07:56 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=701#comment-47131 People should know that this is deja vu for the Trail Blazers.... They found themselves in the great position of having the number one pick several years ago when the two top players were Sam Bowie (Center) and Michael Jordan (whatever he played...). Today, no one can say (outside of the TB offices) how difficult that decision must have been... maybe it was a no-brainer... The TBs needed a big man... So, they passed on MJ, and picked Sam Bowie...Who but diehard TB fans can remember what happened next... Sam went down, bones went snap... and the luckless TBs watched the player they passed... rocket to stardom. hmmmmm, this sounds familiar... This year, they again had to make the decision (and to the fans in Portland), it too seemed a no-brainer.... The TBs needed a big man... So, they passed on Kevin Durant, and picked Greg Oden... and now... People should know that this is deja vu for the Trail Blazers…. They found themselves in the great position of having the number one pick several years ago when the two top players were Sam Bowie (Center) and Michael Jordan (whatever he played…). Today, no one can say (outside of the TB offices) how difficult that decision must have been… maybe it was a no-brainer… The TBs needed a big man… So, they passed on MJ, and picked Sam Bowie…Who but diehard TB fans can remember what happened next… Sam went down, bones went snap… and the luckless TBs watched the player they passed… rocket to stardom.

hmmmmm, this sounds familiar… This year, they again had to make the decision (and to the fans in Portland), it too seemed a no-brainer…. The TBs needed a big man… So, they passed on Kevin Durant, and picked Greg Oden… and now…

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