Saturday, November 2 • Issue 1.2
TRAIL BLAZERS VS 76ERS
Moda Center • Portland, Oregon
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • WELCOME
WELCOME TO
70S NIGHT PRESENTED BY
Welcome, Trail Blazers fans, to 70s night, our first of five decade-themed nights to honor each decade of Trail Blazers basketball and to relive moments from our history. Alumni Dave Twardzik, Bobby Gross, Larry Steele, Greg Smith, Lloyd Neal and Harry Glickman are in attendance as a special tribute to the start of the franchise and our championship-winning team. Be sure to give them a warm, Rip City welcome as we take a trip down memory lane this evening.
UPCOMING HOME GAMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • BROOKLYN NETS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 • ATLANTA HAWKS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 • TORONTO RAPTORS
For tickets, call 844.RIP.CITY or visit trailblazers.com
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TRAILBLAZERS PORTLAND
0
4
Damian
Moses
GUARD
CENTER
LILLARD
BROWN
1
5
Anfernee
Rodney
GUARD
GUARD-FORWARD
SIMONS
HOOD
2
6
Gary
Jaylen
GUARD
GUARD-FORWARD
TRENT JR.
HOARD
3
9
CJ
Nassir
GUARD
FORWARD
MCCOLLUM
4
2019-20
LITTLE
16
27
Pau
Jusuf
FORWARD-CENTER
CENTER
GASOL
NURKIĆ
17
33
Skal
Zach
FORWARD-CENTER
FORWARD-CENTER
LABISSIÈRE
COLLINS
21
43
Hassan
Anthony
CENTER
FORWARD
WHITESIDE
TOLLIVER
24
44
Kent
Mario
GUARD-FORWARD
FORWARD
BAZEMORE
HEZONJA
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MONDAY
VS.
CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC & LATINX HERITAGE CELEBRACIÓN DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA & LATINX Friday, November 8th | viernes, el 8 de noviembre Join us for a festive evening celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage as the Trail Blazers take on the Brooklyn Nets. The night includes a pregame social with music, food and drinks. A portion of every ticket sold will go directly to Adelante Mujeres, a nonprofit working to build a more just society by empowering Latinas to lead.
Acompáñenos en una noche festiva en la que celebraremos la Herencia Hispana & Latinx, cuando los Trail Blazers se enfrentarán a los Brooklyn Nets. La noche incluirá un social antes del partido con comida, bebidas y música. Una porción de cada boleto vendido irá directamente a Adelante Mujeres, una organización local sin fines de lucro que trabaja para construir una sociedad más justa al empoderar a las latinas para que sean líderes.
trailblazers.com/viva
Here at the Rose Quarter
Celebrating Five Decades of Extraordinary Employees Joanne Hodgdon, a Pendleton native, has spent the last 36 years working in Ticket Operations here at the Rose Quarter. She has been managing her part-time Ticket Operations career with other full-time positions since 1983! When Joanne moved to Portland, she began working in the school district, where she worked as an ESL assessment specialist. A few of her friends recommendJOANNE HODGDON ed the Memorial Coliseum as a part-time job opportunity, and she has been part of the team ever since! Joanne works almost every event and has seen many changes in the last four decades, but her relationships with guests and colleagues have always remained. These days, Joanne dedicates her time to a variety of charities, including the Oregon Humane Society, Mercy Crops and several Food Banks. When she is not at the Rose Quarter, she is most likely at home with her foster kittens, or at the Humane Society. Joanne’s goal this season is to continue to provide guests with great experiences, all while making sure she still has time for herself to do the things she loves. Next time you see Joanne at the box office, make sure to say hello and give a big thanks for the many years of service!
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ADA Accessible Areas
COUNTRY FINANCIAL MY FIRST GAME PROGRAM
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100 Level • A22 300 Level • C14
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DESIGNATED DRIVER BOOTH
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ARENA BOX OFFICE
100 Level • A25 300 Level • C33
100 Level • A7, A25
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GUEST SERVICES
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Entries
AMENITIES Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream
A2 • Schonely’s 10 Barrel Taproom Appetizers, Entrees, Sandwiches, Desserts, Spirits, Variety of Beer
CLUB LEVEL
A1, A17 • Dippin’ Dots
B1 • Pendleton Midnight Lounge Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
B2 • 1927 S’more’s Handmade S’more’s
A2, A14 • Crafter’s
B3 • Ruby Jewel
Burgers, Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Strips, Fries
Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
A4 • Bap & Noodle A4, A9, A19, A22 • Red Hot & Rollin´
B3 • Hotstone
Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
B9 • Cha Cha Cha
A5, A18 • Killer Burger
Nachos, Burritos, Tacos, Quesadilla
Specialty Burgers
B11 • Hop Valley Bar
A9, A23 • BSB A9 • Plum Tasty
Variety of Craft Beer
Brick Style Pizza, Pasta
B13 • Junction 5 Grill
Fresh, Local and Organic Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Snacks, Beverages
Burgers, Brews, Flatbreads
A10 • Daddy D’s Southern BBQ
B19 • The Speck
Loaded BBQ Nachos
Housemade Pretzels, Local Sausage, Hot Dogs and BBQ Nachos
A10 • Coor’s Draft A10 • White Claw A11 • Kama’aina
B20 • Whole Sum
Fish & Chips, Poke Bowls
A12 • Tamale Boy A12 • Local Cork presented by Adelsheim Premium Wine with Select Beers
A13 • Widmer Fan Haus Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
A15, A26 • Sizzle Pie Pizza by the Slice
A17 • Corona Beach House Margaritas, Beer, Chips & Guac
A19 • Ruby Jewel
Fresh, Local and Organic Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Snacks, Beverages
FRED MEYER 300 LEVEL
100 LEVEL
AMENITIES
C2, C12 • Crafters Deluxe Burgers, Chicken Strips, Fries, Chicken Sandwich
C3 • Low Bar C4 • Hop Valley C5 • Salt & Straw Specialty Ice Cream
C7 • Avid Cider C8 • Sizzle Pie Pizza by the Slice
C8 • Widmer Brothers Brewery C13 • Crafters Yeti's
Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
Kid’s Fare
A20 • BSB Lounge A22 • Cha Cha Cha
Variety of Domestic & Craft Beer
Burritos, Rice Bowls
A22 • Salt & Straw Specialty Ice Cream
A23 • Hen Pen Chicken Tenders, Fries, Chicken & Waffles
C18 • Coor’s Rocky Top Tavern C19 • Meat Ballin’ Housemade Meatball Sandwiches
C19, C27 • Red Hot & Rollin’ Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
C21 • Crispin C21 • White Claw C22 • Distillery C23 • Daddy D’s Southern BBQ Loaded BBQ Nachos
C24 • Widmer Brothers Brewery C28 • PDX Flattop Authentic Cheesesteaks
C30 • Dipping Dots & Lemonade C31 • Cha Cha Cha Express Loaded Nachos
C32 • Knot Spot C32 • The Pines crafted by Jack Daniels Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
C33 • Buzzsaw Coffee
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WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ZACH
COLLINS PAU
GASOL THE BEATLES
RODNEY
HOOD HASSAN
WHITESIDE MARVIN GAYE
CJ
MCCOLLUM ANTHONY
TOLLIVER SKAL
LABISSIÈRE THE TEMPTATIONS
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E ARTIST FROM THE 70s?
ANFERNEE
GARY
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
TEDDY PENDERGRASS
MARIO
NASSIR
JERMAINE JACKSON
STEVIE WONDER
SIMONS
HEZONJA
TRENT JR.
LITTLE
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smile studio
kids gear pop-a-shots
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sign making station
video viewfinders
kids cafe
featuring Dave's Killer Bread PB&J
penny press
slam dunk photo op
do yo u how Moda Center Fred Meyer 300 Level
measure up
C-11 to C-15
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • ACTIVITY
BLAZE'S WORD SEARCH
Can you find all of Blaze's favorite words?
S E S L R G T C D B M I P U D
R P Z B L M S U R O P P Z P I
E E Z A E H N G D M Z G F M B
C I T J L K O A C C L S P C R
N L O R K B C T I C R W X W U
BASKETBALL BLAZE BLAZERDANCERS BLAZERS DUNK HOOP
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A C I Q A E A Q K O T V T Q C
D V U L N U S G R L D H B Z T
R P M T L R Q F U L G T U E C
E A E I E A E E N U S P L G J
Z R T Z B T R Y S M L L B L D
LILLARD MCCOLLUM MODA CENTER NURKIC RIP CITY ROSE QUARTER
A K A X W M W D U O V D Q P Q
L L A B T E K S A B R H D I Q
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R I P C I T Y A G U U V X F Y
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PRIDE NIGHT DECEMBER 4 Join us for our fourth annual Rip City Pride Night on Wednesday, December 4th as the Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings! We are proud to celebrate with our LGBTQ2SIA+ friends & family to promote diversity and inclusion. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to the Q Center, whose mission is to provide a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ2SIA+ diversity, equality, visibility and community building. trailblazers.com/pride
TRAILBLAZERS PORTLAND
DAVE TWARDZIK
• Was selected 26th overall by the Trail Blazers in the 1972 NBA draft, but elected to play for the Virginia Squires of the ABA until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 • Was the starting point guard for the NBA Championship Trail Blazers team during the 1976-77 season • Trail Blazers retired Twardzik’s jersey number – 13
CAREER STATS PPG
9.3
RPG
2.4
APG
3.4
SPG
1.4
BPG
0.1
FG%
52.7
3-PT%
24.3
FT%
82.1
THEN 20
PHILADELPHIA
76ERS
HENRY BIBBY
• Was selected 58th overall by the New York Knicks in the 1972 NBA draft, then transferred to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1976 • Was the starting point guard for the UCLA Bruins and won three straight NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championships in 1970, 1971 and 1972 • Spent nine seasons in the NBA and was part of the 1977 and 1980 Philadelphia 76ers teams that made the NBA Finals, but lost both times
CAREER STATS PPG
8.6
RPG
2.3
APG
3.3
SPG
0.9
BPG
0.1
FG%
42.4
3-PT%
29.3
FT%
78.2
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TRAILBLAZERS PORTLAND
CJ MCCOLLUM
• Was selected 10th overall by the Trail Blazers in the 2013 NBA draft • Moved up to second All-Time for threes made in Trail Blazers franchise history during the third game in the 2019-20 season • Signed a multi-year contract extension with the Trail Blazers through the 2023-24 season
SEASON STATS
THROUGH OCT. 29 PPG
23.3
RPG
3.5
APG
3.8
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.3
FG%
42.9
3-PT%
38.9
FT%
93.3
CAREER STATS PPG
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17.9
RPG
3.1
APG
2.9
SPG
0.9
BPG
0.3
FG%
45.5
3-PT%
40.1
FT%
84.0
NOW
PHILADELPHIA
76ERS
JOSH RICHARDSON
•Was selected 40th overall by the Miami Heat in the 2015 NBA draft •Played college basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers where he was named First Team all SEC in 2015 and two-time SEC All-Defensive team in 2014 and 2015 •Was ranked 12th in the NBA in minutes per game in the 2018-19 season
SEASON STATS THROUGH OCT. 29 PPG
13.7
RPG
4.0
APG
3.7
SPG
1.0
BPG
1.7
FG%
36.8
3-PT%
15.4
FT%
100.0
CAREER STATS PPG
12.1
RPG
3.2
APG
2.9
SPG
1.1
BPG
0.7
FG%
42.5
3-PT%
36.6
FT%
82.4
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TRAIL BLAZERS PORTLAND
WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION NO.
POS
HT
WT
0
NAME
Damian LILLARD
G
6-3
195
07/15/1990 Weber State/USA
7
1
Anfernee SIMONS
G
6-4
185
06/08/1999 Edgewater HS/USA
1
2
Gary TRENT JR.
G
6-6
205
01/18/1999 Duke/USA
1
3
CJ MCCOLLUM
G
6-3
190
09/19/1991 Lehigh/USA
6
4
Moses BROWN*
C
7-1
245
10/13/1999 UCLA/USA
R
5
Rodney HOOD
G/F
6-8
205
10/20/1992 Duke/USA
5
6
Jaylen HOARD*
F
6-9
210
03/30/1999 Wake Forest/USA
R
9
Nassir LITTLE
F
6-6
220
02/11/2000 North Carolina/USA
R
16 Pau GASOL
F/C
7-0
250
07/06/1980 FC Barcelona/Spain
18
17 Skal LABISSIÈRE
F/C 6-11
235
03/18/1996 Kentucky/Haiti
3
21 Hassan WHITESIDE 24 Kent BAZEMORE
DOB
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY
YRS
C
7-1
265
06/13/1989 Marshall/USA
7
G/F
6-5
200
07/01/1989 Old Dominion/USA
7
27 Jusuf NURKIĆ
C
7-0
290
08/23/1994 Bosnia
5
33 Zach COLLINS
F/C
7-0
235
11/19/1997 Gonzaga/USA
2
43 Anthony TOLLIVER
F
6-8
245
06/01/1985 Creighton/USA
11
44 Mario HEZONJA
F
6-8
220
02/25/1995 FC Barcelona/Croatia
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*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Associate Head Coach: Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota) Assistant Coaches: Dale Osbourne (South Alabama), John McCullough (Oklahoma), Jim Moran (William & Mary), Jannero Pargo (Arkansas) Director of Player Health and Performance: Jesse Elis Head Athletic Trainer: Geoff Clark Sports Performance Specialists: Todd Forcier, Ben Kenyon Chair: Jody Allen President & CEO: Chris McGowan President of Basketball Operations: Neil Olshey Assistant General Managers: Bill Branch, Steve Rosenberry
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PHILADELPHIA 76ERS EASTERN CONFERENCE, ATLANTIC DIVISION NO.
POS
HT
WT
0
NAME
Josh RICHARDSON
G
6-5
200
09/15/1993 Tennessee/USA
DOB
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY
YRS
4
1
Mike SCOTT
F
6-7
237
07/16/1988 Virginia/USA
7
8
Zhaire SMITH
G
6-3
205
06/04/1999 Texas Tech/USA
1
9
Kyle O’QUINN
C-F
6-9
240
03/26/1990 Norfolk State/USA
7
11
James ENNIS III
F
6-6
201
07/01/1990 Cal State-Long Beach/USA
5
12
Tobias HARRIS
F
6-8
226
07/15/1992 Tennessee/USA
8
14
Norvel PELLE*
F
6-10
231
02/03/1993 Iona/Antigua and Barbuda
R
G/F
6-5
205
09/26/1996 Southern Methodist/USA
1 4
18 Shake MILTON 19 Raul NETO
G
6-1
170
05/19/1992 UCAM Murcia/Brazil
21 Joel EMBIID
C
7-0
250
03/16/1994 Kansas/Cameroon
3
22 Matisse THYBULLE
G
6-5
200
03/04/1997 Washington/USA
R
G
23 Trey BURKE
6-0
191
11/12/1992 Michigan/USA
6
25 Ben SIMMONS
G/F 6-10
240
07/20/1996 Louisiana State/Australia
2
30 Furkan KORKMAZ
G/F
6-7
185
07/24/1997 Anadolu Efes/Turkey
2
35 Marial SHAYOK* 42 Al HORFORD 43 Jonah BOLDEN
G
6-5
196
07/26/1995 Iowa State/Canada
R
C/F
6-9
246
06/03/1986 Florida/Dominican Republic
12
F
6-10
215
01/02/1996 UCLA/Australia
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*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Brett Brown (Boston University) Assistant Coaches: Ime Udoka (Portland State), John Bryant (Saint Joseph’s), Joseph Blair (Arizona), Kevin Young (Clayton State) Athletic Trainer: Kevin N. Johnson (Indiana State)
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SEASON STATS THROUGH OCTOBER 29 RECORD: 2-2 G
PTS
REB
AST
113.3
46.3
17.0
37.3
30.8
5.3
6.3
4
37.0
23.3
3.5
3.8
Whiteside
4
25.5
13.0
12.3
1.0
Hood
4
31.8
13.0
4.5
0.5
Collins
3
28.7
9.0
4.0
2.0
Simons
4
17.5
8.3
1.0
0.3
Bazemore
4
25.8
6.8
4.5
1.8
Labissiere
4
8.8
5.5
3.8
0.3
Hezonja
4
19.8
4.8
5.5
0.8
Tolliver
4
14.0
1.3
3.0
1.0
Little
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Trent Jr.
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
G
MIN
PTS
REB
AST 25.3
PORTLAND
4
Lillard
4
McCollum
MIN
RECORD: 3-0 PHILADELPHIA
3
109.7
49.7
Embiid
2
28.0
25.5
13.0
4.0
Harris
3
37.3
19.0
9.0
3.3
Simmons
3
36.0
16.7
6.0
3.3
Horford
3
32.3
14.7
6.7
3.3
Richardson
3
33.7
13.7
4.0
3.7
Scott
3
16.0
7.7
3.3
0.7
Milton
3
8.7
6.3
0.7
1.0
Ennis III
2
12.3
5.0
4.0
0.7
Thybulle
3
22.0
3.7
2.0
1.0
O’Quinn
3
8.0
3.0
3.3
0.0
Neto
2
3.5
2.0
0.5
1.0
Korkmaz
3
13.0
1.7
1.7
0.0
UPCOMING HOME GAMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • BROOKLYN NETS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 • ATLANTA HAWKS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 • TORONTO RAPTORS
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$15* DESIGNED BY LOCAL ARTISTS
Tonight’s Artist: Leo Zarosinski All net proceeds benefit the Trail Blazers Foundation and support our community *Available exclusively at Rip City Clothing Co. entry A6 location while supplies last
Guys Like Us By Kent Hartman At about ten minutes after 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, 1977, I was breathing rarefied air. We all were. The Portland Trail Blazers had just won the NBA championship. The city, the state, and pretty much the entire region, for that matter, were euphoric, me included. I’d had the good fortune of not only attending the game, but also being in the locker room during the trophy presentation afterward (a well-meaning but surely misguided security guard had waved my friend and me inside). Not bad for a couple of high school juniors. Our drive home up SW Broadway was even more surreal: a swirling sea of utterly ecstatic humans running everywhere. Hundreds of people had spontaneously gathered from Burnside Street all the way up to Portland State University, blocking
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traffic while deliriously shouting their lungs out. Joining in, I actually honked the horn in my dad’s car so much that it eventually ceased to make a sound. Of course, the team’s official victory parade, held the next day and coincidentally on the same route, proved to be exponentially larger and remains the stuff of lore around these parts. From that point on, the Blazers’ home games were completely sold out, which included several hundred hastily-added standing-room-only spots that ringed all around the main walkway inside the Memorial Coliseum (Note: the “Veterans” part of the name wasn’t in use during the 1970s). 12,666 frenzied faithful could be counted on at every tip-off – a much-envied homecourt advantage in a pre-Magic Johnson/Larry Bird
NBA where some teams struggled to fill even half their seats. Tickets were like gold. Scalping entered the Stumptown lexicon. In response to the insatiable demand in those pre-cable/satellite/streaming days, the team began simulcasting games over closed-circuit TV on a giant screen at the Paramount Theatre downtown. Those 2500 seats usually went in a hurry too. Portland’s post-championship atmosphere was positively electric. The newly-coined phrase, “Red, Hot & Rollin’,” became a rallying cry. Had Bill Walton run for governor he would have won in a landslide. Amazingly, the team had never even put together a winning season, let alone made the playoffs, until that golden run during 1976-77. Suddenly, our once under-the-radar little burg had hit the bigtime. The whole thing was as improbable as it was unimaginable, especially when viewed through the decidedly provincial lens of the team’s first six years.
lived. It often required adjusting a pair of set-top rabbit ears (antennas) to successfully watch the handful of Blazers road games being broadcast back here at home. Sports-wise, many locals weren’t sure at first what to think of the new team. Portland had long been a hockey (Buckaroos) and baseball (Beavers) town, if only minor-league. The “Bucks,” in particular, founded and owned by Mr. Glickman, were a perennial powerhouse, winning the Western Hockey League’s Lester Patrick Cup championship several times. Year-in and year-out, they were the best non-National Hockey League club in the country. Which was saying something, given that the NHL had only six teams during much of that era.
When the Trail Blazers’ esteemed founder, Harry Glickman, along with his financial partners Herman Sarkowsky, Robert Schmertz and Larry Weinberg, landed the Trail Blazers franchise in 1970, Portland was a very different place, sleepy even. The metro population was less than half of what it is today. The Marquam Bridge over the Willamette River and, correspondingly, a completed Interstate 5, were but four years old. There were also only five television stations to pick from, each with its own reception challenges, depending on where you
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The Buckaroos, who frequently drew sell-out crowds, were also the Memorial Coliseum’s longtime primary tenant, now required to share the facility with a bunch of basketball players.
my dad was one of the small number of folks who submitted the winning entry of “Trail Blazers” in the big statewide contest to name the team. It’s hard to beat that for getting a fifth-grader on board.
But the Blazers grew on people. Chalking up twenty-nine wins (a then-record for an expansion team) and walloping the defending world champion New York Knicks that initial season didn’t hurt. Not to mention that the team’s first draftee and first star, Geoff Petrie, was like a matinee idol with his good looks, hip clothes (a full-length leather coat among them) and major-league swagger. He was also a heck of a talent. Petrie averaged over twenty-four points a game during 1970-71, became an all-star, and ended up earning corookie-of-the-year honors alongside Boston’s Dave Cowens. Naturally, I had an extra rooting interest since
In short order, my friends and I became enthralled. Over the next several seasons we managed to talk our parents into annually sending us to the weeklong Geoff Petrie All-Star Basketball Camp held each summer at Pacific University in nearby Forest Grove. Let me tell you, that was basketball nirvana for any boy with hoops on the brain. Aside from the fantastic learning experience, Petrie and the other Blazers/NBA players working there were remarkably accessible. It was common to play H-O-R-S-E or eat meals with them. They were just regular guys, like a normal low-key Portlander – albeit incredibly cool ones with pro skills.
GUYS LIKE US There were no entourages, no fancy cars, no multi-million-dollar homes in those days either. Some players even had summer jobs in order to make ends meet. In terms of wheels, the Blazers mostly drove variations of whatever everyone else had: Datsuns, Pontiacs, Fords. I remember that Walton proudly piloted a bare-bones, dinged-up Toyota Landcruiser for a time. Though there were exceptions. A lightly-used rookie backup guard named Bernie Fryer conspicuously tooled around town in a big, shiny-new Cadillac Coupe de Ville sporting a specialized license plate that read, “Fryer.” While it probably had nothing to do with his car choice, Bernie was out of the league within two seasons and subsequently became an NBA referee.
Looking back, it’s all so hard to fathom. Today’s NBA is a sprawling, wildly-popular, multi-billion-dollar worldwide phenomenon. In the early-to-mid-seventies, the league, and especially the franchise here in Portland, were downright momand-pop shops by comparison. Yet, wondrously so. The thrill of having been a firsthand part of those early years is something I will forever carry close. It was certainly a time that will never be duplicated. But it can be cherished. • Kent Hartman is a bestselling author, radio show producer, and music business entrepreneur. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
In terms of small-townstyle proximity, it was the same later on in the decade when I started to play ball at a higher level. I (and a number of others) participated in countless noon-ball pickup games with various Blazers during the offseason from 1975 through 1978. Pretty heady stuff for a high schooler. Something that would never happen now. The players were looking to stay in shape and often needed a few extra nonNBA bodies to make it a full-court run. I can proudly say that I have been personally dunked on by several former Trail Blazers.
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