Honor Terry Porter

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Trapped in between the end of the regular season and the start of NBA draft talk (41-41 means only passing interest in the NBA playoffs this year), I am feeling downright purgatorial.   Thankfully, I was awakened recently from my impatient malaise by a well-worn tape of the Blazers vs. Bulls NBA Finals. I was stopped dead in my tracks – no, not by MJ punking Uncle Cliffy ... [link]

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Wednesday (mini) Burn
Published 4/23/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
Terry Porter was (is) one of the all-time Blazers greats. Most of the greats have their names hanging in the rafters at the Rose Garden: Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas, Clyde Drexler, Larry Steele, etc. Porter, not so much. Ben from Blazer's Edge is trying to change that and add Porter to the list: He had every attribute you could want in a point guard: -- Relentlessly hard-working. -- Heady. -- Demonstrative with the ball but always in control. -- A polished jump-shot and the nerve to bang home a 3 pointer or the tough shot when the clock was running down. -- Playoff ...

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