The excitement we brought this city and this state was something I felt was so great.”Shlomo Sprung is a senior contributing writer at Forbes SportsMoney. NBA TV provided the Portland Trail Blazers the spotlight during last night’s “Rip City Revival” documentary.
All rights reserved. He was a good x’s and o’s guy but had a strong ability in relating to players. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. That’s why I love 'Rip City Revival.' Please review the This video cannot be played on your device. “Rip City Revival” looks back on the era of Clyde Drexler, It’s aired four times Sunday night, and here are the upcoming replays: “Me and Jerome Kersey had a closer relationship because we came from small schools. One year later, small forward Jerome Kersey was drafted 46th overall from Longwood. Please review the This video cannot be played on your device. “We want Chicago,” the fans chanted as the Blazers landed back in Oregon.‘Rip City Revival’ then cuts to a one on one interview between Drexler and Ahmad Rashad for NBC, with Rashad calling Drexler and Jordan the best two guards in the league. "They don’t get enough credit. Future Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler, one of several Blazers interviewed for the film, was picked 14th in 1983 from the University of Houston and easily ended up being the best player in the draft. No videos available at this time. The other year saw them win 63 games but bow out in the conference finals, although many believe the 1991 team was the best of the lot.The Blazers unit from the early 90’s is remembered to have had incredible chemistry, and a team who upset the odds a little. Photo via NBATV. Tap 'Continue' to resume watching on this device.Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,SaturdayJanuary,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,DecemberThis video cannot be played on your device. Please review the This video cannot be played on your device.
“We were devastated by that loss to those guys,” Porter said.
The sporting world are documentary hungry, and the 89-92 Portland Trail Blazers are up next. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices.Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved.Trail Blazers: Should more bubble teams follow the Damian Lillard route in sitting out?Portland Trail Blazers: Two veteran replacements for Caleb Swanigan Portland swept a good Dallas team in the first round, beat the David Robinson and Larry Brown led Spurs in seven and beat Phoenix in six to reach the Finals. When using Safari, please ensure cookies are enabled in settings under Safari > Preferences > Privacy.This video cannot be played on your device. Instead, the Bucks took Jerry Reynolds 22nd. Portland came back to win Game 2 and split the following two games for a 2-2 series. Now, three decades later, Porter and Drexler share their inside stories about the 1989-1992 Blazers in a new exciting basketball documentary ‘Rip City Revival,’ which will be aired on Sunday, May 31st, 2020 at NBA TV, as a part of the Basketball Stories series. A documentary featuring the Portland Trail Blazers of 1989-92, “Rip City Revival,” is scheduled to air Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on NBA TV. Jordan, as he always did, wanted to prove a point and scored 46 in a Game 1 rout that came with his now iconic shrug. Please check back later.NBA videos tailored based on your favourite teams, players, and account preferencesRelated Video,Top Plays,NBA Game Recaps,NBA Game Highlights,ArchivesGet caught up on your favourite game in under three minutesHighlights from the best moments of live play from this week's NBA GamesAll the best moments in NBA history, including classic NBA games from years pastYour subscription does not provide access to NBA Archives content.Your subscription does not provide access to NBA League Pass Premium video channel content.Your NBA League Pass account has reached its maximum number of streams. After that, it moved on to Duckworth, who died of heart failure in 2008 at age 44, and Kersey, who died in 2015 at age 52.The team owner Paul Allen and executive Bucky Buckwalter built finished 59-23, the best regular season in franchise history.
Drexler, Robinson, Terry Porter, and Buck Williams are among the interview subjects, as well as Isiah Thomas, who bested them with Detroit in the 1990 NBA Finals. The next two picks were A.C. Green to the Lakers and Porter to Portland. Drexler finished second to MJ in the MVP voting. He was the last big piece in the puzzle, and had to sacrifice scoring to make the team work and had to defend superstars like Karl Malone.That year, Portland also drafted Cliff Robinson and signed the great Drazen Petrovic before the season, who proved to be their top bench players. “I know Clyde wanted to match up with Jordan,” Williams said. NBA TV is set to premiere ‘Rip City Revival,’ an hour-long documentary celebrating the Portland Trail Blazers' 50th Anniversary, featuring Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter & Buck Williams. After beating Utah in five games in round two, they fell to a Lakers team in six game that had one last run in them behind Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Byron Scott and Vlade Divac.Williams said they underestimated the Lakers at first, and he, Porter and the Blazers were in shock. Please review the Unable to verify your NBA partner. Clyde Drexler recalls Portland's glory days in 'Rip City Revival.' Three days before the 1989 draft, they traded Sam Bowie and a first rounder to New Jersey for Buck Williams. The film, titled Rip City Revival, will air on NBA TV as part of their ongoing Basketball Stories documentary series.