They weren't better than the Lakers & they didn't beat themselves in game 7. Lakers just came back and won because we had Kobe & Shaq best 1-2 punch in history. With the best coach in history Phil Jackson the zen master
I was a Portland resident during this time (moved from LA to Portland in 1990) but had become a diehard jazz fan during the Stockton to Malone era. My dad got courtside tickets to blazers games during this time and I got to go to several games and knew these guys well. It’s funny how badly I hated my own hometown team. The blazers stood in the way of the jazz in their final dynasty years. I eventually came to love the blazers and this team. Definitely one of the more underrated in history. Great video!!!
Definitely. Besides them "choking." They missed many shots but proof of mainstream players and team pandering was very prominent in that game 7 just like Sac series in 02. Very corrupt
What a Roster Blazers had back then Rasheed Wallace Arvydas Sabonis Scottie Pippen Steve Smith Damon Stoudemire Bench Brian Grant Jermaine O'Neal Detlef Schrempf Bonzi Wells Greg Anthony Gary Grant Stacy Augmon The Roster was a potential Title Contender.
gm bob whitsitt was actually good at putting that kind of talented roster together each year for the blazers, until he got rueben patterson. then the jailblazers developed
If the NBA was my girlfriend, the 2000 season was the honeymoon. I absolutely fell in love with the league at the time.. Looking back I would (as a Danish fan) have rooted more for the Blazers. I didn't at the time because I had bad taste I liked the Lakers. Could I time travel I would have rooted for that Blazers team. Boy what a collection of talents and personalities! As pointed out in this great video, the roster changes from 99 to the 2000 season made them a team of men instead of boys, maybe with the exception of Sheed, but his talents still were worth the challenges. The clashes they had with the West rivals Lakers, Utah, San Antonio, Seattle, Phoenix and Minnesota were amazing to watch.
Yo these videos are so well put together man. I love watching them. I can’t believe you uploaded this an hour ago and it has less than 100 views. Mad props to you tho
I remember sabonis going to the bench to take a break, and the entire crowd would begin to chant his name until he came back out onto the court. I went to sooo many games.
Former Blazers fan here. Have been avoiding this Blazer season due to them chocking so hard that post season. Despite that huge L, they were something special, thank you for emphasizing that. I forgot that the veteran squad was only put together that one season.
Thank you for this! I grew up in Portland and started watching basketball during the 98-99 lockout season. Heart broken from the Memorial Day Miracle and then the Kobe to Shaq alley oop. The buzz around the city during that 99-00 season is something I'll never forget. It can't be matched- even when we had Roy, Aldridge, and Oden, or even today with Dame and CJ. Great video!
aside from drexler why exactly did the blazers go far in the 90 91 and 92 playoffs and/or why did they not play the bulls as well in the finals as teams like the 1993 suns 1996 sonics and 1997 jazz
I was at that game where Scotty hit that 3 (at 11:35) …. I went in my malone jersey and Portland fans HATED malone and his elbows hahaha. When Pippen hit that 3, the roof almost blew off. Ears are still ringing from that night.
As a Lakerfan in 2K, my hottake on Porty is that they had massive immaturity issues with Sheed, had no defined superstar, and law of diminishing returns. There IS a prob with too many dudes who are all about as good as the next one. You’ll have ill defined roles and no continuity visavis the top players on a nightly basis. Plus, they temded to choke. When LAL won the 2/29/00 gm at Port w/ both teams at 45-11, Port immediately slid after the L. That was a microcosm of the 4th in G7. That said, they still almost did beat the Lakers, who weren’t poised themselves in Y1 of the 3peat. Jax and Shaw and Harp (vets) did things to swing momentum away from Port in G7. Lakes in 3pt yrs did make huge hay with early series Ws tho. Gm 1s in particular. Those are worth the same as Gms 5,6. That early focus saved their asses as well by the end of the 7th gm. Took easy G1 Ws vs Port and Sac. That’s all Phil imo. Mandating players visualize winning G1 and burning sage and shit.
Thank you for the video. Well done and accurate. That was definitely a championship roster. I still believe 1-10 they were more talented than the Lakers in 2000.
in 99/00 the east didn't equal the west cuz mike dunleavy was coach of the year if i'm right + the all star mvp was a tie between tim duncan + shaquille o'neal + shaquille o'neal was the season + finals mvp leading the lakers to the title
@@williegordon9188 it's nice to meet u thx 4 ur honesty but i refuse 2 agree with u AT ALL cuz they didn't face legends like jerry west larry bird magic johnson michael jordan kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain + bill russell
my favorite team all time.. have u got any regular season games??..the only problem with this team they didnt have a close in late games situations,pippen s fault.. bro u giving props to sabas,u areal one,spreading knowledge...who is the goat according to you?
Boricua Hispanic India n black IAM.. Pippen went to the final west side v Kobe n Shaq you guys don't gift credit to Pippen 6 champion ring. MVP all-star n MVP the dream team Google. Jordan with the wizard didn't make it to the playoffs but Pippen did.. Pippen need a little more credit..Jordan n Pippen was the best defense players.
If that was true you would have been in the 90 and 92 finals. And you needed corrupt refs in 99-00 Why you're team is called the Fakers. Oh... most pathetic team in the league now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Blazers swept LA in the '77 WCF. The 91, and 00 WCF went 6 and 7 games. Each team went on to win the finals once. That's all that matters, first round mismatches in favor of either team, and 01 and 02 first round Laker sweeps don't mean much. Everyone got swept by LA in 01 and 02. Doesn't matter anyways, sports don't mean jack shit in life.
Pippen could have really used a 2000 NBA title. He could have said Jordan is GOAT and was lead man on 6 championship teams [in Chicago], but, Jordan couldn't win without Pippen, and Pippen won 1 without Jordan. But... The 2000 Blazers r why Pippen was Pippen and not Jordan. Pippen in 94 was ahead in 6 of 7 games in semifinals [vs N.Y.] and lost series 3-4. In 95, Pippen was begging out of Chicago (didn't leave till 99 which is sorta bitch made) [and Chicago] was 34-31 and most likely on their way out of the elite class of the East and probably getting bounced out the first round before MJ returned. MJ saved the 95 Chicago Bulls and glued Scottie back to Chicago for another 3peat from 96-98. The 95 Bulls don't sweep the 95 Hornets and take the 95 Magic 6 games without MJ. They aren't even the 5 seed without MJ in 95. The Pippen era was flat lining after 1 season without MJ. The Pippen era in Houston and Portland eventually always inevitably flatlined as well.
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those Sabonis passes shown here are amazing
To this day I still can't watch that game seven😲😲😲
Saddest blazer moment of all time
@@datadude295 😖😖😖
I think about it a few times every year since then. I was a senior in high school. So sad
Damn, I forgot how deep those blazers were. The TWO deep lakers vs. the TOO deep blazers. Great series....
My favorite team of all time.
Same here man . Miss that team and those nba days
As a Bulls fan, this team is pretty close. Pip should have won one more ring outside the Bulls.
Same here.
the 99 and 00 blazers didn't equal the 77 90 91 and 92 blazers
why exactly did the 92 blazers not play the bulls as well in the finals as the 93 suns 96 sonics and 97 jazz
One of the deepest teams ever. They were better then the lakers that year but defeated them selfs in game seven. Excellent video.
They had the best team but lakers had the 2 best players
@@andrewlee9055 LAKERS had BEST Team. Scottie could not win with out Michael Jordan.
They weren't better than the Lakers & they didn't beat themselves in game 7. Lakers just came back and won because we had Kobe & Shaq best 1-2 punch in history. With the best coach in history Phil Jackson the zen master
@@paletangitau1247 best 1-2 punch in history?
@@paletangitau1247 they were better
I was a Portland resident during this time (moved from LA to Portland in 1990) but had become a diehard jazz fan during the Stockton to Malone era. My dad got courtside tickets to blazers games during this time and I got to go to several games and knew these guys well. It’s funny how badly I hated my own hometown team. The blazers stood in the way of the jazz in their final dynasty years. I eventually came to love the blazers and this team. Definitely one of the more underrated in history. Great video!!!
One of the best analysis of the Blazers I’ve ever heard. Respect. You really know your shit
Definitely. Besides them "choking." They missed many shots but proof of mainstream players and team pandering was very prominent in that game 7 just like Sac series in 02. Very corrupt
What a Roster Blazers had back then
Rasheed Wallace
Arvydas Sabonis
Scottie Pippen
Steve Smith
Damon Stoudemire
Bench
Brian Grant
Jermaine O'Neal
Detlef Schrempf
Bonzi Wells
Greg Anthony
Gary Grant
Stacy Augmon
The Roster was a potential Title
Contender.
That was the most talented Blazers team in history.
@@williegordon9188 They were not better than the 1977 Championship, 1990 & 1992 Blazers.
gm bob whitsitt was actually good at putting that kind of talented roster together each year for the blazers, until he got rueben patterson. then the jailblazers developed
Imagine every players in this team are in their prime. That’s 100% championship caliber team.
Been a Blazer fan 32 years now, since 1990. This was our last team that actually competed. Getting swept by the warriors in 2019 didn't cut it
Best video game team of all-time!!!
Real talk, this is one of my favorite teams ever and I’m from across the country.
If the NBA was my girlfriend, the 2000 season was the honeymoon. I absolutely fell in love with the league at the time.. Looking back I would (as a Danish fan) have rooted more for the Blazers. I didn't at the time because I had bad taste I liked the Lakers. Could I time travel I would have rooted for that Blazers team. Boy what a collection of talents and personalities! As pointed out in this great video, the roster changes from 99 to the 2000 season made them a team of men instead of boys, maybe with the exception of Sheed, but his talents still were worth the challenges. The clashes they had with the West rivals Lakers, Utah, San Antonio, Seattle, Phoenix and Minnesota were amazing to watch.
Yo these videos are so well put together man. I love watching them. I can’t believe you uploaded this an hour ago and it has less than 100 views. Mad props to you tho
Awesome vid. Worst moment as a sports fan for me was that Kobe-Shaq alley-oop
Yeah same but the ref media and stern bias was overall the killer
I FUCKING HATE IT SO MUCH!!
I used to love that 99 squad , I thought they was gone win it
I remember sabonis going to the bench to take a break, and the entire crowd would begin to chant his name until he came back out onto the court. I went to sooo many games.
Former Blazers fan here. Have been avoiding this Blazer season due to them chocking so hard that post season. Despite that huge L, they were something special, thank you for emphasizing that. I forgot that the veteran squad was only put together that one season.
Damn I don't know how I didnt pay attention to this Blazer team. Stacked!!! I mis the NBA of those days, now it sucks
how do u feel about the 77 blazers led by walton
@@youtuber3328 all I know they were the champs
@@adriansmith2182 that's right and bill walton was the finals mvp
I don't care that they had problems . Growing up in Portland in the 90s these guys were my childhood.
how do u feel about the 90 91 and/or 92 blazers
Thank you for this! I grew up in Portland and started watching basketball during the 98-99 lockout season. Heart broken from the Memorial Day Miracle and then the Kobe to Shaq alley oop. The buzz around the city during that 99-00 season is something I'll never forget. It can't be matched- even when we had Roy, Aldridge, and Oden, or even today with Dame and CJ. Great video!
Portland will never beat the Lakers in the playoffs.Last time y'all did it was 1992 when Magic retired. Y'all beat us 3-1 in the first round.
aside from drexler why exactly did the blazers go far in the 90 91 and 92 playoffs and/or why did they not play the bulls as well in the finals as teams like the 1993 suns 1996 sonics and 1997 jazz
why exactly did the blazers lose 4-0 to the spurs in 99 and 4-3 to the lakers in 00
Great overview dude, thanks. Agree with all your assessments as a lifelong Blazer fan🤝
the 99 blazers were ACTUALLY a #3 seed going 35-15
love your vids
The best couple of years in basketball was produced by this team.. damn
how do u feel about kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell
I was at that game where Scotty hit that 3 (at 11:35) …. I went in my malone jersey and Portland fans HATED malone and his elbows hahaha. When Pippen hit that 3, the roof almost blew off. Ears are still ringing from that night.
the 99 and 00 blazers didn't equal the 77 90 91 and 92 blazers as well as the 92 94 96 97 and 98 jazz
how do u feel about the royals 76ers warriors and celtics teams led by oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell
My fave team
This team was absolutely stacked. The league pulled some pretty ridiculous shenanigans to get the Lakers in the finals.
This instrumental fire cuddy
As a Lakerfan in 2K, my hottake on Porty is that they had massive immaturity issues with Sheed, had no defined superstar, and law of diminishing returns. There IS a prob with too many dudes who are all about as good as the next one. You’ll have ill defined roles and no continuity visavis the top players on a nightly basis. Plus, they temded to choke. When LAL won the 2/29/00 gm at Port w/ both teams at 45-11, Port immediately slid after the L. That was a microcosm of the 4th in G7. That said, they still almost did beat the Lakers, who weren’t poised themselves in Y1 of the 3peat. Jax and Shaw and Harp (vets) did things to swing momentum away from Port in G7. Lakes in 3pt yrs did make huge hay with early series Ws tho. Gm 1s in particular. Those are worth the same as Gms 5,6. That early focus saved their asses as well by the end of the 7th gm. Took easy G1 Ws vs Port and Sac. That’s all Phil imo. Mandating players visualize winning G1 and burning sage and shit.
very cool video man
It was beautiful basketball. Deep
Greatest roster ever put together.
Thank you for the video. Well done and accurate. That was definitely a championship roster. I still believe 1-10 they were more talented than the Lakers in 2000.
the 55-27 jazz were ACTUALLY a #3 seed in 99/00
Keep the content up.
I loved the Jail Blazers!!!
the 99 jazz were ACTUALLY a #2 seed going 37-13 + that's exactly why they had HOME COURT ADVANTAGE over the blazers in the west semi finals
Rasheed Wallace 😤😤😤
Their head coach is Mike Dunleavy. That's the reason for the failure. It's the coach who messed up that stellar lineup.
for multiple reasons the 99 + 00 blazers certainly didn't come close to being = to the 93 + 96 sonics
We were burnt out from making the finals in 90 and 92 while you guys were on vacation
@@duanemccauley4017 please tell me about being burnt out and the vacation expression and/or details
in 99/00 the east didn't equal the west cuz mike dunleavy was coach of the year if i'm right + the all star mvp was a tie between tim duncan + shaquille o'neal + shaquille o'neal was the season + finals mvp leading the lakers to the title
going 59-23 they were ACTUALLY a #2 seed
With all of that talent they should have won 70 games.
@@williegordon9188 it's nice to meet u thx 4 ur honesty but i refuse 2 agree with u AT ALL cuz they didn't face legends like jerry west larry bird magic johnson michael jordan kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain + bill russell
I don't remember Jermaine at all.
1999到2000的拓荒者超強 那時號稱可排出2個先發陣容。由pippen領軍跟湖人大戰7場後。 就開始走下坡了 很可惜。球員個人能力超強只是不團結
my favorite team all time.. have u got any regular season games??..the only problem with this team they didnt have a close in late games situations,pippen s fault.. bro u giving props to sabas,u areal one,spreading knowledge...who is the goat according to you?
Jordan is the greatest, but I love what LeBron bring to the table. I appreciate both equally. Along with Kobe.
i'll say the goats are wilt chamberlain and bill russell
the 99 + 00 blazers didn't face jerry west larry bird magic johnson michael jordan kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain + bill russell
Arvidas ❤❤
Boricua Hispanic India n black IAM.. Pippen went to the final west side v Kobe n Shaq you guys don't gift credit to Pippen 6 champion ring. MVP all-star n MVP the dream team Google. Jordan with the wizard didn't make it to the playoffs but Pippen did.. Pippen need a little more credit..Jordan n Pippen was the best defense players.
They should have got Clyde Drexler if they got him they would have won the championship
best team ever 86 celtics… parrish,walton,bird,ainge,johson,mchale
Young sabonis is a jokic with athlecisim
Facts
Instrumental page . The first instrumental is first luke Wright . How do u find them bro . Kent Jackson
The Jail Blazers
We always eliminate Portland from the playoffs. GO LAKERS!! We're going back to back. 2021 is ours too.
LOOOOOLLL
loooioooooool
If that was true you would have been in the 90 and 92 finals. And you needed corrupt refs in 99-00 Why you're team is called the Fakers. Oh... most pathetic team in the league now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cause NBA back then was Rigged and the Refs are always in favor for the Lakers because of the Betting.
Blazers swept LA in the '77 WCF. The 91, and 00 WCF went 6 and 7 games. Each team went on to win the finals once. That's all that matters, first round mismatches in favor of either team, and 01 and 02 first round Laker sweeps don't mean much. Everyone got swept by LA in 01 and 02. Doesn't matter anyways, sports don't mean jack shit in life.
Stacey Augman stayed…
Pippen could have really used a 2000 NBA title. He could have said Jordan is GOAT and was lead man on 6 championship teams [in Chicago], but, Jordan couldn't win without Pippen, and Pippen won 1 without Jordan.
But... The 2000 Blazers r why Pippen was Pippen and not Jordan.
Pippen in 94 was ahead in 6 of 7 games in semifinals [vs N.Y.] and lost series 3-4.
In 95, Pippen was begging out of Chicago (didn't leave till 99 which is sorta bitch made) [and Chicago] was 34-31 and most likely on their way out of the elite class of the East and probably getting bounced out the first round before MJ returned. MJ saved the 95 Chicago Bulls and glued Scottie back to Chicago for another 3peat from 96-98. The 95 Bulls don't sweep the 95 Hornets and take the 95 Magic 6 games without MJ. They aren't even the 5 seed without MJ in 95. The Pippen era was flat lining after 1 season without MJ. The Pippen era in Houston and Portland eventually always inevitably flatlined as well.
the 1995 bulls had michael jordan starting on 3-17-95
@@youtuber3328 u r a mystery.
@@youtuber3328 but ur also a ghost 👻
@@youtuber3328 ND I am a ghostbuster
@@alecsanderhamilton9224 please explain
DA REASON Y THEY LOST,N DIDNOT WIN,ALL BECAUSE OF POOR COACHING,WHEN AN TEAM DO NOT HAVE AN GREAT COACHING STAFF,AN TEAM WILL NOT WIN,
Robbed by refs
How ironic that portland was called rip city....because they were RIPped off the 1999-2000 championship!!!!
These guys got Rob of there ring Laker had beating the sun & the Kings but did not ha& answer for Portland
Should of beat LA in game 7
Blazers really won against Lakers watch that series it was rigged for Lakers to win
It's a fixed game 7 the Lakers will win that series because L.A. is more Celebrity than Portland...
My favorite team of all time.
Mine too . I think about that Game 7 against the Lakers at least once a month while sometimes I think was rigged ...
@@omarreyesortiz5641 Totally rigged
it wasn't rigged
it wasn't rigged
@@youtuber3328 Even thought Tim Donaghy refereed that game.