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Rafter Riff Recap

First of all, thank you to everyone who was involved in the casting of over 600 votes and over 100 comments. As I said in the initial post, I was very interested in how all of you felt about these folks.

A recap of the voting:

  • Chris Webber's #4 would be retired if it were up to you, receiving 119 yes votes out of 128 for 92%.
  • Vlade Divac's #21 would join C-Webb, as Vlade gained 82 yes votes out of 103 for 79%.
  • Gary Gerould received 83% yes votes, though only 35 out of 42 cast.
  • Rick Adelman barely misses, receiving 24 yes votes and 28 no votes for 46%.
  • Geoff Petrie is a no at 34%, 16 yes vs. 30 no.
  • Mike Bibby is a no at 24%, 23 yes vs. 72 no.
  • Peja Stojakovic is a no at 14%, 14 yes vs. 86 no.
  • Grant Napear is a no at 15%, 7 yes vs. 35 no, though 51% say yes to hanging a jersey for Peaches is he is wearing it at the time.
I think that the results are appropriate. Every basketball "generation" should have representation in the rafters. For Sacramento, there was the Richmond generation, followed by our "golden age," followed by our current malaise. The hope is that several years from now guys like Kevin Martin and Spencer Hawes become topics of this conversation.

Thanks again to all who participated. Your input is greatly appreciated.

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What if...
They listed the team rosters next to the division/conference winner banners?

That way the guys from the glory days would get some recognition.

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by LeaguePassAddict on Mar 31, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Since I was gone...
...here is my 2 cents.

Webber's jersey has to be retired.  The entire face of the organization changed when he came to town (and stayed).

I would want to retire Vlade's jersey, pending one thing.  What jersey will he be instated in to the Hall of Fame with? (And he will be a HOFer, he signaled the begining of Europe coming to the NBA).  If he goes in as a King, then retire his jersey.  If he goes is under his current employer (I wont say out of spite), then no way.

Sadly, I say no for the rest of the bunch.  Not being from Sac, I dont ahve the same ties with the annoucing crew as many of you, so my vote shouldnt really count with them.  As for Peja, Bibby and the crew, sadly, I dont think they should be retired.

Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal

by 27freethrows on Apr 2, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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