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Portland Trail Blazers

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The Resume

    (1970- )
    Located in Portland, Oregon
    Won one NBA championship (1977)
    Nine retired numbers: Larry Weinberg's #1 (Owner), Dave Twardzik's #13, Larry Steele's #15, Maurice Lucas' #20, Clyde Drexler's #22, Bill Walton's #32, Lloyd Neal's #36, Geoff Petrie's #45, and Jack Ramsay #77 (Coach)
    Other former and current players include Rasheed Wallace, Arvydas Sabonis, Damon Stoudamire, and Zach Randolph

Why they might be annoying:

    Due to several high-profile run-ins with the law, they have recently been called the 'Jail-blazers.'
    Bill Walton looked like a hairy hippie when he was with the Blazers (though he's been a hippie his entire life.)
    They made the infamous mistake of drafting often-injured Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan.
    They lost 124-59 to the Pacers, the first time a losing team's score was doubled (1998).
    They blew a huge fourth-quarter lead during Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Lakers (2000).
    Because of that, then-general manager Bob Whitsitt got a bunch of star players for the team, which ruined team chemistry.
    That peaked when Rasheed Wallace threw a towel at Arvydas Sabonis.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Their name reflects the historic impact of the Oregon Trail.
    They have been one of the more consistently excellent franchises in the NBA, as their 2003-04 team was only the second of their teams to not make the playoffs since 1977.
    They were the last team to win the NBA title after not previously winning a playoff series.
    They have shed most of their 'Jail-blazer' reputation as they traded away their most troublesome players.

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 39 Votes: 12.82% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 155 Votes: 66.45% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 39 Votes: 17.95% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 82 Votes: 41.46% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 85 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 238 Votes: 65.13% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 159 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 103 Votes: 74.76% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 190 Votes: 68.95% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 1027 Votes: 74.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 67.47% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 127 Votes: 66.93% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 255 Votes: 69.80% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 172 Votes: 61.63% Annoying