Jason Quick Recaps The 2010 Decade

The 2010’s did not start off as one of the more exciting times to be aPortland Trail Blazersfan.

Yes, the “Jail Blazer” era ended in the mid-2000’s, culminating in the arrival of布兰登·罗伊（Brandon Roy）and LaMarcus Aldridge. But amid a lockout-shortened season in which veterans seemed to turn on soon-to-be-ex-head-coachNate McMillan, it was hard to see just what was coming on the other side.

But something seemed to change when the Blazers draftedDamian Lillardout of Weber State in 2012. In the years since, Blazers fans have witnessed some of the biggest shots in team history, a fourth-quarter playoff comeback for the ages, and the team’s first Western Conference Finals appearance since 2000.

In the most recent episode of his podcastIn the Rose Garden(subscription required),运动能的杰森（Jason）快速研究了过去十年的西装外套篮球，包括他如何决定他的全十年球队，奥尔德里奇（Aldridge）在波特兰的峰值以及与Netsthat started it all.

快速开始他的播客，深入研究他为什么选择McCollum的原因Matthewsfor the shooting guard spot on hisTrail Blazers all-decade team.

“Wesley MatthewsI gave serious consideration to because Wes was so important to those teams. Not only was he a great three point shooter and a great defender, but I used to say that he was kinda the heart rate of the locker room. He had a pulse of the team and was the guy who would get pissed off at teammates when they needed a kick in the butt and he was always playing through injuries. He just set a great tone on top of being a great two-way player.”

Quick also admitted that he considered Harkless, but could not justify slotting him overNicolas Batum.

Later in the podcast Quick discussed what he believed may have been the best transaction in team history, one that he argues eclipses the Buck Williams for Sam Bowie trade which sparked a pair ofNBA Finalsruns in the 90’s.

”The best thing that happened was they traded a bunch of those guys and one of those trades was Gerald Wallace to New Jersey for their first round pick and that pick ended up beingDamian Lillardwho is right now on pace to become the greatest Blazer ever. It’s interesting how some things come full circle where the worst moment of the decade ends up producing the greatest transition, arguably, in the history of the Blazers.”

And to top it all off, Quick just had to bring up arguably one of the most polarizing Blazers of the decade:雷蒙德·费尔顿（Raymond Felton）.

”If you come to Portland and you half-ass it or you’re a jerk, they remember. They do not forget that kind of stuff.雷蒙德·费尔顿（Raymond Felton）paid a price for the way he conducted himself in that year in Portland.”

尽管此时可能很难观看游戏，但重要的是要回顾过去并欣赏一些定义十年的高点。是否是罗伊（Roy）领导的季后赛对阵Mavericks或西装外套超越Nuggetsin seven games last summer, there has been a lot to smile about in Rip City over the past few seasons.

You can listen to Quick’s entire podcast onThe Athletic(潜艇cription required.)

And if you want to relive any of these moments, I have assembled some videos for nostalgia’s sake here: