Basketballs: May 2005 Archives
Mo Cheeks has moved on. He's been hired by Philly, and now he's selling his Portland home.
What lucky (and rich) Blazers fan will score this fancy pad high above NW 23rd Avenue?
I can't quite tell from the picture, but I believe the Rose Garden Arena is visible from the patio. That must have taunted him as the losses piled up.
From the "Lucky Charms" in the NBA Draft Lottery Notebook:
"Yesterday, I found a penny yesterday on the sidewalk," said Portland Team President Steve Patterson before the lottery.
"Was it heads up?" a scribe asked, referring to the superstition that a heads up penny is lucky.
"Yea, it was heads ups," he replied. "There you go!"
The superstition proved true as the Trail Blazers ultimately won the third selection in the Draft, jumping two spots from the fifth pick they were slated to get based on probability.
"I'm excited," Patterson said of the outcome. "No matter what, we're going to wind up with a real good player to help this ballclub to help get back to being the pride of Portland. The lottery is not something you really have control over.
"Fortunately the basketball gods shined down on us."
I hope that penny contains a lot more luck!