Portland is not just a great city. It is a city that has every kind of aspects such as parks, bars, sports, weather, etc. Sports are all over the place in Portland. Basketball for example is the famous and more popular sport in the city. The basketball team called Blazers. Blazers got their first championship in 1977 at their first time in the playoffs. However, "rip" means rest in peace, but not here in Portland. In Portland, rip city represent the basketball team, or Blazers as it is called. The nickname appeared when Bill Schonely screamed and said rip city during Lakers game's when three point shot by Jeremy Barnes got in. Schonely knows howand why fans feel the way they do. If it weren't for him and the emotions he evokes, none of the craziness, the fervor, the insane home crowds and peerless support would have ever come about. He said that "rip city means something good, something positive. Furthermore, Blazers' fan believe that the nickname came from a lover to the team. They loved it and they will love for ever. On another hand, other teams' fans might think that the meaning of rip city is the original meaning of it which rest in peace, however that might help Blazers to affect other teams psychologically. Additionally, imagining how much power could be found in one or two words by a famous person. Over four decades, these two small words has become special for both of the fans and the team itself. Nowadays, anyone can find rip city logo almost all around the city. Fans are crazy about it. This logo is very special for the Blazers, so use it as a representation for all kind of sports cannot be possible because the way it appeared, where it appeared, and who come up with it are things cannot be ignored. Tempers, Thornes, Vikings are sports teams where every one of them has something special. Tempers for example, cut piece of tree once someone soccer. These things are very important for the fan. Same thing happening with Blazers' fan and rip city though.
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what this slogan says about the city's passion for its sports teams. Does it portray Portland as a city that's crazy about sports? Is that an accurate representation. Why or why not? Also, do the Blazers really have a home court advantage (in other words, are the Blazers' more likely to win on their home court, especially in the playoffs, than other basketball teams)?