I was there-they had Oden, then the coach and the GM of the blazers all speak, all were greeted by extremely enthusiastic cheers...when potter was introduced there was some booing (and some cheering and some silence)-not very loud but definitely there. Couldn't really tell if it was people really disliking potter or if people just didn't think he had anything to do with the whole deal, and wanted to hear more from oden...

I was there. The crowd was very enthusiastic and would probably cheer loudly if they held up a pencil with Oden's name on it. When Mayor Potter was introduced, a lot of people around me stopped clapping and just sort of looked at the ground, including me. And then people started booing. Not everyone, but enough people that it became a little bit uncomfortable.

yeah, when they first introduced him, the abrupt transition from raucous applause to silence was pretty hilarious. I was hoping for a tumbleweed to blow across the stage, or crickets to start chirping. Funcomfortable!

I think his reception would've been better had he not been quoted earlier advocating a committee and visioning process to make the Oden decision.

awesome

I heard someone yelled "you don't give a shit about sports!". I think some people associate Potter with Portland not getting a baseball team. eh?

After his recent asinine comments regarding the latest round of ICE raids, Potter should feel lucky he was not bombarded with a barrage of rotten Del Monte produce.