Comments on: Raising a banner for the Buffalo Braves

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:23:47 +0000

Thanks for taking the lead with this and for being the catalyst for more discussion on the Braves, and the banner concpet. Would Mayor Brown be influential with this effort? I’d be interested to know if there has been any response after the posting of this piece from the Sabres’ brass.

By: Nick Isby

Nick Isby — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:40:13 +0000

I love the idea of the Braves banner, and have thought for a while that something should be done. The only thing I don’t like one banner. There is lots of space in the HSBC Arena rafters because the only team that wins championships is the Bandits. Put seperate banners for Smith and McAdoo in the rafters, plus maybe one with just a Braves logo and the years they were here. But I also think there should be some sort of banner for the Buffalo Bisons to, saying how many Calder Cups they won, or the years the team played in Buffalo. And while the Sabres are up there, please take down the 1980 Prince of Wales banner, the Sabres won the regular season, not in the playoffs. But the chances any of these banners ever go up is slim, the Sabres won’t even hang Darris Kilgour’s retired 43 for the Bandits in the rafters, instead it is on the field between two ads. They won’t even honor Les Bartley, who is the NLL’s all time winningest coach, until Darris breaks the record next season.

By: Peter Farrell

Peter Farrell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:43:32 +0000

Seems like a no brainer to me also. I think it's important to do especially in the wake of Smith's passing, that event has gotten some Clippers bloggers(yes, there are some) to kick around the idea of Smith's number going up to the rafters of Staples Center. Would make more sense here though, you would think....right?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:33:17 +0000

That was a fantastic feature piece in artvoice. i hope the magnitude of article puts the pressure on One Seymour Knox III Plaza.

By: Michael Powers

Michael Powers — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:57:22 +0000

Terrific idea and that draft of the banner is spot. We got gyped out of the Braves despite good support. This would be a great idea to pay a little homage to an important part of the sports scene in mid-70’s Buffalo.

By: Chris Smith

Chris Smith — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:56:21 +0000

Awesome looking banner, this is a great idea and something to add some history to HSBC Arena.

By: Joe Guckin

Joe Guckin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:12:34 +0000

This would seem to be a no-brainer. I can’t imagine why the Sabres would possibly object to the idea.

By: Tom Schuh

Tom Schuh — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:50:34 +0000

This is an awesome idea. The design is perfect. I would hope that The Powers That Be would use it exactly as is. Randy Smith is easily one of the top five athletes in Buffalo sports history. Given his exploits with Buff State and the Braves, you can argue that he was the best all-around athlete ever to play here. His passing makes it obvious that this was an idea way past due. And McAdoo was a peerless natural scorer. Don’t forget he went on to be a world champion with the Lakers.