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[Fez Hammersticks]

Suke and Isaac say the rumor they are hearing is that Brandon Roy needs microfracture surgery.

It made me think that the management must have known about his knees and was a huge factor in giving Wesley Matthews such a huge contract offer when we already had a more than capable backup SG in Rudy.

FML

 

[cdub503]

if they knew back when he got the contract why didnt he get it over summer so the recovery time didnt go so far in the season?

 

[julius]

If he does, he does. Not much we can do about it.

 

[Blazinaway]

if they knew back when he got the contract why didnt he get it over summer so the recovery time didnt go so far in the season?

Brandon probably did not want to do it yet and to give it a go first, can't blame him. As I have said it's why we got Wes, kept Rudy, and probably drafter Williams - "insurance.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

If he does, he does. Not much we can do about it.

If he dies, he dies.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I'm trying to find that thread on here that talks about Roy's knees. This summer I remember a person who used to work with the team or something like that ripped the team and Kevin Pritchard. He specifically said that Roy's knees were shot and only had a few 'good' years left, "at the most".

 

[Minstrel]

It made me think that the management must have known about his knees and was a huge factor in giving Wesley Matthews such a huge contract offer

Matthews got the MLE. It may or may not be an overpay, but it was hardly a huge contract offer. He was paid solid role-player money, probably because the Blazers envision him as a solid role-player. Rather doubt that he was signed as a "Roy replacement."

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

At the time we certainly overpaid and heavily frontloaded the contract to make sure we landed him. He's shown flashes that he could be a bargain at that price but even he was shocked at our offer.

 

[MIXUM]

Sports buisness radio. He says Roy had 2-3 years left at most and his knees were in bad shape. It was a very good podcast. Right after kpee got fired. He also said lebron was 100% gone. I think we all knew he needed microfracture. Quick just doesn't wanna say it cause it the blazers flagship station.

 

[THE HCP]

WOW!

 

[MIXUM]

Hcp? I'm sure u have heard this.

 

[Blazinaway]

At the time we certainly overpaid and heavily frontloaded the contract to make sure we landed him. He's shown flashes that he could be a bargain at that price but even he was shocked at our offer.

we paid a premium for the "insurance", but it's likely we needed it

 

[julius]

If he dies, he dies.

well, if he dies then obviously we got the worse end of that deal.

Oh wait, I hope no one knows anyone who died recently. Because if they do, I might get yelled at for being insensitive like barfo.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

If the team knew Roy might need season ending surgery, it's surprising they would have moved Bayless for a draft pick.

 

[julius]

If the team knew Roy might need season ending surgery, it's surprising they would have moved Bayless for a draft pick.

quit talkin logic..we're at the beginnings of a panic attack!

 

[MIXUM]

Why is he practicing and possibly playing if the blazers know this? That is so strange to me.

 

[RoyToy]

Heard a rumor or started a rumor?

Who was their source?

 

[Elvin Jones]

I am willing to believe absolutely any unsubstantiated rumor, so long as it dovetails perfectly with my already-established preconceived assumptions of a given situation.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

If the team knew Roy might need season ending surgery, it's surprising they would have moved Bayless for a draft pick.

Bayless just did not fit. I see a much improved Fernandez playing next to real point guards.

Oh wait, I hope no one knows anyone who died recently. Because if they do, I might get yelled at for being insensitive like barfo

Crud, I may be in trouble too. My apologies if anyone knows someone that got traded to a team that could tolerate their Pteradactyl arms and zero ability to run an offense.

 

[Minstrel]

At the time we certainly overpaid

At the time? You mean, with the information we had all those years back when we gave it to him? Now, with hindsight, it doesn't look so bad?

and heavily frontloaded the contract to make sure we landed him.

Irrelevant. Front-loading doesn't change the value of the contract in any particularly significant way, except insofar as money now is worth a bit more than money later. Over the length of his deal, that's not really a terribly important dynamic.

He's shown flashes that he could be a bargain at that price

He's arguably been worse this season than last. If you see flashes now that suggest he may be a bargain, they were present last year, too. You probably just didn't watch him.

Regardless, an MLE deal for a solid reserve-caliber player on a good team who plays good defense is not a "huge offer" in any way, shape or form.

 

[barfo]

I am willing to believe absolutely any unsubstantiated rumor, so long as it dovetails perfectly with my already-established preconceived assumptions of a given situation.

This should be on the S2 masthead.

barfo

 

[Elvin Jones]

This should be on the S2 masthead.

barfo

It's my mantra. I say it a thousand times before I sleep to make sure no facts ever enter my brain without being checked against the consistency of my long-hardened worldviews.

 

[LittleAlex]

Suke and Isaac say the rumor they are hearing is that Brandon Roy needs microfracture surgery.

It made me think that the management must have known about his knees and was a huge factor in giving Wesley Matthews such a huge contract offer when we already had a more than capable backup SG in Rudy.

FML

If those two clowns on a radio station that got their Blazer coverage taken way say something is true then you have to believe it.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm trying to find that thread on here that talks about Roy's knees. This summer I remember a person who used to work with the team or something like that ripped the team and Kevin Pritchard. He specifically said that Roy's knees were shot and only had a few 'good' years left, "at the most".

I vaguely recall that being said too ... I'm not sure if it's reputable or verifiable, but it's something to consider.

 

[MIXUM]

i have the audio clip as a mp3 but dont know how to post it here

its sports buisness radio

 

[Nikolokolus]

i have the audio clip as a mp3 but dont know how to post it here

its sports buisness radio

You'd have to upload it somewhere then provide the link ... or if it's still in SBR's archive you could give us that link.

 

[MIXUM]

this from june 28th ....bobby corser

"team will look drastically different in july 2011


"nate will be gone" "vulcans dont think this current team will take them to next level" "by allstar break, nate needs to be well above 500."

"brandon roy.......... i talked to someone this week who said roy has 2-3 years left in the nba."

"roy plays hard.... goes to basket.... gets beat up.... my source said roy has 2-3 years left as a good player."

"oden is not a guy to build around, at this point hes just a bonus"

"those are 2 of the guys on the billboard across from the rose garden as building blocks"

"they are gonna need to find a way to keep roy healthy, find a way to fix oden, and accept aldridge for what he is"

 

[MIXUM]

"the blazers only chance to succeed is adding another cornerstone to roster'

'the blazers brass did not want roy to get the max deal because of knees"

"if you watch gilbert arenas, hes what roy will become cause of the knee surgeries"

"batum will not be a superstar but a really good player"

 

[MIXUM]

scary stuff coming true before our eyes. amazingly he talked about roy getting beat up and now we hear less minutes for roy with bad knees

 

[Elvin Jones]

Scary stuff, indeed. It does make sense that the reason the extension took so long was because of health concerns. Of course, I and every other fan was wondering what the holdup was... now it looks like they should have really stuck to their guns, gone public with their concerns to quiet the fans, and either tried to get him to ink a smaller deal or let him remain unsigned if it came to that.