B.Roy - Western Conf. Player of the Week

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BRANDON ROY NAMED NBA’S WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Trail Blazers go 4-0 last week, improve record to 41-28

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy was named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the NBA.

Roy guided the Trail Blazers to a 4-0 week, including road victories against the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, and home wins vs. the Kings and Toronto Raptors.

The fourth-year Trail Blazer and three-time NBA All-Star averaged 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.25 steals while shooting 56.7% (38-67 FG) from the floor in four starts. He led Portland in scoring three times, rebounds once and assists twice in four games last week.

Roy, 25, netted 41 points (14-22 FG), eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 110-105 comeback win at Golden State, marking his fifth career game of 40-plus points (including playoffs).

Other nominees for the honor were Houston’s Luis Scola, Phoenix’s Amar’e Stoudemire and San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili. Milwaukee’s Andrew Bogut was chosen as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

His fifth time winning the award, Roy also took home Western Conference Player of the Week honors for the weeks ending April 12, 2009; Nov. 30, 2008; Dec. 16, 2007 and Dec. 9, 2007.

Roy joins Clyde Drexler as one of two players in franchise history to garner the award five times.

 

[julius]

It's still hard to believe he's done all he's done, and he's only 25. It seems like he should be doing this stuff when he's in his late 20's.

 

[MIXUM]

its a shame that he doesnt get more credit while guys like russel westbrook get his ass licked every day by the nba. take away durant ans see where his stats are.

 

[Cake]

its a shame that he doesnt get more credit while guys like russel westbrook get his ass licked every day by the nba. take away durant ans see where his stats are.

Yeah, it is too bad he doesn't get more credit.

That game is the perfect example of why we wont win a title with Roy and LA
Superstars like Kobe, Melo, Durant, etc dont have games like Roy just did, Too say it was pathetic is being nice. Not only was he 3-12 but he misses free throws and just doesnt seem to be involved when out there. I mean, there was a huge gap in the 2nd when we were getting killed and roy did NOTHING. Thats what superstars do? I dont know but I just dont see it. Im beginning to think Roy is more like a Granger/Iggy then a Melo or Durant. Those kinda stars are acrap shoot. Likley can get you playoffs but thats the ceiling.

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If you plan on winning titles with these two??? You gonna be pretty disappointed. Denver showed the difference between contenders and borderline 8th seeds.

http://www.sportstwo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155236

 

[mook]

What's the deal with Roy's hamstring anyway. I remember he complained about it, took some games off, came back, kind of sucked, complained some more, Nate told him to play through it, and here we are now.

Seems like I missed the step where Roy actually got better. Is it still bothering him but he's playing through it? Or is it healed up?

 

[MIXUM]

westbrook isnt better then roy but durant is about 100 times better then la.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

What's the deal with Roy's hamstring anyway. I remember he complained about it, took some games off, came back, kind of sucked, complained some more, Nate told him to play through it, and here we are now.

Seems like I missed the step where Roy actually got better. Is it still bothering him but he's playing through it? Or is it healed up?

Think we all went through the same saga. I think he played through it and now finally has his game back. At first I thought he was limited physically, but getting player of the week, maybe he was fighting a mental thing more than a physical thing.

How many coaches would tell their star player to suck it up and play through the pain?

 

[MIXUM]

many said it was more mental.

we would have clinched a playoff spot had roy played half of those 13

 

[andalusian]

I am willing to bet it is both of those. He still looks like it is a problem a little bit every once in a while - but getting over it is a big part of it as well, I am sure.

Remember that he tried to come early and it "flared" on him - so he had to lose more games - maybe this is the mental part of it - where he was afraid that if he again had to play through pain - it would tighten again...

 

[Nikolokolus]

westbrook isnt better then roy but durant is about 100 times better then la.

Nah, he's only 4.5 times better