Bottom line: Roy is the best player in the series.

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And quite honestly, LMA is very possibly the second best player in the series. And that is why we will win this series. I cannot WAIT to play the Lakers in the second round.
 
Miksaid said:
I would say Scola is second best.
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I agree. Aldridge has had a couple of stellar games, but Scola has consistently been the second best player in this series. We have yet to really find an answer for him.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I agree. Aldridge has had a couple of stellar games, but Scola has consistently been the second best player in this series. We have yet to really find an answer for him.
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Scola plays so well (and patient!) within his game. He has had LMA confused, confounded, and concerned most of the series.
 
Scola gets a free pass because of that god damned chinese robot.

If Yao wasn't so huge but also such a wuss that he can't get bumped around, then we wouldn't have to sammich him.
 
Uncle Ty said:
I would say he's been the 3rd best player, behind Roy and Yao. Scola has clearly outplayed LaMarcus so far in this series, imo.
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I think this is correct. Scola has better stats that Aldridge, so you could give him the nod, but I wouldn't be against a case being made for LMA either. Scola benefits from constant front and double teams of Yao, giving him clean look after clean look. Aldridge on the other hand is allowed to get double-teamed because Greg and Joel have proven to be a non-factor on offense this series.

Roy has found a way to overcome doubles and multiple looks from the Rockets, so he gets the nod as the best player. However, Yao is the #1 focus of our defense, and the majority of Houston players are getting clean looks thanks to the attention we have to give to Yao, so it's hard to give anyone else a nod for the #2 ranking in this series. The Rockets would be dead in the water without Yao, but could manage to win a game without Scola.
 
Kobe, Paul, and Roy are the top 3 players in the Western Conference. It's a no brainer that he'd be the best player in this series. Billups and Parker round out the top 5 IMO.
 
BeerBoy said:
Kobe, Paul, and Roy are the top 3 players in the Western Conference. It's a no brainer that he'd be the best player in this series. Billups and Parker round out the top 5 IMO.
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Well, Chris Paul has not exactly played scintillating basketball.

The only reason I would hesitate to say LMA is #2 is that he has not been consistent. They showed the stats: averaging 23 points in the wins, 13 in the losses. (Or was it 26 in wins? something like that)

Clearly LMA is the Blazers' X factor. Roy is Roy. The role players play roles. When LMA has a good game they win.
 
My rankings for the series:

1. Brandon Roy
2. Yao Ming
3. Luis Scola
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
 
I think it's important to reflect at this time that if we would have done what was expected of us in 2006 and taken Rudy Gay, Brandon Roy would be a Rocket right now. Instead KP sniffed it out, took Randy Foye and forced the T-Wolves to deal with us instead of Houston.

And that, my friends, is the ultimate version of the Pritch-slap.
 
maxiep said:
I think it's important to reflect at this time that if we would have done what was expected of us in 2006 and taken Rudy Gay, Brandon Roy would be a Rocket right now. Instead KP sniffed it out, took Randy Foye and forced the T-Wolves to deal with us instead of Houston.

And that, my friends, is the ultimate version of the Pritch-slap.
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Ugh... Roy on the Rockets? That would have been a nightmare!
 
Not a knock on Scola (game wise.. I will knock his persona all I want) but Blake has made Scola look like an All Star this series.. with Our perimeter constantly getting blown by, Aldridge has had no choice but to move over and cut off the penetration.. leaving Scola wide open for those mid Range Jumpers.. which he is very good at.. if that would lessen (the penetration) then Aldridge would be better positioned to defend that shot. But I will admit Scola has played very well when Aldridge has been on him tight.. displaying an impressive amount of ball fakes to get his shot off down low.
 
1-Yao has been the best player in this series. The Rockets are up 3-2 and have a chance to close out at home. If the Rockets weren't so inept at getting him the ball, Yao would be making an even bigger impact on the game.

2-Roy has been the best Blazer. He's the only one that gets in the paint. If he could ever buy a fuckin call as he gets slammed to the ground, maybe this would be a different series.

3-Aldridge has been better than Yao. As BW just said, Scola has been so good because he's been wide open and has been money with that midrange shot.
 
BlazersBlood said:
1-Yao has been the best player in this series. The Rockets are up 3-2 and have a chance to close out at home. If the Rockets weren't so inept at getting him the ball, Yao would be making an even bigger impact on the game.

2-Roy has been the best Blazer. He's the only one that gets in the paint. If he could ever buy a fuckin call as he gets slammed to the ground, maybe this would be a different series.

3-Aldridge has been better than Yao. As BW just said, Scola has been so good because he's been wide open and has been money with that midrange shot.
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EH? :crazy:

1- Yao is the best player in this series, but 3- Aldridge has been better than Yao, and 2- Roy has been the best blazer???

I'm confused.
 
blazerboy30 said:
EH? :crazy:

1- Yao is the best player in this series, but 3- Aldridge has been better than Yao, and 2- Roy has been the best blazer???

I'm confused.
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I think he meant Aldridge is better than Scola
 
1. Roy, by a lot.

2. Yao, because we've had to warp our entire defense around stopping him - but, it's worked, he hasn't produced like the Rockets want/need.

everyone else, meh.

Scola's a role player and he knows it, but hey he a fantastic role player. His point production is a biproduct of the Rocket offense. He shot poorly on contested shots. He's smart and stopped taking them. Apparently, our rotation improved in the second half.

LMA has had some good games, some bad games. He still has too much Travis-itis where he takes more difficult shots than he needs to. He improved on that last game a little.
 
If you asked Aaron Brooks, he'd probably say Aaron Brooks is the best player in this series.

If you asked Ron Artest, he'd probably say Ron Artest is the best player in this series.

Which is why Yao isn't the best player in this series. He's the best player on the court for either team, but the Rockets just can't use him effectively. It's like they've been handed a high powered rifle, and they figured out it makes an excellent billy club. It does--but if they ever figured out how to pull the trigger, we wouldn't stand a chance.

So Brandon Roy is the best player in this series. He may only be a fine handgun, but at least we know how to aim him.
 
i'd say roy is number one but yao has been the second best player just for what he's done to our offense. for all the time and effort we have to put into guarding him, he's getting wide open looks for guys like scola. yao has been the best creator (point guard) in this series and lets not forget the 100% shooting night he had in game 1.
 
BeerBoy said:
Kobe, Paul, and Roy are the top 3 players in the Western Conference. It's a no brainer that he'd be the best player in this series. Billups and Parker round out the top 5 IMO.
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If you mean throughout the season than you're correct although Dirk would be in front of Parker but for playoffs Billups has been the best by far
 
BlazersBlood said:
Doh! Yeah, that's what I meant.

On a funny note, even my wife hates Scola.
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LOL mine too.. she wishes pain on him and finds his hair "disgusting and nappy"
 
KingSpeed said:
And quite honestly, LMA is very possibly the second best player in the series. And that is why we will win this series. I cannot WAIT to play the Lakers in the second round.
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there was no doubt that roy was the best player in the series.

there is also no doubt that yao is the 2nd best player in the series.

both players are far better than any else of the court at this point.
 
rocketeer said:
there was no doubt that roy was the best player in the series.

there is also no doubt that yao is the 2nd best player in the series.

both players are far better than any else of the court at this point.
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IMO, the only thing keeping Yao from being the best player on the court is Aaron Brooks. We can't stop him and our guys foul out trying to do so. It's like your point guards are secretly working for us.
 
maxiep said:
I think it's important to reflect at this time that if we would have done what was expected of us in 2006 and taken Rudy Gay, Brandon Roy would be a Rocket right now. Instead KP sniffed it out, took Randy Foye and forced the T-Wolves to deal with us instead of Houston.

And that, my friends, is the ultimate version of the Pritch-slap.
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i was so excited at the idea of roy on the rockets. it would have been amazing.
 
maxiep said:
IMO, the only thing keeping Yao from being the best player on the court is Aaron Brooks. We can't stop him and our guys foul out trying to do so. It's like your point guards are secretly working for us.
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i said before the series that one of the things that worried me on the rockets end for this series was that the blazers don't have anyone who can guard brooks on the perimeter. blake and sergio can't really guard him and i was worried that it would result in brooks completely getting away from yao. when brooks was making everything he shot, it wasn't a big deal but there's no excuse for brooks shooting 6-20 but yao only getting 12 shots.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I agree. Aldridge has had a couple of stellar games, but Scola has consistently been the second best player in this series. We have yet to really find an answer for him.
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LMA is averaging 18 ppg, 8 rpg, and nearly 2 bpg. Scola is averaging 17 & 7.
 
And Yao is not a top 2 player in the series. He only scored 9 ppg in Games 2 & 3.
 
rocketeer said:
there was no doubt that roy was the best player in the series.

there is also no doubt that yao is the 2nd best player in the series.

both players are far better than any else of the court at this point.
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Yao 15 ppg, 10 rpg, 1.2 bpg
LMA 18 ppg, 8 rpg, 1.6 bpg
 
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