Brandon Roy to the HOF?

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While I loved his game and how the team developed during his time in PDX, even taking his late game heroics into account. I feel like his career was too short (due to injuries) and he didn’t get the team far enough( to the finals) I don’t think he is a hall of famer nor should #7 hang in the rafters or be an off limits jersey number any more.

Would love to see new ownership bring him on board in some capacity in the future.
 
THE HCP said:
A TON of hate flowing out of this post bro.
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There is no hate - I'm not a Roy hater and think its stupid people like MM that hold him trying to make a comeback against him. I could care less about Paul Allen's insurance settlement and it boggles my mind why any fan would care.

I was excited when Roy repped us again at the lottery the other year.

Wesley Matthews was one of my favorite Blazers, along with Terry Porter. If anyone talked about either of them being considered for the HOF I'd think its as equally ridiculous. Has nothing to do with how much I like or dislike a player.

Blazers just didn't accomplish enough when Roy was here and he obviously played far to short of a career. Some of the delusional Roy fanatics have had a warped sense of his importance to Blazers history IMO. I don't buy any of the claims of him saving the franchise from leaving or other nonsense.
 
Kell said:
While I loved his game and how the team developed during his time in PDX, even taking his late game heroics into account. I feel like his career was too short (due to injuries) and he didn’t get the team far enough( to the finals) I don’t think he is a hall of famer nor should #7 hang in the rafters or be an off limits jersey number any more.

Would love to see new ownership bring him on board in some capacity in the future.
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Forget the finals - Roy didn't get them to win a playoff series. Even with HCA as the favorites the Blazers only won 2 games. Roy never helped get the Blazers more than those 2 playoff wins in a series.

Zach Randolph got the Blazers further - pushing the Mavs to game 7 after being down 0-3 once he entered the starting lineup.
 
Its not even a conversation. Its a close-the-door-on-them kind of deal. Not even a start of a conversation.

Coming from someone who loved Roy.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Some of the delusional Roy fanatics have had a warped sense of his importance to Blazers history IMO. I don't buy any of the claims of him saving the franchise from leaving or other nonsense.
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Roy took this team out of the Jail Blazer era. Things were very dark for this fan base. Tons of rumors, even PA had seemed to have lost a little of his love for his favorite toy.

I think you can make an argument that Roy saved the franchise. Is that enough to make the HOF? Not really.

But there was a 2 year window where Roy was the best shooting guard in the NBA behind Kobe. If Roy had been killed in a car or plane accident, I think he would already be in the HOF based on what could have been.

Does what could have been count as much when a career is ended by injury vs death?

Case in point:

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Roy had a longer and better career. Drazen is in the HOF.
 
I also really love Roy and there is no question that he was on a Hall of Fame trajectory. I won't be angry if he gets the nod but I also don't expect him to get it and based on his body of work if I had a vote I'd try to be impartial about it and not vote Roy in.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Roy took this team out of the Jail Blazer era. Things were very dark for this fan base. Tons of rumors, even PA had seemed to have lost a little of his love for his favorite toy.

I think you can make an argument that Roy saved the franchise. Is that enough to make the HOF? Not really.

But there was a 2 year window where Roy was the best shooting guard in the NBA behind Kobe. If Roy had been killed in a car or plane accident, I think he would already be in the HOF based on what could have been.

Does what could have been count as much when a career is ended by injury vs death?

Case in point:

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Roy had a longer and better career. Drazen is in the HOF.
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Drazen had an amazing career in Europe, as much as I love Roy, Drazen's career was better
 
Garrfield HS just let him go after winning 3 3A championships with his old high school as a coach. They also let the girl's coach go..apparently they want a complete reset in their athletics department. Roy's jersey hangs in the rafters there. He'd be a good candidate to assistant coach with the Blazers or the Remix.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Roy took this team out of the Jail Blazer era. Things were very dark for this fan base. Tons of rumors, even PA had seemed to have lost a little of his love for his favorite toy.

I think you can make an argument that Roy saved the franchise. Is that enough to make the HOF? Not really.

But there was a 2 year window where Roy was the best shooting guard in the NBA behind Kobe. If Roy had been killed in a car or plane accident, I think he would already be in the HOF based on what could have been.

Does what could have been count as much when a career is ended by injury vs death?

Case in point:

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Roy had a longer and better career. Drazen is in the HOF.
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It's called the BASKETBALL hall of Fame, not the NBA hall of Fame.

Petros non NBA career and his overall legacy dwarves anything Roy did on the court.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Roy took this team out of the Jail Blazer era. Things were very dark for this fan base. Tons of rumors, even PA had seemed to have lost a little of his love for his favorite toy.

I think you can make an argument that Roy saved the franchise. Is that enough to make the HOF? Not really.

But there was a 2 year window where Roy was the best shooting guard in the NBA behind Kobe. If Roy had been killed in a car or plane accident, I think he would already be in the HOF based on what could have been.

Does what could have been count as much when a career is ended by injury vs death?

Case in point:

View attachment 78728

Roy had a longer and better career. Drazen is in the HOF.
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I'm just not buying Roy saved the Blazers. No doubt it was better years with Roy here than before. That's how following the franchise works, some years are better than others.

Dame was better than the years prior. Sheed era was better than the years prior.

Hopefully whoever we draft this year will be able to say something similar in a few seasons.
 
Kell said:
While I loved his game and how the team developed during his time in PDX, even taking his late game heroics into account. I feel like his career was too short (due to injuries) and he didn’t get the team far enough( to the finals) I don’t think he is a hall of famer nor should #7 hang in the rafters or be an off limits jersey number any more.

Would love to see new ownership bring him on board in some capacity in the future.
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I agree 100%
 
blazerkor said:
I also really love Roy and there is no question that he was on a Hall of Fame trajectory. I won't be angry if he gets the nod but I also don't expect him to get it and based on his body of work if I had a vote I'd try to be impartial about it and not vote Roy in.
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Agreed. I would definitely be happy if he got it. I just don't expect he will.
 
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