BRoy Workout - Somewhat OT

[THE HCP]

Interesting that the only 2 who feel this way (Ed and MM)......... neither lives in PDX.

 

[BBert]

I agree with Ed and MM. I don't care what Roy does. I don't live in PDX either.

 

[THE HCP]

Interesting. Maybe there was more love for him if you lived here and town and were surrounded by other people that loved him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Interesting. Maybe there was more love for him if you lived here and town and were surrounded by other people that loved him.

Probably not. I grew up in Portland and lived there my entire life until 6 years ago. I have friends that feel the same way most of you feel, but I never got that attached.

 

[THE HCP]

I'm just saying, maybe it's easier to get attached if you are surrounded by the hype and other Blazer fans. At Brandon's pinnacle, you couldn't go anywhere here in town without people coming up and talking about his play....... I'm sure it was the same with Yao down there. If you are surrounded by that buzz, it's easy to get caught up in it!

 

[Mediocre Man]

I visit this damn site just about everyday, and watch every single game. You don't think I got all that?

 

[THE HCP]

I visit this damn site just about everyday, and watch every single game. You don't think I got all that?

Just think if you are around, you'd feel the vibe better then over the internet. Shit, I had to watch the Duck game from my hotel room in NY 2 weeks ago...... it was nothing like watching it at Autzen or even here in Portland with all my boys. Felt disconnected.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I'm just saying, maybe it's easier to get attached if you are surrounded by the hype and other Blazer fans. At Brandon's pinnacle, you couldn't go anywhere here in town without people coming up and talking about his play....... I'm sure it was the same with Yao down there. If you are surrounded by that buzz, it's easy to get caught up in it!

No. If you are a REAL Blazer fan.....

BRoy was the best player to wear the Red & Black and represent since I can remember. And I live in Canada now.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I for one am still sickened that he's not on the team. And, while I'm happy for him on a human level, I just can't stand to know he's capable of playing - and that he's wearing a different uniform. BRoy was just that special in my opinion.

 

[maxiep]

My dad took me to the very first Blazer game vs. Cleveland, and I've been a fan ever since. I lived through the 77-78 team crumbling before my eyes and this stretch is worse. As a Blazer fan, I've never been more depressed about the state of the team.

 

[Ed O]

I'm just saying, maybe it's easier to get attached if you are surrounded by the hype and other Blazer fans. At Brandon's pinnacle, you couldn't go anywhere here in town without people coming up and talking about his play....... I'm sure it was the same with Yao down there. If you are surrounded by that buzz, it's easy to get caught up in it!

I think it's possible... or maybe I'm just a robot. I don't care to see sports figures as real people, because I don't care about them as people. I don't get that caught up when guys are "good guys" nor when they're "bad guys". I want to see them play well for my team, and I want my team to win.

That's always how I've been with sports, I guess. Even when I got excited about the Blazers (in the early 90's, in the late 90's, and then with the Oden/Roy/Aldridge potential) I didn't get excited about whether they were nice guys or not, and I know that every player is going to play somewhere else someday.

Ed O.

 

[Eastoff]

I think it's possible... or maybe I'm just a robot. I don't care to see sports figures as real people, because I don't care about them as people. I don't get that caught up when guys are "good guys" nor when they're "bad guys". I want to see them play well for my team, and I want my team to win.

That's always how I've been with sports, I guess. Even when I got excited about the Blazers (in the early 90's, in the late 90's, and then with the Oden/Roy/Aldridge potential) I didn't get excited about whether they were nice guys or not, and I know that every player is going to play somewhere else someday.

Ed O.

SOCIOPATH!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Interesting that the only 2 who feel this way (Ed and MM)......... neither lives in PDX.

I agree with Ed and MM, and I live in Portland. He meant a lot to the franchise in that we went from the downfall of JailBlazers era into the lotto era, and he at least helped turn things around and make the team respectable. He was a great player for us. But it's not going to suck seeing him play in Minnesota. Part of greatness is durability and longevity, which remains to be seen with Roy. He'll do some great things for Minne. Glad he's playing again. But don't really care, otherwise. Like Gotye says, Roy is "just somebody that I used to know."

I find it funny that there are several people who complained about the way the Blazers played slow ball and used ISOs so frequently, but are so super-sad Roy is gone. Roy was the reason the team played the way they played. Don't get me wrong, dude was amazing at times, and he could have ended up as the greatest Blazer of all-time. But based on the things that were and weren't accomplished while he was here, he's not in the conversation.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

SOCIOPATH!

That's legitimately what that post made me think..

 

[dviss1]

My take is,

for me to go from "we envision Brandon starting" to "the doctors have said I need to retire" was a huge blow. I could take Oden. Compared to Roy, he did nothing.

When you have a player like Roy, when the game is going you think to yourself, "as long as we keep it close Brandon will come through in the end."

I for one will be sick to my stomach to watch the game when he comes back here in Black, Blue, and Green (could you have any worse team colors??)...

 

[KingSpeed]

I wonder how Blazers like LaMarus and Nicolas feel about Roy playing somewhere else.

 

[KingSpeed]

Maybe Minnesota will win the title this year. Both Drexler and Sheed, our last two stars, won titles right after they left us.

 

[CupWizier]

To some, I'm sure. To me, Brandon Roy is a player who only played 321 for Portland, and never got us out of the first round mostly due to the ISO's ran for him. I wish him nothing but the best, but people seem to revere him on the same level as guys like Drexler, who played 826 games for Portland.

psst, Roy was injured in two of the 3 playoff series and one player doesn't get you in or out of the first round.

 

[jlprk]

This one does and did and didn't.

 

[Mediocre Man]

psst, Roy was injured in two of the 3 playoff series and one player doesn't get you in or out of the first round.

Psst. I don't care. I never fell all over him like a lot of Blazer fans did. The offense was boring with him, unsuccessful in the playoffs and easy to defend.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

SOCIOPATH!

Lawyer.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Maybe Minnesota will win the title this year. Both Drexler and Sheed, our last two stars, won titles right after they left us.

Both traded midseason. If anyone was going to do it, it would've been Camby.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Just got round to watching the video. Struck by how similar Roy's and Lillard's facial bone structure is. Apropos of nothing...

Oh, and I've never lived in Portland, but I care a lot about Roy. I think I'd feel worse if a miracle happened and Oden amounted to something for some other team, just because I feel we got something out of Roy, but we never got value out of Oden, and invested so many hopes.

But yes: I am very glad Roy didn't go to the Lakers.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Will he get a huge cheer when he plays in the RG for the first time? I will be ashamed for all Blazers fans if he doesn't.

 

[Eastoff]

Lawyer.

Whoa, whoa! That's a little harsh, don't you think?!

 

[Boob-No-More]

Psst. I don't care. I never fell all over him like a lot of Blazer fans did. The offense was boring with him, unsuccessful in the playoffs and easy to defend.

I blame that on the coach more than the player. When you call the same damn play over, and over, and over ad nauseum it becomes very easy to defend, no matter how talented the player is with the ball in his hands. Nate got outcoached in EVERY playoff series while here and completely failed to make adjustments mid-series.

BNM

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Psst. I don't care. I never fell all over him like a lot of Blazer fans did. The offense was boring with him, unsuccessful in the playoffs and easy to defend.

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Yawn.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Maybe Minnesota will win the title this year. Both Drexler and Sheed, our last two stars, won titles right after they left us.

Sheed didn't help ATL at all!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I think S2 bitched more when Roy was healthy for that reason: Roy/McMillan ball.

 

[THE HCP]

.......sheridanhoops.......

Is Brandon Roy ready to dominate the league again? He appears to believe so, from Ray Richardson of Pioneer Press: “Roy, signed by the Timberwolves as a free agent July 31 after sitting out all of last season, conceded the coaching staff has tried to “hold me back.” Roy, who averaged 19.0 points per game in five seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, is determined to prove he still can play. He has had six surgeries on his knees, but he underwent platelet-rich plasma therapy in 2011 and believes that will resurrect his career. ”I want to come in and make an impact right away,” Roy said. “I want to be ready to deliver. A lot of people think I’m going to be limited. I tell them, ‘Go ahead and think that way.’ I’m not cautious about anything. I’m confident everything will go well.”