Hollinger - Roy The Magnificent Seven

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It really is amazing to think that we have such a great player on our team. When we were rebuilding it was hard to imagine us having this type of player. Roy has demolished my expectations for him in every year he has played for us. He just continues to get better, and really the way he plays is almost impossible to stop. He doesn't have a definite weakness, and it must make the opposing coaches life hell.
 
I actually sent an e-mail to Chuck Swirsky after the ROY vote came out. I told him that I respected his opinion but that he really should watch Brandon play a little more because he was a very special player. He sent back a really nice e-mail and wished the Blazers luck. That vote looks even dummer now.

If this team can continue on this path and stay healthy they are going to be so dominant when they're all hitting their primes.

Can you believe Stephen A. Smith went off about how stupid the Blazers were for trading for Brandon on draft night? :biglaugh:
 
Spud147 said:
I actually sent an e-mail to Chuck Swirsky after the ROY vote came out. I told him that I respected his opinion but that he really should watch Brandon play a little more because he was a very special player. He sent back a really nice e-mail and wished the Blazers luck. That vote looks even dummer now.

If this team can continue on this path and stay healthy they are going to be so dominant when they're all hitting their primes.

Can you believe Stephen A. Smith went off about how stupid the Blazers were for trading for Brandon on draft night? :biglaugh:
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SAS is a dumbass, always has been.

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Blazer Freak said:
If only we had this type of writing for the Oregonian...
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no doubt... I do like Joel Freeman though

Here's a beef I commonly have with the national media evaluating Roy... how does his outstanding athleticism get completely overlooked? Here's Hollinger...
It doesn't help that Roy highlights are hardly a YouTube staple. Not only is he far out of the limelight in the NBA's last bastion in the Pacific Northwest, but his game doesn't lend itself to the rim-rattling dunks or ankle-breaking crossovers that have gained notoriety for other players -- even if Roy's methods have proved to be more effective.

His game is pure craftiness -- changes of pace and direction, subtle fakes, midrange jumpers and cleanly executed finishes around the rim with either hand.
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Sure he'll lull the defender to sleep maneuvering, but he absolutely explodes at the point he sees his opening... dude has a 40+ vert!

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
no doubt... I do like Joel Freeman though

Here's a beef I commonly have with the national media evaluating Roy... how does his outstanding athleticism get completely overlooked? Here's Hollinger...

Sure he'll lull the defender to sleep maneuvering, but he absolutely explodes at the point he sees his opening... dude has a 40+ vert!

STOMP
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It's definitely a lost statistic, his vert that is. Although it was pretty visible against Cheikh Samb earlier this season. :lol:
 
The thing about Roy to me is that his athletic brilliance is sortof...non-obvious. When Kobe, James or Wade slash to the hoop and score, there's no question about how they got there. The blew past / through / over their defender. With Roy, it often seems like he slashes into a crowd and, like some magic trick, appears on the other side and flips the ball in. Like someone walking through a wall, leaving the wall undisturbed.

Obviously, if you replay it and even slow it down, it's clear that a great deal of athleticism and skill was at work. But at regular speed, during the game, it just looks like...magic!
 
The interesting thing about Roy is that he never looks to be in a hurry - it's just that the defenders seem to be stuck in a gravitational pull field that makes them go in slow-mo.
 
Finally some national acknowledgement on Roy's ascent to the top 10 list. I hate that moniker, though.
 
I'm convinced that Roy is actually Max Payne and he just steps into bullet time.
 
I don't think there's any other guy I'd rather have be the face of our franchise than B Roy. The guy represents Portland well, and is the type of under-the-radar star that we like to root for.

Don't know about The Magnificent Seven being his nickname though... John's gotta come up with something else.
 
Minstrel said:
The thing about Roy to me is that his athletic brilliance is sortof...non-obvious. When Kobe, James or Wade slash to the hoop and score, there's no question about how they got there. The blew past / through / over their defender. With Roy, it often seems like he slashes into a crowd and, like some magic trick, appears on the other side and flips the ball in. Like someone walking through a wall, leaving the wall undisturbed.
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The more I watch, the more I'm sure it's Jedi mind tricks. His nickname should be RoyBwan. :)
 
Nikolokolus said:
Me likey a lot!

Anybody like "Air France" as a nickname for Nicolas? (assuming he's nickname worthy in a couple of years)
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I think that nickname was floated for Pietrus back when he was a first- or second-year player. Also, I'm not a big fan of nicknames that reference other nicknames (in this case "Air Jordan"). I didn't like "Air Canada" for Carter.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Didn't Hollinger work in Portland at one time? Don't quote me, but I *think* he went from Portland to Atlanta to SI to ESPN.
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Quoted. If you're wrong, this will live forever.
 
I like "The Natural" the best still, but "The Magnificent (Seven)" is good as well. B-ROY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Didn't Hollinger work in Portland at one time? Don't quote me, but I *think* he went from Portland to Atlanta to SI to ESPN.
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OK, I won't.
 
I also like "The Natural." It fits his smooth, effortless-looking game.
 
BengalDuck said:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/news/story?id=3948936

As hyperlink shows, its an insider article and will be in the next ESPN the Mag.

about portland's road schedules...? (I guess. I haven't read it yet)
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Here you go.

The Blazers have a revolutionary approach to winning on the road. It starts with a 3 a.m. curfew. That's not check-in time. It's the earliest suggested bedtime.

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Roy and his mates have undergone a road awakening after a 13–28 mark away from the Rose Garden last season.

After consulting with doctors and a sleep expert, the team decided the best way to succeed away from home was to act as if they'd never left. So the Blazers stay on Pacific Coast time, no matter where they are. On the East Coast, that means 11 a.m. wake-ups and 10 p.m. practices to go with the club-kid bedtime.

It's hard to argue with the results. Through Feb. 18 Portland is 10—6 in games played two or more time zones away from the Rose Garden. That's after going 7—14 last season. "I feel the difference," says All-Star guard Brandon Roy.

Most coaches and players insist that sticking to the same routine is the only way to survive the grueling expanse of the NBA season. Charles Czeisler disagrees. The head of the sleep medicine divisions at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School convinced the Blazers that holding to a conventional regimen that is out of whack on the road is just plain foolish.

So instead of starting a trip with an early-morning flight, the Blazers take off closer to noon. Players get a full night's sleep in their own beds. That makes them less likely to nap after boarding. And no napping means they rarely miss meals. Sure, the guys can't explore the local nightlife immediately upon arrival; that's when they practice. But they do get to skip the traditional morning shootaround on gamedays in favor of another good night's rest.

"The guys have more energy, and their dietary habits and camaraderie are different," says team trainer Jay Jensen, who initiated the search for a solution to the road woes. "Flight attendants say we go through twice as much food as before."

The Blazers haven't lost their edge back home, either. Czeisler has taught them about circadian rhythms and body clocks, so now they know that by the start of a second half in Portland, an Eastern squad will be feeling the effects of melatonin, the body's hormone that regulates sleep. "We look for it," says Jensen. "We know it's our chance to jump on our opponents."

And to tuck them away for the night. On Portland time.
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