More lovely quotes from Roy.... now wants less minutes

[MIXUM]

Roy said his surgically-repaired right knee is not necessarily bothering him, but also said it’s “something I have to continue to deal with.’’

“I wouldn’t say that. The knee is kind of what it is,’’ Roy said. “I’ve been doing things off the court to strengthen it and I continue to work with (trainer) Jay (Jensen) and those guys, and we are still trying to figure out an answer for it. It’s something I have to continue to deal with.

“I hope it will get better if the minutes go down,’’ Roy said. “That’s the plan: Get the minutes down, hopefully be more explosive, and everything works out.’’

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2010/11/brandon_roy_says_his_body_tell.html

 

[MIXUM]

i will say this.... 5 games in first 2 weeks of november is brutal for a 22 year old with great knees

 

[RipCityInsider]

You fail to mention this is his third knee surgery and if not mistake, already top 5 in MPG. It would be smart to get his minutes down. I don't understand how you cannot acknowledge this?

 

[MIXUM]

i just said the sced is brutal but roys not gonna be right with less minutes either

 

[oldguy]

Scary story, dude.

Go Blazers

 

[The_Lillard_King]

You fail to mention this is his third knee surgery and if not mistake, already top 5 in MPG. It would be smart to get his minutes down. I don't understand how you cannot acknowledge this?

Do you know if that for a fact? (That doesn't right)

For all concerned there might be something wrong with Roy (and got mocked) . . . well when the star player is asking for less minutes and acknowledges he doesn't have the explosion he used to have, there was in fact a valid cause for concern.

 

[hasoos]

I pretty much assumed Roy would miss about 20 games this year. So move along. Nothing to see here.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think giving Roy less minutes is a great idea. There really isn't any reason to play him as many minutes as Nate plays him with Rudy, Matthews and even Batum on the roster. Roy is the one guy that has capable backups. Roy plays basically 39 minutes per game. You could easliy lower that to 35 and give Batum those minutes, or split them between Batum and either Rudy or Matthews.

The problem with cutting Roy's minutes is that our offense is "designed" to get him the ball on the perimeter and for him to create. That is 4 less minutes a night that we would go into a scoring drought without Roy bailing the offense out with a tough shot

 

[RoyToy]

Do you know if that for a fact? (That doesn't right)

For all concerned there might be something wrong with Roy (and got mocked) . . . well when the star player is asking for less minutes and acknowledges he doesn't have the explosion he used to have, there was in fact a valid cause for concern.

They showed a graphic that Roy has played the 2nd most minutes in the NBA behind Rudy Gay. Aldridge was right behind him.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I think giving Roy less minutes is a great idea. There really isn't any reason to play him as many minutes as Nate plays him with Rudy, Matthews and even Batum on the roster. Roy is the one guy that has capable backups. Roy plays basically 39 minutes per game. You could easliy lower that to 35 and give Batum those minutes, or split them between Batum and either Rudy or Matthews.

The problem with cutting Roy's minutes is that our offense is "designed" to get him the ball on the perimeter and for him to create. That is 4 less minutes a night that we would go into a scoring drought without Roy bailing the offense out with a tough shot

Abso-freaking-lutely. I agree with everything you just said.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

They showed a graphic that Roy has played the 2nd most minutes in the NBA behind Rudy Gay. Aldridge was right behind him.

Thanks . . . but I don't think Roy is top 5 in MPG. OKC has two players alone (Durant and Green) who average more minutes a game than Roy. I'm pretty sure there are others out there as well. But Blazers have played a more games so I see my confusion.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Conspiracy theory:

Roy is saying this because he wants Miller and Nate out......Discuss

 

[Jayps15]

Thanks . . . but I don't think Roy is top 5 in MPG. OKC has two players alone (Durant and Green) who average more minutes a game than Roy. I'm pretty sure there are others out there as well. But Blazers have played a more games so I see my confusion.

Yeah, not top 5 in MPG, but he's currently 5th in minutes played and he'll be 1st after tonight because no one else on the list plays tonight. We've had a brutal early season schedule with the games played, a 4 game road trip, and some good competition.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Thanks . . . but I don't think Roy is top 5 in MPG. OKC has two players alone (Durant and Green) who average more minutes a game than Roy. I'm pretty sure there are others out there as well. But Blazers have played a more games so I see my confusion.

There's no getting around the fact that 39-40 minutes a night for Roy is way too much. He really should be around 35-36 tops and this franchise needs to have enough discipline to enforce this no matter the consequences in the short term. They've got another 5 years of guaranteed money locked up in this guy and grinding him to dust just to eek out a couple of wins in November strikes me as fairly near sighted when there are supposedly capable backups behind him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Thanks . . . but I don't think Roy is top 5 in MPG. OKC has two players alone (Durant and Green) who average more minutes a game than Roy. I'm pretty sure there are others out there as well. But Blazers have played a more games so I see my confusion.

I just looked. Roy is 14th overall in MPG, and 3rd or 4th (depending on if you think Monta Ellis is a SG) in MPG for SG's

 

[RipCityInsider]

Whoops. I was going off the graphic and forgot it was total minutes and not MPG. Regardless, he has been playing a lot of minutes and cutting down some is not a bad idea at all. Especially since it is still early in the season.

 

[RoyToy]

Thanks . . . but I don't think Roy is top 5 in MPG. OKC has two players alone (Durant and Green) who average more minutes a game than Roy. I'm pretty sure there are others out there as well. But Blazers have played a more games so I see my confusion.

Exactly what it is.

He doesn't average the most MPG but he's played the 2nd amount of total minutes in the NBA. That was the Raptors game I think.

 

[hasoos]

I just looked. Roy is 14th overall in MPG, and 3rd or 4th (depending on if you think Monta Ellis is a SG) in MPG for SG's

I believe he was top 5 in minutes played until the Laker game. I didn't watch the 4th, but I believe they didn't play him much, and with this few games played, it would have skewed the results rather quickly.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Whoops. I was going off the graphic and forgot it was total minutes and not MPG. Regardless, he has been playing a lot of minutes and cutting down some is not a bad idea at all. Especially since it is still early in the season.

A night off against the Pistons? (We don't need him tonight)

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I believe he was top 5 in minutes played until the Laker game. I didn't watch the 4th, but I believe they didn't play him much, and with this few games played, it would have skewed the results rather quickly.

I kow he didn't play in the Laker game, but technically the minutes he was out on the court does count as minutes played.

 

[hasoos]

A night off against the Pistons? (We don't need him tonight)

Oh yea Portland is so good that Roy can just take the night off.........

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Oh yea Portland is so good that Roy can just take the night off.........

I don't think they are so good, but I do think Blazers beat them without Roy.

But maybe have Roy sit against a dominate team on the road. Idea being lets lower those total numbers of minutes played. You are already guessing Roy doesn't play 20 games, maybe we can choose which ones.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I don't think they are so good, but I do think Blazers beat them without Roy.

But maybe have Roy sit against a dominate team on the road. Idea being lets lower those total numbers of minutes played. You are already guessing Roy doesn't play 20 games, maybe we can choose which ones.

The Pistons worry me a little bit. They aren't a good team per se, but given the Blazers lack of front-cort depth I do think they could have the edge in athleticism and length, especially if LMA or Camby gets into foul trouble. I expect the Blazers to win, but I don't think it will be a cake-walk either (and yes they will need Roy to play and play well).

 

[RoyToy]

Also, consider this:

First 3 games of the season: 25pts/3.7asts/6.3reb/42% FG%

Last 5: 17/2/2/38%

Been a bit of a brutal early schedule and Roy has played early minutes. They're on a 3 games in 5 day span again and after that the schedule looks a lot more normal with no back-to-backs almost a week off at one point. Their next b2b isn't until Dec9-10.

Lower the minutes and the schedule will take care of itself.

 

[RoyToy]

Look at that stretch in December though they play 7 games in 10 days with 3 b2b's in an 10 day span. That is ridiculous. The Lakers have 10 all year. The Blazers have 4 just in the month of December.

 

[illmatic99]

Great idea. I've been calling for this for a while now.

Even Durant thinks he's been playing too much:

Thunder forward Kevin Durant hinted after the team's loss to the Celtics on Sunday night that he may need some rest.

"Nah. But it would have been cool to get a couple minutes (rest)," Durant said when asked if he was feeling drained in the fourth quarters of games.

"My shots looked good. But we've got to do a better job of, leading up to the fourth quarter, having a better game. A couple minutes would have been cool. But I'm not going to blame it on that."

Durant is averaging 42.7 minutes per game this season, tops in the NBA.


Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wi.../durant_hints_he_may_need_rest/#ixzz14pAwlehc

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

It's a little concerning considering that Brandon just turned 26 not too long ago.

 

[hasoos]

I can't say this surprises me. For years now Roy has needed a second player on this team to take a load off of him and that player has never showed up. A second player with significant ability can do wonders for a team. Too bad we don't have one.

 

[MickZagger]

The Pistons worry me a little bit. They aren't a good team per se, but given the Blazers lack of front-cort depth I do think they could have the edge in athleticism and length, especially if LMA or Camby gets into foul trouble. I expect the Blazers to win, but I don't think it will be a cake-walk either (and yes they will need Roy to play and play well).

What capable bigs do the Pistons have? Wallace is garbage offensively and plays limited minutes, Villanueva is a perimeter oriented big and Greg Monroe is still raw.

 

[MickZagger]

Great idea. I've been calling for this for a while now.

Even Durant thinks he's been playing too much:

Funny, I was just about to post the same link til I saw you did.