Roy #1 on SportsCenter's Top 10

[mgb]

I don't think that was a snub. After jumping into Outlaw, he turns around towards the crowd like he usually does. When every one is hugging I think he does hit Rudy's hand, though it's hard to tell for sure.

When he went for the drive to the basket Rudy was cover and only came some what open after Roy was pretty much committed to the drive.

I think people are making something out of nothing.

 

[rocketeer]

If you're right and Roy and Rudy don't have any real issues than It's all good.

About Minstrel's response - yes, if you're standing at the top of the arc like a PG and thinking which way to go or what play to call it's better to have Aldridge shoot inside than Sergio take a 3 but if the ball is already moving and players are running I don't want Roy (or anyone else) to see that the player that's suddenly wide open isn't a good shooter or is going through a slump or is someone he doesn't like and bring everything to a stop. The ball needs to keep moving and if the shot is good enough, even someone who has less % needs to take it.
Matt Bonner said that Greg Popovich told him "if you're open and you don't take the shot you're going to the bench". Matt Bonner.
I believe that it's a big part of basketball-karma: don't deny an open shooter the ball. ESPECIALLY not if it's because you dislike him. What was that guy's name we brought from San-Antonio, damn it, what was his name. He was hitting 3's left-and-right when in SA because he was open and got the ball not because he was that amazing a shooter. Roger Mason is doing a lot of the same thing this year after playing overseas (where he wasn't dominating, BTW) because when he's open, he gets the ball, he nails one, and another one, and he gets confidence. I think last year, Roy and the Blazers were able to make Jones a better 3-point shooter than he really is the same way.

roger mason played for the wizards the last two seasons, not in europe. and he shot 40% last year from 3.

and of course the spurs want bonner taking open shots. that's all that he brings to the table. half of his shots are from 3. 80% are outside 7 feet. if he isn't taking open shots to keep the defense honest, he brings nothing to the table offensively.

you want shooters to take open shots when they come about and unless you've got an open layup or very high percentage shot you want to always pass to an open shooter(unless of course you have a teammate with a better shot) but there's no reason to pretend that who the open player shouldn't be taken into account. if a guy isn't capable of making the shot, why try to force him to shoot one? of course i'm fine with any of the perimeter guys on the current blazers roster taking open shots(even though bayless still hasn't gotten his outside shot to consistently fall) but that isn't always the case.

 

[MickZagger]

Bonner plays very solid D and is just an all around smart player who doesn't make many mistakes and plays within his game. He's a perfect Popovich type player.