Roy Hate

[THE HCP]

This is getting out of control! The man has 1 bad game, and this place comes unglued. Do you people forget what he has done for our franchise over the past 4 seasons? The few of you on here that are actually trying to say that Brandon is now our problem are showing your lack of not only basketball knowledge but common sense. I will tell you with all certainty that there are at least 27 teams in this league that would love to have him as their starting 2 guard!

 

[chris_in_pdx]

This is getting out of control! The man has 1 bad game, and this place comes unglued.

You expected any different?

 

[MIXUM]

Listen, if roy wants to earn the elite status you all wanna give him....

carry us into the 2nd round. until then hes a 2nd tier all star.

 

[toutlaw25]

This is getting out of control! The man has 1 bad game, and this place comes unglued. Do you people forget what he has done for our franchise over the past 4 seasons? The few of you on here that are actually trying to say that Brandon is now our problem are showing your lack of not only basketball knowledge but common sense. I will tell you with all certainty that there are at least 27 teams in this league that would love to have him as their starting 2 guard!

Not sure if you referring to what I posted. I'm not hating on Roy. I hate the way he tries to coast through games and isn't aggressive from tip off. If you think that's bs then I don't know what to tell you. The way he has been playing for the majority of the season reminds me when Kobe was criticized in I think it was 2004 for shooting too much. The next game he just pouted around and he played hot potato with the ball the next game and put up one shot. I don't see Roy ever doing this, but he is too worried about "guys not looking for him" and then he kind of mopes. You can't deny this, he acknowledged it himself. Take the game over already. Make some plays for your teammates like you have been the past 3 years.

 

[hasoos]

Listen, if roy wants to earn the elite status you all wanna give him....

carry us into the 2nd round. until then hes a 2nd tier all star.

Roy is a tier 2 star. The problem is with the folks who expect him to be more. Quit expecting for him to be more, and you will quit being dissapointed. Portlands problems are with the supporting cast, not Roy.

 

[RR7]

Listen, if roy wants to earn the elite status you all wanna give him....

carry us into the 2nd round. until then hes a 2nd tier all star.

Point me to Durant making the second round? Until then shut the fuck up.

 

[MIXUM]

how about this smart ass...

roy or durant right now... who do you want?

 

[RR7]

calling me a smart ass is a personal attack. I think personal attacks are bannable offenses. If we can't ban him because some somehow don't see it as trolling, can we at least ban him for the personal attack?

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[MIXUM]

oh.. you forgot to answer the question "bro" lmao

and um if people cant get banned for posting personal info, saying i work in a gay club, or threats... then i highly doubt smart ass is that big of a deal. saying fuck you as someone just did is def a personal attack lol.

as usual...

 

[RR7]

I didn't say fuck you. I said go fuck yourself. How is that a personal attack? It's a suggestion. Maybe releasing that sexual tension will make you a better person. If someone can tell someone to learn the game and then post(suggestion), why is saying fuck yourself wrong?

 

[toutlaw25]

I didn't say fuck you. I said go fuck yourself. How is that a personal attack? It's a suggestion. Maybe releasing that sexual tension will make you a better person. If someone can tell someone to learn the game and then post(suggestion), why is saying fuck yourself wrong?

Are you Ben Davis's brother? Why are you always pissed off?

 

[MIXUM]

Where is my boy ben davis??? hes actually one of my fave posters.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Good grief.

This whole argument started because someone suggested that Roy was not on the same level with LeBron/Kobe/Wade. How can an observation that innocent and obvious touch off such a firestorm? Can everyone just get a grip?

 

[RR7]

Are you Ben Davis's brother? Why are you always pissed off?

Sorry, I'm not pissed off at all right now, let alone always.

 

[MIXUM]

still didnt answer my ?... ra ra 7

 

[OddEnormous]

oh.. you forgot to answer the question "bro" lmao

and um if people cant get banned for posting personal info, saying i work in a gay club, or threats... then i highly doubt smart ass is that big of a deal. saying fuck you as someone just did is def a personal attack lol.

as usual...

What about telling people "Drink the Kool Aid?"

Is that not a suggestion of suicide? Is that banable?

Basketball seems to cause you great stress Sir Mixim a lot. In particular the Portland Trail Blazers.

"Take the safety off."

 

[Minstrel]

Is that not a suggestion of suicide? Is that banable?

No, I don't think so. Informed decisions on suicide is a right for all of us.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

This is getting out of control! The man has 1 bad game, and this place comes unglued. Do you people forget what he has done for our franchise over the past 4 seasons? The few of you on here that are actually trying to say that Brandon is now our problem are showing your lack of not only basketball knowledge but common sense. I will tell you with all certainty that there are at least 27 teams in this league that would love to have him as their starting 2 guard!

Let's not forget Roy lost 2 playoff games last year when he continued his late game 1 on 3 and 1 on 4 heroics, easily had the ball stripped away and ignored wide open teammates. He's also the same Roy who refused to push the ball when implored to by his coach.

So there are 2 Brandon Roys. There's the tireless fighter than can get inside and make tough shots that I admire, but then there's the other side which cannot be ignored. To be fair, I've seen him pass more and pick up more assists, but not late in games. In fact, let me say this: Until BR learns he has teammates late in games, we have no reason to think we will ever get out of the first round of the playoffs.

 

[ABM]

Prior to the playoffs, *ss clown just needs to figure out how to creatively: (a) reduce the amount of iso's Roy gets and (b) vary the offense to enable Roy to effectively pass out of the double/trip teams he's been receiving and will receive.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Roy is a second tier star (in the mold of Joe Johnson, Dirk Nowitski, etc.) so when people get upset that he's not carrying us like a Lebron, Wade or Kobe would I scratch my head a little bit. I get it that people need/want him to be more than he is, because so much of this team's ultimate success or failure is riding on him, but I'd be hesitant to pin it on Roy when he's playing in a system that probably hasn't done him any favors by asking him to isolate and go against a set defense as much as he has in his first 4 years.

Maybe this is why I'm not sold on Nate as the long term solution as the coach. I'm not so sure he's ever going to be able to craft a system that frees up more open shots for these guys and/or blends the talents of Oden (when eventually, hopefully) healthy.

I guess for me these questions get answered next season, not this season.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Not to mention that Roy was facing one of the better 2-guard defenders. The Nuggets have a habit of picking up good cheap stoppers at shooting guard. (Not as good as Thabo S., but pretty damn good.)

 

[anonymous gambler]

I'm honestly disappointed in Roy- recently he's had a few bad games. Denver, Houston, Oklahoma.. But I still believe in him as our star.

 

[RoyToy]

Last night Roy had another one of his 'looks like he's not trying his hardest' type of games. He has had a lot more of those this year. I still remember when he laid down against the Clippers this year in LA.

I think whenever Miller starts dominating the ball Roy just says fuck it and stops. It hurts that he can't run the fast-break.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

I LOVE BRANDON ROY
even more than I love HCP's wife!

 

[BGrantFan]

Let's not forget Roy lost 2 playoff games last year .

Whatever dude. Go with it!

 

[THE HCP]

Let's not forget Roy lost 2 playoff games last year when he continued his late game 1 on 3 and 1 on 4 heroics, easily had the ball stripped away and ignored wide open teammates. He's also the same Roy who refused to push the ball when implored to by his coach.

So there are 2 Brandon Roys. There's the tireless fighter than can get inside and make tough shots that I admire, but then there's the other side which cannot be ignored. To be fair, I've seen him pass more and pick up more assists, but not late in games. In fact, let me say this: Until BR learns he has teammates late in games, we have no reason to think we will ever get out of the first round of the playoffs.

Amazing! You do realize if Brandon wasn't the great all around player that he is, we would NOT have made the playoffs last season right! Amazing!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Amazing! You do realize if Brandon wasn't the great all around player that he is, we would NOT have made the playoffs last season right! Amazing!

OK, OK, look you idiots. I suppose my statement was a bit harsh, but here is what is indisputable... in 2 playoff games in the final minute or two with a chance to win Brandon repeatedly drove the lane into triple and quadruple teams, had the ball stripped and left wide open teammates with mid range jump shots. IMHO, had he passed to his teammates, we had a better chance to win the game. But he didn't do it. Now, for those of you who are lame of brain, I fully realize we may not have made the playoffs without him... I took it for granted there were a few non high schoolers around here who could read between the lines.

There, everyone feel friggin' better now?

 

[blue32]

uh, dunno about the hate, but for an allstar, he was fucking terrible last night. /shrug

 

[barfo]

There, everyone feel friggin' better now?

I know I do!

Of course, that might be because I just cracked the first beer of the weekend.

(The ones I drank earlier today don't count, those were the last beers of the work week.)

barfo

 

[ebott]

My frustration with Roy is in large part due to my disappointment in LA and Oden. I knew all along that Roy was a second tier star. Not the kind of guy to be the no questions asked best player on a contender. I had hoped that either LA or Oden would get to the point where they were on the level with Brandon. We'd still be at a disadvantage to a team with a top tier star, but we'd have a shot. Kind of like the Mavericks would have had if they kept Steve Nash. But it's obvious that we'll be lucky if LA or Oden are ever all-stars, much less comparable to Roy.

So our best hope to not be doomed to mediocrity is that Roy develops into a top tier guy. And that's not happening. He seems to be regressing.

I'm not quite to the point where I think we'd be better off trading Brandon and whatever else it takes to acquire a top tier player. But I can understand if people feel that way.