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Now CBS Sports is doing a Top 100 list and Roy is #100 in this one too.
100. Brandon Roy, G, age 27, Portland Trail Blazers.
2011 Stats: 12.2 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.6 rpg, .8 spg, .400 FG%, .491 TS%, 13.9 PER
Composite rankings (random order): 100, 100, 91
Now, this is just sad. Mr. Irrelevant in our list is a former All-Star, a former franchise player, a former superstar in this league. Brandon Roy would have been a top 20 player, unquestionably. But now he's simply a shell of himself. He cracks this list as a reminder of what he can be on those rare nights like Game 4 of the first round versus the Mavericks. When Roy is healthy enough on the night to get his run and space the floor, he's a shooter with range, a scorer with versatility, a defender with savvy. But too often he's simply not physically able to get up and down the floor, to stay in front of his man, to create the space to find his shot or to keep himself on the floor.
Roy continues to insist he can return to form, that he can overcome his limitations. Rich Cho's firing is rumored to have been influenced by his conflict with Roy. Roy's contract means he's in Portland either for a long time, or until a new CBA allows for an amnesty clause to remove him. His legacy has taken a major downgrade since the injury robbed him, and he's been resistant to face any hint of that downgrade being permanent. Roy seems intent on proving it's all eventually going to go away and he'll be back to his normal self. But that time appears over, and Roy's odds of cracking the top 100 next year seem incredibly low.
http://eye-on-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/31050965
100. Brandon Roy, G, age 27, Portland Trail Blazers.
2011 Stats: 12.2 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.6 rpg, .8 spg, .400 FG%, .491 TS%, 13.9 PER
Composite rankings (random order): 100, 100, 91
Now, this is just sad. Mr. Irrelevant in our list is a former All-Star, a former franchise player, a former superstar in this league. Brandon Roy would have been a top 20 player, unquestionably. But now he's simply a shell of himself. He cracks this list as a reminder of what he can be on those rare nights like Game 4 of the first round versus the Mavericks. When Roy is healthy enough on the night to get his run and space the floor, he's a shooter with range, a scorer with versatility, a defender with savvy. But too often he's simply not physically able to get up and down the floor, to stay in front of his man, to create the space to find his shot or to keep himself on the floor.
Roy continues to insist he can return to form, that he can overcome his limitations. Rich Cho's firing is rumored to have been influenced by his conflict with Roy. Roy's contract means he's in Portland either for a long time, or until a new CBA allows for an amnesty clause to remove him. His legacy has taken a major downgrade since the injury robbed him, and he's been resistant to face any hint of that downgrade being permanent. Roy seems intent on proving it's all eventually going to go away and he'll be back to his normal self. But that time appears over, and Roy's odds of cracking the top 100 next year seem incredibly low.
http://eye-on-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/31050965
