Roy out indefinitely says Jason quick

[Mediocre Man]

If I were Cho, unless some major steal of a trade shows up, I'd do absolutely nothing before the deadline this season. First, it would drive most of the people on this and other Blazers message boards nuts, which is a fun little plus to the strategy. Second, trading away the experienced guys like Camby, Przybilla, and Miller would ensure missing the playoffs. Third, those guys can be worth just as much or more to the franchise over the summer or prior to next year's deadline as they are now. Finally, he's going to know more about Brandon's and Greg's futures by then so he can make better overall decisions going forward. So far, I've seen no trade rumors that would do anything to really improve the team in the long term. Unless some real doozy comes along, Status Cho.

Keeping the vets past the deadline might mean we lose them for nothing if there is a lockout. Our team would absolutely suck, but 35 wins without them compared to 42 wins with them means what exactly? A first round loss as opposed to a chance at hitting the lottery? I think most fans know this team isn't going to win a title, and I'm not sure anyone cares if we sneak into the playoffs and get our asses handed to us by the L*kers.

 

[mgb]

Second read through I think Cho might be referring to treatment options for Roy, not personnel moves, when it comes to still gathering information.

And he's just starting to do that now?!?

 

[KingSpeed]

Assuming we trade miller and camby and get back picks or Eric mayor types... We will be the worst team in NBA

I disagree. Aldridge/Matthews is a solid core that can make the playoffs.

 

[MARIS61]

This is great news.

Now we can count on some energetic, entertaining basketball.

 

[THE HCP]

Do we make the playoffs without Brandon?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I don't get this. If Roy's condition is never going to get better and rest really isn't going to help, why wait to incorporate him back into the team?

This team is paper thin and fighting for a playoff spot. If Roy can help, bring him back. A scorer off the bench who on any given night can put up 20+ is a valuble piece.

Whatever mental issues are at play need to be put set aside and the team (including Brandon) needs to focus on making the playoffs.

 

[Blazinaway]

Do we make the playoffs without Brandon?

very likely no but if we do does it matter? Rather trade the vets for what we can get, let guys like Batum and even Armon play more and see what they can do, and suck it up.

 

[MickZagger]

Iguodala would be a great 2nd option on offense. Even if LMA is the first option on a title team, which I do not believe to be the case, that leaves the Blazers with no valid options in terms of contending for a title, barring some sort of Oden miracle. The Blazers' future looks like blake right now.

Typo correction.

 

[blazedanugz]

Brandon Roy will be back when Andre Miller is traded.

 

[Blazinaway]

Brandon Roy will be back when Andre Miller is traded.

whatever,

 

[Pinwheel1]

I get the impression they are investigating treatment options. Thus the uncertainty of how long he will be out. It doesn't look like he is a candidate for Meniscal Transplant Surgery, but maybe they are hearing about other options.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00381

Either way it doesn't matter, he is out for a while. So they need to get another offensive weapon that will be here next year too. No short term fixes obviously and no panic moves either. keep the core group and add a few pieces at a time. All they can do.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Do we make the playoffs without Brandon?

We couldn't make it out of the first round with him, so it doesn't matter.


The offense is much more playoff friendly without Roy, so if we do make it, I think we have a better chance of winning a series

 

[e_blazer]

Keeping the vets past the deadline might mean we lose them for nothing if there is a lockout. Our team would absolutely suck, but 35 wins without them compared to 42 wins with them means what exactly? A first round loss as opposed to a chance at hitting the lottery? I think most fans know this team isn't going to win a title, and I'm not sure anyone cares if we sneak into the playoffs and get our asses handed to us by the L*kers.

I don't buy the 'lose the vets for nothing if there's a lockout' argument. First, it's extremely unlikely that there's NO season next year. Second, the risk only applies to Joel since his contract ends this year. The Blazers could extend him if they want to avoid that concern. Canby and Andre, if the Blazers pick up his option, will be under contract through next season.

I also don't buy the argument that it's better to miss the playoffs on the minuscule chance of getting a reasonably high lottery pick than to play as the 7th or 8th seed. If you make the playoffs, at a minimum you gain experience. You never know what happens if you get a shot. Maybe the opposing team has a major injury. Maybe Brandon is able to contribute more by then and the Blazers are able to steal a series. In my opinion, it's always better to get a shot at the playoffs.

 

[PapaG]

The offense is much more playoff friendly without Roy, so if we do make it, I think we have a better chance of winning a series

There is so much funny in this statement.

You claim to KNOW basketball, though, so I digress.

 

[hasoos]

Kyrie Irvin here we come.