Brandon Roy P.O.W.

by Dave on Dec 1, 2008 3:13 PM PST Comment 92 comments

It's been mentioned in the sidebar twice now, but here's the official press release from the Blazers:

BRANDON ROY NAMED NBA'S WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Trail Blazers 4-0 on the week

PORTLAND, Ore. - Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy was named the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the NBA.

Roy guided the Trail Blazers to a 4-0 week, with wins over Sacramento , Miami , New Orleans and Detroit . The third-year Trail Blazer and 2008 NBA All-Star averaged 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists while shooting 50.8% (30-for-59) from the floor in four starts. He also set or tied season highs with 28 points vs. Sacramento , seven rebounds vs. Miami and 10 assists vs. New Orleans .

"As a leader of our team and a player who does both the big and small things to help us win, Brandon couldn't be more deserving of the honor," said Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard . "Having the NBA recognize his performance this past week is a testament to his selfless play and a recognition of the team's early season success."

At 12-6 overall, the Trail Blazers have played 11 of their first 18 games on the road and are currently tied for first place in the Northwest Division and tied for second in the Western Conference.

Other nominees for the honor were New Orleans ' Chris Paul, Houston 's Yao Ming, Dallas ' Jason Terry and the L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant.

Roy, 24, garnered the award for the third time in his career after winning it in back-to-back weeks last season (Dec. 9 and Dec. 16). He joins Clyde Drexler as one of two players in franchise history to win the award three times.

Congratulations to Brandon. Player of the Month next? I suppose Player of the Fortnight would have to come first...

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

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Congratulations BRoy!

Well done!

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Dec 1, 2008 3:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Snap!

by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 1, 2008 3:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

gotta love him

we are so fortunate to have that guy here. This should help him out on the All-star ballot too.

by ***Jason*** on Dec 1, 2008 3:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Totally deserved.

Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16

by amlmart1 on Dec 1, 2008 3:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

isn't a fortnight a month?

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 1, 2008 3:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

two weeks

by Jumbo on Dec 1, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

i feel dumb

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 1, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it's a night we get to throw a tarp over the dining room table

and stay up late reading comic books.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

by CaptainSexyJacob on Dec 1, 2008 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

we used blankets

That is really hideous
--jscot

by prezofdeath on Dec 1, 2008 6:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Fools!

The best forts are made from the sturdiest of couch cushions!

by zaruga on Dec 1, 2008 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

MVP! MVP! MVP!

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Dec 1, 2008 3:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is it time to start talking about retiring his jersey?

by tominhawaii on Dec 1, 2008 3:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

by the time that happens there wont be any room left, we still have to retire sheed

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

#30

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I've been saying this for weeks.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Dec 1, 2008 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You're right!

He is Yoda — the calm, wise one . . . who can also kick your ass any time he chooses.

by Kaboomm on Dec 1, 2008 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Lamarcus Aldridge = Mace Windu?

Hmm…Who’s Darth Vader?

by dyshooter182 on Dec 1, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Greg Oden = Chewbaca?

… and Rebecca Haarlow = Princess Leah

by ***Jason*** on Dec 1, 2008 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Jordan Farmar

Jewbacca

sorry. i just dont get to say that a lot

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Dec 1, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He was once thought to be the one who brought the Force in balance. When his coach didn’t put him into the rank of a master*cough*starter he became increasingly moody and brooding. This enabled the evil Zen Master to pull him over to the dark side and he became a Laker. Noooooooooooooo!

by Norsktroll on Dec 1, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We must stop Jerryd before it's too late

by dyshooter182 on Dec 1, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Greg Oden has a light saber and two ewoks in his jock

by ***Jason*** on Dec 1, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

So you're saying that Rex is Haarlow's daddy?

by pualo on Dec 1, 2008 4:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bayless is Anakin.

by zaruga on Dec 1, 2008 7:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I hear he's good!

by shralpster on Dec 1, 2008 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

When he has the ball i feel much better

its pretty amazing how my mind settles down during crunch time with balls in his hands

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Dec 1, 2008 3:30 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

lol

plural?

by maid tu rek on Dec 1, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

HA!!!

L-O-L.
bowdown, either you are Mrs. Roy, or she’s gonna be pretty upset when she reads you post!
(I’m going to start calling it “crunch time” from now on.)

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Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 1, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

ROFLMAO

i did not see the extra “s” in front of ball while posting. Funny stuff

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Dec 1, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

or did I?

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Dec 1, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Post-of-the-Night, bowdown. you rock.

__Yes this is my passport photo__
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Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 1, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

my mind does the opposite of settling down when I see 'crunch time' and 'balls' used in the same sentence.

by ***Jason*** on Dec 1, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought we passed on Chris Paul....

That is really hideous
--jscot

by prezofdeath on Dec 1, 2008 6:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well deserved!

by bustabucket on Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

He has been playing great basketball

Mr. Clutch!

by Blazin' on Dec 1, 2008 3:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Doc Rivers won coach of the month

Disappointing

by Sabonis4Ever on Dec 1, 2008 3:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Especially considering a monkey could do his job.

If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Ice cream has no bones!

by Arby on Dec 1, 2008 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

coaching KG, PP, RA takes huge determination guys dont forget.......

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Dec 1, 2008 7:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

right

like keeping KG motivated and playing with energy. check.

like keeping them from making rookie mistakes. check.

by shralpster on Dec 1, 2008 8:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Especially considering a monkey could do his job.

Its a direct insult to a person than criticising his credentials..
Im a basketball lover, and i like to watch Blazers, boston, La and Spurs. and member of some Blog community in SBnation.

Sorry for highlighting that post, but as a coach (Doc Rivers) and being one of known bball player in NBA on his Prime i dont think that you have more credentials than him to insult his personality in the name of basketball. So where’s the class on that that i used to read in here?

Good day folks.. im not a hater, im just an avid basketball fans and im enjoying watching your team plays mostly when Greg Oden start playing this season..

by spoiled on Dec 2, 2008 7:46 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

rec

They played a really tough schedule.

Rivers may or may not be a great coach, but the monkey comment was over the top.

The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.
The pick and roll this year will emphasize "roll" followed by "dunk", followed by the wailings and lamentations of your women.

by jscot on Dec 2, 2008 8:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Brandon was captured by the enemy?! No? An award? Phew

Congratulations Brandon. And to Devin for winning the same on the East Coast.

by Norsktroll on Dec 1, 2008 3:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking

Brandon and John McCain finally have something in common…but no!

"I believe in [Joel]. I just love the way he plays." - Nate McMillan

by jamon51 on Dec 1, 2008 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

The award is nice

but I’m looking for more wins!

by CaptainSexyJacob on Dec 1, 2008 3:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

FANTASTIC!!!

We deserved.
You rock, Brandon.

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by Y5k on Dec 1, 2008 3:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I mean, "well deserved."

sheesh.

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by Y5k on Dec 1, 2008 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's nice, but he's no superstar.

At least that’s what I’ve heard. Me, I’m sooo confused. I thought if he played like a superstar and led like a superstar, he was a superstar.

But then that Drexler dude wasn’t all that good either. Or so I heard. Never won a title.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Dec 1, 2008 3:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Drexler in Houston?

That’s a title.

by CaptainSexyJacob on Dec 1, 2008 3:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What's a Houston?

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Dec 1, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

who you tell, if you have a problem.

All the kids who played the blues would learn my licks with a bottleneck slide. - Richard Palmer-James

by 22baylor on Dec 1, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yay

Come Out, Come Down, Face Out, Be Gone
Break down, build up again
Here she comes with a hand to lend
Get out of bed just to dive into the night
Torn lips and I feel uptight
Come out, Come down
Fade out,
Be Gone
WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Dec 1, 2008 3:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

max contract 4 roy please

by maid tu rek on Dec 1, 2008 3:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

No

Have Pritchard give Roy the MLE haha. Hold his family hostage..

by dyshooter182 on Dec 1, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think we'll be reading a lot of...

how Roy and Drexler are the only two Blazers to ever do A (and C and C…..ad infinitum).

Eventually, it will be that Roy is the only Blazer to ever do X (and Y and Z) …..you get the point.

Call me stupid (OK…I asked for it), but I would not trade Roy straight up for LeBron.

by antediluvian on Dec 1, 2008 4:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

i dont no if i would agree with you

but i wouldnt fault u either. a great leader draws out the best in those arround him/her, a quality that many of tudays superstars seam tu be lacking. roy has something rair

by maid tu rek on Dec 1, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I would not trade BRoy for Lebron

Cause he would just leave after 2 seasons.

by Sabonis4Ever on Dec 1, 2008 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

by CaptainSexyJacob on Dec 1, 2008 7:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No one else think Brandon Roy POW

was prisoner of war? I don’t know why but my mind jumped to an injury or disaster…

I miss martell.

by OneTrickPony on Dec 1, 2008 4:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I did briefly. See above

by Norsktroll on Dec 1, 2008 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

POtW

by Blazin' on Dec 1, 2008 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's worse! Prisoner of THE War!

…no longer just any old war.

by shralpster on Dec 1, 2008 9:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't worry; I hear they're closing Gitmo soon.

He should be free again after that.

by pualo on Dec 1, 2008 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

They are running into a small problem with that.

They don’t know what to do with the guys left there. All those nations that were so quick to criticize the US have been extremely slow – as in “Hell no, we don’t want those people.” – in accepting any of their own nationals back.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Dec 2, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Put 'em deep in Lake of Harney County.

It’ll feel just like home, and if they want to blow stuff up, there’s plenty of juniper stumps and such.
Lots of gun nuts out there. They’ll fit right in.

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
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by Y5k on Dec 2, 2008 7:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Good for Brandon.

Congratulations to Brandon. Player of the week. All Star and MVP next. I am definetly a Brandon fan.

by CanadianBlazerfan on Dec 1, 2008 5:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I sure hope Brandon reads these

Cause he is amazing on too many levels, and I know I certainly appreciate him greatly and think every award that comes his way is well deserved and that he is always working harder than most give him credit for. Thanks BROY, and congratulations!

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein

by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Dec 1, 2008 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

A little side note

The NBA’s top ten plays of the past week include two by the Blazers. A great week all around. Let’s not forget to cheer just as much for them during the hard times as the good (this road trip could still be brutal).

Brandon Roy is so amazing everytime he drives. It is breathtaking to watch him thoughfully pick his way through an entire team and then embarrass the best shot blockers in the league.

Most underrated star in the league.

by staylost on Dec 1, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

You're right about the road trip.

Even New York will be a tough game. I just never know what to expect from that bunch! Hopefully the Blazers can control the tempo.

by CaptainSexyJacob on Dec 1, 2008 7:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nonchalantly, too

"I believe in [Joel]. I just love the way he plays." - Nate McMillan

by jamon51 on Dec 1, 2008 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I love you BRoy!

You are the studdiest of all studs. Congrats, this is well deserved!

Another great note…we had 2 highlights in the NBA.com top 10 highlights of November. Of course #2 was Brandon’s buzzer winner against Houston (other mention was the Sergio-Rudy behind the back alley oop).

BRoy for MVP at least in our hearts :)

Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09

"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Dec 1, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Link?

"I believe in [Joel]. I just love the way he plays." - Nate McMillan

by jamon51 on Dec 1, 2008 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, here

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2008/11/30/nba_20081130_top10_month.nba/

Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09

"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Dec 1, 2008 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I found it :)

thanks tho.

Why was the #1 slot said to be “arguably the best last-second shot in the month?” Brandon’s was from 30 feet, not zero!!!

"I believe in [Joel]. I just love the way he plays." - Nate McMillan

by jamon51 on Dec 1, 2008 10:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No idea

Totally not as impressive as Brandon, but that’s NBA.com for ya! I was suprised we even made it in the top 10, let alone twice. We never get national love.

Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09

"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Dec 1, 2008 10:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I also think that teh alley oop

was over rated. Sergio to Rudy with the one handed tip in was a lot sweeter play. doesn’t seem like whoever was rating did their homework

by winnerwinner on Dec 2, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is it wrong to think that Brandon Roy might just be better than Clyde Drexler?

And I watched a lot of Clyde through the years. But Brandon Roy had been amazing this season. I’m going to give this a little more time, but that I’m even considering it astounds me.

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by T Darkstar on Dec 1, 2008 8:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I did wonder how long it took Clyde to get three

Actually, I’m surprised he only won it three times. I wouldn’t think that it was such a hard prize, but I guess it is.

I don’t think we can say Roy’s better than Clyde just yet, but he clearly is as special to this franchise as Clyde was.

by grimc on Dec 1, 2008 10:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

clyde won it 10 times i think

by maid tu rek on Dec 2, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Clyde was more dominant individually

and probably will retain that title.

Roy has a chance to be considered the more winning of the two if he brings some rings.

Both are/were indispensible to their teams. I think Clyde may have been a tinge more indispensible though. Take him away and even with all of those other names we love and remember fondly, that team withers (comparatively). We don’t know as much what the current team would look like without Roy. Not as good, of course, but there are other wheels here. Clyde was THE star on that team.

Suffice it to say I wouldn’t want to be without either of them. When all is said and done they will probably both be remembered as two of the three best players to ever put on a Portland uniform.

—Dave

by Dave on Dec 1, 2008 11:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Brandon is clutch

and for all his greatness, Clyde just wasn’t. At the end of the game, you really preferred having Porter take that shot. With Brandon, if they triple-team him, then it’s probably ok for him to let someone else take that final shot. Probably.

by jscot on Dec 2, 2008 2:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree.

Individually, few could hang with the Glide. But Roy not only has a good individual game, but an amazing knack for getting the rest of his team into the game. Not that Drexler didn’t do this, but I don’t remember him doing this as well as Roy.

Then again, it could just be selective memory at work, valuing what’s in front of me more than what happened in the past.

(One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season)

by T Darkstar on Dec 2, 2008 4:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

krazy that people are even starting the camparison talk

and you just might have ben the first T Darkstar. lol, ill ask broy wut he thinks about this. its kinda awsome that hes hear. im in love

by maid tu rek on Dec 2, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Right now, anyway

you have to give the nod to Clyde and I don’t think it’s close. He’s one of the 50 greatest players of all time. If Brandon’s career ended tomorrow he would be remembered fondly and we would all ache with the “what ifs” but he would not be in that select company. Another 8-10 seasons of this…absolutely.

—Dave

by Dave on Dec 2, 2008 9:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Go Roy! You prove it every game.

There’s those moments – you know the ones – where he takes the ball at the top of the key and you know something good is about to happen. Could be a dish underneath, or just a great lay-in with contact (called or not) – either way he takes the ball in his hands and as fans we don’t even cringe. That’s talent, leadership, whatever you want to call it. I love it!

by Knobby on Dec 1, 2008 9:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Roy vs Clyde?

Clyde was a crowd pleaser from the very beginning, like Roy but for different reasons. Clyde had natural athleticism and hops. Roys attraction isn’t nearly as dramatic but will probably result in more playoff success. But is the highest compliment to be compared to Clyde. I remember the first time I saw him in a Rockets uniform. It was like seeing your girlfriend with someone else after a break-up.

by dbcouver on Dec 1, 2008 10:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs