All-You-Can-Eat BRoy
by Dave on Jul 28, 2008 10:44 AM PDT
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PrintIn case you haven't noticed it yet, Jason Quick and Bruce Ely have a ginormous series all about Brandon Roy at the Behind the Beat Blog. It's everything you could think of, basketball-related and personal as well. Now THAT'S how to fill a summer!
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Me too. Great guy.
He let that his passion would become an obsession. It happens to me sometimes too.
The Midnight Rambler
Me too
I wish we had one guy like that for every player. Wait, except for Bayless. He’s already got a couple hundred of those.
I <3 Brandon
Great coverage
Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction
WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.
Food to a starving Blazermaniac
Now that was a buffet of goodness! I needed to loosen up the belt buckle a notch or two…
Sometimes it great to hear a player just come out and say what Roy said about playing with CP3 V.S. Blake, in that it would detract from what he does on the court. Anybody else you would consider that to be a selfish, me 1st remark. But with Roy, it nerver crossed my mind.
2-4 the who
Sometimes the Oregonian really nails it
Absolutely fantastic interview. Anybody else get chills while watching/listening/reading?
Oh, yeah!
But then the hits just kept on coming! It was like you’d wonder about something, then click on the next link and get it answered—straight from Brandon’s mouth. I think it truly relates to discussions we’ve been having on this site, because it’s just a great use of a blog to go LONGFORM without the constrictions of column inches and advertising space. 100% worth the entire read.
by FlyingOutlaw on Jul 28, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy Likes Bayless.
Roy thinks he’s a perfect backcourt team-mate. You can clearly see how KP and Roy envision Bayless going forward. Guard the other team’s PG, bring the ball up the court, dish off to Roy, slide over to the #2 and go into motion, execute a pick and roll, force the other team’s PG to guard him – creating mismatches, run a play for Roy now and then as well. Now, if you think that Bayless can make the other teams PG work his tail off given his aggressiveness, first step, and jumping ability – you can see that there’ll be a lot of mismatches. After all – who’s going to help the PG out? If the 2 guard slides over – Roy gets the shot. If the SF tries it, then Outlaw/Webster will be open for the short and mid-range jumpers. And anyone watching his aggressivenes can see that many of the PG’s will have their work cut out. How many, after all, can match his size, strength, weight, first step, jumping ability and power? He’s already pushing 205. Right now he’s got 20 – 30 lbs on many of them. In another year or two as he matures, I’ll bet he plays at 210 – 215. He needs to get his shot off more quickly, and practice dishing off on those inside drives, but let’s face it, players like Iverson, Rose, Anthony and the like will not be able to stop him as he’ll drive up and through their arms to take his shot, or simply – literally – run over them. They can finesse him, but they can’t power him.
Roy likes Bayless
I stole your title.
Roy’s comments are EXACTLY why I like Bayless and a part of the reason that I voted for Bayless over Rose in a poll that was conducted. I said, then, that I didn’t have all the information, but all parts being the same, I really do think bayless fits with Roy better than rose.
Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624
Roy Says:
“People say we are coming, but I almost think it’s to the point where we are here,” he said. “I think it’s no longer coming. We are here now.”
I agree. Took the vegas line 30-1 odds and just dropped $50 on line.
IMO, the best odds on a ‘long shot” that has a legit chance is our own PTB’s.
I think B Roy would agree!
The Oden Era, Day 397
30 to 1???
Wow… I wouldn’t mind dropping a hundred on that. I still think we’ll be slapped down by the Celtics in the finals, but that’s a pretty low risk bet.
Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624
Good luck
That would be such a sweet win, I don’t even know if could turn that ticket in to the Sportsbook. Might have to just frame it or something.
by FlyingOutlaw on Jul 28, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Celtics are less than 3 to 1
$1 will get you $2.75 in return for the long in the tooth, got what they never thought they would get, now are fat and happy ring wearing Celtics. Dropping a C spot on our team will get you 3K, nice.
BetUS line:
101 Atlanta Hawks +8000
102 Boston Celtics +275
103 Charlotte Bobcats +10000
104 Chicago Bulls +2500
105 Cleveland Cavaliers +1800
106 Dallas Mavericks +2200
107 Denver Nuggets +4500
108 Detroit Pistons +1000
109 Golden State Warriors +6500
110 Houston Rockets +1600
111 Indiana Pacers +10000
112 Los Angeles Clippers +5000
113 Los Angeles Lakers +350
114 Memphis Grizzlies +20000
115 Miami Heat +3500
116 Milwaukee Bucks +12500
117 Minnesota Timberwolves +12500
118 New Jersey Nets +10000
119 New Orleans Hornets +1200
120 New York Knicks +8000
121 Orlando Magic +2400
122 Philadelphia 76ers +3000
123 Phoenix Suns +1600
124 Portland Trail Blazers +3000
125 Sacramento Kings +10000
126 San Antonio Spurs +800
127 Oklahoma City +15000
128 Toronto Raptors +5000
129 Utah Jazz +1200
130 Washington Wizards +3500
Actually when you look at the current odds, we are getting a little respect in Vegas.
Still I really like the $50 down at 30-1 = $1,500.00, so I couldn’t resist. Best of all my wife agreed this was a good bet!
When (not if) I win, ya think the winings will be mine to keep and spend as I wish?
The Oden Era, Day 397
Quite a bit of respect
According to Vegas, the probability that the Blazers win the NBA is greater than the probability that the Rapters or Wizards… equal to the 76ers and not far below the Magic.
If she is anything like my gf....
then no, you better buy her a nice present and be happy with the PTB shocking the NBA world….
RUDY > MJ
Hey, all of you folks that liked this
Have you bothered to e-mail Quick or comment over there to let him know? The hits will tell part of the story but reinforcement never hurts if you’d like to see more of this kind of thing.
—Dave
The USMC definition
Of leadership is ‘the ability to obtain the cooperation,loyalty and willing obedience of your people to get it done. Brandon knows what I am talking about.
by southern oregon on Jul 28, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply actions
It's sometimes hard to believe Roy is
only 24 years old. When I compare myself to him at 24, he is light years ahead of me in the maturity realm. And thank goodness…a millionaire JasonT at the age of 24 would not have been a pretty sight in Portland or anywhere else for that matter.
Think about it, he has access to anything he wants and could pretty much behave in anyway he chooses…without suffering many of the same consequences that most 24 year olds would. Which makes his down to earth persona and ability to keeps his priorities straight at such a young age even more impressive.
I would have to say that my name could just easily replace yours in that post...
me at 24, with that kind of money would have been insane. I probably would not be alive right now. But I think at 48 I could handle it. I sure would like to try. :)
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
I'm with you.
Maybe Zach Randolph would like to make a small donation us?
We’d be doing him a favor.
Darius Miles has a posse!
a millionaire JasonT at the age of 24 would not have been a pretty sight in Portland or anywhere else for that matter.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
Oh hell ya
Me too…I am sad to say (not really sad) . I didn’t have enough money to get into too much trouble
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 28, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Roy has put himself and his rep on the line...
I believe that he has what it takes to make good on what he has said and I hope that he pulls it off. I really like what he said about “Fearless Bayless” and I agree. But I am surprise that the topic of Rudy did not come up at all. This fills me with questions that I hope will be answered soon.
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
He mentioned Rudy in one of the audio pieces
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 28, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The poor guy feels he has to move to Portland to get away from all his new best friends.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
That makes me feel better
I always was hoping that he would move down here
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Rudy is not
Some hick from the sticks,unlike myself and will handle the media/hype machine easly and contribute from day one.
by southern oregon on Jul 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
and
it couldn’t come at a better time.
I’m starving over here.
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