I was going to call in,but didn’t have time.

Gavin was really using statistics to make his case that Roy won’t reach that status. And in that context I agree. Roy isn’t a guy who’s going to average 27 pts a game for a season, and he’s not going to get double digit assists or rebound either. I think his assists will go up into the 6-7 range this year, and his rebounds will likely be around 5. throw in 20 pts per game.

But what this misses is that Roy’s “greatness” is the same kind of quality that made Magic great. It wasn’t about pure numbers. Take a look at Magic’s stats. They don’t pop off the page by any means. For Magic, and for Roy, the greatness is about how they elevate their teammates and how they can control a game when it matters. I’m not saying Roy is as good as Magic or will be as great, just that their relative greatness is defined in similar ways: Not by their raw numbers, but rather by their effect on their teammates and the game when it counts.

Just a joke,back off with the pitchfork and torchs parade in my driveway.

That the strip club on I5 is closed and he dont hang around here any more

However, they’ll ALL be legends when they win six championships.

Okay, six is a little much in the LeBron / Paul era(s)...four.

I don’t know if it will as dramatic as Jordan’s jaw-dropping robbery of malone and using the crossover of doom to shake russle for the winner, but I can envision and hope for days of Roy just taking the final two minutes and ending the game on his term.

the right person stepping up and saying what we all have been saying….. let’s

GO

I agree with him that we don’t need to go after any more than a Andre Miller or someone of that caliber. No more superstars. No one to steal any identity from this team.

This is our team…. this is the first team since the 90-91 team that was built from the ground up. That ground is B ROY. I do not want anyone coming in here and laying claim to any success we have….. any success to be had is deserved by Roy with this Article.

I think a lot about Isiah when I think of Roy’s upside lately. Different player, obviously, with Thomas being a pure PG and Roy being a combo, but the same kind of player—the playmaker who sets up the team for most of the game and kills the opponent in the fourth.

who did his best work by raising the game of those around him and dominating at the right moment. His ability to choose a moment and control those few minutes of the game will be his defining quality. A combo guard version of Isiah Thomas, when it’s all said and done, but not a legendary player from a pure skillz and basketball ability standpoint (i.e. will only be compared to Kobe, Jordan, Lebron, Bird, etc. in Portland).

we need to trade him for our man Dan Dickau

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...to me the best part about reading about Roy was him talking about resting and losing weight, while gaining in strength. Huge for next year. Odds are Blazers will play 89 games minimum, league plus playoffs, and the guys need to start conserving when not playing.

If Roy can speed up a bit then he will approach Kobes ability to break down a defender. The fundamental difference between him and Kobe (even Jordan) is selfishness. There is a certain amount of selfishness that leads a player to be that good. At a certain point you have to demand your shots. What took Jordan a few years, and what felt like took Kobe ages to realize is that if you involve your teammates early in the game, later you can get all the shots you need.

I am alright with Roy demanding shots at the end of game, largely because I believe that Roy already wants to involve his teammates, and at times he wants to involve teammates too much. I think it would even be ok if it hampered the development of LMA and GO a bit.

Moving without the ball is just another method of attacking a defense. When teams started cutting off the ball handler at the top of the key in order to prevent penetration our offense bogged down. Coincidentally, that was after we won 19 of 20.

Me thinks we win 55 next year.

Is the fact that I don’t think he will ever leave Portland. Hopefully he has a long successful career ONLY in Portland, and will forever be tied to the Blazer Franchise.

Portland is the now the closest to Seattle, so i don’t see any reason for him to leave .

Will he be the best player on this blazer franchise?