I hate the way roy is playing

i did say it alot better :)

hes not the same roy from last year

maybe he is hurt or something. But you are right, where is the fire and the willingness to jump into it for your team. The organization that just paid you 80 mil…

I forget what game it was but I believe it was the end of the 3rd quarter with 6.5 seconds left. The ball was inbound to Brandon and he casually jogged up the floor and took a low percentage shot well behind the arc. Instead he could have sprinted up the floor and drove to the rim and would have probably gone to the charity stripe.

I certainly get a sense that he is coasting. I know he wants to be a team player and get others involved but maybe he needs to put a bigger Brandon Roy stamp on the games. Since he just got paid the big bucks one would think that he’d want to show everyone that he’s earning it. I still love ‘em but I know he can be doing better and I’m sure he’ll get it turned around shortly.

…or the pretty girl in high school!

How many of you will feel this way when the playoffs come around and not only does Brandon have something left in the tank but supporting players have grown with increased opportunities?

We need to get past this short sighted mindset. We are striving to be a legitimate playoff contender… you know the kind of team that grows throughout the regular season and is firing on all cylinders as the playoffs come around.

Feel free to worry about individual games and individual performances but try to see the big picture… Brandon is not the kind of guy to get fat n happy… He wants to win! I have no doubt the pieces will all fall together… just give it time.

Great game tonight Marty… and how bout that Steve Blake?

GO BLAZERS!!!

The problem isn’t Roy, but his play is one of the symptoms. The problems are the failed bandaid on the point guard position, the lack of production from the small forward, the learning curve involved in addressing the overall team defense deficiencies , and the difficulty integrating Oden as a post threat and moving away from jump shooting as the mainstay of the offense.

All of those problems effect Roy’s play. The answer at point has to play the position effectively and mesh with Roy’s abilities on offense. One of the point guards runs the position effectively and the other meshes with Roy. The lack of production at SF due to Martell’s returning from injury and the injuries to Batum and Travis resulted, up until this last game, in Roy playing out of position at SF. Improved defense was made a primary goal by both Nate and Roy at the beginning of this season, however the loss of Batum and the above problems at PG left Roy struggling to play defense out of position on much taller players. A struggle I might add that he often seemed either too exhausted or too frustrated to meet whole heartedly. Finally integrating Oden in the offense has been difficult for Roy as he has limited experience in passing into the low post, and the efficient style of half court offense that they run suffers when Oden can’t manage his turnovers. Not to mention the introduction of new sets that focus away from the high pick and roll and pick and pop that Roy had been running all last year with LMA.

Some point to Roy’s apparent bad play, or Nate’s obvious mangling of rotations as evidence of laziness or ineptitude. It is my opinion that we are seeing a team undergoing a major growth period after a year of over achievement. The Injuries have hampered a smooth transition to a more defensive oriented, low post scoring and running ball club. The safe reaction would be to fall back into the Roy centered offense that makes him look like such an amazing player. I am concerned that that will stunt the growth of the club into a true elite contender.

End of rant.

although this may have to do with him playing out of position for a lot of games.
All the talk about him aiming the All-Defensive team seems very silly now.

He’s had a slow start for the season but his game looks about the same to me as it has since entering the league. If you don’t like the way Roy plays I suggest you find another team to root for. Brandon is the player that brought this team back to relevancy. If you want to complain about a player who got a big contract and has underperformed I would suggest LaMarcus, who’s not even “filling the stat sheet.”