What are Roy’s fourth quarter stats compared to the other players in the league? That’s what I thought, and he’s not a reliable endgame scorer?

He is just good. I think his nickname should be the “Silent Assassin” because he can score a “Quiet” 30 like no one else I’ve ever seen.

Andre Miller’s contributions to the team should allow Roy to avoid driving so much. With his injury history and the extent to which the team actually does rely on him in the endgame it will be for the best that he can “settle” for even more jumpers. Silly fox writer, no cookie.

Dude knows nothing.

And thus, makes half-assed opinions about the game and its players.

Any cursory glance at Roy’s 4th quarter stats, catching one of our many nationally telecast games where Roy takes over the 4th, or reading general NBA news that one whose career involves following the ins and outs of the NBA should make it painfully clear that Roy is known as a clutch performer… indeed, a reliable scorer in the endgame.

I do not doubt Rosen knows more about the actual game of b-ball than me, but he simply does not follow the NBA or its players and is prone to making half-assed statements from watching a quarter or two of a game. It’s not just the Blazers, of course… he has made the “Roy is clearly a bust” and “Joel doesn’t have quick enough hands to play good defense” type statements for every team in the league.

Morty

I heard good things about this other up and comer: Larry Bird.

Rosen was Phil’s assistant with the Albany Patroons. Its telling that the most words writen, the harshest opinion, and the only real information is all about Bynum. The rest of the article is just X needs to (Choose one) Shoot better, get to the line more, play better D.
I am guessing that the whole article was an envelope for Phil to send a message to Bynum. Ignore the rest of the players, they are irrevelant to this exercise.

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