What Do We Owe Roy?

The Nuggets played terrible. The Grizzlies played stupid and only lost by one. The Jazz played well and spanked us badly in the 4th. The team looked better in that 4 game winning streak with Roy.

That said Roy has looked terrible in the last two and half games. He is about to bench himself which I would rather see. Like I said in another thread its time for Manhattan Project on Roy’s knees.

He was one of my favorite players to watch, but it’s almost tragic to see how ineffective he is at this point in his career. I don’t see how much longer we can go around starting him and playing him extended minutes like the star player he once was

But he looks exactly like he did when he came back last season in the playoffs. Everyone thought it was because it had only been 7 days after surgery. This season sucks, but I still think he’ll find a way to eventually contribute on a nightly basis. He’ll end up coming off the bench regardless, but hopefully he’s not completely ruined.

but, I have to agree. Roy is going ot collect 70, 80, 90 million plus dollars? Who knows? Roy actually owes the Blazers. They signed away their future…a move almost no one else would have done.

Roy has been my favorite player for a LONG time, but enough is enough. Sit down, collect your huge checks and heal buddy! If you are going to get fixed in the future, your chances are better resting and playing never to a point you are pushing yourself through and inordinate amount of pain.

By pushing it only speeds up a bad ending. By waiting, there’s hope and healing for the future. It doesn’t make sense for him to be on the floor ruining his and our chances of the team and himself able to be on equal grounds. Don’t know if this team has enough common sense………..?

Can’t the Blazers just cut him like they did with Steve Francis?

then only group that should be asking for more is the fans

The Blazers organization knew about how bad Roy’s knees were when they gave him that max contract, and they were dumb enough not to get his knees insured. Year after year there is always a front office mistake, but were kept so in the dark we don’t realize it till its to late.

If anything, he owes me

He most certainly owes Paul Allen

Folks don’t be fooled by this “We knew about the knees in advance of the max contract” talk. This is corporate speak which translated means “We didn’t know it was THIS bad in advance, but if Paul Allen found out we gave $80 Large to this guy we’re toast.” So what you say is “yes we knew it… we’re on top of it… and we still think Brandon will be a big contributor down the road”.

Secondly- I’m tired of the Broy speak at this point. I was a big fan but turns out this guy is either a drama queen (errr king) or he’s got some other issues going on inside his head that he needs to get straightened out. When you bounce around from… This is preseason, I’ll be ready for the game… to I’m going to get the ball more we’re going to go back to how it was 2 years ago… to not sure if he can perform… to it’s not me it’s the other guys- Dre plays slow and I play slow… so something’s got to change…. and so on and so on and so on…. bla bla bla…

What needs to change is Broy needs to someone to sit him down and get his head straight. I’m willing to bet the team’s on/off court issues have MORE to with the inability of Brandon to lead this team, than they are tired from a hard start to the season. I think this team is desperate for Nate (et al) to officially anoint a new leader. Brandon has lost this moniker to Camby and/or Miller ALREADY, and I think he is having issues adjusting. Peace.