Trade Roy and Pryz to Cleveland for Sessions and Jamison and get rid of Roy’s contract

Interesting rumors in this piece, claiming we constantly call Nawlans’ and Phoenix inquiring about Nash and Paul, only to get shot down every time.

It would be nice to know Roy is exhausting ALL his therapeutic options. As a franchise player, I think the fans deserve to be in the loop on this one.

If it were me, I’d try ANYTHING. Hiring my own docs, chiropractic, acupuncture, prolotherapy, chinese medicine, magnets, baby seal stem cells… For all we know, he’s just let some doc in CA look at his MRI.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NBA&hl=146943&id=793

he’s loved by the Portland faithful for as much as he’s done off of the floor than on it. We’d love to see him back out on the floor but not at the risk of him being physically limited in doing things with his children by the time he’s 40.

Thanks for everything #7! And a salute to Mr. Allen for deciding to pay you many monies for prior services.

Medicine may be 10,15, or 20 years away from being able to fix Brandon’s ailments. If so, let’s turn the page and focus in on a new direction for the future.

…but have we reached the point where we are just hearing the same things over and over?

  We already knew players like Ron Artest were saying they didn’t think Brandon was “right”. I think as Blazer fans, we are painfully aware of the cycle Brandon seems to be mired in….games of rest, followed by games of variable degrees of viability.

 Injuries happen, deteriation of knees happen.

  And I’m not really blaming Brandon Roy for the micro-cellular make up of his knee.

  But the mostly unspoken truth is that the organization failed.

  Once again either management failed or the medical team failed or both. Either the medical team failed to predict the inevitable decline of Brandons Knees, or they DID but were unable to communicate it strongly enough to management. Or management heard it, but were too scared or stubborn or not strong enough to make the tough decision of limiting Brandons next contract.

   I know it was the other knee, but given these results? I also don’t understand that IF you had any medical idea about the condition of Brandons knees, how could you let him come back and play in the Phoenix Series? I mean, how do you KNOW the one knee is bone on bone, have the other knee coming back from surgery, BUT then conclude that it is okay or a good idea for Brandon to come back early and play against Phoenix?

  It probably had no impact on where we are today. BUT I still question how a medical staff knowing the OVERALL condition of Brandons knees would look at that situation and give clearance for him to return early….

  Larry Miller already admitted that Brandons contract was negotiated with an eye towards (his words) what Brandon had “earned” NOT what he was likely to earn..going forward…another mistake…

  I love The Blazers. And I have been a huge Brandon Roy fan. But it seems to me both Brandon and The Blazers have handled everything with a similar self dellusion. Brandon has progressed with his career always thinking the lack of cartilage in his knees would not catch up with him…that he would always be able to adapt and compensate….

  The Blazers as a franchise negotiated his last contract more or less ignoring the realities of Brandons knees. Paying him 5 years in the future for the player he was 3 years in the past and NOT for the player he was likely to become given what should of been pretty obvious medical truths about his knees.

  It’s sad. Personally for Brandon Roy, and as a whole for the franchise.
 

Even if that means surgery/ies. All I know is a like what I have seen from the team when Roy is out.

and especially if your doctors advise you to give up basketball, ride this out; never quit. Your contract is guaranteed. You don’t owe anyone anything. Don’t even think about retiring. That little voice in the back of your head, whispering about the right and courageous thing to do, ignore it. Enslave the franchise. Take it down w/ you. No one made them sign that contract. Remember, it’s not personal. It’s just business.

I think Brandon is going through the 5 stages of grieving.

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

I don’t think he’s worked through it to the acceptance part, however.

and perfect the idea of titanium leg bone caps that are less-than total knee replacement,
or just buy one of those Star Trek medical flip phones and have Bones make it all oK.

As much as I really like Roy, I still don’t get how they signed that contract knowing his knees were so bad.

Someone take a sign to the game: “We need a miracle!”

He looked like he could not really run in that last game.

Sadly, what I’m getting educated on here from the various ’knowers" is that now of the procedures will sustain NBA stress and its simply a matter of ebb and flow and playing on the “good” days.

I’m guessing that Roy has lost at least a foot of vertical leap, if not more. Sadly, it seems like Oden has a better chance of recovery and longevity.

This has been a brutal 2 years. Last night was just another installment in the ongoing nightmare.

And, strangely, we are still fans…

Good Luck Brandon and Greg.

When do we hear about “the way I play” and “my role on the team” changes.

Perhaps the knee will recover w/ enough rest. Say, a one year lockout. Then 2012 rolls around we got a healthy Roy, a healthy Oden, LMA, etc. Maybe Elliot Williams becomes a contributor, Luke becomes a poor mans Chris Mullin, and…I dunno. Here’s hoping.