Blazers Regular Season MVP - (Poll)

Followed closely by Juwan Howard.

Roy has been great, but honestly I set him aside when voting because obviously, we wouldn’t have an interesting poll if everyone just voted him.

So, season MVP besides Roy would definitely go to Andre Miller. Without him, we don’t have the record we have today, etc. etc. He’s really carried this team on his back and deserves way more respect than the nitpicking and complaining some people have been giving him.

Interesting. Is it just because he has played every game?

Could ANY of us have predicted the value he has provided this year? I really believe without Juwan, we slip from fringe playoff contender to lottery team. He has kept us cohesive even on the nights that his stat line isn’t MVP worthy. And he is old enough to be my dad. Well, he is at least old enough to be uncle.

reflect the problems with anonymous poles like this one.

How can anybody seriously say that Brandon, warts and all, is not our most valuable player (this is very close to asking who currently has the most trade value). On the other end of the spectrum, how can anybody say that Juwan is our most valuable player (trade value?).

When making the decision to vote on a particular pole, if we don’t take the pole seriously, we are all losing out on interesting information and we are possibly fooling ourselves. I am fairly sure that a lot of us could benefit from knowing what people really think.

but Roy is just obvious!

Now other guys have done a tremendous job stepping up with all the injuries, but I don’t think they would be leading us into the playoffs had BRoy been out longer/all season. And that’s why he’s MVP, cuz he carries us the way no other teammate can.

if it weren’t for miller. where would we be without him?

All due respect to Howard, Miller, and Aldridge. They’ve each done wonders often in unheralded fashion.

Without Roy, all is lost.

Roy = MVP.

If he hadn’t carried us for those months when he was playing like 41-42 mpg and scoring 22+ in like 15+ straight games. But Dre to me sans Brandon is the obvious answer, he’s been there for us every game and is being pretty productive at that.

brandon is the best for ever

Andre kept us in the hunt this season, but this is Brandon’s team. He is the anchor… & the freaking ship for that matter. He’s the face of the franchise for a reason.

This is not to take away from Broy!! What he has done is what all us have expected of him. But one thing is for sure, without The Old Man we would be looking side by side with the Clippers at the lottery. He both with his play on the court and most importanly in the locker room has been the glue that has turned a lost season into one of the most improbable Play-off runs in NBA history. Even if we go out in the first round(which I give us a 70/30 chance)

The fact that Juwan is higher than Aldridge is rediculous. Now without Juwan our season is very likely a fringe playoff team, if that, but without LaMarcus.. were a lower level conference team (provided Joel/Greg are both out)

The guy has had a very disappointing season. He shows zero desire to defend and again has had to miss games. He came back too soon and probably cost us some wins. I know for a fact that if he had the desire to defend then we could have at least 5-8 more wins. Our MVP has to play on BOTH ends and not just on the offensive end. My MVP is Miller, he works hard every night on offense and defense. His shot doesn’t fall as often as Roy’s but he makes up for it in his hustle and toughness. Plus he got 52 man!
P.S- I would never give the MVP to player that doesn’t want to defend. If there was an award for best offensive player then Roy is the guy. MVP isn’t!

Aldridge and Miller have been carrying the bulk of the load but without Roy this team is a .500 team or below. I would narrowly put Aldridge ahead of Miller for the number 2 spot simply because Aldridge has been more consistent all season. Miller has had some stretches where I wasn’t sure he was going to work out with this team but everybody made adjustments (Miller, Nate, Roy, KP) and Miller is proving to be a valuable contributor to this team.

Best player on this team is undoubtedly BRoy. To me, that is a no contest. But MVP’s (be it a single game, a week, a month, or even an injury riddled season) aren’t always your best player.

In Portland’s case, their best player has had a slow start, unfortunate absences due to injury, and inconsistencies on both sides of the ball. To me that is what makes this poll relevant.

I understand timing is everything with polls like this – the last two games Brandon has been an absolute world-beater. Many of us will (and have) say ’It’s Broy!!! who else could it be!?!". And i understand that. But if you go back and look at the entire season, I think arguments can (and have) be made for others on the roster as well.

sure players like juwan and Dre kept us afloat for stretches, but w/o Roy, we wouldnt be afloat in the 1st place. and im not saying hes mvp because hes our best player, im saying hes mvp because hes mvp

You can’t forget how he was carrying the team before he went down with the hamstring injury. That is when Dre started to carry the team more. Now that Roy has come back he has been fabulous including 41and 28 point performances.

that said, how is Roy not winning with by 80+%??? We dont go to the playoffs without him, and that cant be said for anyone else on this team.

When he’s out of the game the team just doesn’t play the same way at all. I’d also vote for Roy, but I figured most everyone would and that’s the obvious vote anyway. This poll should be who’s the best supporting player behind Roy this season?