Best Roy moment

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 5:06 PM PDT

Roy was awesome yesterday. I decided to compare his awesomenss to other examples of aweseomess throughout his career

Lets get started (note: all of these are off the top of my head, but I am also fundementally apposed to put an "other" option in the poll, so if you think of another one....tough.)

VS. the Hawks

Roy leads a furious fourth quarter comeback that saw the Blazers down by 19 at one point. (note the defense played by Roy)

VS. the Rockets

The Blazers were off to a slow start during a season of high expectations, Roy was struggling with his shot, then this happened.

VS the Suns

Roy thought it would be awesome to drop 52 on the Suns; so he did.

VS the Knicks

The Blazers blow a big lead to Nate Robinson and the New York Knicks, only to have Roy save them.

2009, Game 2

Following an embarrassing game 1 loss, the Blazers faced a must win game 2. (note: the Rockets had two of the premier perimeter defenders in Artest and Battier)

2010 Playoffs, game 4

Roy gives the Blazers an emotional lift to make it a series.

VS the Nuggets

Just a few games after returning, Roy forces OT against the Nuggets

Yesteday

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comeback vs the hawks

0 votes

game winners against the rockets

10 votes

52

2 votes

game winner against the knicks

0 votes

game 2 vs the rockets

4 votes

game winner against the rockets after oden injury

4 votes

game 4 return vs the suns

1 votes

game equalizer vs the nuggets

0 votes

yesterday

86 votes

maxamillion is so awesome

16 votes

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all amazing moments

but this is no contest for me.

the stage, the events leading up to the moment, and the resiliency all make yesterday night his best ever.

it was the best blazer game that i have ever watched.

PHILLY!

by CleBlazer on Apr 24, 2011 5:23 PM PDT reply actions

i figure the only competition might be the 42 against the rockets

2 down; 14 to go

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

yup

that was the closest one.

but last night was the best individual performance by a player in the playoffs since bron dropped 29 straight on the pistons in the ECFs a few years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Px-jPm_TU

PHILLY!

by CleBlazer on Apr 24, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions

*best individual performance in the clutch

i mean

PHILLY!

by CleBlazer on Apr 24, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions

How Flip Saunders got another year after that game is beyond me.

LeBron James is great, but geez, 29 in a row? uh double team, triple team! The rest of that Cavs team was awful.

I love B Edge almost as much as I love B Roy and close to my love for B atum

by kengriffey on Apr 24, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I was at the game where Roy buried the 3 pointer at the buzzer to beat Houston, which is a moment I will never forget, but the playoffs are on another level. Here’s to hoping we can have another poll in the future which includes WCF and Finals Roy moments!

by Integra on Apr 24, 2011 5:30 PM PDT reply actions

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Another moment btw (from Nuggets this year)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuxnKOUTXFQ

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by brandonmitchell on Apr 24, 2011 5:43 PM PDT reply actions

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oh shoot you did post the nuggets game. my bad

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by brandonmitchell on Apr 24, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I think that yesterday was definitely the Best Ever for Roy (the big game in the Houston series is a close second)

But I wonder where it stands for all of Blazer history. I would probably give that to Walton in game 6 of the championship closeout game….but maybe 2nd? If Two4Larue is around …remind me if I am missing something obvious

Me: "I heard the BCS just bought March Madness.......the vote should be out tomorrow and we will see Duke and Kansas in the championship game"

by 92wastheyear on Apr 24, 2011 6:10 PM PDT reply actions

porter had some huge games against the jazz in the '92 wcf

2 down; 14 to go

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions

game 2

41 points, 4 of 5 from deep, 12 of 14 from the field

(41 points off 14 (!) shots)

7 assists, 6 boards, 3 steals

2 down; 14 to go

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions

dang

game 1 he was 8 of 12 and 6 of 8 from deep

first two games of that series

20 of 26 from the field, 10 of 13 from deep, 67 points

2 down; 14 to go

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah....that is what I am talking about

I would prolly still give the nod to Roy…only because of coming back from that huge deficit.

Me: "I heard the BCS just bought March Madness.......the vote should be out tomorrow and we will see Duke and Kansas in the championship game"

by 92wastheyear on Apr 24, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions

the stats dont compare with the rest of these

but pippin was huge in game 5 of the 2000 wcf

2 down; 14 to go

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions

22 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks

8 of 12 shooting while playing through an injury in an elimination game on the road

2 down; 14 to go

by thomasikehara on Apr 24, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

It is my favorite Blazer game since the '77' championship. Only another championship can rank above that.

And there were great games in the Drexler NBA Finals years.

But yesterday I was literally in tears as Roy’s greatest game unfolded in the 4th quarter. With 4 or 5 minutes left it was obvious the stage was set to become an unforgettable memory of Blazer history. When he hit the 2 from the corner to bring us within 2 points with 1:30 to go I felt then he was in the Brandon zone and somehow he was going to get it done. From there on it was that final reel of a great sports movie with the Hero rising up to overcome impossible adversity, silence his critics, and win the big one for his fans.

I hope this won’t be Brandon Roy’s finest NBA moment. But if it is, he left me a memory that I will always cherish right up there with that Sunday afternoon, June 5, 1977.

"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)

by BlazerFanSince1970 on Apr 24, 2011 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions