Praise for Roy

[breaker91]

From the Detroit news

Rising star

Brandon Roy is the best young player you've hardly ever seen play. He triggered Portland's recent 13-game win streak by averaging 22.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists.

Said 76ers assistant coach Henry Bibby, "You can't guard him. He shoots from the outside, puts it on the floor and he can post up. Eventually, you have to go at him (defensively) like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. He is right up there with the elite players. He's not far away from being a superstar."

Wow I hope this doesn't go to his head.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... 0314/1127/

[Spykes]

Roy is a grounded enough person to not let this kinda of stuff inflate his ego or get to his head.

[pdxblazers92087]

if roy was more of a dunker i think he'd have even more hype around him. Roy has the ability to get up what a 39in verticle coming into the league but he prefers laying it in. I think over time even more people will come to love roys silky smooth style just as i have.

[Mr Odd]

Roy is so far removed from that way of thinking.. .
Remember this is the same guy that needed to be
pushed into the roll of scoring in all periods of the
game & not just the 4th. Infact I think he should
take more shots a game, he can prob avg 26ppg.

Anyway, its nice to see hes getting east coast props.
The NBA is ran from over there so if Roy is ever
going to be a "superstar" hes going need that.

[BlackMamba]

wow, in the same group as lebron and kobe? that would deffintelly be awesome.

and i also think that roy looks to be a very mature person and won't let this get to his head.

[candy for lunch]

I guess this is the second time he's been mentioned in the same sentence as James and Kobe, the first being on Inside the NBA where Magic said he was the 3rd best all around player in the league- which implies those two guys are ahead of him.

[b_roy7]

Roy is a grounded enough person to not let this kinda of stuff inflate his ego or get to his head.

QFT. That's why I love him enough to name my RealGM username after him. He could be MJ and not give a sh**, playing his best and not talking hardly. I love the statement Michael Barrett made on TV, saying something like: "Brandon played the 1st few minutes show his teammates he tried and that influenced them to win the game for him". Bad memory, someone else with CSN can clarify that if they can/want. It's not often a group of great players(Roy, Aldridge, Oden) in today's NBA care more about their team then themselves and their rep.[/quote]

[PDXKnight]

I wouldn't go as far as to name roy with Wade, Lebron, ect. talent-wise but he's definitely one of the best all-around NBA players. While there are more talented players out there, I'd take Roy over most of them because of his desire to win and his ability to step it up when needed and playmake at other times. Roy will most likely never be a league MVP but he's definitely among the leaders in his impact on his team.

[UGotThrilled]

Yea, we should be very thankful that he is on our team. I dont know if he will ever be a Kobe or a Wade, but I think he has a shot at becoming really special.

[Dakotah612]

He's exceeding his expectations from a lot of NBA media and fans in general. One comparison I hate is Joe Johnson. Sure, he's a good player, but he's no where nearly as aggressive as Roy and doesn't have the leadership of Brandon. Not to mention, Roy takes over games in the fourth quarter, a big time go-to player.

[pr0nny]

Yeah at this point I take Roy over Johnson, 10 times out of 10 for reasons everyone already knows.

[Butter]

From the Detroit news

Rising star

Brandon Roy is the best young player you've hardly ever seen play. He triggered Portland's recent 13-game win streak by averaging 22.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists.

Said 76ers assistant coach Henry Bibby, "You can't guard him. He shoots from the outside, puts it on the floor and he can post up. Eventually, you have to go at him (defensively) like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. He is right up there with the elite players. He's not far away from being a superstar."

Wow I hope this doesn't go to his head.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... 0314/1127/

It'll probably make him work twice as hard to prove the guy right.

[kumquat]

I heard the interview where he said the crowd was chanting MVP when he was at the line, he got so embarrassed, he missed the FT. I have such a man crush on BRoy. I still believe he is our franchise player even over Oden.

[mojomarc]

I heard the interview where he said the crowd was chanting MVP when he was at the line, he got so embarrassed, he missed the FT. I have such a man crush on BRoy. I still believe he is our franchise player even over Oden.

If Roy is our franchise player over Oden then we will not win a championship. Roy is a great player, but we need Oden to take over the superstar role on the team, even if Roy still remains the heart and soul. Oden simply by being on the court will change the way teams play on both ends of the floor, and Roy simply cannot do that and I doubt he will ever be a game-changer on the defensive end in any meaningful way.

[breaker91]

He's exceeding his expectations from a lot of NBA media and fans in general. One comparison I hate is Joe Johnson. Sure, he's a good player, but he's no where nearly as aggressive as Roy and doesn't have the leadership of Brandon. Not to mention, Roy takes over games in the fourth quarter, a big time go-to player.

That is a timely observation. The Hawks board has a thread about the Blazers' success and one of the first posters says please don't turn this into a Roy vs Williams debate. Of course other guys chime in how they would have never drafted Roy because he wouldn't have made it off the bench playing behind Johnson.

[Tim Lehrbach]

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If Roy is our franchise player over Oden then we will not win a championship. Roy is a great player, but we need Oden to take over the superstar role on the team, even if Roy still remains the heart and soul. Oden simply by being on the court will change the way teams play on both ends of the floor, and Roy simply cannot do that and I doubt he will ever be a game-changer on the defensive end in any meaningful way.

The second part of your posts shows why the first part is irrelevant. "Franchise player" loses meaning when we can talk about "fricking awesome dominant big man" instead. God, I hope Oden is that good.

[UGotThrilled]

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If Roy is our franchise player over Oden then we will not win a championship. Roy is a great player, but we need Oden to take over the superstar role on the team, even if Roy still remains the heart and soul. Oden simply by being on the court will change the way teams play on both ends of the floor, and Roy simply cannot do that and I doubt he will ever be a game-changer on the defensive end in any meaningful way.

I was gonna disagree with you until i read that part. Roy will always amazing and may always be the heart and soul as well as the team leader. However, we need to have Oden become amazing if we are going to becom champions.