It may be just me but I feel the glaring problem with our team is ROY! He's the wrong player for this team and more important developing young talent which is all our team has been since ROY was drafted. Roy needs to be in a well executed slow half court offense like UTAH, LA or Boston. This team has a bunch of speed and a starting PG who knows how to find it. Roy is non of that! Don't get me wrong ROY is a great player but not for the Blazers... I think if we could package him for Melo we should do it in a heartbeat! Melo with this team could be lethal. I don't see ROY getting us there as the go to guy, not with this cast around him. Square in a circle! We've got a 45 record being played on 33 speed and it shows! We should have the pieces now to take a run for Anthony, don't ya think?
Would ya admit that our energy takes a dip when ROY is on the court! Our second string and Batum won that game yesterday, not Roy and that's concerning, be it that he's the go to guy!
We also have the wrong coach and the wrong two centers in Oden and Przybilla (when they get back) for the running game you're dreaming of. There's also the fact that Carmelo already told the Blazers to stick it when they asked Denver if he'd be interested in a deal where he ends up in Portland. I think that when we get Greg & Joel back, Nate's and Roy's game will work just fine.
I actually was pleasently surprised at the movement most the game.. especially the 1st and 4th quarters (which while I dont have the numbers handy, is when Roy plays most of the time) The team looked to run early off of turnovers also I noticed. And most importantly they didnt act like they never have run a fast break in their life, much like last year was. Roy did his usal thing, 22+ and almost 5 and 5 to go with it. I think we are fine.
Have you not been following the Melo saga at all? The guy is not going sign a contract in Portland or any other small market.
I think Melo will go to whoever can pay him the most considering NEW YORK taxes and a 1/3 pay cut coming for the NBA might not be so attractive. Further if ODEN comes back healthy with Batum, Mathews, Andre and the second wealthiest owner in the NBA, Ptwon is an obvious place where a ring could be won.
I think Roy is an excellent player. But I think that the facts are the one weak part of Roy's game, is fast breaks, and it's not because he isn't trying. I noticed several times last night that although Roy was giving it his all to head up the court with speed, that he just wasn't as fast as the other guys getting up the court. When you can't get up the court fast enough, defense gets a chance to react making it tougher to score.
considering he wants the Glitz of NYC so badly.. I venture to guess that a ring isnt that important to him. (at this point in his career at least)
SlyPokerDog was who I was responding to. I think the spacing created by our PG's caused Batum's open looks, not ROY being on the court!
Well if you are right, then you will be the only one in the world who called it that way. Denver offered him a huge extension. More MONEY than anyone else can. So why did he not consider it?
