Merged: Finally, it comes out. Brandon Roy is hurt.

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Fuck. I thought it was Andre Miller's fault!

But seriously, what does this mean?

"Very. Because I want to play at a high level," Roy said. "If things were different, maybe I could, but they are not."

Is he saying that if he had Blake and Outlaw back, that he could possibly play like he used to but that this new roster makes it impossible so why try?

 

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No, I think he's only talking about his physical limitations; somewhere today i read he has called guys who have had similar problems and he is worried that he will never be back to what he was.

 

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All that this means is that we were right when we thought that something was amiss with Roy over the last nine games. Bringing back Blake or Outlaw isn't going to give him back his explosiveness or his elevation.

 

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Here's one quote where he seems to be saying he is worried that he may have lost his explosiveness:http://twitter.com/blazerbanter/status/2079885744934912

Brandon Roy: "Are my most athletic days behind me? I'll let you guess. I'll let you take a lucky guess on that one. It's time to adjust."

 

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So now he's Mitch Richmond during the Sacramento years?

 

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Here's that other quote i was looking for: "Does it concern me? Yeah," Roy said Tuesday morning. "I would love to play more minutes and have a much better body, but it's just not the case, so I have to try and make the most of what it is. I had a phone call (Monday) and in talking to a few people, it is somewhat of a reality check. This is what it is, and now you have to make the most of it."

To me, he's thinking this may be something permanent. There is a another quote where he hopes (like we hope) that it's not permanent.

 

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I was looking at a few youtube videos of the old B-Roy. Here's a little bit of a reminder of his explosiveness -- someone, who could blow by Kobe if he wanted to and could get to the rim at anytime...

[video=youtube;rK5mCBeVk1U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK5mCBeVk1U[/video]

 

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He definitely doesn't sound like a man who has a lot of hope for the future. It also seems like this is something that's been going on for months, because I remember him saying that he had been working on changing his game over the summer. It would appear that Roy knew something was wrong and was trying to figure out an alternative.

 

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I don't even remember seeing THAT Roy last season. I don't see how someone could say he hasn't lost a step.

 

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Where is everybody??? This thread better be bigger than the MIXUM thread.

 

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News broke late. Most people probably haven't heard yet. Tomorrow, trust me, it will be big news.

 

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Was the dunk over Chiekh Samb last year?

 

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Well, I think everybody is in bed except you guys and those of us halfway across the world. But i was thinking, isn't it kind of nice to have a calm well-reasoned discussion without the input of certain people who are always out to question motives, sling insults, etc?

 

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Yeah... it is a little bit depressing. But I'm hopeful he'll find some way to adjust, and still be a Top 5-15 player in this league.

 

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Well, like I said, he's going to have to become a pure shooter. He's going to have to get much better as a catch-and-shoot player. He's going to have to move without the ball. Basically he's going to have to become Ray Allen.

 

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Man.. I just don't know if he has that pure stroke to become mostly a jump-shooter. Ray Allen has had that throughout his career. What made Roy dangerous was his ability to penetrate and get a layup, go to the FT line or dish it off to someone. And Ray Allen was never good enough to be the No. 1 guy on a team anyway to lead a championship team, which is what we've depended on Brandon to be.

 

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Well, if this truly is a permanent decline in athleticism, it's something that we should have seen coming. A guy can't charge into the paint with that kind of abandon and not expect to have consequences. I think Roy could develop a postup game like Jordan though. MJ never really had a pure stroke at the beginning of his career, and over time he developed a deadly turn-around jumper. He had to evolve his game to protect his body, and BRoy will have to do the same, either now or later.

 

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I feel like crying..................I want to cry...........no,........wait............I...........................................................yep. Im crying :cry:

 

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I'm totally stunned. When will the hurting stop? Why is this franchise so cursed? What in the world have we done to deserve this? My heart goes out to Roy, of course, but this is just devastating for every Blazer fan.

Somebody please wake me up, because this has got to be a bad dream.

 

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If I were Roy and Oden, I would get my second opinion from the Phoenix Suns doctor.

I am not really sure why everyone is freaking out though? Roy's knees are horrible, and while he is an awesome player, he will have these issues his entire career. We just have to hope that career lasts into his 30's.