I cant be too salty. he gave me some incredible memories. and unlike albitch didnt choose to leave portland, management chose to be done.
I'm not mad at Roy. It's not his fault that his knees gave out, or that this team gave him a huge contract. It's a little sad that he turned his back on the city, but I think it's more likely that it was painful for him because he couldn't play the game that he loved anymore.
Blazer fans that hold a grudge against Brandon Roy simply don't remember nor appreciate the joy he brought back to Rip City, if only for a very brief time.
He really did screw our franchise over, so it's hard to have too many fond memories. After all, he never even got us out of the first round. He was fun to watch, and appreciated his talent, but he really did us no favors at the end.
How do you figure? He signed his max contract and then was almost immediately amnestied, so that money never affected us.
I don't hold a grudge against Roy for trying to play the game he loves even if it passed him by. What I didn't like was his personality. I didnt like his whiny attitude. I didn't like him bringing attention to himself by pouting to the media during the playoffs. I didn't like how after he retired he didn't come back to us (granted, that could have been the organizations fault too), I didn't like how he treated Andre miller. And I was the guy yelling at the games for Roy to even try to get in front of his man as he was always playing matador defense. I liked him and appreciate some of the moments he gave us and will always love him for that. I'm much happier with dame and absolutely love his personality. He's the true leader we needed.
Complaints about Roy "fucking us over" is one of the stupider sentiments I've ever seen expressed here ... And I was here for Mixum and PapaG.
I think it stems from a misunderstanding about how the amnesty process works. I think they thought that the Roy situation was the same as the Darius Miles situation with Memphis. All Roy might have done is cost the Blazers some insurance money, but it didn't impact our cap or our ability to sign players.
Roy was very good in his time here and beloved by fans. He did have his issue with Miller and LA seemed to have an issue with him so it wasn't all roses in the locker room. What does bother me a bit is he does seem to have completely turned his back on Portland. The only reason he was in town was because a Seattle team was playing in the Les Schwab Invitational. Given all the $$$ Mr. Allen gave him when he wasn't playing basketball, you'd think he'd show a little more appreciation.
The appearance of Lillard being a strong leader, and Roy a whiny one, is only our perception through the crappy media. The media ran the team in Roy's era, but not now. Every article was dominated by quotes garnered from Roy. Now, articles are more professional and less personal. Paul Allen found a GM who would keep the Oregonian at arms-length. If articles and interviews were now Lillard-centric with excessive quotes from Lillard, he'd occasionally appear whiny, too. Familiarity breeds contempt. The opposite aphorism...Absence makes the heart grown fonder.
