If BRoy's knee's would have held up he would have passed Clyde on Blazers GOAT list, IMO. Of course, I'd also be happy to have Clyde represent us at the draft lotto.
I never took anything BRoy has done as hate. I always just thought it hurt him to be reminded about what could have been. And I don't think he likes a lot of attention. Either way. He was one of the best when he wore the pinwheel. I loved the guy and I remember the hurt I felt when he couldn't play anymore. I can only imagine how it was for him. Call me sentimental, but I'd feel far better about Jody if she figured out a way to bring Roy into the fold.
It's because we won jackpot when he represented us last time. Also I think he joined blazers same year as cronin
He actually came to one game maybe around Dame's rookie season with Aldridge and Batum...he and Dame talk all the time according to Dame.
Who knows, maybe he was upset over having his career cut short from injury. Maybe he wasn't asked politely. Maybe he preferred laying low with family. Maybe some old Blazers management made him unwelcomed by talking just as you are now. I sure wouldn't want to be involved with an organization if people gave me that impression. It's odd that you can extrapolate someone not being present into an act of pure hate.
I know he came to watch Jamal Crawford which would've been the year prior to Dames rookie season. He just sort of snuck in and kept a very low profile.
One time in fifteen years. Dude lives two hours away and he's showed up once. Water under the bridges at this point but that's what MM is alluding to.
This shit is really really weird in my opinion. The dude gave us everything he had when he played here and then he went on to do whatever the fuck he wanted to. Players don't need to stick around after their careers here are done. That is some whack expectation. After our team stops paying a guy, he's supposed to still show up for the team? WTF is that even? BRoy was pure class when he was here. Him trying to rejuvenate his career in Minny was completely understandable. I don't give one fuck about a few million dollars he cost a guy who was at one time the second richest person in the U.S. If Roy wants to get involved with the team again and the team wants to pay him to do so, I will be thrilled. If not, good luck to him in whatever he chooses to do, wherever he chooses to do it and if he never does another thing with the team again, that's fine. The guy gave us his fucking knees, for me that was more than enough.
Thanks for articulating that very well. I have many of the same thoughts, just didn't express it as clearly.
Maybe because it was hard for him to come to grips with his likely hall-of-fame career getting cut short and being in Portland reminded him of that? The fact that you assume he hates the city for no other reason is asinine. You realize this dude is a human being, right?
I guess MM is the dude who wants more time off work to spend with his family, but will straight up hate another dude for wanting the same thing. The way I see it, B-Roy gave this franchise everything. If he hated Rip City he would say no to doing this. He’d also NEVER come to ANY games.
Does anyone even remember a year later who sat at the table? And is anyone superstitious enough to think it has any impact on what ping pong ball falls out?
Ummmmm.... Yes and Yes Many people here remember Roy vividly there in 2007. One of the happiest days I've had as a Blazers fan the last two decades. If you don't think sports fans are irrationally superstitious....
