Do I need to bring out the stats? I think I need to bring out the stats. This is Roy this year: Shot Att. eFG% Ast'd Blk'd Pts Jump 78% .462 48% 1% 10.8 Close 19% .549 18% 20% 3.1 Dunk 2% 1.000 80% 0% 0.6 Tips 1% .500 0% 0% 0.2 Inside 22% .583 26% 17% 3.9 This was Roy last year: Shot Att. eFG% Ast'd Blk'd Pts Jump 66% .465 35% 2% 10.3 Close 31% .578 27% 8% 6.0 Dunk 2% .933 64% 0% 0.7 Tips 1% .579 0% 0% 0.3 Inside 34% .601 30% 7% 7.0 Look at the jumpshots. He's taking 12% more jumpshots this year than last year, and his assisted rate is 13% higher. However, the points that come from it are virtually identical. That means less of his points are coming from isolation shots and more are coming from catching passes from teammates and making them. Boom, Roy still may not be great at moving without the ball, but he's trying, he's trying...
The offense only accounts for 50% of the game and I feel Roy has been dogging it on the defensive end.
So you drop half your argument? What a selfish player, that Roy, amirite? And for what it's worth, Roy is holding his SG counterpart to 14 PER, whereas he held them to 17 PER last season. Although that might have to do with the early schedule being easier. We'll see at the end of the season. He was never a good defender last year, and hasn't been better this year.
Should have known when Roy took the summer off. Real Franchise players like Kobe spent the summer improving their game....Roy was busy resting He got his money, he will be taking it easy. Where were all those people who told me that Roy>Kobe last year?
You are wrong about Roy...he is not all about the offense...as evidenced by his rebounds for a guard, his steals, and his assists...HE IS A WELL ROUNDED B=BALL PLAYER---ROOKIE OF THE YEAR....ALL STAR.... YOU JUST DON'T GET THOSE ACCOLADES BECAUSE ALL YOU CARE ABOUT IS OFFENSE!! I will agree that his petty whining about having to play the 3 position and his love affair with Steve Blake is not what a LEADER and the face of the franchise should be doing. Roy needs to step up...adjust his game...like all the greats have done throughout their careers...realize that his role on this team is changing and evolving because of the metamorphosis of the stud in the OZONE...AND the addition of the SEASONED MECHANIC MILLER....this team will get ousted in the first round again if we don't use Oden and Miller like we should be doing ie.....MORE TOUCHES FOR ODEN....MILLER STARTING... AND as far as the national anthem bullshit conjured by CRAPANZONO...ROY HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR TWO SEASONS NOW...I KNOW...I HAVE SEASONS TICKETS. Roy is too smart...he will just stand with his team from now on...problem solved. ROY NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT IF HE WELCOMES MILLER WITH OPEN ARMS AND MAKES SURE THAT ODEN GETS THE BALL FIRST....HE WILL BE AN ALL STAR EVERY YEAR AND HIS CAREER WILL LAST LONGER WITH LESS INJURIES.
His PER is down from 24.0 to 19.1 (20%). His efficiency (NBA.com definition) per 48 minutes is down from 28.3 to 23.8 (16%). I can't find efficiencies (ESPN definition) for 2008-09. http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketbal...d-trail-blazers/team/profile/10/25/13-1-2-eff
