For those who point at the Blazers winning percentage with and without Roy to show that he hurts the team: The Blazers have a better winning percentage when Camby doesn't play. Should we hold him out too? Is this team (7-4) better when Camby doesn't play? This winning percentage is not an indication if a player helps or hurts a team.
Certainly not over a short period of time, and also since the Blazers have played 6 more home games than road games since Roy went out after the 12/15 game (16 home games/10 road games).
IMHO, the difference in winning percentage has very little to do with Roy as a player. It has to do with a team whose franchise player was suddenly not able to do the things he had been doing before and having a whole lot of confusion as a result. Once the team decided to put him on the shelf, the team was able to develop a new identity. Assuming Roy can come back and fit in with that identity, and I think he can, then there's no doubt that the team will be better for having him back.
