Brandon Roy could be risky for the Lakers

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Kobe Bryant's always admired his scoring touch.

    Ron Artest has considered him the toughest player he's ever guarded.

    And Lakers fans should well remember the career-high 12 assists he recorded in two games in 2008 and 2009.

    In normal circumstances, it'd be a no-brainer for the Lakers to acquire Brandon Roy. But these are different circumstances. Assuming the next collective bargaining agreement includes an amnesty clause, it's plausible the Portland Trail Blazers could exercise Roy's $68-million contract through 2014. His injuries and declining performance could make the Trail Blazers feel it's not worth it to absorb so much of his salary.

    That's where it makes things difficult for the Lakers. The market value will obviously drive Roy down, so there shouldn't be any fretting about the Lakers overspending. With a $91-million payroll full of long-term contracts and likely increased luxury taxes, the Lakers can't overspend anyway. Even if the Lakers secure Roy to a minimum deal, however, they'd need to temper their expectations on what value Roy would actually serve.

    An offseason full of rest could restore Roy to performances such as his Game 3 comeback game against the Dallas Mavericks. But more likely, the 12.2 points he averaged last season likely signifies a turning point toward the worst in his career. He'd still carry the right attitude and could provide some scoring punch as a backup shooting guard behind Bryant. But the Lakers shouldn't expect Roy to suddenly duplicate the numbers that drew many comparisons in seasons past to Dwyane Wade and Bryant.

    http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/11/brandon-roy-could-provide-value-for-the-lakers.html
     
    SlyPokerDog, Nov 5, 2011
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    Fuck this dude who wrote this article and fuck the Lakers!
     
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    And Steve Bl*ke, too.
     
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    I will give up watching NBA if BRoy goes to the Lakers.
     
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    The last two weeks iv seen an article about Roy (and in less extent Oden) that involves pretty much every playoff contention team that really wants him and are licking there chops at the thought of us amnestying him so they can pick him up. To bad we can't amnesty him then pick him back up again.
     
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    We'll never have to see BRoy in a L*ker uniform, it would probably burst into flames as soon as he touched it.
     
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    Why not?
     
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    Last amnesty had rules preventing that.
     
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    This is a very likely scenario if we amnesty him. He will get a ring if he goes there...maybe multiple ones. Roy on pennies on the dollar with kobe, dwight howard and gasol. Oden to the clippers with blake griffin...blah!

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    If Jackson was still coaching the Lakers and if he could teach Roy to play in the triangle then I could see him finding marginal success ... but with Mike Brown? Good luck with that.
     
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    That's "Coach of the Year" Mike Brown to us, Nik.
     
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    ugh, fucking depressing to think about how good roy was...
     
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    Oden to the Clippers would be scary, not as scary as him staying here and be healthy with LMA, but still scary as hell none the less.
     
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    . . . Imagining Roy in a Laker Uniform. I think I'm too depressed to go to work now.
     
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    They'll be even more disappointed in him than they were in Blake.
     
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    People were saying the same things about the idea of Blake in a Lakers uniform... how did that turn out?
     
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    what a stupid argument.

    Roy will not have to be any kind of first, second or third option. He'll provide some clutch play, won't demand the ball and can rest alot. Just having him to put him in the crunch time would be immensely valuable to them, even if just a decoy for Kobe Bryant.
     
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    Steve Bl*ke. :lol:

    Nice one, dude.
     
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    Roy will play one out of every six games next season. He's the best way we can sabotage the Lakers.
     
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