Breaking News: Blazers will not use Amnesty Clause on Brandon Roy

Even if somewhat healthy and Nate lets the players play without inhibitions, that is a .650 team (43 wins) easy, with a chance to get HCA.

 

So do I.

-The 2012 NBA Lottery

 

The Blazers did very well last year after getting Wallace. Roy will be an upgrade over Fernandez. Hopfully Batum has improved. And if Oden can somehow stay healthy and return to his former form, the Blazers could actually be title contenders.

The reason we lost to Dallas was rebounding. We gave up a ton of offensive rebounds near the end of the game. That would not have happened with Oden.

 

If there was a player this year that they could get with the MLE by cutting Roy that could start, then I could understand the frustration by some. But I don't see who that difference maker is.

I think this is the safest and smartest choice. If it doesn't work out then it doesn't work out. But I just don't see how this hurts them in the future. To be honest signing the wrong guy to a 30 million MLE could hurt the future, not keeping Roy another year to see what happens.

 

Agreed!

 

I like that lineup a lot... three years ago. Today that lineup is very mediocre.

 

So much for developing Elliot Williams.

There's going to be no time for him on the court, except for blowouts.

 

So you are saying Roy will play every game?

 

You may be right but at least 4 of those players on that list are better now than 3 years ago.
(LMA, Wes, Batum, and Smith)

 

I'm conflicted about the amnesty decision but I don't think it will be a problem as far as Williams, at least for this season. He seems to be a super athlete who needs a lot of work on his basketball skills before he would get meaningful minutes on an NBA team.

 

And he has to take the contract they decide to give him or what not play? That doesn't seem right either.

 

If we used the Amnesty Clause on him, he would've made even more money.

Huh? That's a great team. Once Oden is back, our opponents' centers won't be free to guard Aldridge anymore. With a healthy Oden, we beat the Mavs last year.

 

at what level of play are you assumimg for Roy? and Oden for that matter? to get those wins?

 

Wesssy Wes is gonna be PISSED to come off bench.

 

Felton/Smith
Roy/Wes
Wallace/Batum
LA/Wallace
Camby/Oden/Johnson


LOL that team is full of gazelles except the one guy that will dominate the ball more than anyone else. This is a huge failure by the "brain trust" at One Center Court to realize what pre-schoolers learn on a daily basis.

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed this one is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely...right!

 

I thought I broke this news two weeks ago

 

Add pryzbilla to our lineup and it's 3 really good players, 2 solid players, 3 fragile broken down players, an aging vet, and a bunch of rookies who have no experience. That is not a very impressive lineup.

 

The Mavs handled Bynum & Perkins pretty well in the playoffs last year. I don't think they would have had much of a problem with Greg at this point in his career.

 

I still think the Blazers are just saying the right things in the media right now and still have every intention on waiving Roy once they see him not being able to perform on back-to-back days. The NBA still hasn't finalized the date in which the amnesty needs to be exercised either.

Paul Allen didn't push for the amnesty clause to not use it.

 

Not to mention we will now miss out on getting Landry or another post player like Hayes. LA cannot play as many minutes like last year, he wore down. Also what if he gets hurt. Complete fail by blazers brain trust. And for what? To keep a guy who will get cut next summer anyway?