I think that timing is of the utmost importance. I believe that without Brandon Roy, there is a very real chance that this forum is called the "Las Vegas Blazers" or "Seattle Blazers" after the Sonics moved. So, I understand your point yet I think Roy's impact is bigger than the team's success or the length of his career. Per usual, YMMV.
Want to answer yes, for all he's done/meant, but there just wasn't the success on floor and involvement with the team post playing career to justify it. Though, it does raise the question ... When will it be okay for someone to rock the 7 again?
Another Fuck no answer. Again. WTH does he do around herE? Never shows up as a moral figure. Screwed us with Minnesota. A hell to the no!!!
Jesus, you people who don't want to retire his number, what are you thinking? If we can't retire the number of someone who is EASILY a top ten player in franchise history, who gave his fucking knees for this franchise, who the fuck's number CAN we retire?
I think you're all misreading the situation. The Blazers don't want to retire Roy's number. They want to re-sign him to play along side Melo. After all, they are the same age.
Here's a radical notion: if a player wasn't playing for your team at the time of retirement - why would you retire their number? Let Houston have Clyde, Boston can have Walton, the T-Wolves get Roy, etc.
Did he play all of his prime with the Blazers? No, obviously not. So you're being facetious. You SHOULD have said "what about Greg Oden?" because that's closer to a counterexample, but of course Oden barely played and was not the best player on the team when he did. So. I mean, seriously? Would anyone object to retiring Sabas's number? You'd be stupid to, and if you don't, Roy has a clearer case.
Come on, you're just trolling. Washington gets Jordan, Toronto gets Hakeem, Orlando gets Ewing...etc.
I imagine a great number of people would object, on the same basis. Sabonis was important to the franchise, but didn't do near enough for exclusive honors.
I'm going to blame his lifelong practice of martial arts on his knees...he's done that long before he was a Blazer kicking and being kicked in competition...he was damaged before he was drafted..he played damaged his entire career and got paid really well to retire that young...BRoy made his own choices..the Blazers didn't break him, he had no meniscus to speak of to begin with...guy had a lot of heart in a game...no questioning that
Roy didn’t “give his knees to this franchise.” He gave his knees to the state of Washington in high school and college. We got the tattered remnants. He was a wonderful player and made the Blazers relevant again after a short hiatus from relevancy. But he didn’t “save” the team and he didn’t have a long enough career to make retiring his number worthy. So no.....
Roy didnt play his whole career with the Blazers either. And his prime was about a year and a half. We have way too many borderline retirees. We need to be very selective moving forward. Not buying what you are selling. Sorry.
