I like the benched Roy. Saves him for the fourth quarter. If he's rolling, coach can leave him in. Great game tonight. He doesn't necessarily have to make as many plays as he did tonight, but he does have to do it consistently.
I wonder if he is ever going to crack the starting lineup again either this year or ever again while he is on the team.
I think his performance tonight basically solidified him as our savior off the bench; he kept the team afloat while LMA rested, and took over when he ran out of gas in the 4th. That was key to our win. And if you start Roy only to have him on the court while LMA gets established, you're basically wasting Roy's time. By bringing him off the bench, he warms up a bit in the late first, then take over in the second and third, rest some, then help out big time in the fourth. I think it's an efficient use of Roy's skills within his limitations.
I really liked at the end when both of them were on the floor, their pick and roll was hard to defend.
Yeah, because both demanded a double-team, but jeez, who do you double? If you hesitate, Roy takes you to the hole, and if you smother him, LMA is there with the pick and pop.
If Roy plays out his Blazers career as the new Manu Ginobili, that will be okay. It's not what I hoped for, with his talent...but it's still a pretty good result after so much damage to his knees.
