Roy Felt "Hurt" He Didn't Play More

I love ya, Brandon but....what OMG said.

It's unacceptable to cause chemistry problems while the team is in the playoffs.

Go Blazers

 

I think I know why Roy and his agent demanded the player option for the last year of his contract. He knew about his knees. It's a business and the Blazers are getting burned.

 

THIS! 100% agree. Roy missing free-throws is a sure sign this is mental. He doesn't need "Lift" or "explosiveness" to make a damn free-throw. It's obvious Roy is second guessing himself right now.

 

hereby nominated for post of the year.

 

I'd say the same thing about Brian Cardinal if I thought it might make Dallas play him more.

 

Well played...

 

For god's sake HCP, don't let anyone play cards with Brandon. Especially not Queens.

 

There are so many spot-on points in this thread. It's pretty much all been said. I'm left simply shaking my head. If we don't sweep at home we're dead.

Also, god Jason Quick is a Drama Queen.

 

Ouch!

 

not sure what you mean but sure

 

i just dont know you so how am i supposed to know if you're being sarcastic or not?

 

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/04/audio_postgame_interview_with.html

wow.....way more emotional then i imagined

 

That was a bit too much to bear. Man, I feel so bad for the guy.

 

Definitely bad timing. Roy has always been too candid for his own good.

 

Man after hearing the audio... I would be pissed if I was his team mate. Does he realize how bad he was playing? Should we really throw away our playoff series to nurse his feelers? He really felt sorry for himself? Seriously?

How bad can it be to get paid so much money regardless of how you play? Guaranteed. If I stopped producing at worked I'd be canned within weeks.

Now... I do empathize with him regarding his desire to play better... but for whatever reason... be it knees or head space and timing, he is coasting like a NBA player would coast against a 10 year old... like he is pretending he is playing basketball by shuffling around out there and honestly... if he feels sorry for himself that there tells me he has lost it mentally... I have more focus when my fat ass plays pick up ball at the gym.

 

Dang. That was pretty depressing.

 

I know I'm guilty of this, but I've always held Brandon to a different standard because of what he's done to bring this team back from the brink. If someone like Rudy said this, I'd be on his hate wagon. But with Roy, it's just different. Some of what Roy said is true, and after reading about his pregame workout and vow to perform better in Game 2, I expected Nate to oblige and let him play his game. But he should not have let it out to Quick/Spears.

 

Spears on BFT right now. http://www.955thegame.com/pages/5792962.php

 

I just listened to the audio and it was hardly a call out. It was almost like he was talking to a friend being frustrated. If Quick's intention was to make Roy seem like he wanted to go to the media and complain, then he did a fine job baiting Roy. Quick came to Roy as a friend and Roy responded like he was talking to his friend. Wow, this audio was hard to listen to. He really thinks he can help this team. Nothing "negative" about it.

 

Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

I think some of the fans jumped on him without hearing it from Roy's mouth. There was absolutely nothing negative about what he said. He truly believes he can help his team.

And if Quick baited him so it looks as if Roy wanted to complain publicly, then he is one sneaky mother fucker. Hearing Quick in the background, you can hear him talking to him like a friend. Trying to make it comfortable for Roy to let it all out.

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