Roy Felt "Hurt" He Didn't Play More

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  1. RoyToy

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    Lmao

    You're pretty good Miller, but you're no star.

    edit - Anyone wonder if Miller came in thinking he was now the best player on the team last year?

    He sure thinks very highly of himself.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    I don't know what to think about that. I would generally love to cheer Brandon to show support for him as a player who is hurting, but I wouldn't want him to think I was cheering to support him for being a disruption during the playoffs.

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    oldguy, Apr 20, 2011
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Just cheer him when he does well, and don't boo him if he's having an "off night". I don't expect the fans to just give him love for playing like shit. I expect the fans to have some compassion. Just choose not to hang him for being human.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Sounds pretty fanatical.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Shit, I didn't boo Wallace or Wells. Not likely I would boo Brandon.

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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Who said it is a distraction? It doesn't need to be unless we make it one. It's obvious his spirits need to be brought up and the negative talk within the fanbase and media is getting to him.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    I hope it's NOT a distraction for the team, but that ship sailed for the fans, judging from this 143 post thread (and counting.)

    Nic and Rudy both easily outplayed Brandon last night. If it's not a distraction to them for Roy to complain to the press about those two going in ahead of him, then they are truly great teammates.

    I have a hard time believing that any of his teammates think what Brandon said was a positive for the team.

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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Correction it was Rudy and Mills. I mean he complained about coming in after them, not Nic. Obviously he understands Nic deserves his minutes.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Don't you think Rudy deserved his minutes last night?

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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Yep he deserves more burn. In fact, with the way Matthews been playing in this series, he deserves to start.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Perhaps so - but Roy is also being pretty insensitive. The best way to handle this would have been a 1-on-1 with Nate. The next best would have been to wait for the season to be over. He picked both the wrong time and the wrong forum.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    I like you man! Great perspective! Repped!
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Yeah, Talk about getting candy when you deserve a time out. I was someone who absolutely loved Roy, both as a player and for what he did and how he behaved off the court. But that Roy seems gone now. I will add that my wife listened to the audio and asked if he was being secrectky recordedby the way he was talking.if he did not know he was on the record... then Quick is a dick.
     
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    maybe you ought to look in the mirror? Two drunks swearing at/heckling our Blazers during a home game get flipped off by Bonzi and you blow that up to reflect the whole team's philosophy from that era and general distain for all fans. Is it not a human reaction to react to people who are cussing you out?

    I can recall stories of acts of kindness towards strangers in Portland by him (helping out a lady with a flat tire at night on I-5) and many other players of note from each era for the last 34 years I've followed the team. Most every person has their good and bad moments and quite clearly with this latest selfish act by Roy, he is no exception. Trying to make him out to walk on water and painting anyone who doesn't support him pouring his pouty heart out to Jason Twit during the playoffs as insensitive bad fans is ridiculous.

    The best players get to play in the playoffs and Roy is no longer one of those guys .

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    You are 100% right, and that is why Miller got the same treatment when he went to the media too right?!?!?!
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    Isn't this the exact same thing you told all of us when you quit being a mod?
     
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    I think people had a bit more sympathy simply because he seemed to have a good case for his angst. He was clearly much better than Blake. Roy isn't good enough to merit more time, so complaining about it isn't reasonable.
     
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    Which other PG merits more time though? I mean as Nate said "Roy will play his role" that roll is playing back-up PG. Mills played like shit. And by the way, I don't like him being point. There isn't a player on the bench that is better suited to back up Miller than Roy. Fernandez is the back-up SG.
     
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    Re: Have you heard the audio of Roy's concerns?

    I was responding to the 'who said what Roy did was a distraction' question. I was making a case that (apparently just) Rudy might view what Brandon said as a distraction.

    If Rudy is annoyed, instead of understanding, that Brandon is complaining about how and when Rudy gets his minutes...that might be a distraction.

    Bottom line is I don't know if it's a distraction to the team....but it would be overly optimistic to rule it out. For me, it's disturbing that Brandon was willing to take the risk.

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    People still got on Roy for his comments when he was still a top 10 or so player.

    Miller and Roy going to the media is absolutely comparable. Roy, the franchise player, got killed for it. Miller, the newcomer who made basically the same comments, was "right".
     
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