Brandon Roy is not your typical NBA star. In fact, he’ll tell you the word “star” doesn’t even apply. But for a writer, Roy is everything you want in an interview, let alone a player poised to lead a young team into the playoffs.
Classy.
One writer whispered the word as he passed by, with Roy genuinely [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brandon Roy’
Roy In A Word: Classy
Posted in basketball, home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Shaquille O'Neal on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That First Quarter….
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Steve Blake on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember earlier in the season when Portland’s intensity level was often in question? Well, the Blazers pretty much killed that theory within twelve minutes on Tuesday.
On a night when Portland desperately needed to show a division rival like the Utah Jazz how legit they are, the Blazers accomplished that and then some. They started aggressive, were [...]
Fired Up Versus Fight….
Posted in basketball, home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, Trevor Ariza on March 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It was one of those love-hate moments. For the past few months, I’ve been barking about the Portland Trail Blazers being devoid of physical emotion and toughness. The Blazers were forced to bark back on Monday night.
I loved seeing Portland take a stand against the Los Angeles Lakers – a series that is constantly chippy. [...]
Let’s All Cool Down….
Posted in basketball, writing, tagged Amare' Stoudemire, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge on February 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
What do Amar’e Stoudemire, Major League Baseball and a heavyweight championship fight all have in common? None are coming to Portland, so can we just get back to basketball please.
I get it. The trade deadline is upon us and we are bound to hear anything and everything over the next couple of days. But let’s [...]
Gone Mental….
Posted in basketball, home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Nate McMillan on February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The NBA All-Star weekend is nearly upon us, but I’m getting the feeling the Portland Trail Blazers – with still two more games before the break against Oklahoma City and Golden State – have taken their leave a bit early.
Mentally, they are already on vacation.
If Sunday’s near loss to the New York Knicks said [...]
Six On The Floor, One For The Ages
Posted in home game, writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Doc Rivers, Greg Oden, Kevin Garnett, LaMarcus Aldridge on December 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Doc Rivers sat in his office in the visitor’s locker room at the Rose Garden staring at the sheet of paper. It was hard to tell if he couldn’t believe the black ink popping off the page or if he was trying to memorize it. Either way, Doc wasn’t happy.
Rivers was quick to credit [...]
The Show Must Go On….
Posted in writing, tagged Brandon Roy, Jamaal Tinsley, Nate McMillan on December 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’m not sure when it hit me. Could have been when I was digging around the snow drift to my car. Or maybe as I was chaining up, eager to break the family bout of cabin fever with a trip to Target. Then I got the text message– that’s when I knew.
The show must go [...]
A Word On Outlaw….
Posted in home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Jason Richardson, LaMarcus Aldridge, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw on December 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Compared to Brandon Roy’s historical night, Travis Outlaw will be back page news come Friday morning. But he should at least get a sidebar mention in the win over Phoenix on national television.
As Roy stood with the game ball under his arm after finishing with a career-high 52 points, Outlaw slowly slipped into the tunnel [...]
Off The Wall
Posted in home game, tagged Brandon Roy, Nicolas Batum, Terry Porter on December 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On a night when Terry Porter’s number 30 was raised to the Rose Garden rafters and Brandon Roy nearly continued his 30-plus consecutive scoring streak, Nicolas Batum decided to show-up and join the party.
The 19-year-old from Lisieux, France – who has struggled of late after a brilliant start to the season - finished with 12 points, 8 rebounds, [...]
