Brandon Roy
Brandon Roy
Brandon Dawayne Roy is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by Trail Blazers announcer Brian Wheeler. On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition, though he...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 July 1984
CitySeattle, WA
I wouldn't want to play in that system because I think they're too structured. It's too much that this guy is going to shoot on this play, or this guy is going to shoot on this play, instead of having a little more freedom offensively. But it works.
It was a play where I pass it to the right post and they were supposed to, on the opposite side, set a screen for Mike (Jensen). But the play got messed up as I was watching. I was like, 'Oh, wow, I've got to shoot this one,' because no one was popping out and everybody looked a little confused.
I penetrated and they sent the bigger guys on the floor after me. Earlier in the season I was able to shoot over smaller guys in there. Walters didn't guard anybody but me.
I guess that's because I can do a number of things. I can penetrate, I can shoot the three-ball and I can pass the ball off. I just have to make plays to let my team be effective.
We just totally turned the page on that Thursday game. It was important not to come in here and worry about making shots, and we did a good job of that.
We're going to be a threat, inside and out.
I've seen where you can score 35 in two games in a row, and once you lose, you can't get it.
It was welcome back, Mike. It's fun having him out there because he stretches out the defense so much.
It would have been really special if he had come here. We would have been really good.
There's something about late in the game that's when I feel like I'm at my best.
Right now, we don't have very good chemistry offensively.
Practices are like they were in January. He's definitely stepped it up a lot more. We're not going to the tournament just happy to be there. We're past that level.
People give me a lot of credit for being a team guy, but Bobby brought us a winning attitude. I never won a state championship.
Brockman has passed our expectations. He can defend and score. He's stepped in there and done the job.