http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/12/espn-report-roy-to-retire/1

Really sad.

As a basketball fan, that's always sad to see. Dude was on the cusp of superstardom. Portland is cursed.

[This message has been edited by Head Ninja In Charge (edited 12/9/2011 11:32a).]

Awful.

That sucks...

Damn...I remember him scaring the crud out of me in the playoffs against the Rockets...

Not sure how it compares to the lost dynasty of ralph sampson and the rockets, but between roy and oden (others?) It sure feels like it

That really sucks. I always liked Brandon Roy. He is an incredibly talented player. Sucks he has these injury problems.

he was one of my favorite players to watch.

I'll never forget that crazy ass 4th quarter he had against the Mavs in Game 4. I cursed him the rest of the day.

I'll never forget his two huge shots to beat the Rockets in OT at the start of the '08-'09 season.

[This message has been edited by Randi607 (edited 12/10/2011 4:12p).]

Great player. Sad to hear.

Brandon Roy considering comeback.

http://www.usbasket.com/NBA/basketball.asp?NewsID=261723

For a time he entered the upper echelon of guards as a newcomer... Sad.

For the sake of not starting a new thread, I'll ask in this thread.


What the hell has happened to Portland?

After 22 games, 13-9.
After 44 games, they will probably be 20-24 (7-15 over the middle one-third of the season).


Did they just run into a tougher schedule?
Was Joel Pryzbilla a team cancer?
It seemed like they were a legit top 4 WC team early on, now they are falling.

Didn't expect to see Nate fired, but the franchise does appear to be in disarray.

In 2010, it was former GM Kevin Pritchard and vice president of basketball operations Tom Penn, fired for allegedly being too ambitious and self-interested. In 2011, it was former GM Rich Cho, fired for being too boring for demanding and eccentric owner Paul Allen's liking. In 2012, with no full-time GM yet hired to fire, former coach Nate McMillan received the swift axe -- disposed of less than an hour after Thursday's trade deadline -- for failing to keep locker room order.


Starting point guard Raymond Felton has been atrocious on and off the court it since he arrived via trade on the night of the 2011 NBA Draft.Fellow guard Jamal Crawford, signed as a free agent in December, was visibly frustrated with his changing role, shots and minutes under McMillan. Forward Gerald Wallace -- acquired at last year's trade deadline and then traded to the New Jersey Nets on Thursday -- provided inconsistent production all season. Center Marcus Camby -- acquired two deadlines ago and shipped to the Houston Rockets on Thurdsay -- took out his evident frustration with flashes of homicidal rage during the team's current road trip, getting ejected for shoving Washington Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin to the ground and then getting a flagrant foul for decking New York Knicks forward Landry Fields on a dangerous play in transition.

All the while, franchise forward LaMarcus Aldridge has taken on the glazed look of Chris Bosh circa 2008, going through the motions on offense and in his bland post-game comments. The last time Aldridge looked genuinely excited came when he was named to the 2012 All-Star team.




Felton's personality has been so toxic that one national report accused him of leading a "mutiny" with Crawford against McMillan while a newspaper writer referred to him as a "cancer and a crappy player."



http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/17831577/blazers-brass-frustrated-nate-mcmillan-was-fired-because-he-lost-his-team

Meanwhile they finally gave up all hope and released Greg Oden. That franchise. I genuinely feel bad for them.

[This message has been edited by R0GUE (edited 3/16/2012 1:19p).]

Imagine a healthy Oden at C along with the beast that Aldridge has become at PF. Then throw in Roy and that's a MONSTER TEAM.

or imagine if they took Durant and had a healthy Roy. the list of "what ifs" for Portland is crazy. that franchise is in a huge rut right now.

still considering all the draft misses and other stuff, they've still had a respectable history.

They should have kept McMillan and fired about 4 or 5 malcontents. Turds in locker room and nothing special on the court.

sucks...I always liked him. such a stud in college..