Willing to take on Roy?

bluethunder0005 · Post #1 » by **bluethunder0005** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:58 pm

Apparently he isn't happy in Portland. He doesn't like Miller as his backcourt mate and feels that he can't do his job properly with Miller there next to him. The contract and injury concerns are pretty scary and might scare myself away from the idea of trying to get Roy. However, if the injury can be fixed then we all know he will play up to the worth of the contract he has. I'm just curious as to what you all think about this idea. Roy is a better version of Mayo in about everyway and he's also better than Iggy.

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cpfsf · Post #2 » by **cpfsf** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:13 pm

Talk about putting all of our eggs in one basket. I wouldn't want him even in a straight up salary dump.

Piecake · Post #3 » by **Piecake** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:18 pm

No way, and the injury can't be fixed. He has no hope of recovery

MNRunLeft · Post #4 » by **MNRunLeft** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:02 pm

His contract seems destine to become one of the worst in the NBA. Tough break for the Blazers but it seems unlikely any team is going to kill any chances of future cap room for a guy with a bum knee.

shrink · Post #5 » by **shrink** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:33 pm

Ric Bucher: My sense is they'll move Roy before they move Miller.

Troy (Portland): Blazers have to move Roy, but how? What could they get in return?

Ric Bucher (1:49 PM): Don't know what they could get. But I can tell you 7 or 8 teams already have called to find out.

Uh oh - I wonder if one of those teams was us? Its one of those "Buy-low" gambles, but this one would be very high-risk simply because of all the guaranteed money he's due. We know Kahn saw a lot of Roy when he'd buy a ticket to watch Martell in POR.

Yes We Kahn · Post #6 » by **Yes We Kahn** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:59 pm

No way. When they say there is no way to fix it, they mean there is no way to fix it. Basketball is a high impact sport and his knees will only get worse. He is pretty much finished. Its a shame because he is a heck of a player.

Esohny · Post #7 » by **Esohny** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:14 pm

Dear lord, why? Unless they suddenly figure out how to grow new cartilage in his knee, Roy is only going to get worse and worse.

Post #8 » by **C.lupus** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:30 pm

Yeesh. $80+ million for a player with an unfixable knee? Uh, yeah, I'll pass.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #9 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:31 pm

Let's see if Jamal Mashburn would be interested in signing a max contract, too.

younggunsmn · Post #10 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:00 pm

Den Masters · Post #11 » by **Den Masters** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:02 pm

if roy's owed around 50-60m, i'd take him right now.

but he's owed around 80m? no thanks.

shangrila · Post #12 » by **shangrila** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:26 pm

I don't think he's finished but he's definitely not worth his contract anymore. Pass.

eyeteeth · Post #13 » by **eyeteeth** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:34 am

Krapinsky · Post #14 » by **Krapinsky** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:44 am

Absolutely not. He's worse than Webster right now. And he's only going to get worse.

Kahn · Post #15 » by **Kahn** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:49 am

Hey guys, new to the board, hope you don't mind having a noob around. And no my name isn't a reflection of your team, but is actually my last name. So this isn't a bit.

Anyway...

No one in their right mind should be willing to take on Roy. Aside from Joe Johnson and Rashard Lewis, I don't know if I can think of a worse contract in the NBA right now. I'm sure there are others, but Portland is on the hook for a guy who can't play 60 games in a season and will be lucky to put up 15, 5, 4 over the length of the contract. Too much money and risk to take a look. Your team is much better hanging tight and developing some of your young talent. If you are going to put all your eggs in a basket for a super star player, make sure he can run up and down the floor first.

shrink · Post #16 » by **shrink** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:54 am

Welcome to the board Kahn. I agree with you.

For me, Brandon Roy is the cautionary tale about contracts that are big and long.

MIN benefits with Roy taking a big chunk out of a division rival's payroll for the next several years.

Peezo · Post #17 » by **Peezo** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:23 pm

Roy = New Grant Hill

Could have been really special. Too bad for a good young kid. No thanks.

I agree with you Shrink, let him eat up the Blazers capspace.

King Rube · Post #18 » by **King Rube** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:55 pm

And so goes the Blazers fortunes between Oden and Roy.

Dewey · Post #19 » by **Dewey** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:10 pm

Peezo wrote:Roy = New Grant Hill

Could have been really special. Too bad for a good young kid. No thanks.

I agree with you Shrink, let him eat up the Blazers capspace.

Diddo

eyeteeth · Post #20 » by **eyeteeth** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:38 pm

Kahn wrote:Hey guys, new to the board, hope you don't mind having a noob around. And no my name isn't a reflection of your team, but is actually my last name. So this isn't a bit.

Anyway...

No one in their right mind should be willing to take on Roy. Aside from Joe Johnson and Rashard Lewis, I don't know if I can think of a worse contract in the NBA right now. I'm sure there are others, but Portland is on the hook for a guy who can't play 60 games in a season and will be lucky to put up 15, 5, 4 over the length of the contract. Too much money and risk to take a look. Your team is much better hanging tight and developing some of your young talent. If you are going to put all your eggs in a basket for a super star player, make sure he can run up and down the floor first.

Yup.