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
They were physical. They were banging me. I came off screens and they were grabbing me.
That was just incredible. For that year, that season, we will always be a number one seed. That's something they can never take from us.
Jon is a bruiser, and Arizona has some bruisers. But, Arizona, I don't feel like they're that tough inside. We think Jon is going to have a great game.
They were physical, they were banging me. Coming off screens, they were grabbing me. It was one of those games.
Some guys who go through big emotional swings like that want to transfer or drop out. But he's doing a good job of adjusting and trying to help his team win, so I think that's great.
I think that's a credit to all past Husky teams. I'm happy to be part of it.
I just tried to come out tonight and play hard and get a win.
He's not afraid. In late-game situations, I look over there and he wants the ball.
It's always possible that we can get better than last year, but it's still too early to say that.
Louisville was bigger and more physical than us. Jon brings that for us now. Even if he doesn't get the rebounds, he's diving for balls and keeping other guys from getting them. He makes Mike and the rest of us play harder.
He's made me a better player over four seasons. All summer, we played pick-up basketball and we'd match up against one another. When I penetrate to the basket, there are times when he stops me. His ability to guard big men and small guys definitely helps.
It's pretty cool. It's like everybody knew it was going to happen, so they were scheduled to play at the end.
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.
They were a tough team, you might not be able to tell from the stands, but out there, they were really physical.