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
Hopefully we can repeat what last year's team did and win the Pac-10 tournament. But the goal of chasing last year's team is over. We feel like this team can do some special things in the NCAA tournament.
We've got to stop trying to cruise so much. Right now, we're just doing SOME of the things it takes to win.
We've got to really watch these guys on film. You don't see these guys on TV all the time.
I'm a little shocked that their record doesn't show how good they are.
If I played on the East Coast, I think I would be a household name. But on the West Coast I'm a household name, so that's good enough for me.
He's a good player. But I still think we should have beaten them.
I agree with that. We don't want to go in with a big head, but we know what we can do.
He just couldn't get in the groove tonight. I have to thank my teammates for that.
He knows I won't hesitate to pass the ball to somebody else to hit the game-winning shot. He knows I just want to win.
Guys made shots tonight. It didn't have to be a 'Brandon Roy makes shots down the stretch' night, and that's fine with me.
He was a star before a lot of those guys were stars. We saw a tape of his eighth-grade team with Tyson Chandler and Josh Childress, and he was the best guy on the team.
He's back to being scrappy-tough, and that's the makeup of our team. When we stop doing that, we're not very good. He understands that. We need him 100 percent going hard, and he knows that.
I feel like I let the young guys down.
I feel terrible for him. They were having a real good season, and he was a huge part of it. I always enjoy playing against USC at its best.