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 don't think it's a big secret that he'll be leaving.
I remember sitting here last spring saying I want to leave out of here through the front door and not sneak out the back window.
He's still a sophomore. He's had good games. He's a good player. As he gets older, he'll do more. Big guys can do it, but it's hard for a guard to come in and dominate this conference.
They just dominated us in the second half.
He allows his players to play in up-tempo situations, and he's cool off the court. The team's game is up, and he makes basketball look fun.
He's the key to their team. If he can't get going, it'll be a tough night for everybody.
I don't think Bobby was too worried. The other two might have been.
A Pac-10 championship is on the line, but more than that, I want to go out a winner at (home).
I'm not going to try and intimidate this guy. I thought maybe he had been in the Marines or overseas.
That's going to be a struggle between two teams trying to impose their wills on one another. If they can get it in the half-court set, they'll have the advantage.
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.
I was like, 'Does he just randomly walk around? They were like, 'Yeah, but not today, it's past his bedtime.
It's too early to say that, but I think we can do it.
Illinois is a physical team. Coach said to keep penetrating, keep trying to get to the line and open up things for the other players.