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 penetrated and they sent the bigger guys on the floor after me. Earlier in the season I was able to shoot over smaller guys in there. Walters didn't guard anybody but me.
I don't think he was sure how we were going to respond to him. He was a little down. He was pretty upset he made that mistake.
It's awesome that top players from the state of Washington with a year difference in age are considered top players in the country. That says a lot for the state and how we've come along as basketball players. When I was a kid, I dreamed about this.
It's weird times. It's unfortunate, but we're just happy they took the right steps to make sure everybody was safe and allowed us to get out here and play basketball.
After beating Gonzaga, we knew were good enough to beat anybody. Now I'll be disappointed if we don't go deep in the (NCAA) tournament.
They're on TV a lot. We have watched them all season long. I know their starting five. I know guys off their bench. I know their team.
I had to have confidence in myself to keep taking shots. We're a scrappy team and we showed we can hold a lead in the second half.
It wasn't a big deal for me. It was a good game. I'm just happy we played a great game.
Brockman has passed our expectations. He can defend and score. He's stepped in there and done the job.
They're so experienced and so talented. We're definitely going to need them to make some mistakes to win.
It makes it a lot smoother. At the beginning of the game, it's more my time. Then when Jamaal comes in, I can kind of concentrate on other areas and it's more his time.
(Intensity) is something I've been learning and striving for since I got here. Coach is always on me about my intensity level. He told me I was talented but I had to pick up my intensity level. In the past, I would often defer. This season I wasn't allowed to do that. He had to stay on me to make sure I bring it every night. Now I'm seeing that all the hard work paid off. Playing hard all the time can be rewarded.
There's a lot of good teams on that 32-game home win streak. Another one came in here and took it from us. It's the only way it should end.
I agree with that. We don't want to go in with a big head, but we know what we can do.