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
In the first half, I caught myself just running up and down the court thinking too much that this is my last game.
(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.
I just tried to come out tonight and play hard and get a win.
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.
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.
I know exactly why he did it. Because he felt like Appleby tried to elbow him.
I knew tonight ASU was going to be tough and the guys were going to need me.
I knew Rogers was a little smaller than me so I knew he couldn't block my shot. It was just a blessing that it went in.
I'm just upset and disappointed in myself that I left them hanging for seven minutes (while I was on the bench). I feel like I let the young guys down.
I'm just happy we are in the race for the Pac-10 title again.
I'm just enjoying every moment of this. I feel I'm having a pretty good senior season.
I'm excited about it. Besides our home crowd, I've been pretty disappointed everywhere we went. I look forward to it being a high-level, high-energy game. That's part of college basketball. That's part of the experience.
I guess it's my turn to move on now.
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.