sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/1/2008
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WASHINGTON -- Brandon Roy arrives not in a hurry but on his own time. At 24, he is already one of the bosses in the NBA. He had 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help Portland beat the Wizards 98-92 on Wednesday without ever appearing to run hard. Yet he played hard, which is a trick ...
hoopheadsnorth.blogspot.com - 12/8/2008
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Arrrrrgghhh......here's the recap of today's game. I'm just
fresh off of watching the Manny Pacquiao-De La Hoya...
fight so I've scored this afternoon's Raps-Blazers game round by round. Pre-game thoughts: Welcome Home, Toronto. It was a painful road trip. I thought this would...
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Blake Serves Up The Raps On A Trey
blog.oregonlive.com - 12/8/2008
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TORONTO - The shot that won the game
Sunday for the Trail Blazers -- a straight-on three-pointer...
by Steve Blake with 8.4 seconds left -- almost never happened. On the other end of the court, behind Blake, Blazers coach Nate...
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Timeout? For Blake, it's time to shoot
trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com - 12/8/2008
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I hope you drug yourself out of bed
this morning to watch the Trail Blazers take down...
the Raptors 98-97 at the Air Canada Centre. This one was truly a gutcheck for Portland. And they responded, big time. Last contest of a long five-game road trip ...
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That's how you finish a road trip
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Weekly NBA Winners: Chauncey Billups MVP candidate in Denver, Brandon Roy’s IQ keeps Portland competitive, Kobe Bryant ‘Facilitating’ Lakers 15-2 record
HoopsVibe NBA Blog —
... Bosh and Roy would have made an exceptional inside-outside duo. Back to Rip City . Not long ago this was a dysfunctional franchise. Players were getting arrested like a drug-addicted Robert Downey Jr., management was battling the media, and their dedicated fans had become apathetic. Today, Portland is easily the NBA s best up-and-coming team. LaMarcus Aldridge dominates the paint, Rudy Fernandez s energy reminds me of Drazen Petrovic, and Greg Oden will eventually develop. This Sports Illustrated article is absolutely right : Roy s feel for the game holds everything ...
Brandon Roy, “a thinking man’s star”
Hotdog & Friends —
... Sparko had this linked from his g chat, and I thought I’d pass it along. Great article from CNNSI’s Ian Thomsen on UW legend Brandon Roy: ...
First All-Star ballot returns: Playing for Portland really does cripple your popularity
Deceptively Quick —
... I know fan voting often has stupid results but again, wow. Tenth? Really? He truly must be only a thinking man's star. But whatever, the coaches will put him in. Right?
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