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One-on-One: Brandon Roy talks Obama, 2012 Olympics
One-on-One: Brandon Roy talks Obama, 2012 Olympics
On Monday, YSB contributor Nick Friedell went one-on-one with Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy , discussing game winners, President-elect Obama, Seattle's shipping docks and the 2012 Olympics. Ball Don't Lie: Was last Thursday night's game the craziest of your career? Brandon Roy: Oh ...
He's back....!!
He's back....!!
asternwarning.com — Greg Oden is back for the Blazers and thankfully this time, the pressure is off the big man. Coming off the bench versus the Miami Heat, Oden played only 16 minutes, allowing him to re-acclimatise himself with competitive basketball without the anxiety that came with his initial game ... (more) He's back....!!
Brandon, Are You Clutch?
blazersedge.com — After a mob of more than 25 journalists and cameremen cleared out, I snuck over to talk with Brandon Roy about his  two ridiculous shots down the stretch  that won tonight's game against the Rockets.  Here is our conversation.  ... (more) Brandon, Are You Clutch?
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Ball Don't Lie's Interview with Brandon Roy
Blaze of Love — ...  Nick Friedell, a contributor to Yahoo's Ball Don't Lie, had a chance to sit down with Brandon and discuss a bunch of stuff.  This guy is just an amazing individual and should be incredibly inspiring to kids of all ages.  It's people like Brandon Roy that need to be presented to the world rather than the Allen Iversons of the world.  (Different subject for a different time!) ...

From future Olympian to Olympian. The Blazers got back(court).
Blazers Blog — Ball Don't Lie recently interviewed everyone's favorite Blazer, Brandon Roy, during the team's Florida stop. Roy was asked about everything to Barack Obama, his near early entry for the draft and his thoughts on participating in the Olympics: BDL: Seeing your teammate Rudy Fernandez and Dwight Howard out on the floor, do you dream about playing for the Olympic team one day? BR: Yeah. Just watching [The Olympics] this summer, it was a dream of mine. I'm thinking, "Man, I hope I can be on the next Olympic team." It's far away but I'm going to keep working and keep trying to ...

SAINT ANDREW’S NET: HOORAY FOR STRIPPERS!
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... Ball Don’t Lie scores an interview with the Blazers’ Brandon Roy, who talks candidly about Barack Obama and the 2012 Olympics.  And if anyone’s keeping track, the Blazers are my new official NBA team.  Gotta stay true to the Pacific Northwest. ...

Seatowning 11-15, Moyer is Crafty
SeaTown Sports — Local +Brandon Roy talks Barack Obama and the 2012 Olympics [Balls Don't Lie] +Matt Hasselbeck is back. Deion Branch is back. I'm ready for this must-win on Sunday. [FOXSports] +If you think Sue Bird is a pretty girl click here if not, don't click you may be disturbed... Mariners +Good News: Sabermetrics has arrived to the Mariners' front office [Seattle Times] +Mariners' Offseason Plan No.1 [Bleeding Blue and Teal] +Bartolo Colon, Ben Sheets, Milton Bradley, who should the M's ...

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Blazersedge — ... frustration and chagrin of all the players." Dwight likes what he sees from Big GO -- "But if you're going to try to make the case that he's not going to be a very good player or that he's not talented enough or big enough to be a big factor on the floor, well, I'm going to have to fight you on that. Man, he's starting to come out of his shell now - and he's showing enough that you can see what a major influence he can have on a game." In case you missed Ball Don't Lie's interview with Brandon Roy last week.  ...

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