Brandon Roy

execution tonight, I don't think that they should rely heavily on running pick & roll sets with Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge or their other bigs, seeing as how pick & roll defense is something that Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis and Kevin Garnett especially excel at as much as anyone else in the league.  Garnett's length and physical play will bother both Aldridge and Roy if they run a lot of these sets, so it's probably better to run more isolation plays for Roy (he's especially good at these) and force the Celtics to defend him one on one. 

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day trades in the last two years that have netted him some of basketball's finest young prospects (Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge) while simultaneously cutting out some of the worst clubhouse cancers in this league (Zach Randolph).  In just a few short seasons, Pritchard has taken the Blazers from an irrelevant team toiling in obscurity to a semi-intriguing, slightly less obscure team full of young talent and good character.

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And then, there was the decisive play of the game ( watch the highlight), in which Brandon Roy dribbles right past the entire Laker team, marches down the lane right to the rim and lays it in while getting fouled by Pau Gasol (in the closing minute of a 3 point game!).  Watching the play, you will realize that not even Charlton Heston playing Moses (R.I.P.) could have parted the defense quite like that or make a wider lane for

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reliable perimeter shooters that are somewhat incapable of creating their own shots.  Lastly, Brandon Roy should benefit on offense as opposing defenses will be prevented from helping on his slashing drives.  If defending big men commit to stopping Roy, Oden will be open underneath for many easy dunks, however if the big men stay home, Roy has proven that he can score on just about anyone in a one-on-one situation.

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a victory telling me they wont be able to stop Kobe Bryant.  Saying that it is inevidable wtih Brandon Roy still out on his hip injury.

Joel Przybilla: holding the team up as best he can with 8.4 Rebounds,  1.24 blocks, and  .547% field goals

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Portland has a brutal april schedule ahead of them  loaded with playoff teams.  So beating the Bobcats (26-45) record at the Rose Garden will be an important step in finishing better then 50

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