Broussard: Brandon Roy retiring for medical reasons

How many players have retired after 5 years that have at least 3 all star selections under their belt? Who was the last rookie of the year to retire after 5 seasons?

That's a pretty sad career to hang your hat on.

No offense to Roy of course, it's not his fault. But longevity matters in the game of basketball. Being great for a few seasons <<< than being great for a decade.

He's not worthy of retiring his jersey. Quite frankly his career wasn't all that impressive in the terms of remarkable NBA greats.

[QUOTE=Myth]:facepalm

Roy is not retiring because of that. His knees were more of a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' type of situation. It was known since college that his knees were an issue, and he would have lost all the soft tissue regardless of the Suns series.[/QUOTE]

And who are you? Roy's doctor? Roy's knees?

If he sticks around as a coach or in the front office, as I suspect he will, I could see it happening for dedication to the team, but to do it just based on his playing career would be an insult to others who have had their jerseys retired.

Roy has actually been decling even when he was an all star. He used have many games of near triple doubles. As his knees wore down he was still such a crafty scorer people thought he was getting better. If he had healthy knees he would have been even better than a 22 5 and 5 player. His knees haven't just fallen apart over night. This has been happening over his whole career. Brandon Roy was a great player that I don't think we ever got to see fully healthy. That would have been something. His defense would have been better too.

Sad to see.. was a very talented player.

well he gets paid and he can do a come back at a later date

damn picking him over bargnani doesnt seem like such a great idea anymore

hope he recovers and we see him in the league someday

Probably one of the single greatest plays Brandon Roy made in a game:

[url]http://www.twitvid.com/JRWAR[/url]

I've never heard the other teams crowd react in that way to something the Blazers did. The Clipper fans almost seemed to cheer this play.

[QUOTE=Semi]And who are you? Roy's doctor? Roy's knees?[/QUOTE]

I'm from Seattle and it's a well-known fact that he has always had iffy knees. You don't need to be his doctor or knees to know that. He knew it, UW knew it, and Portland knew it. They took a chance because even though he didn't have explosiveness and crazy athleticism, he had a complete players game and intangibles that were off the charts.

I want to see him play, but not off the bench for some random team....all the while continuing to ruin his knees. Dudes nearing 30 and has a family to tend to. Gotta do what you gotta do. Maybe Portland will retire his number?

Wow... add him to the list with Penny, TMac, Hill :(

This wreaks of an insurance settlement. I wonder what the details are. I hope he is able to come back for spot duty in a few years.

Another reason not to stay in college for 4 years...

[QUOTE=RoseCity07]Probably one of the single greatest plays Brandon Roy made in a game:

[url]http://www.twitvid.com/JRWAR[/url]

I've never heard the other teams crowd react in that way to something the Blazers did. The Clipper fans almost seemed to cheer this play.[/QUOTE]

Cheik Samb shortly retired after that night.

Really sad news. I loved to watch Brandon play, he had such a smooth intelligent game.

[QUOTE=Semi]And who are you? Roy's doctor? Roy's knees?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, and who the f*ck are you supposed to be?


Stop saying sh*t if it adds nothing to the conversation. You're coming into this thread, showing a real lack of knowledge about the situation and about knee issues in general. Brandon's knees were already shot up since college. This is a longevity issue not an issue where if he didn't play for two or three games, everything would've been okay. No. It doesn't work like that.

You're only making yourself an idiot by continuing to post.

Damm. I liked him as a player. When your knees go, you go.