Tuesday night the Portland Trail Blazers lost to the Dallas Mavericks and now their 0-2 in the series. We have seen LaMarcus Aldridge emerge as a star for the Blazers, but what about Brandon Roy? After having double knee surgery in January, Roy worked on getting back on the court. In these two games so far Roy has averaged 17 minutes off the bench. His numbers 1.0 PPG, 1.5 APG, and 1.0 RPG, and he's not happy with his playing time.
Via The Oregonian:
"There was a point in the first half, and I was thinking 'You better not cry,''' Roy said. "I mean, serious. I mean, there was a moment where I felt really sorry for myself. Then I was like, nah, you can't be sorry for yourself. I'm a grown man, but there was a moment there that I felt sorry for myself. Especially when I think I can still help.''
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little hurt, or disappointed,'' Roy said. "But the biggest thing is to keep moving, to try and keep my spirits up. But it's tough man. I just …. I just always thought I would be treated better. That was a little disappointing for me.''
"I come in the last sub of the first quarter … then OK, I'm in there for (2:36), then I play, then it's the end of the quarter,'' Roy said. “Then I start the second and Bam! I'm right back on the bench again. I mean, I don't know what I could have done! Then I sit, and he puts Patty and Rudy in before me. I know physically I have to play, but mentally, how do I just go …''
Brandon Roy says his knees are fine, but he needs to work on his mental game. In last year's playoffs Roy returned eight days after having knee surgery. He's not the same player we saw averaging 26.7 points in the 2009 playoffs. It's kind of sad to see him go through this.
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