BREAKING NEWS OUT OF RIP CITY!Brandon Roy has been selected to participate in the 2008 All-Star Game in New Orleans.The Western Conference Coaches picked Roy and to me it is a bigger HONOR than being voted on by the fans who only pick their favorite players.I emailed Jay Allen with my prediction -I thought BRoy would make the team over Ginobli because I felt BRoy is having a better year leading his team. Congratulations to Brandon Roy who is the 1st Blazer since Sidney Wicks to make the All-Star team in his 2nd year.Looking back:If you read the pre-season predictions of Jason Quick ( who does a poor job trying to cover the team for the local fishwrap) along with many other publications and Blazer critics, you will see I had faith in the roster after Pritchard sent Zach Randolph to the Knicks.I remember Jason Quick saying on the Fan that he thought the Blazers would have a hard time replacing Zach's scoring. I disagreed.I felt it was the best move because losing a player who woul...
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