ROY stands for??Rook??uh, ALL STAR

Not since 2001 has a Trailblazer been elected to the NBA All-Star game. WOW, I bet you that Baron Davis is pretty mad right about now, but I have to tell you that the coaches in the West recognize what a true all star is. In only his 2nd year, Brandon Roy has emerged as who we thought he was when we first saw him in a Blazer uniform. I always knew that he had the type of talent you need to have in order to be considered as an all-star, I just didn't think it was going to be this soon. Right now, the Blazers are an extremely young team that needs to have a veteran leader ? Roy is that leader even though he is not a true seasoned vet. Unlike Zach Randolph (Knicks vs. Blazer tonight) Roy understands that he doesn't have to be only a scorer. Zach feels at times that he is out of the game when he doesn't get his 20 Points 10 rebounds; he hasn't yet mastered the other parts of the game yet. I'm so glad Zach is not in Portland for the one reason is that the Chemistry we have today would have not been possible with Zach on the team.. Roy is a rock the whole team can lean on, in fact I believe that is what makes him stronger. Roy is a person/player who brings people together not the kind that is decisive. Let's see what my trusty prediction sheet has ???.it looks like I'm predicting a win tonight. I still think Portland will be the better team tonight, but this is the NBA and you never know who will catch fire and sink another team. If Portland is to make the playoffs, they will have to improve at almost every offensive part of the game and learn how to play lock-down team defense during the last part of every quarter. X Factor for tonight's game ? James Jones and Martell Webster need to increase the output from the 2 position to 24 combined points and 8 rebounds. Keep Pryz in during the defensive part of crunch times. Keep shooting the ball ? get some fast breaks and allow mar. All Star to make his mark. Jasonball