Here's a Brandon Roy leader of your Portland trailblazers joining us now on to an eighty's and you're boiling July 10 -- And our record born luckily -- As a socialites that I -- close to Sharon drifted over the year cancers all right.
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I'm good -- good you know we just tried -- Buddhist preceded him you know I think about it is. You know what you've got to a playoff we've seen that intensity it like guys is rated -- to make it count and I think we're just doing the best candidates stay healthy and and get as much chemistry that you -- became the Puerto --
You guys yeah I mean you know you guys haven't played well so far but but it is the pre season so why do you think that it's it's been this way so far on the first six games.
Wasn't television you know which not on our rhythm we we started a number of a different starting lineups and I think coach is gonna start trying to get back you know the the rotation where it was Blake. The attitude Nicholas. The market should in enjoyable just Carter dug ourselves -- greatest player really well at the es he's he's really -- dark spot but. A lot of it to him and Jimmy were where would decline as I -- one Gagnon out I would. Mark hill and Gregg in inaugurated in our -- topic and --
Either three note players that -- I didn't play I would much at all actually and we're just trying to trying to gain some type of rhythm out there and.
And it looked up but that's expected because of the first -- regret that lineup so. Qualities you know let a lot different paint backing we're gonna get back to that line up with to start to started to let sedin ended you know still the rest of the guys and it. You know I don't know what you gonna do it with great hope acting just happened on bolt in and compete and it got to make as a better team in. Idea what Andre and Blake it got to make it better team wants to get to a -- rotation and start trying to improve.
Now have you talked to coach -- told coach that that's what you would like as the star of the team to stay with a starting five they had last year.
Well we we talked about it and he he actually you know. What was what was my -- not had a team that was planted did not say you know I think we should we should go. Bat with the star Carter react. From from last season and -- trying to establish. Some pop -- rhythm because we just got we would have been at one. And each day you not yet at the end so you know that I didn't mean that Andre can't.
And get into the -- Hamburg yet start might have but he just can't get. This is how we're gonna start and it and it got got to kind of it in the what we did last year instead trying to create -- new identity because.
It's it's been a struggle or so we're gonna say try to get back to what we did -- which was flax -- and you know Steve Blake out there. In the predicate a -- and quite sad not to the markets -- and then you know look at new guys coming in industrial and an end try to try to do we did best which was what was. A lot bigger roles. Somewhat of a former team and then you know when Greg comes there will start.
Have you felt out of place just yourself in this. Pre season with all the stuff that's going on the you just mentioned.
Yeah I mean early uphill battle played well you know -- coach had a really long conversation. Any -- we're trying to make to give Greg a lot election -- Slowly can we can help some you don't feel more comfortable any you know -- just coming up to you come up the year are we want to let let him play well let him go up and down it.
And an NBA grant be at cigarette today you can -- partly agree and now with Andre coming feet more ER Clayton.
And how big help -- did he tell me don't be despair is lit with my -- our -- shouted as he did you know because we're. This do appreciate the sport suggested that you got into an inning and how -- get better and don't don't take it as. This is -- going to be -- because we would we know you know -- I can do you know remarks can do it. He's want to -- got a got a chance to to play -- that helped a lot because in all its. I feel like man -- you know I'm -- I don't let them get detectives but. He did make clear that we're gonna go back to what we deal and say you know just just continued it to play in and try to establish a rhythm of the teams will get better.
It's seems like you're in a weird transition because you come up into the NBA and yet you're high pick but it's not as if you you came in with this this moniker of your gonna be this great superstar gets up and a proven. You've gone from that 20 really one of the top six or seven players in the NBA and it seems like there's almost this transition to how they treat you and how you view the pre season how you view the start of the season from being a guy that is making his name in the NBA to an established. In -- top ten superstar player.
Yeah maybe it is a transition period because -- send him -- and it -- years. You know I've been thought about I -- to play much in the -- he's in the last two years I know I had the knee last year and -- before that had that. Did the -- Taylor.
In the deal but you know this year's first time I've ever played the the most recent game.
Preceding game that the gap play so it -- the transition you know I'm I'm up there and I cannot play and then not.
My biggest thing is. You know public big picture you know -- these and I'm not a I'm not attacking the basket as much in a year couple plays Latino market adopted a basket he's got a hard not to tailed Hawks. But -- just south and appreciate -- and I think that's that that's the side of me -- not big matured just a little bit and understand that that this season -- game. And remain undecided about a candidate to get my condition him but I -- not using them that that creepy and as a as a challenge anymore I'm taking that.
I think the pre season that can't get better but I knew not I'd -- gotta be ready for the first game of the year.
What's -- would Brandon Roy here on 1080 the fan two games left in the pre season for the season opener that's a week from tomorrow against Houston. Do you think they Greg Oden has earned a starting spot at this point.
You not think Greg is. A wonderful job you know aren't you know how he's been planning. -- have been attacked in that that the the back offensively given that post president but you know it it is really. Immediate he's earned that spot knocking -- triple double. I planned well black you got I think coach have to look at the big pitchers is that change planes. -- damage to put the best line about -- on the floor that's gonna help this team you know wins when it.
Meaning get possible any it may be great RRR -- jolt but I acting the Mets try to get across the team did it C is. Grade we need go to a great advance in defeated -- we need great baker are to be it. And that both the fame or you know without mark Kelly Nicklas you know -- he can't think of the got start you'd you'd let down we need to play even better off. I don't know I think it is great that I think that a decline -- and -- you know bring what he brings you know or propaganda victory to open having great at Conchita formerly.
He do you firmly established and if so are you comfortable in the role of this being your team this being your locker room.
Yeah -- a more more comfortable in this position this year more than more than ever.
And you know I just think it's just something -- you know being a young player in the NBA. It's tough because there's so many you know.
So -- project overcome -- I think the biggest thing is now -- know went into double team me. And that pretty much you know all reached from from the previous years where. I know exactly where to get the ball and then in the locker room you know these these guys are are so great I mean it's not harper meet it truly -- team I mean that. -- say you know got a big -- harder you know there's nobody can. Man I'm tired -- the right we need to go harder and I don't have to challenge guys as much as maybe commodity because everybody on the team want directing everybody on eighteen -- to -- It it is it easy for me that stepped up -- in -- uncomfortable with. Myself in.
How to get my game going bat still -- second start to leak out guys.
And it did leap from you know an accurate example -- actually more locally because I'm I'm comfortable with where I'm -- now.
Which I -- Brandon Roy this whole team USA thing. -- has gotten out there are some stuff about you in not being incommunicado with them enough I just wanna ask you because I concede the position you're -- you've had some injuries. You know the NBA season you know such a grind. And yet you dishonor of playing the team USA in the summer. Where do you stand with that do you want to play for team USA it would be better for you to end this team to stay home.
Yeah I mean that's SS -- does the Atlanta did have a question that that that -- had such a because you know technical course I would leapt at.
Took place for this let became but the hardest intermediate do it to commit.
A year and it aunt are -- and because that's still not not by gonna elect the.
And you know my biggest thing it.
Yeah got on some guys are applicable by either they can play that -- law every day murder for years and you gotta. Back but -- have to be smart in. In in make the most that and out of every every time.
On the court and you know it is Ali manager aimed at the other to represent the country in the productivity -- at the same time it. -- don't actually make that decision that it. You know Amato and our weekly -- because I know how my body can steal and predicted I'm going to be you know really sort of the year but I know my body feels great now. Taken more time -- a basketball and I've ever have so. -- if it's kind of you know little you know 8080 being you know you know next summer if not feel good now -- a paper and it became.
That'd -- an odd -- you know do Barack and it took a quick acting but it it -- not injure you need to to -- and you have to be making.
Indian not relaxing and team are focused on -- it's human championship.
Another real tough question do you Brandon Roy know who Axl rose's.
Again. Axl -- Axl rose's. Actually wrote no I don't know they are used right present time we had a bad news is easily singer a dozen roses really -- eighties. -- rock band.
You're comparing you you're the Axl Rose of this basketball team and we were debating whether -- new Axl Rose less.
Some of the songs so. You know bad Swedes are -- about looking. Ahead of the front. --
Yeah so it was Karl -- went where credit rate goes the Blazers do we need give me a better lead singer who argue that.
I met a year ago I can't really know much about that they ask current incidents. That go.
Tennis is on that we now radar I think euphoria he was did catch up he ran and thanks a lot and we will CU. Tuesday when Houston comes to town thinks now. Our report.
