Hooped Up

Hopefully, Brandon Roy is back to full strength before the season starts after knee surgery.

Roy will need 4-to-6 weeks to recover from Thursday’s arthroscopic knee surgery according to team athletic trainer Jay Jensen. Roy underwent a 20-minute procedure in Vancouver, Wash., during which team physician Don Roberts removed a piece of cartilage that was causing irritation in Roy’s left knee. “He will definitely be playing by the time the season starts,” Jensen said. 

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It is no small coincidence that the Blazers nine-game winning streak directly coincided with coach Nate McMillan’s decision to move Brandon Roy to point guard. The move happened before the Dec. 3 game at Memphis, and since then the Blazers are 9-0, with Roy averaging 24.2 points, 7.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 51.8 percent from the field. Roy’s effectiveness with the ball in his hands raises the question that I have been trumpeting since last season: Is Brandon Roy the point guard of the future for this Blazers team?

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