b.roy

brandon roy. the natural. roy scored 52 points -- the second highest in franchise history and the most in rose garden history -- to lead a 124-119 win over phoenix, ending an 11-game losing streak to the suns (15-11). * i was astonished by this guy last night. every time he let one go i just knew it was going in. his 52 points is the highest in the nba (in regulation). over his last five games, roy is averaging 34.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 52.3% from the field (58 of 111).* travis outlaw (14 pts) and steve blake (22 pts) were all over the place too helping out. even though brandon scored so many it was a team effort all the way. i couldn't have been more pleased that this game was nationally televised on tnt last night and everyone got to see the portland trailblazers finally beat the suns - solidly. why aren't the fans voting in brandon roy as an all-star. he's behind jason kidd and steve nash - two guys way past their prime. b.roy is the future people. marv albert mentioned him in the same breath as kobe bryant and dwayne wade. quietly, he's become one of the premiere shooting guards in the nba. and he turned around a franchise that was, quite frankly, an embarrassment. in his rookie season, b.roy turned to zach randolph in the locker room at half time and told him to stop bitching and play basketball. to start playing like you want to win and sometimes that means letting the ball go to the open guy. randolph was traded in the off season and low and behold the new captain of the blazers - brandon roy. and a whole new roster thanks to kevin pritchard. i'm so proud of the blazers and b.roy is only one of the reasons. watch the blazers on christmas day on tnt and you'll know what i'm talking about.

RISE WITH US

the "arctic blast 2008" is still with us. it's been snowing and icy cold all week. it's supposed to go through until sunday. usually this business doesn't last this long around here. i'm tired of it, honestly. even though it's snowy and cold please go out and support your local shops and restaurants. it's killing all of us. last night me and the girls went to EAT an oyster bar. i'd been there before but that shrimp po boy is the best thing going. and affordable oysters. you can't go wrong. AND you can double down on your 10oz beers (miller high life, of course) for 2 bucks each. in a frozen slushy glass. yum. go eat at EAT and thank me here later.

*from the oregonian