Masbee

Before you even say anything, yes, I agree, it is too early to have any clue right now. Let us all get some info from training camps and see a bunch of pre-season games before we have a prayer of zeroing in on those guys most likely in contention for the award.

In the meantime, it is slow news month, and we are all a little bored (with what's happening, or NOT happening, in Blazerland). So wild guessing games are better than no games.

Courtesy of the OregonLive blog is a link to a betting site dicussing ROY odds.
http://www.theonlinewire.com/articleView.aspx?ID=1375

For those who maybe haven't paid a lot of attention to the ROY award, note that it tends to go to those players with the fattest stat lines - points being the most important. Even if another rookie might be more effecient, a better team player, better defender, etc. So scorers getting lots of minutes and a green light are in a much better position to win.

Your (very) early guess who will win the Rookie of Year Award. The top 7 picks are listed in order.

Blazer Maven

The only contenders should be:

Roy
Foye
Morrison
Gay
S. Williams

No one else should get the necessary PT to win the ROY!

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mook

I've watched almost none of these guys play, but I'll do the blatant homer vote and go with Roy.

mediocre man

I picked Morrison because of Nate. I belieave Morrison will have many more opportunities and will have a green light. With Nate's revolving line up strategy I think Roy will have as equally an inconsistant year as Nate will.

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SheedSoNasty

Post this over at the NBA general forum to get a feel for what other fans think. Could get interesting.

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Masbee

Great idea!

But, I don't want to retype everything. I already had to type this entire poll and opening post twice because the damn site crashed my browser.

Can a mod help out here, and either move this to the general NBA forum or make a copy to put over there? Thanks.

tlong

It will be Roy or Foye. Being a homer I voted for Roy.