During the 2006 draft previews, a lot of analysts said Brandon Roy was the most NBA-ready. I guess they were right. I figured he’d be good, but not this good this fast. Brandon Roy is an NBA all-star.
And anytime Brandon Roy comes to mind, I think of the idiot ref that gave him a technical like 5 seconds after a personal foul in this stupid game.
Fast forward to 6:29 to see the sequence where Appleby hits a 3 to bring it within 2 and steals the inbound and backs out and passes. Tim Legler said something like, “That’s why he wasn’t good enough for Florida, he should’ve taken it in.” I always hate him for saying that, because I really don’t like Appleby’s chances laying it up with Rudy Gay right in front of him and Rashad Anderson closing in from behind.