European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pace 36 stars and stripes wednesday april 4 2007 Aba scoreboard Eastern conference Western conference 35 39 473 26m 33 40 452 28 31 42 425 30 30 42 417 30vi 30 43 411 31 397 32 43 29 44 Golden state new Orleans Minnesota Sacramento Seattle Portland Memphis 1956 253 clinched spot clinched division division Leader mondays games no games scheduled n t tuesdays games Detroit at Indiana Washington at Charlotte Toronto at Miami Phoenix at Memphis Seattle at san Antonio new Orleans at Milwaukee Cleveland at Minnesota Dallas at Sacramento Denver at la lakers wednesdays games Toronto at Orlando Charlotte at Washington Atlanta at new Jersey Philadelphia at new York Boston at Milwaukee Chicago at Detroit Seattle is new Orleans at Oklahoma City Golden state at Houston Sacramento at Denver Utah at Portland la lakers at la clippers thursdays games Miami at Cleveland Phoenix at san Antonio Aba 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nok Davis is Ford Tor Miller Phil Wade Mia Iverson Den Billups det rebounds g off 72 178 71 74 65 62 66 72 73 68 71 Fra 454 554 784 926 902 575 1023 412 742 629 592 502 348 323 273 pct 626 603 599 587 573 562 555 553 546 544 assists 312 250 204 137 229 288 197 199 151 def Tot avg 748 926 129 881 124 904 122 762 117 705 114 722 109 774 108 781 107 688 101 709 100 569 654 558 568 493 486 584 489 558 g 67 71 71 56 55 66 71 46 56 63 ast avg 769 115 672 645 481 451 528 562 362 407 456 95 91 86 82 80 79 79 13 72 Aba Calendar april 18 regular season ends april 19 rosters sat for playoffs 3 pm april 21 playoffs begin april 29 Early entry eligibility deadline pm not May 22draft lottery june 7 Aba finals Start Date possible june june 18 Aba draft Early entry entrant withdrawal deadline Une 21 Aba finals latest possible end Date june 28 Aba draft new York Xci Eveland a Toronto Washington Chicago 41 39 44 32 33 31 562 542 587 i 6 1 7 i 4 8 new Jersey Orlando 13a new pc l pet so 12 836 Phoenix san 18 753 6 52 21 712 9 25 658 13 27 635 1454 la 34 534 22 36 500 la 37 493 25 whats in a name Roy living up to acronym for Rookie of year by Anne m Peterson the associated press Portland Ore by a stroke of marketing Luck Brandon roys last name is an acronym for Rookie of the year while Roy makes a Case for himself on the court As the leagues top Rookie the blazers Are taking full advantage of his last name to Campaign off the court to enjoying the Success in having to having a Good time Roy said but it All starts with hard work i worked really hard in the gym to get better on the court and rewards come with it in going to continue to work hard and work with my team mates be a team Guy and i Hope Good things keep coming to me this week the 6foot6 guard was leading All rookies with aver Ages of 163 Points and four assists per game he was averaging 44 rebounds a game he had scored in double digits in 41 of 49 games and had four double Dou Bles it has been a whirlwind season for the 21yearold Roy made his Rookie debut Only to go Down shortly thereafter with a Heel injury that kept him out for 20 games he bounced Back became a starter and made the Rookie team at the Allstar game Roy was the fourth Blazer to make the ail Star Rookie squad since the game was started As part of the Auster weekend in 1994 joining Arvydas Sabonis and Alvin Williams and Kelvin Cato he also has been named the Western conference Rookie of the month twice since the trip to vegas Roy had been eagerly awaiting the birth of his first child Brandonjr who was bom earlier this week in the midst of it All the blazers have been aggressively Market ing Roy wonder shirts Embla zoned with the words my Roy for Roy the Kickoff for the Campaign appropriately was held in Roy Ore the initiative is not Only bring ing voters attention to Roy it also is installing him As the future of the blazers franchise and while the team is working hard to bring Back fans disenfranchised by several Down seasons if s Al most As if they dont really need to push Roy out there Hes doing Fine All by himself i love Brandon Roy i love his game Hes so smooth and care free it seems like he never turns the Ball Over he sure Doest seem like a Rookie in this league Hes going to be the one in port land Denver carmelo Anthony said nuggets coach George Karl said Hes very talented and handles the Ball very Well for his size the Trail blazers have been impressed with Rookie Brandon roys shooting and bail handling skills and Are aggressively marketing the 21yearold As a candidate for Rookie of the year in the Aba he does a Nice Job of making basketball plays instinctively last years pac10 player of the year As a senior at Washington Roy was acquired in a draft Day Trade the Minnesota Timber wolves selected him sixth Overall and the blazers swapped him for the draft rights to Randy Foye the seventh pick Roy got off to a fast Start but problems with his Heel became apparent when he was held out of a game against the los Angeles lakers on nov 8 an Fri revealed an impingement in his left Heel Bone but no major damage As a precaution he wore a protective Boot for a couple of weeks that time of the year was Tough for me i had a lot of High goals coming into the year and i had a really Good preseason and i was really looking Forward to my Rookie season then having that Imury i didst know if i was going to play my Rookie year or if i would be up and Down from the injury he said he picked up right where he Leftoff to just excited that people knew that i missed those games Early but that in still having a Good enough season to be mentioned for this award he said others being mentioned As candidates Are Rudy Gay of Mem Phis Toronto Andrea Bagnani and Charlottes Adam Morrison both Roy and Morrison Are from the Pacific Northwest Roy grew up in Seattle and played at Washington while Morrison grew up in Spokane Wash and played at Gonzaga Many in port land were rooting for the blazers to draft Morrison but the blazers targeted Roy and Center Lamarcus Aldridge i think Adam Morrison will be a great pro Hes had a Heck of a Rookie year said Kevin pit Chard who was promoted to the teams general manager on thurs Day we liked Brandon because he was a mature Tod hard work ing and to put the team first he was the kind of player that could bring this team into a new Era but however Good a player he is we thought he was a better person and that s the gods Hon est truth Roy said his Best Friend new York kicks guard Jamal Craw Ford prepared him for the Busi Ness Side of the Aba and the importance of promoting both him self and the team but his main focus is the basketball in going to continue to take the basketball Side first and Ham Mer that Side and if people still want to put me in the Rookie of the year race great i think that would be a great Honor he said but it cant be something i Wake up every Day thinking about be cause for me that too much pressure