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Sounds like trouble in paradise tlong. The season hasn't even started yet and already there are too many ego's in Portland. These losers haven't ever won and they're already acting like Divas. LOL first round exit.
Holy colossal ego's batman.
Somebody needs to tell Brandon Roy the season hasn't even begun yet, and let the damn coach make the decisions. If it ain't working 10 games in yah, then and complain for a change. Give Miller a chance at least.
That was a great take btw Allanon. That would be hilarious seeing McMillan drop Roy into the 2nd unit (even though it would never happen)
Sounds like trouble in paradise tlong. The season hasn't even started yet and already there are too many ego's in Portland. These losers haven't ever won and they're already acting like Divas. LOL first round exit.
And Simmons comes to the rescue:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...3&sportCat=nba
21. Andre Miller
We knew Miller was a bad fit when the Blazers signed him. It just didn't feel right. He's a moody loner; they had great chemistry last season. He needs the ball in his hands; so does Brandon Roy. He likes freelancing; Nate McMillan is hands on. But Portland felt obligated to spend its extra cap money, and nobody else was pursuing Miller, so what transpired was the equivalent of two single wedding guests going through the motions on the dance floor.
I could use someone, and you could use someone. Unfortunately, I hate bald guys and I have a tiny butt; you're bald and you love bubble butts. We have no spark and are destined to fail. But crap, there's nobody better. Screw it, would you like to come back to my room?
I get Portland's thinking: It wanted to turn that cap space into an asset. And I get Miller's thinking: He wanted to get paid and hoped things would work out. But now we're here. Incredibly, Portland plans on bringing Miller off the bench. He's already miserable. (And available, by the way. Make Kevin Pritchard an offer. Seriously, call him right now.) So what did we learn? Just because you have cap space doesn't mean you HAVE to use it.
The bigger issue …
Simmons/"we" shoulda said so at the time. But, he was still takin' turns denyin'/recoverin' from Kobe goin'/sans Daddy.
tee, hee.
So I take it Andre Miller is instant trade bait already? Would there be any suitors out there? Maybe later in the season.
If I were a Blazers fan I'd be outraged.
Whether Andre Miller was a bad fit or the wrong guy to add to the Blazers is a different issue altogether.
The fact is they signed him, so now that he's on the team, they have to use him. They have to start him. It doesn't make sense for him to come off the bench.
By asking Miller to sacrifice, Roy is actually acting selfishly. He doesn't want to give up handling the basketball or facilitating the offense. A team leader doesn't tell what other players should do or who should play or what minutes they should get. That's up to the coaching staff. A leader doesn't worry about those things. Let McMillan worry about who starts and who comes off the bench. What Roy is doing is actually creating animosity, creating tension in the locker room. If McMillan wants Andre Miller to come off the bench, then he'll make that decision. Why should Roy say ? Especially to a veteran guy who's been in the league for a long time, is older than Roy, and has run teams as the point guard before. That's just poor leadership to me. It'd be one thing if it were someone like Duncan approaching Jason Kidd if they were on the same team. But, why does Roy act like he's a perennial all NBA guy who can tell teammates what to do?
Roy is the primary ball handler. By that alone Blake is the better fit next to him. Andre isn't a great jump shooter either and with his handles he's better off being surrounded by guys who can shoot like Fernandez and Webster.
I already said this, but a main reason the Blazers got Miller was to alleviate the pressure on Roy of always having to handle the basketball. If they signed Andre Miller, then it doesn't make sense for them not to use him in that way. That's the reason they got him.
And, some of you really are harping on this jump shooting thing way too much. Who's the better player? It's Miller. It's not like Andre Miller can't score just because he's not a good jump shooter. He can still create shot opportunities for himself.
Should Eddie House start over Rajon Rondo since the the Celtics can run the offense through Pierce or KG? Should Jason Terry start over Jason Kidd since the Mavs can run their offense through Dirk and/or Josh Howard?
No, especially at the point guard position, you start the better player. Andre Miller is the better point guard.
Why are people acting like Portland signed Miller and did so forgetting that "Roy is the primary ball-handler"?
They knew that when they signed Miller and they signed him for a reason, such as Jam has stated.
I asked why he didn’t just tell that to his teammates.
And that’s when the next veteran move of Roy was revealed. He was already two steps ahead.
“We will meet as a team before the season starts – players only – and we will talk and I will express how I feel,’’ Roy said. “We have to have that mindset if we are going to be considered an elite team. And that’s something I have to express to the team. Because man, if we can do that … we will be a tough team. A really good team.
“But it has to be said.’’
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then why say it to the press beforehand? to piss everyone off?
i dont follow the blazers enough to agree/disagree over who should start. but i agree with jamstone that the coach should make these decisions, and would like to add that if Roy felt that way he should have told his teammates before announcing to the press that he was going to tell his teammates so and so has to sacrifice.
I'd love him on my team..PG is the only position we're weak at.
Miller isn't going anywhere. He will be fine coming off the bench. Just wait and see. It means our 2nd unit is better than most team's starters. We are going to crush the league. Especially the Lakers.
Playing Miller off the bench is testament to how clueless McMillan & company really are.
All summer long the Blazers FO was ignored, countered and rejected by every free agent they chased. They land Miller, a badass scoring PG, and then don't know how to use him.
It's been said before, but it bears repeating: LOL Blazers.
I don't know what to think anymore.... I feel like a suns fan right about now.
Or the seriously funniest one....
You're finally gettin' it, kimo sabi.
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