...by McMillan about offense. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/10/inside_the_blazers_roy_adlridg.html Interesting.
Uh, coach? It's your job to tell them. Why didn't you have this conversation with them before the first three games? barfo
I don't know what to think about this. I thought Roy was more mature than this... it should have been obvious to him how much more important it was for the team to give Oden confidence and try out Miller than play Roy isos all night long in fucking preseason.
For whatever reason, he seems really hung up on comparing Miller with Blake. I understand that's what he's used to and comfortable with Blake, but come on. Adapt.
Agree. I'll go a step further and say that being the star player as he is. He needs to take it upon himself to be effective in other ways if his iso game is taken away from him. I have to say, from everything I have seen, he is shit if he isn't playing the ISO game. Furthermore, I HOPE they don't come totally away from Oden. Yes, Roy and Aldridge is the teams bread and butter. But you still need to feed Oden for the purpose of making him better and furthering his development. This isn't all about Roy and Aldridge.
Probably a good thing Miller wasn't traded to Portland before the trade deadline. OF COURSE KP DROPPED THE BALL THOUGH AND THREW THE TEAM UNDER THE BUS
Yeah. And it was a good topic. My point then was, Roy is the face of the franichise and I don't see them moving him if he and Andre don't work out and/or if he can't play any other way but the ISO game.
OF COURSE KP DROPPED THE BALL THOUGH AND THREW THE TEAM UNDER THE BUS[/QUOTE] What is this referred to?
Translation: 1. Miller and Oden to the bench, so Roy and Aldridge can get more shots. 2. Absolutely no pushing the ball with the first unit. 3. Nic will be told to be a defensive stopper and to not look to score. 4. Portland will lose in the second round of the playoffs........AT BEST.
We've mostly been on opposite ends of the Nate as a coach spectrum, but I'm beginning to see your side of the equation ... not that I think Nate is a terrible coach, but I've wondered for awhile (without much complaint) if he's really the guy to take this team to the next step of their development -- that is I think he was fabulous for a rebuilding team that needed some discipline and some motivation, but the ability to be creative and blend all of this talent might just be beyond him ... I guess we'll find out one way or another.
Brandon and LaMarcus shouldn't be adjusting to anyone, everyone else should be trying to adjust to them, with Greg becoming more and more of a facctor. They're our cornerstone players, and our go-to guys. We got a lot of nice players on this team, but the ball should be in our best players' hands.
Welcome out of the dark, my friend. If Miller doesn't start I will be annoyed, but if Oden doesn't start I will be screamig for Nate's head even more.
This is exactly how I feel about the situation. If Miller or especially Oden doesn't start Nate should be fired IMO. I want Nate to explain to the fans why the #1 pick a once in a generation center who has played well in pre-season (a lot better then Joel) isn't starting. Thank God Nate only wanted a one year contract. Makes it a lot easier to let him go.
