Let's say that for the sake of argument Miller really does come off the bench and doesn't start games, does anybody seriously doubt that he's going to play starter's minutes? They guy will easily be 30+ minutes a night, whether he "starts" or not.
Okay so this was on Blazersedge twitter, but where did the quote actually come from? I understand that these are supposed to be Roy's words, but who got that quote? When did they get that quote?
If this actually goes through I'll be speechless. I'm fine with Przy starting for now until Oden proves he can stay on the court. But Blake over Miller? LOL
Bingo! I'd be much more worried if he said, "Blake and Joel are going to finish every game." People are way too hung up on starting.
Maybe he's looking at the schedule and sees that early on it'd be better to get Miller and Oden time against opponents' 2nd units. They should rip them up. It really matters who gets the bulk of the PT, and who is in at the end of Q4, IMO.
Ok, Nate WILL NOT be the head coach when this team wins a championship. That is what I was getting at. I just don't see him as that great of an all around coach. He's supposed to be a defensive minded coach yet TEAM defense is an issue. The Blazers don't have an offense...I could go into depth but I'm just gonna leave it at that...
I'd bet Nate will be the coach when we reach the WCF. I think us getting that far is all but a guarantee at this point.
Dumb thread. I'm confident that Nate hasn't made up his mind regarding starters before training camp has even started.
Papa, I think the only major difference between you and I on this is that I interpreted that "quote" as Nate announcing his opening night starting lineup on August 5th or whenever he supposedly told Brandon that, and you are saying Nate should have a depth chart in his head when practice starts (which is fine by me). I'm not saying I interpreted it right -- how would I know? And Nate erred last year when he announced Oden as the starter before making him earn it, IMO. I don't want to see him make that mistake again. Joel should have been the starter last year, period. It did no good to bench a good starter without making the upstart earn it. It does no good to announce to certain players and their mamma's that they don't have to work to keep their jobs, either. But then again, I doubt Nate has done that in this instance, despite what he "may" have told Brandon. At least, I hope not.
KP: "Nate, I've got great news! We just traded for Chris Paul!!!" Nate: "That is great news! He'll look great coming off our bench..."
