Miller interview

Good read, and I like that he specifically mentioned getting out of the first round.

 

I was rooting for Miller the whole free agency, now we need to make a 2 for 1 deal involving blake and a 3, maybe give away blake for a young talent idk..

 

Why move Blake? He goes from a very average starting PG to a very solid back-up PG. Plus, having him saves Miller some minutes per game in the regular season.

 

Ya, we have good depth at PG why ruin it?

I can't wait until the season starts!

GO BLAZERS!!!

 

What a great 9th man we picked up. Sure he would be starting for ahead of Blake on every other team, but his pressence on the bench will be invaluable.

 

Nice article, but it doesn't seem to address the rumors of Miller not being a good team guy in the locker room. I wonder how he got this label and whether their is any truth to it?

 

If you read up on his career, it all stems from 2 things.

First, Miller is a family man and private person who doesn't party with his team-mates. Second, when he was traded to the Clips, he didn't just land on a team of party animals - he replaced one of the most popular party animals (Miles). Many of his team-mates disliked him before he ever walked in the door, and he responded in kind. The fact that the one guy he got along with was Brand - the classiest and most professional guy on the team - speaks volumes.

Once the media gets their teeth in a story like this, they never let it go. Once the "image" was in place, nothing Miller did in Denver or Philly made any difference. You will notice that when he signed in Portland, several of his former Philly team-mates openly mourned his leaving!

 

please keep repeating this, the presence of your foot shoved way down your throat will be invaluable

STOMP

 

Well, I am comfortable if Blake and Miller stay or go. That being said, would you agree we will need a new starter in two/three years? I see that new starter coming from only two options.

We trade for a star (not likely with how much cap-space we'll have in three years)
or
We get a rookie/young guy and ease his way in.

If we get a rookie/young guy, he'll need some back-up playing time. If we have two B/B+ quality aging guys in that spot, there isn't time in the games for that third.

But I'm happy waiting until we get to Miller's option year before worrying about this.

 

Bayless could potentially be that PG. If he isn't, trade him and worry about PG two years from now.

 

I did notice that. I watched the fans reactions (there wasn't much complaining by the fans that I saw) and I watched the players reactions.

It was a couple of the players reactions that got me excited. Comments about how he "made my job easier" and "I don't think Ptd realize what kind of player they just got" along with other praising comments coming from the star player and others says a lot to me.

In fact, now that he is gone, if he was a bad lockerroom guy I suppose one player would have hinted about it . . . I didn't read one bad comment about Miller from any of his teammates.

I'm excited and confused about Miller. I didn't see a lot of interest around the league for him and he was the Blazers 3rd (if not lower) choice . . . but he seems to be exactly what Ptd needed.