ANDRE MILLER NEEDS TO BE STARTING!!!!!!! WHEN HE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE STARTING LINEUP...WE WON... BUT ROY COMPLAINED...SO BACK TO THE BENCH HE WENT BECAUSE ROY DIDN'T WANT TO CHECK THE 3 ON THE OTHER TEAM.....SO ROY WOULD RATHER LOSE THAN PLAY DEFENSE. ANDRE MILLER WILL GET US EASY FAST BREAK BASKETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME SO WE DON'T START OUT IN THE HOLE....UH LIKE THE LAST TWO GAMES...WHICH BY THE WAY...WE LOST..MEMPHIS AND UTAH. WHAT'S THE COACH THINKING, HE PREACHED RUNNING AND FAST BREAKS, INSIDE TO THE POST FIRST, PENETRATION,, TO THE BASKET, ALL MAJOR FEATURES OF ANDRE'S GAME AND SERIOUSLY LACKING IN STEVE BLAKE'S GAME. STEVE BLAKE DOES NOT FAST BREAK, HE CANNOT PENETRATE AND WILL NOT PENETRATE, HORRIBLE PICK AND ROLL, AND WATCH HIM CLOSELY HE DOESN'T PASS TO THE POST UNLESS IT'S BLATANTLY OBVIOUS....MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME HIS FIRST PASS TO START THE OFFENSE IS GUESS WHO...BRANDON ROY...NO WONDER ROY WANTS BLAKE OUT THERE. WHAT DO THE RIPCITY BLAZERMANIACS OUT THERE THINK ABOUT THIS. JUST A REMINDER...HAS STEVE BLAKE EVER MADE THE FIRST BALLOT PAGE FOR GUARDS AND THE ALL STAR GAME VOTING????? ANDRE MILLER ALWAYS HAS....THE FIVE BEST PLAYERS SHOULD BE STARTING...NOT THE FIVE BEST FRIENDS
I think your Caps Lock key is stuck. It's the one next to the A. Give it push, just one mind you, and maybe I'll read your post next time. BNM
Is there any chance that Nate might understand that it's the lineup, style, and substitution patterns to blame, not going away from the three guard lineup, that has the team out of sorts?
i re read my post and it sounded like i wanted to wait.... i was actually more curious how many its actually been.... i dont like blake starting at all ive always wanted miller to start!
dre rudy b-roy lma oden w/ webstee, j-billa, and blakey rotating as the 6th man depending on game situations
TAKE it EASY The caps-lock can be dangerous...it's not a toy ok? PUT IT DOWN before you hurt somebody.
I'm in favor of that. Nate has NEVER started Rudy. This lineup seems like it was the natural metamorphasis from the three guard lineup, but Nate swapped the wrong two guys. At least Rudy would bring some much needed energy to the starters. He also huddled the guys at one point tonight, showing that he actually cares.
...I still can't figure out why they only used one lineup with Dre starting, that doesn't even make sense
I suggested a similar lineup of Miller/ Roy/ Fernandez/ Aldridge/ Oden a week or two ago. I still think it's a good move... Without Webster, you lose a little defense, but you gain a lot of offensive versatility.
Who's going to score on the bench? Blake? Bayless who barely plays? Cunningham? Martell "I must start" Webster? JOEL?
Bayless can score against any non-starter in the NBA, and he should be given some playing time to prove he was worth a lottery pick. Even if he doesn't drive all the way to the hoop and score - he forces defenses to move and adjust (much like Roy used to, and much like Fernandez can) - and that should open up opportunities for outside shooters (Webster and Blake). Anything you get from Pryzbilla and Cunningham is obviously gravy.
I don't see him getting enough minutes to contribute. Webster, has historically been absolutely worthless when coming off the bench. Fernandez is just more suited to come off the bench.
Yeah, I'm not married to Fernandez over Webster - he's just a better player and more experienced and probably better suited to keeping his concentration over long stretches of playing time. Frankly, I think Nate's idea of using Fernandez in the 4th quarter with the "other starters" is the right idea - but Miller should be among the "other starters", not Blake.
