"Heated Exchange!"

Via Twitter:

http://twitter.com/blazerbanter
Heated 10-minute exchange between #Blazers' McMillan and a player at today's practice. Media not allowed in yet. #NBA

 

@blazersblog: Some serious "discussions" going on the court right now at Blazers practice. Door shut, muffled "discussions" r audible

 

Dre Miller

 

there ya go abm

 

Update: Appears to have been an expletive-filled exchange between #Blazers' Andre Miller and McMillan at today's practice.

#Blazers' practice has been stopped for about 20 minutes. A player, likely Andre Miller -- not confirmed -- and coach McMillan trading words

 

dumb his ass, both of them!

 

Confirmed: Expetive-filled exchange at #Blazers practice was between Andre Miller and Nate McMillan.

 

confirmed where?

 

Miller loudly disagreed with McMillan, at one point stating, "I ain't going to take this (stuff)."

McMillan later fired back: "You don't play the way we want to play."

This is all coming from:

http://twitter.com/blazerbanter

and

http://www.columbian.com/weblogs/blazerbanter/2010/jan/07/tempers-flare-todays-blazer-practice/

 

This has been brewing for a long time. While I'm sure that there are disputes between players and Nate from time to time, it's pretty obvious that Nate and Miller are not a good fit. As a player, Nate was never known for playing free and loose and as a coach he seems to be looking for a PG in his own image. That's not Andre Miller, IMO. This may well just blow over, but I think there's a good chance that Miller is the guy traded before the deadline.

 

McMillan doesn't like point guards that look for easy buckets, get to the foul line, nor push the tempo when the advantage is available. Miller should know to milk the clock in the last 3 minutes while holding onto a six point lead, silly guy.

 

Fuck.

 

I blame Steve Blake. If only he didn't suck so bad.

 

McMillan is not the guy to take this team to the championship level. Coaches that can't adapt their strategy to fit the strengths of their team will never win in the playoffs. I think McMillan will always be trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just to make himself feel comfortable.

 

LOL Miller sitting the entire 4th qtr Tuesday after playing very well lately likely was perhaps a final straw

 

I hate it when the parents fight in front of the kids. What will Bayless learn from this?!

 

Lol whats Nate's way? Blakey style? I don't like his way if that's the case.

 

Very interesting.

I'll wait until more info. comes out to give a full opinion. But this could either blow over or end up pretty damn big.

 

Looks like Andre might be finding the door on his way out.