I say the guy is a gamer, is very basketball smart, can score at will at times, and has great court sense. We play better with him. I would re-sign him to another 2 year deal. You?
It depends on whether you think this team is going to make the playoffs. If they can make the playoffs, yes. If they are lottery bound, we should move Miller and Przybilla for assets that will help our future.
there is a team option on his contract for next season so there is little reason to resign him in the near future. Maybe the club decides to trade him to another club that wants him as an expiring contract, as who knows what the market will bear. But if I had to guess, I'd say the club exercises his option this offseason and he's the starter again next year STOMP
This is how I feel ... and If I'm doing the "crystal ball" thing, I'm guessing it's going to be more important to utilize those assets and improve the long term outlook of the team than it's going to be trying to hang onto some low playoff seed which seems to be what we'd be fighting for at this point (unless of Oden bucks the trend he's on and actually becomes a regular, reliable, dominant centerpiece to the team). I really like Andre's game, but hanging on past his current contract just feels like it won't end well unless he can suddenly adjust to becoming a reserve and I don't get the feeling he's much interested in that.
I think you have to because the most important skill any free agent Portland gets must have is the ability to stay healthy. Andre never gets hurt so he is a perfect fit.
If Joel appears back to his usual self physically by the trade deadline, I'd guess they'd have more or less the same market for their skills. Some might prefer Camby's superior play, but Joel is pretty decent too and he's 5 years younger... he'll be a 32 year old UFA next off season looking for a last deal. He also could be valued as an expiring... beauty is in the eye of the beholder STOMP
I regard Miller is a medium value point guard, he knows the game, doesn't make dumb decisions for the most part, and his salary level is relatively low. His return is greater than the hit on the payroll books.
Let's get real. With Brandon Roy hobbled by a bad knee, and Oden still a very big question mark, this team is going nowhere. I wish I could get excited about the Blazers making the playoffs, but if you make the playoffs and have no chance of doing anything, what's the point? Don't mean to sound negative, but to me it's all about winning a title. Can we win one with a jump-shooting Roy who can't defend or stop anyone? If Oden came back 100% and turned into a beast, then maybe. Otherwise, no. That's the way I see it, anyway.
With the way he plays, I see him being at this current caliber for at least three more years. But signing him to an extension now can turn out very detrimental to our future. If Roy is seriously hurt, and GO can't get fully healthy, we can't kill our capspace further by signing a non-star. His expiring contract is unfortunately more valuable than him as a player right now.
I agree point for point. The team ought to be kissing Oden's ass and getting him engaged with this team and whispering in his ear about being "The Man" and the fanbase better be ready to pretend like they HAVEN'T been talking shit about him for years now. Otherwise it's blow up the team and rebuild time. I have ZERO interest in a decade of first round exits. I'd rather be in the lottery so we can make our move when Miami's run is done.
No. I like Andre Miller, this team is closer to a rebuild than a championship run. Right now we have..... 1. An aging PG who can't shoot or play defense 2. A SG with knees 10 years older then his actual age 3. A very good and well rounded SF 4. A good PF that is still shying away from contact 5. A 36 year old center 6. A disgruntled Spanish SG that does not want to be here 7. A total gunner that has been more cold than hot this season 8. A solid tweener that will probably never be anything more than average 9. A promising looking rookie PG who is a jump shot away from being much better than promising 10. A tweener rookie who is a good shooter, but can he defend or rebound? 11. A player in the last year of his deal with what should have been a career ending knee injury 12. A player that has played a total of 1 season in over 3 seasons, that has a contract situation coming up 13. A first round pick who has laready had his first knee surgery Mills and the tall white stiff don't matter at all.
Armon Johnson in this very young season already has a PER of 14.4, which doesn't even factor in his greatest asset much (defense). Yeah, it's limited minutes and only over 11 games, so you have to take it with something of a grain of salt. But this is obviously better than most PG's do in the first dozen games of their NBA career. At the end of next year, Miller will be 36. The only starting PG in the NBA that old this year is Jason Kidd, and Kidd is only able to do that because he added a lethal three pointer to his game. Nobody sees Andre doing that. Miller is smart enough to see that the market for him as a starter will evaporate, and he'll take the best deal possible in a backup role. Hopefully Armon has advanced at that point to starter quality, and we have a pretty smooth transition.
What's worse is that while I am certainly more of a glass half empty Blazer fan than some, I think my comments were all fair.
The point is watching your team battle night in night out and always putting up a fight to make it a game. That's all I ask for, a never say die spirit from my teams. If it's all about winning a title than how have you been a fan for the last 33 years? Must have been a crappy ride for you, why haven't you given up? Hasn't anyone ever told you that life is about the ride, not the destination. Fair as it may be Benjamin Franklin once said:
Why re-sign Miller when the Blazers have a team option for next season? That makes no sense, and if this season doesn't go well, there is no reason to pick up that option until after the season. Part of Miller's value is that team option for $7 million. That's $7 million that a team looking to trade at the deadline can then dump next season. Hell, the Blazers could then re-sign 'Dre after the season for less than what he is due on the team option if they want him back.
