The Sporting News: Contender in the West

magnifier661 · Jan 5, 2012

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That was before they took the court, however. For his first six years in Portland, McMillan endured the slings and arrows of Blazers fans who wanted to see the team play with more tempo. But that’s not McMillan’s style—he is a former point guard, after all, and he prefers to slow the game down and call plays. When you have Andre Miller, one of the best post-up point guards in the league, and Roy, an ace when it comes to creating shots, in the backcourt, the slow-down method makes sense. Under McMillan, the Blazers have been a low-scoring bunch, but still pretty efficient offensively.

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And Andre vs. Felton:

“He’s going to give us a different option than what we had with Andre,” McMillan said when the team acquired Felton. “Andre was a guy we could take advantage of posting up smaller guards. Raymond will be more of a guard that will be involved in pick-and-rolls and spreading the floor with his ability to shoot the ball and attack.”

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