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They'll find a way to gel together, I know it.

They'll figure it out hopefully . Anyway at this stage , it's too early to tell.

lol.....here's a brilliant thought.....
PLAY MILLER MORE

Blake as a starter is averaging 6 & 3.......

A little late to be asking this, maybe figure this out BEFORE you sign the guy.

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Originally posted 08:53 AM ET  11.06 by jgb

lol.....here's a brilliant thought.....PLAY MILLER MOREBlake as a starter is averaging 6 & 3.......

Just 5 games into the season.

He better if the Brother wants to be on the floor.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:53 AM ET  11.06 by jgb

lol.....here's a brilliant thought.....PLAY MILLER MOREBlake as a starter is averaging 6 & 3.......

yea, but blake doesnt dominate the ball the way miller does. would you rather have Broy with the ball and blake spotting up for the jumper or miller dominating the ball and making Broy a spot up shooter, which limits his offensive creativity?

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:53 AM ET  11.06 by jgb

lol.....here's a brilliant thought.....PLAY MILLER MOREBlake as a starter is averaging 6 & 3.......

jgb, you gotta admit playing behind Steve Blake has got to take a toll on your psyche....Would be kinda like D'Antoni announcing he is bringing callimari off the bench behind an inert and cafeteria bound Eddy Curry...Suprised ol' Andre hasn't sought some psycho theraphy by now....

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Originally posted 09:51 AM ET  11.06 by Nashty1

yea, but blake doesnt dominate the ball the way miller does. would you rather have Broy with the ball and blake spotting up for the jumper or miller dominating the ball and making Broy a spot up shooter, which limits his offensive creativity?

Andre Miller has a lot of of PG skills...He has shown this previously both in College and in Denver....Playiingwith this kind of talent level would bring that out again...

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Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  11.06 by Matrix

Andre Miller has a lot of of PG skills...He has shown this previously both in College and in Denver....Playiingwith this kind of talent level would bring that out again...

im not doubting andre's skill set. i know he can play, but the thing that makes broy so good is that he handles the ball and creates for others as well as himself. but if andre has the ball for the majority of the time(as a pg usually does), it kinda hurts roys game. but they should be able to get it together.....after all isnt that Mcmillans JOB?

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Originally posted 10:17 AM ET  11.06 by Nashty1

im not doubting andre's skill set. i know he can play, but the thing that makes broy so good is that he handles the ball and creates for others as well as himself. but if andre has the ball for the majority of the time(as a pg usually does), it kinda hurts roys game. but they should be able to get it together.....after all isnt that Mcmillans JOB?

Maybe they've gone as far as they can with Nate.

He better since now that they've signed Aldridge and Roy long term this team has very little flexibility.

Stupid!

Get used to mediocrity Portland you ain't winning it all for a while.

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Originally posted 10:50 AM ET  11.06 by Johnny Cage

Maybe they've gone as far as they can with Nate.

No, they overvalued their talent and have made their bed, and are now stuck with it.

Just like I warned all along.

Portland's only hope now is to jettison some of that young talent for another established up-and-comer, but I'm afraid not many teams will bite.

It is easy enough to build a playoff team when more than half the teams get to dance but getting over the mountain requires that je ne sais quoi.

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Originally posted 09:20 AM ET  11.06 by Johnny Cage

A little late to be asking this, maybe figure this out BEFORE you sign the guy.

Brilliant. Because it's so very easy to tell if something like that is going to work out beforehand.

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 09:51 AM ET  11.06 by Nashty1

yea, but blake doesnt dominate the ball the way miller does. would you rather have Broy with the ball and blake spotting up for the jumper or miller dominating the ball and making Broy a spot up shooter, which limits his offensive creativity?

How do you know Miller will do that?
He's been a starting guard the last 5 years and has
taken his teams to the playoffs in every year
The guy understands his job and how to win
- give him the starting line-up and hell adapt his game

Blake is useless....
he's a facilitator that is averaging 3 assists a game
he had a nice year last year.....but still only averaged 5 assists

Roy will ALWAYS touch the ball-
having miller out there means less double teams on Roy
having blake out there does none of that

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Originally posted 11:17 AM ET  11.06 by jgb

How do you know Miller will do that?He's been a starting guard the last 5 years and hastaken his teams to the playoffs in every yearThe guy understands his job and how to win- give him the starting line-up and hell adapt his gameBlake is useless....he's a facilitator that is averaging 3 assists a gamehe had a nice year last year.....but still only averaged 5 assistsRoy will ALWAYS touch the ball- having miller out there means less double teams on Royhaving blake out there does none of that

I know because I watch, play, and have coached basketball....I know that andre miller isnt a great perimeter shooter....i know he likes to drive to the basket and post up, which means he is going to usually be passing to spot up shooters, which you do not want your BEST player doing all of the time.

I know blake isnt great, but he plays tough defense, runs the team with minimal turn overs and spots up while Roy creates....and blake is a better shooter than andre....not a better player....

what do you think the article is saying? I took it as Roy, and Miller are having trouble playing well together for the exact reasons I pointed out.

QUOTE(#17):

Originally posted 11:17 AM ET  11.06 by jgb

How do you know Miller will do that?He's been a starting guard the last 5 years and hastaken his teams to the playoffs in every yearThe guy understands his job and how to win- give him the starting line-up and hell adapt his gameBlake is useless....he's a facilitator that is averaging 3 assists a gamehe had a nice year last year.....but still only averaged 5 assistsRoy will ALWAYS touch the ball- having miller out there means less double teams on Royhaving blake out there does none of that

BTW...you seem really angry today.....hug? u basically said some of the same things i said....Nate should fix the problem, by having andre adjust his game, because its his job.

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Originally posted 10:17 AM ET  11.06 by Nashty1

im not doubting andre's skill set. i know he can play, but the thing that makes broy so good is that he handles the ball and creates for others as well as himself. but if andre has the ball for the majority of the time(as a pg usually does), it kinda hurts roys game. but they should be able to get it together.....after all isnt that Mcmillans JOB?

I'm beginning to think McMillan is an idiot...Why in the world do you get a PG like Miller and have him play behind Steve Blake???? Thats a Clippers kinda move there...And its not like Steve blake gets Nash type of assists either...He really can't shoot straight as well..

Bottom line, is that Brandon Roy needs someone that can complement him in the backcourt...Steve Blake doesn't complement anything well except may a scrub quota system.

You went out and got him...Play the man!