Marc Spears: Miller and McMillan On Different Pages
Blazersedge —
Yahoo's Marc Spears is one of the best in the business at getting players to tell him how they really feel. He got Greg Oden to open up about visiting a sports psychologist and now he's gotten Andre Miller to speak honestly about the battle for starting point guard.
Go devour that piece, it's a great read.
A few of the big time issues...
"If I was told right out when I had my meetings that I would be a backup, then I wouldn't have come here," Miller told Yahoo! Sports this week. ...
Andre Miller's Arrival in Portland Not Quite Rosy
FanHouse —
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Trail BlazersEven skeptics chalked up Portland's Andre Miller acquisition as a win. Miller, one of the best distributors of this decade, figured to augment an already lethal Blazers offense while providing a jolt of veteran leadership. Even if you don't believe in the power of savvy, Miller's passing skills sit on a different plane than those of Steve Blake, the incumbent. What Portland probably didn't count on was Miller causing drama ... in the preseason. Blazers coach Nate McMillan has been insisting Blake is the starter for now. But Miller told Yahoo!'s Marc Spears that coming off the bench wasn't a part of ...
Andre Miller's Arrival in Portland Not Quite Rosy
FanHouse —
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Trail BlazersEven skeptics chalked up Portland's Andre Miller acquisition as a win. Miller, one of the best distributors of this decade, figured to augment an already lethal Blazers offense while providing a jolt of veteran leadership. Even if you don't believe in the power of savvy, Miller's passing skills sit on a different plane than those of Steve Blake, the incumbent. What Portland probably didn't count on was Miller causing drama ... in the preseason. Blazers coach Nate McMillan has been insisting Blake is the starter for now. But Miller told Yahoo!'s Marc Spears that coming off the bench wasn't a part of ...
Andre Miller's Arrival in Portland Not Quite Rosy
FanHouse —
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Trail BlazersEven skeptics chalked up Portland's Andre Miller acquisition as a win. Miller, one of the best distributors of this decade, figured to augment an already lethal Blazers offense while providing a jolt of veteran leadership. Even if you don't believe in the power of savvy, Miller's passing skills sit on a different plane than those of Steve Blake, the incumbent. What Portland probably didn't count on was Miller causing drama ... in the preseason. Blazers coach Nate McMillan has been insisting Blake is the starter for now. But Miller told Yahoo!'s Marc Spears that coming off the bench wasn't a part of ...
What in the World is Happening?
Blazersedge —
... As if this weren't enough, we find Ben's post right below referencing Marc Spears of YahooSports on the turbulent onset of the Andre Miller era. You can scroll down a couple inches and read it for yourself, so I won't detail it here. Suffice it to say Miller is raising issues of (you guessed it) starting rotations, playing time, and ego. He missed contract status, having just penned one, but he did throw in player-coach relations. It's hardly a damning piece, nor are these fatal issues, but they do provide more grist for the ...
A Brief History of Andre Miller's Feelings
The Baseline —
... That was when Miller opened up to Marc Spears at Yahoo!, perhaps telling us more about the real Andre Miller than whatever double-cross might be going down in Portland: ...
Full Court Press
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Andre Miller tells Yahoo's Marc Spears he's unhappy.
My initial analysis of the situation with a ...
Fiending for Links - Monday, October 12, 2009
Basketball Fiend —
Gary Payton. 1. “Sonicsgate,” a documentary about the Sonics’ abrupt move to Oklahoma City, was released last night. The doc features original interviews from guys like Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and broadcaster Kevin Calabro. Watch it for free at sonicsgate.org . (H/T Ball Don’t Lie .) 2. Francisco Garcia of the Kings broke his arm Friday when the exercise ball he was using for weightlifting popped. Cisco will be out of commission for 4 months . Somewhere, Eddy Curry is having a good laugh about this. 3. Things may have been sunny for Andre Miller in Philadelphia, but in Portland it’s a different story . Bethlehem Shoals discusses Miller’s ...
Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever —
... 's a great coach. The only lingering issue seems to be with Miller. The argument for signing Miller is that he brings something different, both on the court (another creator, a guy that exhibits great on-court leadership) and off the court (quiet, almost aloof guy among a bunch of rah-rah youngins). But that could be as much of a negative as a positive, as we've seen at times this preseason. If the Blazers and Miller are willing and able to tinker with their styles to suit each other, this team could easily challenge the Lakers in a seven-game Western ...
