Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever —
... has a ton of upside ... but there are two guys in front of him. I don't foresee too many problems here, mostly because these are all good guys and Nate McMillan'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, ...
Smiling through the quotes, links, and graphs
Peachtree Hoops —
... The Hawks should not think they simply played good defense and shot better. The Hawks won the points in the paint 50-34. In Nate McMillan post game presser, he outlined how Hawks should play over sized front courts in the future. ...
Game Preview #5: San Antonio Spurs @ Portland Blazers
Pounding The Rock —
... Nate McMillan Class Act
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Other Factors ...
THREE DAYS WITH GEORGE (Part 1)...
Denver Stiffs —
... Back to the yelling, I questioned why Karl yelled more in Seattle than in Denver. He said it has a lot to do with the players. In Seattle, he said he "had two crazy guys" – Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp – and everyone else was a seasoned veteran, such as Hersey Hawkins, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Perkins and one of Karl’s all-time favorites, Nate McMillan. So Karl felt he had to be crazy to connect with his young, crazy stars, knowing those veterans could take it. ...
Game 12: Detroit Pistons @ Portland Trail Blazers [Game Thread]
Motown String Music —
... Blazers have started rolling with the three guard look ever since Nate McMillan plugged iron-man Andre Miller into the starting lineup. With the way Will Bynum has been playing lately, it makes you wonder if Kuester will ...
Game Preview #13: Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers
Blog a Bull —
... Oden averaging 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game this season is another young and up and coming center in the West. Joakim won't have a easy night in the paint tonight battling with Oden and Pryzbilla for rebounds. The key is to get Oden into foul trouble from the beginning. Blazers Coach Nate McMillan has been practicing "2 fouls for each half rule" for his big men. ...
Tuesday Dream Links
The Dream Shake —
... ranking--13th--is much lower, which points to the biggest remaining weakness in his game: foul trouble. His rate of fouls per possession has come down slightly, but Oden is still averaging 4.1 fouls a game and 6.7 per 40 minutes, which inevitably limits his time on the court. Nate McMillan has played things very cautiously with Oden, subbing him out early in the first quarter and rarely playing him with two fouls in the second quarter. Oden has played more than 30 minutes just once all season, and that required overtime at Atlanta. If he is able to ...
Daily Links: No Panic Here...
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... Nate McMillan's Blazers just dropped their third straight game overall and second straight at home, a solid 107-100 thumping at the hands of the ...
Big Game vs Kings? Some Suns Don't Think So. Some do.
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... do that."
Channing Frye stayed after and took some extra three's but Goran Dragic was the last one on the court and looked really loose joking around with the assistants and trainers and even got himself into a half-court shooting contest which he won after missing about 5 shots
Alvin Gentry and David Griffin were talking about Kobe's big shot last night and were thoroughly impressed as they should be...wow
Gentry was asked about Nate McMillan's blown Achilles Tendon and said that's why he never ...
Prowling the NBA: Dec 5 - The best laid plans
Canis Hoopus —
... Miller hasn't found a comfort level with the Blazers, nor the Blazers with him. As reported last week, Brandon Roy went as far as to subtly blame Miller for Portland's recent struggles, and Nate McMillan's somewhat baffling decision to let Roy decide how the team would handle that is certainly what has led the Blazers to look for trade options. Miller can't be traded until the 15th, but it seems basically inevitable he will be eventually. ...
