Brian Smith Dec. 14th Practice Notes

[Nikolokolus]

http://columbian.com/article/20091214/BLOGS05/912149995/-1/blazerbanter

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Jerryd Bayless cleared things up.

On getting an opportunity:

For this team, I feel like I can really help it out. And just getting the opportunity. And if I do, I'm going to do my best to just help the team out.

On his reported comments about Andre Miller and Steve Blake:

A miscommunication between both of us. He's not trying to start anything. It was nothing like that. It was just a miscommunication on both our parts. And I apologize. I'll take the blame for it. That's not what I was trying to say; maybe he took it the wrong way. Maybe I insinuated that. But that's by far something I was not trying to say. I would never put down Steve or Andre, because both of them are great. Especially Steve and Andre — they both do different things that help this team. It's just a miscommunication and things like that happen.

Roy on lineup changes:

I don't really care about changing the lineup. I think we've just got to make sure we've got the same nine guys that we have that are going to be here in two months, and play with those guys. Again, you can't help injuries. But if we change the lineup, it may be something that (McMillan) had a chance to sit back and watch those games, and it may be something that we need. And, again, we can't make any excuses.

On possibly playing more up tempo:

Yeah, but again, those last four games, here we are in a position where coach wasn't around, so everybody's maybe a little more tired than usual. We don't want to shoot too fast — we don't want to put coach Dean (Demopoulos) in a bad position. ... So, a lot of things were different on that road trip. I think we did a good of playing hard. And I think our offense will hopefully be a lot better, being back at home. I just think we've got to play faster. That was just our first four games playing without Greg. We really tried to establish being an inside-out game, and now we're back to being a pick-and-roll team. So, now we've just got to go back to that. Besides Milwaukee, I think we did a pretty good job. I think we've just go to take, not quicker shots, but get up the court faster, and try to take some shots — our first open look — just to speed the game up a little bit.

Hope springs eternal I guess.

 

[hasoos]

I don't know how many of you caught that Nate said he is considering changing the lineup and that is contrary to the other report, that he willl change it. This is exactly what happened last time. They talked about moving Rudy into the starting lineup, and then next thing you know, we get "Nate'd" and it didn't happen. It is going to happen again. He is going to tease us with a lineup change and then nothing is going to happen.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Nice to hear they really tried to establish an inside out game with Greg's 2 shot attempts within the offense.


Like in the SA and first Minny game, run it down their fucking throats.

 

[illmatic99]

I think we've just got to make sure we've got the same nine guys that we have that are going to be here in two months, and play with those guys.

 

[maxiep]

I wasn't clear on that comment either. Is Roy saying, "If you're going to make a deal, make it now"?

 

[hasoos]

I wasn't clear on that comment either. Is Roy saying, "If you're going to make a deal, make it now"?

I think he is saying exactly that. The team definitly tensed up under trade rumors last year. I believe what Brandon wants is to get a bunch of guys who you know are going to be the group they are playing with, and let it jell. If they are going to make a trade, make it now so they can solidify the group and try to make the playoffs. The trade deadline is too late for any but the most stable teams to make a trade that will actually make a difference this year.

 

[Natebishop3]

I wasn't clear on that comment either. Is Roy saying, "If you're going to make a deal, make it now"?

Could also be in regards to all the injuries.

 

[BrianFromWA]

It kind of sounded that way, didn't it?

 

[Nikolokolus]

Could also be in regards to all the injuries.

It could be both, but I initially read it as being more related to injuries and having some consistency in the rotation.

 

[ABM]

I wasn't clear on that comment either. Is Roy saying, "If you're going to make a deal, make it now"?

Is it the 15th or 16th that Miller could be available to be traded (if the Blazers were to)?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Tomorrow (the 15th).

 

[Nikolokolus]

15th.

 

[Kaydow]

I wasn't clear on that comment either. Is Roy saying, "If you're going to make a deal, make it now"?

Tough to say. He could also be thinking ahead to when Rudy, Batum, & ?? come back. They obviously won't be in game shape and maybe Roy is thinking ahead to them being forced back into the line-up and what that will do to the chemistry.

 

[LittleAlex]

Tough to say. He could also be thinking ahead to when Rudy, Batum, & ?? come back. They obviously won't be in game shape and maybe Roy is thinking ahead to them being forced back into the line-up and what that will do to the chemistry.

What chemistry?

The team doesn't have any to ruin right now.

 

[Blazer_Hippie]

I don't know how many of you caught that Nate said he is considering changing the lineup and that is contrary to the other report, that he willl change it. This is exactly what happened last time. They talked about moving Rudy into the starting lineup, and then next thing you know, we get "Nate'd" and it didn't happen. It is going to happen again. He is going to tease us with a lineup change and then nothing is going to happen.

There was a lot of talk about a line-up change...then Rudy got hurt and that threw a wrench in those plans... I don't blame Nate for that...