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I wouldnt expect or want him to say anything else.

"I'm going in there as the starting point guard — there's nothing else to it," Miller told the Columbian. "I look at it as a challenge. Nothing is handed to you. So I have to go in there with the right attitude, knowing that, this is a point guard spot that is going to have to be battled for."
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Meanwhile, his competition is learning how to play with Oden in Tualatin, while Miller takes it easy for the summer.
 
PapaG said:
Meanwhile, his competition is learning how to play with Oden in Tualatin, while Miller takes it easy for the summer.
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Of course, we heard last offseason that Blake was working out with Oden, and the chemistry they were developing, and how excited Blake was to work with him, and we saw that work out just wonderfully in the regular season.
 
RR7 said:
Of course, we heard last offseason that Blake was working out with Oden, and the chemistry they were developing, and how excited Blake was to work with him, and we saw that work out just wonderfully in the regular season.
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I'm just pointing out where the two challengers for the PG spot are right now. Are you saying not working out with him is a better option? :dunno:
 
Andre Miller has logged 29,000 career NBA minutes (reg/playoffs) in 840 games.

Steve Blake has logged 11,000 minutes in 434 games.

So Miller has played in nearly twice as many games and logged nearly three times as many minutes.

If I were Miller, I'd take it easy. If I were Blake, I'd be working my ass off.
 
Where they are right now is that Miller will be better at getting the ball to Oden where he can do something with it the very first day they step on the floor together than Blake was on his best day last season.

Miller has been in the league for 10 years. He has had seasons where he played at a near all-star level. Miller knows how to play Point Guard. It was reported that he has already studied film of all the Blazers players; that he knocked Nate's socks off in the interview discussing how he'd improve the play of our current players.

I alluded to it in another thread, but I'm perfectly fine with Miller resting his body for the grueling regular season and the long run in the playoffs that he should be anticipating this year. In fact, in his case, I encourage it.

I understand worrying about a guy's work ethic, but I don't think Miller's past performance warrants it. From all appearances, the man is all business.
 
PapaG said:
I'm just pointing out where the two challengers for the PG spot are right now. Are you saying not working out with him is a better option? :dunno:
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This is true. I think you're forgetting/ignoring that Oden started. After he was injured and recovered, Pryzbilla still had his starting spot. I believe Batum didn't start the first two games? It would surprise me if Blake didn't start the first 5 games only to relinquish the spot to Miller.
 
I'm not saying that NOT working out is better. All I'm saying is we heard about Blake working out with Oden last summer, and expected good things from it, and didn't really see the payoff from those workouts. Unless that was the payoff, and they just have no chemistry together. I have no doubt Miller will win the starting job from Blake, and be a better option at that slot for us.
 
RR7 said:
I'm not saying that NOT working out is better. All I'm saying is we heard about Blake working out with Oden last summer, and expected good things from it, and didn't really see the payoff from those workouts. Unless that was the payoff, and they just have no chemistry together. I have no doubt Miller will win the starting job from Blake, and be a better option at that slot for us.
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Miller likely will be starting. I was merely pointing out where the two PGs were at this moment.
 
Doesn't matter who starts. It matters who gets the big minutes.

I'd honestly rather have Blake start so that we don't have to suffer through a Blake/Rudy off the bench together situation. Blake's time is best spent with Roy. I think Miller will be effective no matter who is on the floor. I suspect he'll play around 26+ minutes a game starting or off the bench so why not keep the 18+minutes Blake is going to be out there effective by leaving him with Roy?
 
It absolutely matters who starts.

Every NBA team wants to establish the pace of the game early. Nate claims, every year, he wants the Blazers to push the ball more. Blake can't do it and Miller is one of the better PG's at doing it.
 
The competition will make us better regardless. I like that kind of attitude.
 
mook said:
Andre Miller has logged 29,000 career NBA minutes (reg/playoffs) in 840 games.

Steve Blake has logged 11,000 minutes in 434 games.

So Miller has played in nearly twice as many games and logged nearly three times as many minutes.

If I were Miller, I'd take it easy. If I were Blake, I'd be working my ass off.
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FTW
 
mook said:
Andre Miller has logged 29,000 career NBA minutes (reg/playoffs) in 840 games.

Steve Blake has logged 11,000 minutes in 434 games.

So Miller has played in nearly twice as many games and logged nearly three times as many minutes.
If I were Miller, I'd take it easy. If I were Blake, I'd be working my ass off.
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He's also won exactly the same number of playoff series as Steve Blake. I'm not sure how that means what he has done in the past has benefited his teams come playoff time.

If I were Miller, I'd realize I have a few years left and be doing all I could to learn my new team and how the players play on the court. If I were Blake, I'd be doing exactly what Blake is doing.
 
PapaG said:
Right. I didn't know until I read this thread. What's your point?
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What's your point? This thread didn't mention Blake at all, and where either player was at. You said you didn't know where either was at until you read this thread, but there was no mention of Blake, and noo mention of where either was at within this thread.
 
Erroneous Subterfuge said:
You posted in the other thread, so obviously you already knew or had an out of body experience.
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Oh, this thread pertains to Miller specifically. Perhaps others hadn't read the other thread. I'd say I'm sorry this bothers you, but I'm not.
 
RR7 said:
What's your point? This thread didn't mention Blake at all, and where either player was at. You said you didn't know where either was at until you read this thread, but there was no mention of Blake, and noo mention of where either was at within this thread.
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I confused myself with the other thread. It happens. What is important is that we dwell on it.

Now I'm even more confused, though, because Erroneous Subterfuge said we all know where Blake and Miller are, yet that information wasn't available in this thread until I posted it. What if somebody missed the other thread?
 
wow.. glad to see that most of us in here are on the same menstrual cycle. ;)
 
PapaG said:
Oh, this thread pertains to Miller specifically. Perhaps others hadn't read the other thread. I'd say I'm sorry this bothers you, but I'm not.
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Nothing you say ever "bothers me" since we all know all you do is pick fights and argue about worthless shit. I just like to, on occasion, write sarcastic comments. I have to admit you have talent, I mean you've actually made a debate about whether or not you already knew something despite documented evidence to the contrary. Realizing that you've lost that battle, you're switching from, "I didn't know until I read this thread", to "What if somebody missed the other thread?" :lol:
 
PapaG said:
He's also won exactly the same number of playoff series as Steve Blake. I'm not sure how that means what he has done in the past has benefited his teams come playoff time.
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Wow. Did you even see any of the Sixers playoff games? He was easily the second best player on his team. 21 ppg, 5.3 apg, 6.5 rpg. .475 shooting. His problem doesn't seem to be performing in the playoffs.

His problem is that he's had pretty crappy teammates over his career, he can't hit a three pointer and his defense is getting worse.

He can't do anything about bad past teammates.

If he can't hit a three pointer by now, I doubt he ever will (I guess you could argue that he could pull a Jason Kidd. But the odds aren't good.) If he does really want to improve three point shooting, he can practice that on his own.

His defense is getting worse because he's getting older and slower.

If I were Miller, I'd realize I have a few years left and be doing all I could to learn my new team and how the players play on the court. If I were Blake, I'd be doing exactly what Blake is doing.
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The guy is an NBA ironman health-wise. He's easily fit in everywhere he's gone except the Clippers. This will be his 5th different stop. He probably knows the drill by now of how to make it work on a new team.
 
Erroneous Subterfuge said:
Nothing you say ever "bothers me" since we all know all you do is pick fights and argue about worthless shit.
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I dunno. I was discussing Miller's offseason activities and how they could have impacted his previous teams. You posted something completely unrelated to those discussions. Seems like you had the worthless aside. :dunno:

I just like to, on occasion, write sarcastic comments.
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I have no problem with sarcastic comments. I do wonder why I am "picking fights", however, when you directly posted to me about something unrelated to the topic at hand. You write "sarcastic comments". I "pick fights". Nice logic.

I have to admit you have talent, I mean you've actually made a debate about whether or not you already knew something despite documented evidence to the contrary. Realizing that you've lost that battle, you're switching from, "I didn't know until I read this thread", to "What if somebody missed the other thread?" :lol:
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Which debate did I lose? That people reading this thread may not know the Blake is at the PF, and that Miller is not at the PF? I think I won that debate. I admitted I got confused in which thread I was posting, but still, your initial "sarcastic comment" makes even less sense in that context. :dunno:
 
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