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Hopefully this hasn't already been posted. Hopefully it will shut up those who don't think Miller will benefit this team.

http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/...d/99/EntryID/431/IamaUserID/7948/Default.aspx

"I love Andre Miller's game," Chauncey Billups explained after the game. "I always felt like he was probably the most underrated point guard in the league, just from my battles with him over the years. So that's a big pick up for them (Trail Blazers), and he is going to make them better."
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"For me, Andre is a wonderful point guard. I am a huge Andre Miller fan," Karl said. "I think he is a top 7 point guard in the league, and has been for many years. He is quiet and doesn't get the recognition that he deserves. I think he will be better the more familiar he gets with these players and the more familiar he gets with their offense."
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"I have always joked that when I came to Denver in the middle of the season, my name was the head coach, but Andre Miller really coached the team for about two weeks. He called the plays. He would call plays, and I would go 'what's that?'. He knew the playbook and he knew the concepts. We ran one play tonight for Chauncey, and we called it in the 4th quarter, and he (Andre) knew it. Our guys don't even know the play and he knew it. So that's the type of quarterback and leader you have."
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Thanks. Those are great quotes. I would love it if Miller turns out to be everything we need at point guard. Now if Roy can just get his act together . . .
 
It's just going to take time to develop some chemistry and to really get the flow going, my feeling is that by the middle of November all this angst about Miller and his "fit" are going to be long distant memories and the biggest worry we'll have is that he's 33 and probably only has a couple of really productive years in the league.
 
Watching Miller last night it was clear he is a huge upgrade at PG. He's clearly overweight, but he's the best skilled PG we've had since Rod Strickland. Time will tell how well he fits in with the big three. Because no matter how much of an upgrade he is, he still needs to defer to Brandon and LaMarcus and Greg. For two quarters I felt he was doing too much on his own. But when Brandon and Greg were in, he fit in just fine.
 
Billups and Karl have no fundamental grasp of the game of basketball so their opinions are inadequate.
 
Nikolokolus said:
It's just going to take time to develop some chemistry and to really get the flow going, my feeling is that by the middle of November all this angst about Miller and his "fit" are going to be long distant memories and the biggest worry we'll have is that he's 33 and probably only has a couple of really productive years in the league.
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Yeah what he said.:cheers:
 
Nikolokolus said:
my feeling is that by the middle of November all this angst about Miller and his "fit" are going to be long distant memories
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All this "angst" is two trolls who look for a cloud to every silver lining. I'm putting them both back on ignore, so I can start enjoying this forum again. I recommend others do the same.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
All this "angst" is two trolls who look for a cloud to every silver lining. I'm putting them both back on ignore, so I can start enjoying this forum again. I recommend others do the same.

BNM
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Join my new seasons resolution... not to talk to or respond to dipwits!
 
Miller is the man! I enjoyed watching him last night. He will give us that 15-20 a game when Roy is not firing on all cylinders.
 
Nice quotes by Karl and Billups, but what exactly would you expect them to day? That Miller will be a negative for the team they are competing with for the NW division title? Or perhaps they would say that Miller is a selfish loner, and they can't understand why KP would sign him?

Shoot less, pass more. That's what I expect from Miller as the season progresses. I'll judge him by what I hear on the radio and see on the court, not by what opponents in the same division say about him. If he'll simply look to pass first, he should be the starter. I have no problem saying this, as he clearly is a more talented player than Steve Blake.
 
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Schilly said:
Billups and Karl have no fundamental grasp of the game of basketball so their opinions are inadequate.
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Maybe Karl, but Billups? I have to disagree with you there. I think Billups is a very fundamental PG.
 
"Shoot less, pass more. That's what I expect from Miller..."

Some people are complaining about Miller taking too many shots. It's my observation that he is taking shots when the team needs a boost, and he is taking shots late in the shot clock.
 
Also, why call Miller a moron? That's just not nice.
 
Nikolokolus said:
It's just going to take time to develop some chemistry and to really get the flow going, my feeling is that by the middle of November all this angst about Miller and his "fit" are going to be long distant memories and the biggest worry we'll have is that he's 33 and probably only has a couple of really productive years in the league.
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Well said.
 
Wheels said:
Join my new seasons resolution... not to talk to or respond to dipwits!
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Good luck with that. They have an amazing power to draw criticism from the most relaxed individuals. Dipwits are like kryptonite to the most rational people.
 
Schilly said:
Billups and Karl have no fundamental grasp of the game of basketball so their opinions are inadequate.
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Chauncey hasn't ever lead a team to a championship or anything like that...George Karl hasn't been around for that long either...Its pretty clear the average NBA fan knows much more about player talent than these two...
 
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Miller is going to take some time to get used to. When the offense bogs down, he is going to be aggressive and try to make things happen. Sometimes it will work, and sometimes it won't.

Personally, I have no problem with that. I would prefer an aggressive team that sometimes makes mistakes, to a team so risk adverse that they become passive.
 
oldmangrouch said:
:dunno:

Miller is going to take some time to get used to. When the offense bogs down, he is going to be aggressive and try to make things happen. Sometimes it will work, and sometimes it won't.

Personally, I have no problem with that. I would prefer an aggressive team that sometimes makes mistakes, to a team so risk adverse that they become passive.
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Don't tell McMillan that.
 
Assuming that Roy and Aldridge get their form back, someone who bulldozes through and grabs some foul shots when the team is slowing down is exactly what we needed last year to win a couple more games, well that and we needed less silly calls by Violet and Leon. Bayless was trying to be that person, but he doesn't have the finesse yet to draw the key fouls that Andre has developed.

This just can't come at the cost of our stars losing their fire or we get a net loss.
 
Yeah, people are all worried about touches but if anyone remembers correctly, this team had trouble finding offense against the Rockets in the playoffs. All of the sudden all these options besides Roy and Aldridge were shit. Couldn't trust anyone besides those 2.
 
RoyToy said:
Yeah, people are all worried about touches but if anyone remembers correctly, this team had trouble finding offense against the Rockets in the playoffs. All of the sudden all these options besides Roy and Aldridge were shit. Couldn't trust anyone besides those 2.
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Ya, watching after Oden foul out Denver double/tripled Roy, something they didn't dare do when Oden was in. He's going to make a big difference if he keeps playing like that in crunch time and can stay on the floor.
 
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