Comments on: Miller a solid addition in Portland

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:42:52 +0000

Sergio Rodriguez was traded to the kings with cash for nothing. Jared Bayless is the 3rd string PG now.

By: Jamar

Jamar — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:53:03 +0000

***** Terrific addition for Portland. Would have loved this 3, even 4 years ago for Portland even more. However, nevertheless it still comes at a very opportune time for the young and exciting Blazers.

The Blazers need a floor general an extension of coach Nate McMillan on the floor.. Andre Miller provides that. He’s a guy that will be able to get 14, 8 and 5 with consistency while running a team and helping free some of the better spot-up shooters open looks.

Miller’s lack of defensive prowess is a tad overblown. He’s not a very good defender, but he can certainly play servicable defense. I’ve watched him grow in that are under Mo Cheeks tenure in Philly. McMillan will emphasize defense. And Miller needs to only play 33-35 effective mins a night because they trust their backup PGs (Blake & Rodriguez) to pick up the slack for the other 13-15 mins between them.

If Oden can gain more confidence and be the defensive game-changer they need in the middle.. and provide 12 and 9 every night with 2 or 3 key blocks.. the Blazers will be outstanding next year. Roy and Aldridge are the real deal and they are fast becoming one of the most lethal young 1-2 punches in the sports world.

1) Lakers 2) Spurs 3) Blazers are the elite in the West and it will be a dogfight to see who gets a crack at LA in the WCF.

By: Blahla laughing vampires dance

Blahla laughing vampires dance — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:04:22 +0000

Listen up ya man, da blazers smoing da trees be da team to rouse da pon. Dae got Roy who be the next clutch legend in da game and he alone make dem a threat. Watch em improve dis year to supasta status mon! Other den dat, bein 2 deep at evry position dont matter if you aint got a bloody star to compliment ROY. I see da Treeblazers eling off half da team to get Amare or someone inside det can bang from ROY’s distributon ya heard

By: HC

HC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:42:18 +0000

Miller will help this young Portland team a lot.

I always like Miller’s game, not very flashy but solid as rock. What his carrer stats fail to show is his ability to lift his game when required. I think he was NBA assist leader for a season, and he also scored a lot another season. He will never be a great fantasy PG (due to lack of 3s), but he may do what Billups did at Denver last season. He will make the Blazers “play like a team”.

By: space

space — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:07:23 +0000

even if this magically translates to regular season wins [which i doubt]. it will be a post-season 1st round and done. miller goes from a team that lacked three point shooters to create enough space on the floor to another team with the same problem. oden will continue to be ineffective. blake at least stretched the floor and got the ball to open men. blake has always seemed like a back-up point guard because of the teams that he has been on.
they didn’t do as well last year as martell was out ALL season and outlaw & oden were out for a stretch as well. as good a coach as macmillan is, they don’t have a team identity yet and that’s what kills them down the stretch. look for roy to bail them out again a few times this season… sigh….
and get new uniforms. seriously.

By: frank B

frank B — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:28:37 +0000

As a Lakers fan, I like this acquisition.

Andre Miller is a decent player, but he has to be on the ball to be effective on offense and he doesn’t cover anyone on defense. Steve Blake can be quite effective spotting up for jumpshots so personally I’m glad to see him sitting down.

Rodriguez was kind of a wild card type player, not consistent but he did have some skills on offense and foot speed for the fast break that Miller will not be able to duplicate.

Brandon Roy will have the ball less, which is great news for Lakers fans! Now Fisher will cover the one guy in the league that is slower than he is, Mr. Miler!

Don’t forget that Andre used to be a Clipper so we have watched his game from up close.

We were worried that Portland might sign someone good, what a relief!

By: yeder

yeder — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:25:17 +0000

I love it!!! Every one is right. Its going to be a roller coaster ride of a season.

By: longdawg

longdawg — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:58:22 +0000

Miller will be perfect for Portland’s second unit which has an abundance of outside shooters. Not, so much on the first unit where his threat to penetrate and lack of outside shooting will only cause defenses to pack the lane and leave no room for Roy to operate. With Blakes’ excellent three point shooting (140 made threes at .427) , the Blazers could spread defenses. He is a prime target for kick outs from Roy..

By: Antony Sanchez

Antony Sanchez — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:23:04 +0000

I am not too big of a fan for the Miller signing simply because KP spent it just too spend it. They would have been better off waiting until the season started to get a steal from a team needing cap relief (they would have been able to absorb salary). Plus, and most importantly of all. What does this mean to Bayless? Is he still untouchable?

By: Stephen Janetzki

Stephen Janetzki — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:48:52 +0000

The Trail Blazers just got a hell of a lot better. They truly are two deep at every single position with Miller and Blake in the back court.

Blake is the perfect first guard off of the bench and with a second unit of Joel Przybilla, Travis Outlaw, Nicolas Batum, Rudy Fernandez and Blake they can run teams into the ground while giving the starters extended periods on the pine.

An excellent pick up for the Blazers. I believe the Blazers are now truly the deepest team in the NBA.