[外電] Determined Miller Doesn't Want Trade

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Determined Miller Doesn't Want Trade
12/06/2009 10:50 PM ET By Chris Tomasson

--Roy agrees Miller has been made a scapegoat in Portland, but doesn't believe
that to be fair. Roy said comments he made last month that might have
exasperated the situation were taken out of context.

--"People are reading a little too much into things, and the comments when
coach (Nate McMillan) went to a three-guard lineup (from Nov. 6-20),'' Roy
said. "I wanted to be a (shooting guard rather than a small forward) and
people assumed that I wanted Blake to be the point and Andre out. And that
wasn't the case at all, I didn't mind if Dre started or Blake. I wanted to be
the (shooting guard).

--"Coach knew where I was standing, but people around with him felt that I
didn't want to play with Andre. But that's not the case. I think in this
locker room he's grown and we're getting to understand him even more.''

--So Roy is saying he wants Miller to stick around, right?
"Yeah,'' Roy said. "I think he's a good player, especially with the guys
we're losing. He can make plays for us and that's what we need right now.''

--Perhaps Oden's injury will end up changing how Miller is perceived in
Portland. Roy predicts the team now will go to a more perimeter-oriented
attack, "changing from inside out to outside in,'' which could increase
Miller's importance.

--"I found a little rhythm,'' said Miller, who raised his scoring average to
11.3. "That's a good thing ... But I don't know what's going to happen (with
Oden being out).''

--Miller said in an interview with FanHouse he doesn't want to be traded.
"There is where I want to be,'' Miller said. "I'm comfortable. Everything's
not going to be gravy when you get into a new situation. So I just take it in
stride.''

--If Miller is being made out to be Portland's scapegoat, it's not bothering
him."It's a business,'' he said. "I don't get caught up in pointing fingers.
I'm here to play basketball. I came in here with a professional attitude, and
that's how I want to keep it. If people want to point fingers at me, I could
care less about that. I'll be all right.''

--And Miller, 33, insisted he's not bothered by coming off the bench for the
first time since the first half of his 1999-2000 rookie season.
"I'll do it,'' said Miller, whose average of 27.0 minutes is his lowest since
25.5 as a rookie. "I didn't make a big deal of it. Everybody else made it a
big deal. Discussions were (when Miller signed) just the possibility of
coming off the bench. There was nothing guaranteed (as far as starting). I
knew that.

--"The positive that I take is that it's just saving my body. I don't even feel
like I've played the first month. It's definitely saving my legs, playing
rookie minutes.''

--"I'm sure that's presented some challenges for him,'' said Pritchard, who
does acknowledge Miller, like others on the team, must play better. "But
here's the thing that I love about Andre. When he plays, he makes everybody
around him better.''

--But Portland, with Oden going down, needs some players to step up. Although
one game is hardly a true sample, Miller looks determined to get Trail
Blazers' fans to shift any blame elsewhere.

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推 terrorist38:Roy挺機靈的 Miller也懂得好好酸一下 拓荒者加油～
※ 編輯: and1018         來自: 61.227.196.187       (12/07 23:30)
推 dakkk:Roy 只說想當sg  A米說他可以做任何配合 哪裡酸??
→ ksk0516:38大大不意外
推 monkeyleo:我不知道該怎麼形容一樓的解讀方向...
推 aqua1029:38大大挺機靈的
推 qoomilk:   TERR挺機靈的，38也懂得好好酸一下    拓荒者加油~