[外電] Nate McMillan OK with his contract expiring, will revisi

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Nate McMillan OK with his contract expiring, will revisit after season

Nate McMillan's contract with the Trail Blazers ends at the conclusion of
this coming season, and he's OK with it.

"I'm fine with where I'm at, both the organization and myself will be able to
take a look at each other at the end of the year," McMillan said Thursday
after the Blazers completed the morning practice of their third day of
training camp.

In July 2009, the Blazers picked up a one-year option on the original
five-year contract McMillan signed when they hired him in 2005. At the time
he made a surprising revelation -- that once the deal ends after the 2010-11
season, he would not sign any long-term extension, but would do extensions
one year at a time.

More than a year has passed, and McMillan has not changed his mind and says
he won't negotiate a new deal until after the season.

"My focus is on the team, and not my contract," McMillan said. "I had
opportunities to try and extend, and I'm not worried about my contract."

It's not the first time McMillan has worked in a season in which his contract
was expiring. In 2004-05, his deal the Seattle was in its final season, and
he guided the Sonics to 52 wins, a Northwest Division title and into the
second round of the playoffs.

McMillan, however, says his current situation is not intended to produce a
sense of motivation or urgency.

"No, the urgency comes every year," he said. "The contract doesn't put
pressure on you. Not at all. I've been here six years, and we need to see
improvement, we need to do some things better. So the contract doesn't put
pressure on me. The fact that each year, expectation goes up -- that's where
I'm at."

When McMillan revealed his one-year-at-a-time extension plan, he said he
believed contracts should be based on performance. Blazers assistant coach
Bernie Bickerstaff -- McMillan's first NBA coach in Seattle -- said the
decision is typical of McMillan.

"I always thought Nate was the quintessential professional, as a player and
as a coach," Bickerstaff said.

Blazers general manager Rich Cho, who was hired in January, said he and
McMillan have talked about the situation.

"We've had conversations, and we've agreed to discuss things further at the
end of the (season)," Cho said.

McMillan (198-212 as Blazers coach) currently has the fifth-longest
continuous active  tenure of any NBA head coach, and if he completes this
season, he would pass Rick Adelman and move into second place for the longest
tenure by a Blazers coach, behind only Jack Ramsay (10 seasons).

"Look, I'm appreciative of the opportunity," McMillan said. "I know six years
is long in the life of a coach. In fairness, I think the organization should
have the opportunity to look at what happens this year and make a decision.
With that happening, I'll have the opportunity to do the same thing, to see
where we're going and if I like the direction."


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  合約已經是最後一年的 McMillan 仍然還不想先續約
  去年提到要用表現來爭取續約和一年一簽的想法沒有變
  (這點我想還是值得我稱讚一下的 算你有骨氣)


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