I don't get it.

Because Nate has been the primary reason the Blazers haven't been able to advance in the playoffs? I think that's a stretch to say the least.

This team isn't (and has never been during Nate's tenure) that talented to expect to advance beyond the 1st round.

1960's John Wooden couldn't make this team something it is not, great.

You don't have to have great talent to win one playoff series when you get a shot at it every year. You do need to have a playoff-caliber coach, however.

"I don't get it."

I don't either. We have a young team (yes, I know Miller is PG) that is capable of a full-court game and here we have Mr Slow-down half-court McMillan.

He's not a bad coach, just which way are the Blazers going?

Here is how I look at it, there ain't someone of equal level or better to replace Nate McMillan.

As for the current state of this team...Why does Nate McMillan get taken apart, while many still have fond memories of ex-GM Kevin Pritchard who created this team (with the exception of Gerald Wallace)?

LaMarcus Aldridge is the only great long term addition Kevin Pritchard ever did for the Portland Trailblazers.

The failures of Greg Oden, Brandon Roy's "T-Mac style" contract extension, and Rudy Fernandez more than put an indelible mark on Kevin Pritchard's legacy as GM of the Portland Trailblazers.

Nate McMillan may have had a voice in personnel, but personnel was Pritchard's job and he failed at it.

"LaMarcus Aldridge is the only great long term addition"

Lest we forget Camby and Miller without who this team would be sunk. You need to give Pritchard more credit or contrast him with what Cho has accomplished.

Yeah. Blazers really sucked against Miami tonight.

Wallace is a tremendous addition. Roy seems to be playing the team game. Ball movement, pace, and defensive intensity are all at a good level. Looks like we have seven starters. I'm a happy fan and enjoy watching. I wish them luck in the playoffs.

Everyone seems to forget Nate has pieced together a Blazers Team when many of the major parts were injured or completely out for weeks at a time. Not the easiest thing to do when you don't know who is healthy and injured from day to day..

Give Pritchard credit for Batum as well. That was a steal.

I guess my perspective is a little different than was Pritchard's at the time he made the decisions to acquire Andre Miller and Marcus Camby.

The moment Oden was drafted, the expectation was the building of a championship team. Marcus Camby and Andre Miller were acquired to meet those expectations.

What wasn't expected was Oden going the way of Sam Bowie and Brandon Roy getting injured last year.

My point is, as a GM you reward lucrative contracts and contract extensions based on how the player will improve your team in the future, not as a payback for what the player has done in the past.

Everyone who has followed both Brandon Roy and Greg Oden knows they have had chronic knee issues since their college days.

So the question becomes, if you know the history, then why would you give 2 injury prone players ridiculous contracts they cannot and will not live up to?

As for Coach Nate, he has done a damn good job granted what he has been given to work with.

Pritchard on the other hand, the fact he has not been hired as a GM by another NBA team speaks volumes of what the industry thinks of his resume when he was GM of the Portland Trailblazers.

Batum? He is going to be replaced by Gerald Wallace and should be. Batum is a 6th man of the year at best.

Ryan, I think it's not good to think of Batum or several other players as 6th man or 7th, 8th or more. The team and we should think of the Blazers as a team and all efforts are appreciated. Whether someone plays 22 minutes one night then 34 minutes another and forgetting who starts should be the key. That seems to be how it's coming down for the players, and we like it.