Have you talked to Andre Miller since Saturday’s game?
"Yeah."
What was the nature of your talk?
"Just how he feels."
Was it a positive discussion?
"All discussions are positive."

Great, pointed pointed interview by Quick

Now, if we’re going into the post and we drop it to Greg and then we drop it to LA and then maybe Martell (Webster) touches the ball or shots a jump shot or (Steve) Blake comes off [the bench?] and gets a shot, all of a sudden …

P.S. Did you guys know that ‘we have to scrap’?

If I had a dollar for every time Nate said that I wouldn’t be here posting with you guys. I would dicate my posts and hire someone to actually do this typing.

Ugh Nate…calling out Miller and ignoring Blake’s horrible start to the season is really homerish. I want to defend you Nate, help me out here….

… can honestly say they have given all out effort on every offensive and defensive possession in every game they’ve played?

It is the rare, exceptional individual that does not take plays off. The rest of us do it all the time. And justify it with cliches like “pacing” ourselves. It is a phenonmenon that is present in every level of sports, from sand lot to the pros. Nate knows this. He knows he is swimming up stream against human nature. But he also understands that if his players do not realize that they have to swim up stream, no matter how hard it may seem, they will never reach their potential. That’s why we always hear him talking about scrapping and effort.