As noted on Tuesday night, Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan did a surprising about-face, opting to insert forward Nicolas Batum into the starting lineup in place of Wesley Matthews one day after letting out some frustration at reporters who were second-guessing his lineups. Dwight Jaynes of CSNNW.com surveys the scene and wonders whether McMillan is making his own lineup and rotation moves or if someone else is making those calls for him. ---------------------------------- I'm not sure if McMillan just changed his mind, wanted to hide his lineup switch from the opposition or got a late-in-the-day phone call from someone above him on the food chain telling him to make the move. Certainly, McMillan didn't seem anxious to explain. ... Nolan Smith -- remember him? -- played in the first half alongside Jamal Crawford. Where did that come from? Again, is someone pulling McMillan's strings for him? ---------------------------------- -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter