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You Want Fryes with that Mac?

Some reflections from Nate McMillan after the game.  These are paraphrased rather than directly quoted.

On Martell:  He wants to see what Martell can do.  It's his third year and Nate wants to see some consistency.  Also at issue:  whether he's a shooter or a scorer and whether he's a two or a three.  This is his opportunity and Nate wants to see him step up.

On the Game Today:  There was improvement.  We looked like NBA players.  We competed harder.

On Oden:  Greg neds to have fun.  There are too many expectations.  He's 19 and he needs to relax.

On Lamarcus:  He's working on things the coaching staff wants to see:  going to the basket instead of settling for jumpers (which they know he can hit), playing in the paint, drawing free throws.  He's playing good defense.

On Sergio:  He competed but he committed six turnovers.  We had 23 for the game.  You just can't do that and it's on the guards.  Sergio is speeding up under pressure.  He needs to make the A-B pass instead of threading the needle and trying to make the A-C pass.  These are NBA players and they've seen that pass before.

On Taurean Green:  We need to wait and see.

Also I had a chance to chat with Channing Frye and I welcomed him to Portland with some nice, softball questions.  

On How He Felt Being in Portland:  "Extremely ecstatic."  (As a writer I love the alliteration. Points for that young man!) "It's a place where I can fit in and hopefully blossom."

On Where He Fits In and What Position:  "I can play anywhere they want...four, five, whatever.  I'm glad to be on a team with such great players.  I look forward to fitting in with them."

On What He Brings to Portland:  "I bring everything...a little personality, a little leadership, a little shooting, a little defense.  I'm a buffet of goodness."

That last quote (and it is direct, word-for-word) is destined to become a classic.  Frye seemed very personable and obviously funny.  Hopefully he'll become the kind of quote machine this team needs.

--Dave

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I love that quote!!!
I loved Frye at AZ and i think i'll love him more as  a blazer!
Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.

by ratbastird on Jul 8, 2007 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Buffet of what?
Did he say buffet?? D.Miles
2-4 the who

by 24thewho on Jul 8, 2007 4:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Can Frye play the 2 and 3?
That would be a plus.

Sarcasm alert.

by ken on Jul 8, 2007 5:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Buffet
Perhaps that should be his nickname. That's a hilarious quote, great stuff.

by lickidybrindle on Jul 8, 2007 5:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Fry Buffet
And with McRoberts we are getting close to a combo meal...

by Blazer on Jul 8, 2007 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Lamarcus
is certainly a "tall, cool one" - so we can have a beverage too.

by jorga on Jul 9, 2007 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, so casual
"I had a chance to chat with Channing Frye."

And just who else have you chatted with? (whom else??)   I'm guessing you are stockpiling stories to keep us occupied until training camp. (And for this we give thanks. It's going to be a long, hot, lonely summer.)

by jorga on Jul 8, 2007 7:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

These are great
I've been watching on-line, but it's great to get the quotes from Nate and really great to see what someone like Channing says, especially to a blogger that he hadn't been lucky enough to meet before.

by jc burg on Jul 8, 2007 9:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dave's a god.
And were you "chatting" with McSarge or listening in on an interview?  You are SO the man.
I'm a buffet of goodness.

by TP43 on Jul 9, 2007 11:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well
to tell the truth I had one question alone with N-Mac, then as soon as all of the other people saw I was asking him a question...ZOOM...here come all of the other local media people.  I never got another word in edgewise.  But that's OK...they're doing their jobs I suppose and they basically asked the questions I was going to ask anyway.

--Dave

by Dave on Jul 10, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Quit being modest
they were all bird-dogging you so they would only miss the big scoops by a couple of minutes!
I'm a buffet of goodness.

by TP43 on Jul 10, 2007 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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