http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/mar/08/blazers-sign-nate-mcmillan-extension/

The Trail Blazers have signed Head Coach Nate McMillan to a two-year contract extension, the team announced today.

McMillan is currently in his sixth year with Portland and has led the team to a 234-239 record in that span. The 46-year-old is the second-longest tenured Trail Blazers head coach behind Jack Ramsay.

"I'm very excited to have the opportunity to finish what we started," said McMillan in a press release. "Portland is home for me now and I greatly appreciate the bond between the fans and this basketball team. It's a very special place to be and it's the only place I want to be."

Taking over a struggling franchise in 2005, McMillan led the Blazers to a 54-28 record in the 2008-2009 season — vaulting the team into the postseason for the first time in six years.

And despite a roster replete with injuries, he led Portland to the playoffs last season and currently has it in sixth place in the Western Conference at 36-27. Additionally, he served as an assistant under Duke's Mike Krzyzewski in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the past two FIBA World Championships.

"With his NBA and USA Basketball track record, Nate has established himself as one of the premier minds in the game of basketball," said Blazers general manager Rich Cho. "What Nate has accomplished in the last few years is truly remarkable and getting his contract extended was a top priority for the franchise and me."

Blazers owner Paul Allen expressed delight in signing McMillan as well.

"Over the past 12 months we have made significant investments in this team, all keenly focused on assembling the right pieces to compete this year and in the future," Allen said in a release. "We've done that by adding Marcus, Wesley and most recently, Gerald and, now, I'm glad that after productive discussions, Nate is now committed to be our coach for two more years."

 

合約延長 2 年, 這對執教邁入第 6 年的 McMillan 無疑是一個大肯定

Nate是名好教練，防守也帶的夠強

但我看過幾個拓荒者迷的文章

認為拓荒者沒辦法更上層樓也是因為他的進攻過於死板

限制了年輕球員的發揮

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本年度最智障發言來自中鋒布朗(Kwame Brown)，他在球隊以84:92輸給洛杉磯湖人隊後說：「我們上次交手時贏得比較多(美國時間2/14，山貓隊109:89贏球)，所以今天輸球不代表他們真的擊敗我們。

Gerald Wallace←→Przybilla的交易完成後,我感覺拓荒者的禁區真的都沒高度&防守的優勢了,球隊目前算的上有高度的就是Camby和Aldridge了,所以大部分時間Wallace都要用他6呎7吋的身高去頂到4號位置,真是難為他了.

McMillan教練再調整這樣一支2-3號位置人員豐沛但其他位置人手明顯不足(連控衛的人手都不夠,Roy還要常常去頂1號位)的球隊還能打岀不錯的成績,說真的,延長他的教練合約是應該給他的肯定.

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永遠的Jazz傳奇教練「教皇」Jerry Sloan.

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