"McMillan led the Trail Blazers to a 13-2 (.867) record in December, which included 13 straight wins from Dec. 3 through Dec. 30. The 13-game winning streak is the second-longest in Trail Blazers history and tops in the NBA this season. At 18-13, Portland is second in the Northwest Division, trailing Denver by one-half game. The Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on Dec. 16, their first win in Denver since Feb. 26, 2003."
It is good to see that everyone is getting recognition during this streak. There were some at the beginning of the year who began to question whether or not McMillan was the right coach for the Blazers, but I would have to say that the way he has coached this year and his ability to adapt his style of coaching is one of the biggest reasons for the great play of late. There are a lot of coaches out there that would have said, Hey this is my style of coaching and I am going to stick with it. Nate knew what was best for the team and even stepped back a little to free the players up.
On a down note Brandon Roy was not named POTM for December, he was beaten out by Chris Paul of New Orleans. Paul averaged 24.5 points, 10.4 assists and 3 steals. It was a toss up on who would win it this month and I thought team record, Portland 13-2 NO 9-5, would give it to Roy but the NBA thought differently. Still a great month for Roy and the Blazers.
No comments:
Post a Comment