Coach McMillan on Courtside
posted: 10/26/2006 at 10:58 PM
It was an off night for the Trail Blazers, and they spent it in Sacramento. It's the middle of a four-games-in-five-nights stretch for the team, and it wraps up Friday night when they take on the Kings at Arco. It'll also be the final game of the exhibition season.
So, on his one semi-quiet night of the week, coach Nate McMillan spent it talking to us on the radio. It was the debut of the new
Trail Blazers Courtside, presented by L.A. Weight Loss, radio show. The biggest change we made, obviously, was moving the show from Monday, where it's been for 17 years, to Thursday. But, we also added a little structure and some regular features to the show.
One of the new weekly features will be the Coach's Corner, which will be near the top of each Courtside. McMillan joined us last night, and spent time talking about last night's loss to the Clippers, the progress he's seeing as we get set to close the pre-season, and went through some individual players and what he's been happy with so far.
To hear the entire interview with coach McMillan,
click here.
Being the Trail Blazers have made a couple of roster moves this week (picking up Stephen Graham off waivers, and waiving Zendon Hamilton), we wanted to get management's view on things, and Kevin Pritchard joined us.
To hear the interview with Pritchard,
click here.
One of the new segments will be a regular look at the NBA, usually through the eyes of a veteran national writer. Frank Hughes, of the Tacoma News Tribune, and ESPN.com, who's been a frequent visitor to the show in the past, joined us last night. We discussed the ownership change in Seattle, the resignation of Sonics president Wally Walker, and the Sonics season outlook.
To hear the interview with Hughes,
click here.
We also plan to feature our analysts, from both TV and radio. Mike Rice, of course, has been on the show for over 15 years, and always adds plenty to the broadcast. Now, he has his own feature we call "Rice's Rant." The subject of this week's rant was the rules changes the NBA has made going into the season.
To listen to "Rice's Rant"
click here.
Radio analyst Antonio Harvey also now has a regular feature on the show. Being he's a former NBA player, we're going to have him do a weekly interview with a player or coach. He'll go behind the scenes, and ask questions you don't normally hear asked of our guests. It's more of a lifestyle segment, and his first subject was Raef LaFrentz.
To hear "Off the Court with Antonio Harvey"
click here.
I hope you enjoyed the new format, and thanks for all the e-mails to the show. We got in as many as we could.
Friday night's game against the Kings can be heard on the Trail Blazers Radio Network with Brian Wheeler and Antonio Harvey, beginning at 6 pm with Game Day, hosted by Jay Allen. Your special guest hosts for the 5th Quarter, following the game, will be Mike Rice and yours truly. Give us a call or e-mail after the game.
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it was weird to hear the show on a thursday.
btw, do you think you guys could do away with the cheesy music and sound-affects? that really was distracting.
just one mans humble.
Hi Sergio,remember when you changed the whole thing against Argentina and made a whole country worldchampions.Nobody else in the Blazers roster can say something like that, so stand up and show what you are capable of. Best luck for you and ¡VAMOS A POR ELLOS!
Hap,
You've been awfully salty lately. What's the deal? Cheer up and embrace change.
MB
am I the only one who's not seeing the comments?
I'm surely, not salty. Change is good, cept when it's bad. If you come to a fork in the road, take it.
He's some advice MB.
You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.
Oh yeah, um...Go Blazers.
Mike I do like the new format and look forward to what you guys bring us every day. Today was great with Nate and Rafe and Kevin (I went to KU). I do agree with Hap that the sound levels need some tinkering. Antonio's interview was good and the rest was low. Thanks for bringing us a hopeful and honest look behind the scenes.
Hap
Be happy your comments are even being posted. I mention something a tad negative, and Mike won't post it.
My earlier comment wasn't fair, Mike. I apologize. I've had a lot to say here, and most of the time, it has been posted. This is a great blog, and it is your blog. I respect that.
I guess i just find it irritating when hap, a guy who can actually afford tickets close enough to the floor to be bothered by camera lighting, feels the need to complain, publicly. How dare the organization try to provide a good show for those not fortunate enough to afford coming to the game?
And, how about those crazy fans that go after those cheap t-shirts thrown and projected into the crowd (i have 3)? I guess, according to hap, it would be appropriate for people to chew out those inconsiderate kids bumping into us at baseball games trying to catch a foul ball. I mean, couldn't they just get there parents to buy them one at the store? Personally, i find his numerous complaints void of perspective.
"Money doesn't buy you happiness, but it certainly gives you more options."
Paul Allen
Hap probably has more options than 99.9% of the rest of the world, so like you said, Mike, he should cheer up.
if you're going to bump into someone, land on top of them, and knock their drink over..to catch a foul ball, I don't care if you're a kid or an adult. Thats pathetic.
If you're bumping into someone for a 3 buck t-shirt, and have no regard for the little kids around you, you are pathetic. And lets be clear about this..I was talking about ADULTS doing this, not little kids. Little kids don't know better...when you can shave and buy beer? you do.
and as for the "better options" than 99.9% of the world, way to bring something into the discussion that bears nothing inregards to what we're talking about. Bravo.
by that logic, non of us should complain about anything, since we have it 'better' than most.
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