man this playa dont back down from noone. he bring tougness and dont mess around. my only problem with him he look like he crying when he get mad.
Fran: Does it bother you that if Yao is healthy, you won't be finishing games? Brad: I just want to win..... DD
Man Brad Miller will be great for the young bigs on the team. He will get them on task and get them up to speed on what will be required of them. This is a will be a great pick up by the Rockets. Noah credits Brad with helping him play well, he will do the same for Hill and Patterson.
Miller Press Conference: Spoiler Morey: Happy to announce the signing. Somone we targeted for long time. Familiar with us and some of our players. Happy to get someone from Purdue back(lost Carl). Looking for someone to give us strong minutes at the center spot. Think he'll be a fan fav. Lucky to ahve him on our team. Miller: Long time coming. 12 years ago. Been my fav. coach with this system. My personality needed to be in Texas. Texas in general. Played with a couple of guys. Took away some of my good games(laughing). Excited to be here. From day 1, this is where I wanted to be. Finally here. H: Define your role as you see it? BM: Wanna work with Yao. Not let him play so many minutes. 7'5 Yao diff. from 6'6 Chuck Hayes. Not big minutes. Cant play 38 minutes for 82 games. Concepts are known real well. Keep the guys familiar with what Rick wants to do. Play together, win games H: ... BM: Got iPad. A lot of contact with Rick. Didnt want to do a TV special. Talks kept going. Agent knew my interest. H: ... BM: Talked to Kevin. Didnt go into the shower. Kevin the first one I reached too. Shane too. I know a couple good guys. Looking forward to it. H: What might one discover about your game? BM: How slow you can get to the basket and still score. H: You say you fit in Texas, how or why? BM: I gotta watch what I say. Morey: he likes traditional Texas. I've learned over the past few years. That's all we'll say. H: Talk about moving the ball, what does Rick do that is different? BM: If you dont do it right, you dont play. Look at Gerald Wallace, all-star now but Rick didnt feel he was getting it right. Ron got away with it. He tells you how he wants it done. If you didnt do it right, you didnt play. H: Described as a dirtier player. BM: Far from dirty. They get mad I cant jump and I hold onto their jerseys. I call it being smart and crafty. H: Been in the playoffs alot, only won once with Rick. BM: Playing in Rick system, you win games. Gotta see what happens. H: Talk about working with Joakam. BM: Joakam? It's Joakim. I'll talk to some of the guys like Jordan. I'm sure I'll be working with the young guys. Gotta figure out personalities. Do they need a slap on the ass or need to sit down and talk to? H: You wanted this from day one, think about anything else/any other offers? BM: Just wanted to win. OTher teams had offers, calling, texting. I know what I'm getting with Rick. I could care less about who finishes, me or Yao. Care less about personal accolades. If Im not playing well, take my ass out. H: Challenge to get him here? DM: My role is to get Les to pony up the $$$. Rick and Brad have a great relationship. Whole staff wanted him. Needed to get Les approval to spend. We might be top 5 in payroll in the league. We're trying to make this a special year and go as far as we can. H: Satisfied with FA for Houston? DM: Yeah, our goals, when we made Feb. deals, we knew we'd have to spend some money. We didnt know we Brad came in. A lot of money, but Les feels this team is worth investing in. H: Brad, having gone against Yao and you knowing offense, could he add to his game? BM: I know he can pass. We'll see how it goes. Diff. though when playing against him and with him. H: Have you talked to Yao? BM: Not yet. DM: He's in China. DM: Yao will be there first day of TC. Gonna be playing a preseason game in China.
GM Daryl Morey introduces Brad Miller to the media. Miller: "From day one, this is where I told my agent I wanted to be." Full video later today on Rockets.com.
