Determined Miller Doesn't Want Trade 12/06/2009 10:50 PM ET By Chris Tomasson --Roy agrees Miller has been made a scapegoat in Portland, but doesn't believe that to be fair. Roy said comments he made last month that might have exasperated the situation were taken out of context. --"People are reading a little too much into things, and the comments when coach (Nate McMillan) went to a three-guard lineup (from Nov. 6-20),'' Roy said. "I wanted to be a (shooting guard rather than a small forward) and people assumed that I wanted Blake to be the point and Andre out. And that wasn't the case at all, I didn't mind if Dre started or Blake. I wanted to be the (shooting guard). --"Coach knew where I was standing, but people around with him felt that I didn't want to play with Andre. But that's not the case. I think in this locker room he's grown and we're getting to understand him even more.'' --So Roy is saying he wants Miller to stick around, right? "Yeah,'' Roy said. "I think he's a good player, especially with the guys we're losing. He can make plays for us and that's what we need right now.'' --Perhaps Oden's injury will end up changing how Miller is perceived in Portland. Roy predicts the team now will go to a more perimeter-oriented attack, "changing from inside out to outside in,'' which could increase Miller's importance. --"I found a little rhythm,'' said Miller, who raised his scoring average to 11.3. "That's a good thing ... But I don't know what's going to happen (with Oden being out).'' --Miller said in an interview with FanHouse he doesn't want to be traded. "There is where I want to be,'' Miller said. "I'm comfortable. Everything's not going to be gravy when you get into a new situation. So I just take it in stride.'' --If Miller is being made out to be Portland's scapegoat, it's not bothering him."It's a business,'' he said. "I don't get caught up in pointing fingers. I'm here to play basketball. I came in here with a professional attitude, and that's how I want to keep it. If people want to point fingers at me, I could care less about that. I'll be all right.'' --And Miller, 33, insisted he's not bothered by coming off the bench for the first time since the first half of his 1999-2000 rookie season. "I'll do it,'' said Miller, whose average of 27.0 minutes is his lowest since 25.5 as a rookie. "I didn't make a big deal of it. Everybody else made it a big deal. Discussions were (when Miller signed) just the possibility of coming off the bench. There was nothing guaranteed (as far as starting). I knew that. --"The positive that I take is that it's just saving my body. I don't even feel like I've played the first month. It's definitely saving my legs, playing rookie minutes.'' --"I'm sure that's presented some challenges for him,'' said Pritchard, who does acknowledge Miller, like others on the team, must play better. "But here's the thing that I love about Andre. When he plays, he makes everybody around him better.'' --But Portland, with Oden going down, needs some players to step up. Although one game is hardly a true sample, Miller looks determined to get Trail Blazers' fans to shift any blame elsewhere. http://tinyurl.com/ygholqp --

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