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Blazer's Edge Death By A Thousand Cuts

Long time reader, (very) occasional commenter and first time fan poster.  I read this site fairly regularly, so I hope this post is not a regurgitation of something already written.  If so, sorry.

I was prompted to write this after the Yahoo article on Miller and JQuick’s article concerning McMillan’s pep talk to Roy, assuring him that he and Aldridge will get their touches and the offense will settle down to a more familiar flow (read: Roy and LMA will get theirs). It coalesced a feeling of unease I have had about this team since it became clear Webster was coming back and Miller was added to the fold.

There has been a lot of talk about this team having too much talent and not enough minutes to go around.  It is self explanatory as to why this could become an issue and potentially lead to some chemistry-destroying incidences.  Yet, the more I have read about the team since training camp has begun, I feel the more likely cause of disunity could arise from a slightly different take on this line of thought: there is simply too much talent that is not differentiated enough so as to delineate a clear positional and overall pecking order.

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