Brandon Roy was asked about the Blazers problems on offense during the preseason and he has a fix.

"I want the ball a lot more," Roy told Portland media, including The Oregonian.

Roy said he has spoken with head coach Nate McMillan about returning to the offensive style they ran during the 2008-09 season.

"I want to be maximized every game," Roy said. "That's a position that I'm strong with, with the basketball, and I'm extremely confident with it."

According to the newspaper, McMillan won't radically change the offense.

Roy's comments Wednesday didn't sit well with Dwight Jaynes.

Jaynes writes: "I thought by now we were finished with all this garbage. But it looks to me as if it's still Brandon Roy vs. Andre Miller -- with Coach Nate McMillan caught somewhere in the middle. And frankly, this is ridiculous stuff coming from the captain of your team. ... Was he attempting to torpedo Miller? Was it a veiled threat to McMillan to make sure he gets that offense changed? Or was it just an honest answer to a pointed question? Doesn't matter. It came off poorly and the random sampling of Blazer fans I've talked to who have heard it didn't like it."

Miller was frustrated with his role for the first part of last season, but insists he and Roy can co-exist.

"I think us just having a year under our belt, as far as getting to know each other on the court, will make us better," Miller said.

Source: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors

Just goes to show that all these guys have ego's. Nothing wrong with that either.

Also goes to show you we dont really know these players yet we are quick to draw conclusions on their personality.

I don't really know what is so surprising here.

Roy has always come across as having that Kobe/MJ/Wade arrogance. And not in a bad way. If he was anywhere but Portland his star would be right there at Melo level. Roy is a solid 20-5-5 guy. He is clutch. He has that swagger. I would love to have him on the Knicks.