I am sure not looking at BMill and saying, damn, wish we had Scoot. I am loving what Miller brings to the court so far.
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You just canāt fall too much in love with draft prospects as the NBA is on such another level from any other league or college.
Not to mention a lot of us still feel snakebit with drafting MKG assuming he could learn to shoot.
We did good for a change.
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Itās natural to compare guys from the same draft class. Miller and Scoot will forever be linked. We took the best guy for us. Miller just fit our needs better. He may well prove to be the better player period when itās all said and done. Canāt know that after 2 games but Miller has definitely gotten off to a better start and is displaying all the qualities that make you believe he could develop into a star. Impossible to be anything other than excited about his future right now.
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Loved when Miller walked into Stewartās chest last night after the foul. Was just enough to say āyouāre not scaring me.ā
Dude has loads of potential. Maybe more of a playmaker too than I anticipated.
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That no look alley oop from almost halfcourt that Richards flubbed was pretty insane
That Scoot kid is an absolute canāt miss. I mean, he can miss a lot of shots, and miss his teammates with passes, and miss dribble. But otherwiseā¦
Iām excited to watch all of the top 5 guys develop, including Scoot. Theyāll all have their ups and downs this year, with varying cries of āSEE! SEE! THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PICK!ā
That being said, Miller is looking like a terrific basketball player that most importantly does not look like he needs a certain type of player around him for him to be successful. I want more of that.
Hope to see the team get him more shots very soon.
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Iām very happy we drafted Miller. I think the canāt miss stuff (on Scoot) was so over the top ridiculous. Literally anyone can miss
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Agreed. I donāt want to see any of these kids fail, but definitely want to see our guy succeed. Hopefully theyāll all give us something fun to watch over the next several years. Projecting how good 18/19 year-olds are going to be is hard. Weāve gotten it wrong a lot of times. Looks like we may have gotten it right this year. Itās gonna be a fun ride watching Miller develop.
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This dude has been deer in headlights for 3 games. He is not really creating opps for teammates and is not using his quickness, canāt shoot, looks like a guy that needs a lot more time. Good thing he is 19 and a rookie but I have been waiting for him to show me ANYTHING and honestly he just hasnāt
Also getting destroyed on defense.
This was what surprised me watching him last night, it wasnāt like he was inherently bad, it was like he didnāt know how to try.
I am sure he will come around and be an impact guy. He just isnāt as was advertised, as this ready to go, played against pros guy we heard about.
I think he will be OK, heās figuring things out.
Iām very happy with who we drafted though.
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I think Miller looks to have great #2 option potential. I donāt think heāll ever become a player who can take over a game, primarily due to his lack of elite athleticism (though he is a perfectly decent NBA wing athlete) but heāll certainly help you win.
I think you pretty much nailed it. The only minor caveat being that youād want some high level rim pressure to complement him, but otherwise, heās about as well-rounded an NBA player as you can realistically hope to draft.
I think the "It's Miller Time!" is going to be special. Its not much of a question to me. I absolutely think heāll be a player who can take over games at some point. Heās literally only scratching the surface and already showing evidence of that. Heās shown flashes of the athleticism. Heās shown flashes of how lethal the 3 can be. He doesnāt force things. His intelligence to play the right way on both ends and the way heās been under control, his efficiency is all ahead of schedule early on.
Once heās had an offseason or two to hit the weight room and develop his body, heās really going to be a problem.
He was/is worth every bit of the suffering we endured last season to get him and heās the foundational piece weāve long been so desperate for. Short of Wemby you couldnāt ask for much more.
You could even make the argument that heās a more complete all-around player than Wemby at this point. Wembyās 3-pt game is still a work in progress while Miller can score efficiently at all three levels.
People are comparing him to Paul George but I am telling you Miller is further along than George and Tatum as a rookie.
Also he definitely seems to be above average on the athleticism scale.
It all comes down to creating his own offense. Thatās the part of his repertoire that, if it develops, will enable him to take over games. Some combination of ball handling and athletic improvement will get him there, and itās far from a stretch to think heāll make it. Definitely a better prospect than I thought he was.
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Itās awesome seeing all the comps between T-Mac, Paul George, Paul Pierce, Tatum, Rice, Mashburn. Good company, shows that his ceiling is pretty high.
Rice and Mash, and even Paul Pierce seem more of a SF vs guard oriented like the others, and I feel Miller will be more of the guard oriented type.
I think people have equated the magical term āathleticismā with the idea of elite athletes like T-Mac and Vince. But those are unicorns that even top athletes look at in awe. Blake Griffin and Westbrook and Rose in their prime.
Miller looks like a top notch athlete to me. His explosiveness may be unexpected, but itās obvious when he takes off for dunks, or his sneaky block shots that come out of nowhere. Iām guessing he probably has been hesitant to fly into the lane based on his lack of strength, which looks like heās not as athletic.
But with strength training to his body, it should add more explosiveness and speed and leaping ability, I think heās more a Tatum type athlete than Pierce or Mash. And Pierce was a very underrated athlete in his prime, but he still seemed not as fast or explosive as the quicker twitched guards.
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Just saying I called all of this and iām very happy to be right. Future star. For those of you who hated on him itās not too late. For those of you who supported another MJ 2nd overall pick with no fear I commend and love you.
In the draft process and summer league, sure. I havenāt had anything negative to say about miller in the regular season because heās played quite well