Nate on Miller playing vs LA... questionable if not doubtful

Fair enough.

His AST% is around the 30% where it has been for the last 4 years, his TOV% is around 15% where it has been for most of his career, his TS% is .514, he is .531 for his career, so the difference is not that bad.

He is pretty much the same player he has been for quite some time now.

Nate's system is built around his best player. Brandon Roy. For Roy to be effective as he is, he needs the ball in his hands, and he likes the half-court sets. When Nate tried to appease Miller by putting him in the 2nd unit to run to his tastes and take charge of it, Miller sulked. No matter what Nate does - it is not good. If he is not starting - it is a slap on Miller, and if he starts and gets to plays to the strengths of his super-star, it is a slap on Miller.

Really - we all knew that fast break point-guards are not good playing next to Roy, and quite frankly, half court sets - where Oden will be as efficient as he can be on offense in the future - are again not suited for fast break PGs. Nothing new here. We have seen it with Sergio before. Miller is a square peg, and given that Nate manages to get the same win% out of him while playing him in a system that does not suit him - is quite an achievement.

Good coaches adjust the style to the best players and fit the role players around them. Nate tried to do it by giving Miller his own unit to run, but Miller did not like it. He is trying to get Miller to play with Roy - but if Roy is not the dominant ball handler, you marginalize the wrong player.

So - what to do?

There is a reason Miller was an after-thought in the recruiting process, he is not a good fit offensively, and he is not the solution to Portland's biggest problem last year - perimeter defense against quick guards.

Too many Chiefs, not enough Indians, here. The team needs to revolve around Roy on offense, Oden on defense. Miller is not a good solution on either side of the floor. It is as simple as that. You can go on bitching that Nate needs to accommodate Miller, but the fact is that he tried to - and Miller either did not want to be the guy that takes the 2nd unit and make it flourish, or could not. It is, what it is. Miller is not a good fit, and he is an overrated player, offensively, when you look at the body of his work in the NBA. Simple as that.

 

Seriously? So he basically dominated for 3 quarters then his back went out? I really hope that is the reason, because I've been questioning the decision to play Bayless in the 4th ever since the start of the 4th that game.

 

Adam Morrison and Jordan Farmar

for

Andre Miller

Morrison and Farmar expire at the end of the year.....keep Farmar if you think he can help at PG and ditch AMMO for something better for next season

If anything I think this trade makes less sense for the Lakers since they are already so far over the cap.

(this works in trade checker)

 

Fuck off.

KP != Chris Wallace.

 

I feel the love