If he could defend or hit a 3, I'd like him. Right now he's just so limited in his skill set. Right now he looks like the PG that got us bounced in the 1st round vs the Suns.
The Spurs are as good as their record indicates. They executed beautifully on both ends of the floor, and were scoring at will in the 1st quarter. The blazers have been, putting up a bundle of 3s, but they have been hustling like crazy, which is why we are even in this game
one question: what's up with aldridge's habit as of late to get the pass in the post and then wait for the double? Why wait for the double? A few months ago he was catching and immediately making a quick move. now it seems like he dribbles it in, waits for the double, and then kicks it out, which starts this whole pass-it-around the perimeter game until someone either drives or shots a contested shot as the clock winds down. It reminds me a little of our offense from the playoffs last year. I remember screaming at the tv for aldridge to make quick moves towards to basket when he catches the ball, instead of simply waiting around for the defense to position itself.
I think there was other circumstances that got us bumped from the 1st round last year aside from Miller's play. I think Miller makes up for his lack of quickness on D with being smart and talking on defense. I don't think he's half as bad defensively as he'd made out to be by some around here.
His D wouldn't be such a big deal if he could stretch the D by scoring from the perimeter or beating opposing guards with quickness. Right now he looks good because there's no viable alternative on the bench.
