10 Over 10 In 2010

Brad Miller has actually been really good this year…maybe he wont keep it up, but he has been really good

Brad Miller’s improvement from last season to this year has been incredible. I didn’t think he had anything left in the tank but clearly it was just injuries and a lack of conditioning that hurt his play last year. His points and rebounds are up about 50% this season and all his shooting numbers are across the board.

But the thing that bewilders me the most is …. the skill he’s added to his game this year. It’s incredible. Let’s go for a short background here – Brad Miller, 7 footer, can bang inside but likes to step outside and use his passing and jump shooting, bad athlete with hardly any mobility or quickness – and what was the skill he added …… he learned how to penetrate off the dribble. Big 7 footer with terrible mobility and he chooses to work on his handle and driving …. and it worked. That’s just crazy. It’s amazing that he improved on one particular skill so late in his career, it’s even more amazing the skill that he choose and it’s even more incredible how it’s opened up the rest of his game. I’d have never guessed he’d add that or be able to make it work.

Just great work from Brad Miller.

You must have more free time lately. You’ve been cranking out the pieces.

I don’t see how you can have Brad Miller there and not have Wally. Miller is the better player and is playing a harder-to-staff position.

Who,

It seems that maybe you’ve leaned off a bit from calling Brad Miller a horrible contract? Maybe?

Big Ticket said:
  Who,

It seems that maybe you’ve leaned off a bit from calling Brad Miller a horrible contract? Maybe?

Oh no no no no …. no no no. It’s a horrible contract, he has too much time left and is already in questionable physical condition. Plus I don’t think his present production equates to his pay, and that’s likely only to fall as time passes so the gap is only going to increase.

But I’ve been very happy that he’s proven me wrong (I thought he’d become useless, it how I’d characterize his previous season where he was a disaster defensively and weak all over) this season with a big comeback performance.

Still …. slow 7 footer with poor agility and balance and he learns to get to the rim off the bounce from 20 feet out at 31 years of age. Impressive. He must thank the lord or David Stern every single day for making all this possible with the rule changes. No hope in hell he could have done this if physical defense was still allowed.