here is the main chunk on Dre

“There was a game at home — I think against Orlando. I was getting double-teamed on the catch and I had, like, zero shots going into the second quarter. Andre said, ‘This time don’t even fight. Just go to the rim.’ So I slipped to the rim and …”

Aldridge had a big smile on his face as he punctuated the sequence. He then shook his head.

“It’s crazy playing with [Miller],” Aldridge said.

Early on, Aldridge has been pleased with Felton, Miller’s replacement — particularly in pick-and-roll play. But Aldridge recognizes that it will take some time before the two cultivate the kind of chemistry he had with Miller.

When told that Miller consistently ranks at the top of the list of guards who rack up quality assists and improve the field goal percentage of his teammates, Aldridge wasn’t the least bit surprised. These are rarified stats that don’t pop up in box scores — very few casual observers know this stuff. Most players probably don’t even know it.

"But the big knows it!" Aldridge said. "I know it!

I miss Miller.
I remember a play where he was dribbling toward the top of the key and he slipped and ended up doing a full splits whereupon he gathered himself still dribbling the whole time reversed direction and went up for a layup that he made easily.

Talks himself down but actually helps out fellow players. It’s got to burn him up knowing he does everything right but keeps getting traded and never gets recognition.

Thanks for posting this. It saves me writing the fanpost I was working up about Miller.