Andre Miller appreciation thread

While I understand that you are upset that we don’t have Miller anymore, it is probably simply because Felton has not worked out well for us to date. Let’s move forward and not continue to dwell on the woulda, shoulda, coulda. I wish we’d never traded Clyde Drexler but, hey, it’s done.

one of these every time Felton has a crappy game (which will probably be almost every game left this season).

The people that no doubt were most disappointed by the Andre trade were LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, N. Batum and M. Camby. These are the players whose games really benefitted from his passing and team-first style of play.

Secondly, it was the acquisition of two chuckers, Raymond Felton AND Jamal Crawford that has really hurt this team on top of the loss of Andre. A team can have one guy who doesn’t look to facilitate the best shot on the floor for a teammate, but two on the floor at the same time is lethal.

Finally, and I’ve said this before, there were plenty of us that screamed foul when the trade was proposed and made. And plenty of us who didn’t believe the treatment Dre got when he arrived. But that is the american way: style over substance. Blazersedge fans just seem to be particularly easily duped in this way.

Still do. You’re talking about a 18 career PER player in 1000 career games. That’s a hell of a career, especially for a PASS FIRST oriented PG. Dennis Johnson has a 13.5 career PER, and he’s in the HOF (although he was a GREAT defender at position).The thing that bugs me about some people’s perspectives of Dre is that he isn’t “valuable” because his range didn’t extend beyond 18 feet; heightened perhaps by his unathletic appearance and stoic demeanour. And who can forget the ‘Dre has never won a playoff game’ comment from his detractors.

But Miller is a gamer. As hard-nosed as they come with incredible basketball IQ. He rarely does more on the court than he’s capable of, and excels at getting the ball to his teammates in ideal scoring position. And regarding the lack of playoff success – I can understand this comment if Dre were the ‘Go-To’ guy or main star of the team, but he isn’t. He was a nice 3rd option scorer and 3rd cog on a club in his prime. You CANNOT blame lack of playoff success on Miller, because he’s never played a playoff game with a seeded team who had home court advantage. He was never the “guy” to lead a team to a championship, but rather, a facilitator. Miller’s best shot was with Carmelo Anthony is Denver, and we all see how good of a Go-To guy he is.

except MILLER has a better shooting percentage.

as much as most. his game is not built around “speed” or “athleticism”. It’s about intelligence and timing, Reading situations and making the smart play. we would be far better off with Andre than Ray Felton. I’m thinking 6 or 7 games better at this point. I think Andre would make Jamal Crawford look like an Allstar allowing him to get open to shoot which is his more natural skill set. It took me a while to warm up to Dre but I really miss him now.