Shonn Miller

[jibsey]

@mauconnfan no offense but it's asinine to think we were below average defense with brimah on the floor . Look at his numbers , he is entering the year as the best defensive player on the team . Teams score less when he is on the floor . Would you substitute his rim protection for 3 more rebounds per game? I wouldn't[/QUOTE

I have visions of Shonn being the guy who can destroy zone defenses by flashing to the foul line, catching the ball and making plays. I think he can also drive and dish or drive and go to the hole. It can be hard to tell based on some highlight video, but he looks to have great hands and I think he's a very good passer. The passing part could really be a huge asset as well as his other strengths.

The "hands" thing, yes. DHam also doesn't let go once he grabs the rebound. If AB only had stronger hands he would double his rebounding, hope he's working that.

 

[intlzncster]

If Miller also has a good shot selection, I have no problem with him taking 2-3 threes a game.

That right there is the key. He'll get far better looks this year as well. Hopefully he makes them.

 

[Chief00]

Quite frankly, the Daniels/Miller comparison would not have occurred to me.

 

[BlueMAB]

? I think everybody was already operating on the premise that these are open looks.

Honest question... Do you know what "keeping defenses honest" means?

This is such a nonsensical argument. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. if you're only talking about his open looks, why are you talking about how a defense reacts differently due to a guy shooting 35% vs 30%????

If we're only discussing open looks, rather than real games, where not every shot is an open look, then you might as well be discussing how he looks against a fold up chair.

 

[champs99and04]

Honest question... Do you know what "keeping defenses honest" means?

This is such a nonsensical argument. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. if you're only talking about his open looks, why are you talking about how a defense reacts differently due to a guy shooting 35% vs 30%????

If we're only discussing open looks, rather than real games, where not every shot is an open look, then you might as well be discussing how he looks against a fold up chair.

Because the open looks dictate how defenses guard him. If he can't shoot the three, defenses can afford to help off him and blur driving lanes. If he can hit them at an efficient clip, suddenly defenders have to close out harder and thus are more vulnerable to getting beat off the dribble.

I'm not sure what I'm missing.

 

[James]

Because the open looks dictate how defenses guard him. If he can't shoot the three, defenses can afford to help off him and blur driving lanes. If he can hit them at an efficient clip, suddenly defenders have to close out harder and thus are more vulnerable to getting beat off the dribble.

I'm not sure what I'm missing.

youre not missing anything. according to some posters %s are meaningless, even if you aggregate all of millers at cornell. At the moment he is an unproven 3pt threat no matter what ollie says... 5 threes (15 points) could have won us a crap ton of games last season. I stand by my original point its reasonable to be skeptical about millers 3pt prowess, but if he starts hitting them at a higher rate then that changes.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I have visions of Shonn being the guy who can destroy zone defenses by flashing to the foul line, catching the ball and making plays. I think he can also drive and dish or drive and go to the hole. It can be hard to tell based on some highlight video, but he looks to have great hands and I think he's a very good passer. The passing part could really be a huge asset as well as his other strengths.

My vision is Hamilton flashing to the FT line and having Brimah and Miller on the baseline awaiting the tear drop alley oop.

Hampton flashing to the line with the catch and shoot, a one dribble floater lay up or an alley oop to either side if the defense cheats up.

 

[BlueMAB]

Of course it's reasonable to be skeptical about a 30% three point shooter. It's not reasonable to pretend that 5 shots over the course of a season is the difference between "terrible" and "ideal". That's fahking stupid. If he was taking 200 threes a year then 5% would be a significant difference.

 

[BlueMAB]

When you're talking about overall percentages, you're talking about the open looks and the contested shots. If I'm making a point about the overall percentage over the course of the season, then making the obvious statement that defenses will react to a guy who can hit an open three really has nothing to do with what I'm talking about.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Miller at the 4 needs to be a threat from the perimeter for our offensive spacing to work.

You saw what happened last year when we got nothing from the 4 or, longer ago, when we had two paint-bound bigs at the 4 and 5.

 

[selles]

My vision is Hamilton flashing to the FT line and having Brimah and Miller on the baseline awaiting the tear drop alley oop.

Hampton flashing to the line with the catch and shoot, a one dribble floater lay up or an alley oop to either side if the defense cheats up.

This gets at what I see as the key. The 3 pointer thing is kind of a red herring. We have a point forward in Hamilton. DHam will get to the key.

What we need to maximize our offensive efficiency is for Miller to play really well off of Hamilton. That may mean spacing himself out and knocking down the open 10-12 footer, or it may mean crashing for the oop or offensive board. The chemistry between those two guys will be crucial.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

This gets at what I see as the key. The 3 pointer thing is kind of a red herring. We have a point forward in Hamilton. DHam will get to the key.

What we need to maximize our offensive efficiency is for Miller to play really well off of Hamilton. That may mean spacing himself out and knocking down the open 10-12 footer, or it may mean crashing for the oop or offensive board. The chemistry between those two guys will be crucial.

I agree that DHam could be the guy to flash to the center of the zone, but it is often the 4 man who is in that role, with 3 players mostly on the perimeter. With Daniel and Shonn, KO could have them switch off and be harder to defend that way. Will be interesting if we face SU to see how our guys attack a zone. UConn's ability to play in different ways is so much better than last year that it is exciting to imagine.

 

[jibsey]

Miller at the 4 needs to be a threat from the perimeter for our offensive spacing to work.

You saw what happened last year when we got nothing from the 4 or, longer ago, when we had two paint-bound bigs at the 4 and 5.

Perimeter = 17 footer like Charles Oakley. That's what we need from Miller.

 

[Kembacity]

Hey guys I heard that Miller just sank a balled up piece of paper into a trashcan 25 feet away, he's gonna be fine

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Miller at the 4 needs to be a threat from the perimeter for our offensive spacing to work.

You saw what happened last year when we got nothing from the 4 or, longer ago, when we had two paint-bound bigs at the 4 and 5.

Those dark days of Thabeet and Adrien in the paint. That team only got to the final four... dark days.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Those dark days of Thabeet and Adrien in the paint. That team only got to the final four... dark days.

Or that disappointing mess of a season when Okafor and Boone were starting together.

 

[Yankees32123]

Those dark days of Thabeet and Adrien in the paint. That team only got to the final four... dark days.

I'm almost positive he's talking about Drummond and Oriakhi.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I'm almost positive he's talking about Drummond and Oriakhi.

It's still silly. We've utilized that alignment to tremendous success in the past. That Drummond and Oriakhi couldn't co-exist doesn't mean the tactic can't work.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I'm almost positive he's talking about Drummond and Oriakhi.

I know that, however the point was that overall, we need a stretch four because two purely post players is bad for the offense and I'm pointing out what that's a less than intelligent thing to say.