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13  -  Mike Miller - SG/SF, 6'8, 218 Miami Heat - Signed as a free agent in July 2010

Date of birth: 02/19/1980        Country: USA      Drafted (NBA): 5th pick, 2000      Out of: Florida   NBA Experience: 12 years   Hand: Right  Agent: Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group) I will now list the things that Mike Miller can't do. There, I've finished. All NBA personnel love Mike Miller, and with good reason. Miller is a three position offensive player who doesn't play any of the three with much aplomb on defense, but who is roughly genius on offense. A big majority of his offense comes from his epic jumpshot (some would say it was "perfect", if such an adjective can ever be used to describe something that's effective less than half the time), and he uses a combination of plenty of motion off the ball, his height and a high release to always get the shot away. Miller can slash to the rim and finish, too. But more often than not, he doesn't. You know why that is? It's because he's awesome, that's why. Miller is able to play point guard on offense, for he has good ball-handling skills and good passing vision, in addition to being a smart player who doesn't throw the ball away. He is a good rebounder, can be a go-to guy when his shot is on, and doesn't have a problem with taking the big shots. Making them is more of a struggle, but he hits a few every now and then. Bizarrely, Mike has always had a problem with his own jumpshot; as good as it is, and as much of a weapon as he can be, Mike goes through strange periods when he's gun-shy, over-passing and not recognising when he should just fire one up. This doesn't, however, change his abilities. You have to respect Mike Miller's jumpshot, even when he doesn't. Some narrow-minded people love to constantly take the piss out of Mike Miller because of his long hair. These people aren't worthy of your time. While it is true that Miller doesn't exactly use the most heterosexual of headbands to keep his hair back during games, people who think of this first when talking about Mike Miller just don't know the meaning of respect. Chivallry and common decency are dead in this world. People need to respect their peers. Especially when their peers are awesome, like Mike Miller. - 5th March, 2009.

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From blog:

Creative Financing in the NBA, 2010

2010-08-12

[...] Miami then signed Mike Miller, prioritising - rightly - their backup swingman spots before addressing their massive holes at point guard and centre. Miller signed a five year, $29 million deal starting at exactly $5,000,000; the addition of his salary, plus the removal of one roster charge, left the Heat with $3,574,426 in cap room. [read full post]

Creative Financing in the NBA, 2010

2010-08-12

[B]ecause it's fun, here's a list of players who were renounced by teams with cap space this offseason. Washington - Josh Howard, Mike Miller, Randy Foye, Javaris Crittenton, Anthony Peeler, Earl Boykins, James Singleton and Chris Whitney. [read full post]

Chicago's Last Resort Offseason Plan That Still Manages To Avoid Signing Joe Johnson

2010-06-14

[...] That leaves a market with few shooters on it. And those that are good shooters are either unsuitable or unavailable. Mike Miller's days of being able to defend opposing guards are pretty much over. Kyle Korver can't really do it either. I wouldn't want Quentin Richardson to attempt it. Anthony Morrow is desirable, but is not easy to get. J.J. Redick is also desirable, but he's restricted, and owned by a team who has spent extremely generously in the last two years. Roger Mason is OK, but he's no starter. And then there's Ray Allen, who, while an absolutely perfect fit for Chicago's roster, is setting records for Boston in the NBA Finals. He should be considered unavailable until further notice. [read full post]

The Finances Of The Trade Deadline Deals

2010-02-21

None of this would have been necessary, however, were it not for the mismanagement that put the team into the situation. Forgetting for a moment the slightly amazing decision to give $110 million to a man who will play in only 47 out of 246 games in three seasons, let's take a second look at the Wizards' past draft. Regardless of what you think of Ricky Rubio - and for the record, you should think a LOT of Ricky Rubio - you must accept that having him is better than having a combination of Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Miller was always destined to be a one year rental, and Foye was not equal in calibre to a top five draft pick, even in a bad draft. He, too, may not come back. As a basketball decision, the Wizards appeared to decide that one year of Mike and Randy was better than four years of cheap production from a quality young player. As a basketball decision, it was wrong. [read full post]

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