The Milk Shake Milton thread

[Nick K]

However, Milton's role may also end up greater than expected, in large part because he can play beside any other guard or primary playmaker with whom Minnesota cares to pair him.

This is perhaps the biggest plus of going from Nowell to Milton, and just a theme of most of our guards/wings in general.

Milton is the "fully realized potential" version of Nowell.

Yep. I like that. I agree. He will vastly improve our bench along with Miller, Troy Brown and NAW.

This bench could be the reason we go a long, long way this year.

Man, we are looking good on paper. This team and staff have a lot to prove to me though.

[thinktank]

I’m very high on Shake.

What did you add to yours to get so high?

Shake only.

[shrink]

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“Lawb pahsses, Bye-bee!”

[Klomp]

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[KGdaBom]

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I love it and a little bonus. Shake is just one of the coolest names ever for a basketball player.

[Klomp]

I think this is a pretty good breakdown of his game.

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Worth noting, Finch is already speaking highly of his game. Similar to how quickly Finch started gushing over Kyle last training camp and how he banged the table for NAW over Rudy Gay at the deadline. I trust Finchy's instincts!

[minimus]

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As you already mentioned, I feel like Milton-Reid duo has enormous potential if they develop two man game. It caught my eye that Embiid reference in twitter. It might sound too optimistic but here are two factors:

1) Naz is already an ELITE scorer not only for backup bog, but for star level bigs. He is a dynamic, he plays off the catch and he is an elite finisher.

2) last season Milton as starter in 11 in PHI averaged 20ppg, 5rpg, 7apg, with 52/41/97.

If these two can find that rhythm and feed off each other game, they have a chance to be a core of truly special bench unit. Naz/Nowell/McLaughlin (before Jordan injury) had really good chemistry, but Milton had size, shooting, slashing and passing game to compliment Naz better. Add here NAW defense, passing and three point shooting and our new bench unit is bigger, more physical and talented. NAW plays similar as Melton (PHI defensive minded comboguard), so here are some PHI parallels:

Embiid - Reid (scoring)
Reed - Anderson (defense)
Niang - Brown (three point shooting)
Melton - NAW (defense and three point shooting)

[KGdaBom]

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As you already mentioned, I feel like Milton-Reid duo has enormous potential if they develop two man game. It caught my eye that Embiid reference in twitter. It might sound too optimistic but here are two factors:

1) Naz is already an ELITE scorer not only for backup bog, but for star level bigs. He is a dynamic, he plays off the catch and he is an elite finisher.

2) last season Milton as starter in 11 in PHI averaged 20ppg, 5rpg, 7apg, with 52/41/97.

If these two can find that rhythm and feed off each other game, they have a chance to be a core of truly special bench unit. Naz/Nowell/McLaughlin (before Jordan injury) had really good chemistry, but Milton had size, shooting, slashing and passing game to compliment Naz better. Add here NAW defense, passing and three point shooting and our new bench unit is bigger, more physical and talented. NAW plays similar as Melton (PHI defensive minded comboguard), so here are some PHI parallels:

Embiid - Reid (scoring)
Reed - Anderson (defense)
Niang - Brown (three point shooting)
Melton - NAW (defense and three point shooting)

Those scoring numbers for Naz and starting numbers for Shake are insanely good.

[minimus]

Milton has been struggling to find any rhythm in offense, he turns ball over in regular situations. I hope he can finds his role because it might be a big improvement for our team in general. We know he is capable, but right now Anderson, NAW and Reid take care of bench unit.

[TimberKat]

Milton has been struggling to find any rhythm in offense, he turns ball over in regular situations. I hope he can finds his role because it might be a big improvement for our team in general. We know he is capable, but right now Anderson, NAW and Reid take care of bench unit.

I think he should just focus on scoring and make his moves as soon as he gets the ball. He can't create any type of separation when scouting the floor. Old Man Conley moves faster than him. At least he is a better corner 3 shooter than Nowell ( just eye test, haven't look at stars)

[KGdaBom]

Milton has been struggling to find any rhythm in offense, he turns ball over in regular situations. I hope he can finds his role because it might be a big improvement for our team in general. We know he is capable, but right now Anderson, NAW and Reid take care of bench unit.

I think he should just focus on scoring and make his moves as soon as he gets the ball. He can't create any type of separation when scouting the floor. Old Man Conley moves faster than him. At least he is a better corner 3 shooter than Nowell ( just eye test, haven't look at stars)

I have faith in Milton and believe he will prove to be a very useful player for us.

[jpatrick]

Milton has been struggling to find any rhythm in offense, he turns ball over in regular situations. I hope he can finds his role because it might be a big improvement for our team in general. We know he is capable, but right now Anderson, NAW and Reid take care of bench unit.

I think he should just focus on scoring and make his moves as soon as he gets the ball. He can't create any type of separation when scouting the floor. Old Man Conley moves faster than him. At least he is a better corner 3 shooter than Nowell ( just eye test, haven't look at stars)

I have faith in Milton and believe he will prove to be a very useful player for us.

I think he can be a useful 10th man type who mainly is a spot up shooter when on the floor. I think we were hoping for more though. Someone who can play on ball, create some offense for himself and others, and initiate some as a point guard. He is not that guy; and as a result, I think you’ll see us make a move for a point guard or a combo guard at the deadline.

[frankenwolf]

I think he should just focus on scoring and make his moves as soon as he gets the ball. He can't create any type of separation when scouting the floor. Old Man Conley moves faster than him. At least he is a better corner 3 shooter than Nowell ( just eye test, haven't look at stars)

I have faith in Milton and believe he will prove to be a very useful player for us.

I think he can be a useful 10th man type who mainly is a spot up shooter when on the floor. I think we were hoping for more though. Someone who can play on ball, create some offense for himself and others, and initiate some as a point guard. He is not that guy; and as a result, I think you’ll see us make a move for a point guard or a combo guard at the deadline.

I'm pretty sure that Shake will get it together and become what TC thought he would be when he signed Shake. 10% is not a big sample size.

[KATKlownFeet]

Yeah, Shake really hasn't had many minutes to show what he can do. When he got big minutes he was fantastic for Philly. It will probably take Conley resting or an injury to a guard ahead of him for us to see bigger minutes. But he's a great insurance policy to have if someone goes down.

[wolves_89]

Yeah, Shake really hasn't had many minutes to show what he can do. When he got big minutes he was fantastic for Philly. It will probably take Conley resting or an injury to a guard ahead of him for us to see bigger minutes. But he's a great insurance policy to have if someone goes down.

I agree that when Conley inevitably misses time we will get a better feel for where Shake is at. His performance in those games will go a long way towards determining whether or not the Wolves make a move for a PG at the trade deadline.

[Saltine]

I'm not worried about him, he has a very good track record, just needs some minutes. When Taurean came over he didn't really gel with the team until mid January....

[TimberKat]

Apparently it was a little clerical error that got us here. They were supposed to sign Melton, not Milton

[KGdaBom]

Apparently it was a little clerical error that got us here. They were supposed to sign Melton, not Milton

I have Melton on a few fantasy teams. Before tonight he was stinking it up. Went off tonight.

[Klomp]

I will say this...I think some of my fears from the offseason are being realized about him (read earlier in the thread). However, while he is struggling to find his offensive rhythm, he has been solid on defense using his length.

[Calinks]

I think he will turn it up in a big way at some point. Sometimes guys struggle. It's one of the things that separates bench/role guys from legit star players. At the start of the season we had a lot of people talking about how Naz was better than KAT and he could replace him. Well Naz has fallen off a cliff, doesn't means Naz sucks or anything, it's just that's one of the deltas that separates Towns from him. Shake will find a grove at some point, it may just be a while.