deepeeenn wrote:HiDef wrote:Don't care about arguing over positions, but we can just add Miller to the list of PFs who got treated like they were "unicorns" for doing a bad impression of a wing.
When you look at what he's actually good at, he's a PF.
We don’t have to argue but I personally don’t see what makes him a PF based on his skillset. Traditional or modern day PF. What is he good at that makes him a PF? I do understand that the forward positions are starting to blend a little more together but he has forward size with respectable handle that largely plays on the perimeter. Has some self creation and some guard skills. He rebounds well for his position which you could argue is a PF or front court thing. I just don’t see how you can outright call him a PF. I personally don’t understand this.
I’m not sure which PFs you’d compare him to because most of his comps have been SFs.
How I look at positions is more about athletic profile. So what I really mean to say more than anything- I don't really see how Miller is just a "6'9 wing" and that makes him valuable, when he doesn't move like a wing, he's 6'9, high handle, high center of gravity, not much separation ability. I don't think he fits into that "archetype" at all.
As for his skillset.. He's basically just a faceup PF who faces up all the way from the perimeter... but not much going on in terms of counters, pullups, turnarounds.. no 1st step, not very explosive.. His day 1 NBA skills- open 3p shooting, rebounding, switching, some touch in the short midrange, solid footwork, running the floor in transition... To me, sounds like a PF
