Brandon Miller sliding? Out of shape, interviews going poorly

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Re: Brandon Miller sliding? Out of shape, interviews going poorly 

Post#61 » by Hal14 » Tue May 30, 2023 9:03 pm

SeattleJazzFan wrote:
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SeattleJazzFan wrote:this is funny. scoot has been the #2 pick for two years and has stayed there. now givony is saying 60% Brandon Miller at #2, 40% Scoot. so he has replaced Scoot at #2, but he's not in good shape and he has interviewed poorly. how the hell has he replaced Scoot at #2 if he's looking so bad. just doesn't add up. dumb.


This one is easy he had a better last season than scoot.


you missed the point. until the combine everybody still had scoot at #2. your answer would make sense if people were moving miller ahead 2 or three months ago. it's only been the last month you've seen ubiquitous miller at #2 talk.

People have been discussing Miller as a potential #2 pick since January.
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Re: Brandon Miller sliding? Out of shape, interviews going poorly 

Post#62 » by tiderulz » Tue May 30, 2023 9:16 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:Meh my bigger concern with Miller if I was a team in the top 5 wouldnt be what Givony says in a tweet. Ill take the PR answer and ask for the police report to look over.

But ya my bigger concern with Miller and what I would be asking him about his what changed the 2nd half of the season on the court which led to him playing so bad? The 2nd half of his season (last 19 games), his shooting splits were 39/31/88 and he had a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio. And the fact that he isnt some big plus athlete, it is a little concerning to me that it seems like colleges were able to figure him out pretty well and he didnt have an answer to it.

Obviously not saying I dont think he is lotto or 1st round worthy or anything. Just wasnt impressed with his play the 2nd half of the season is all.

probably being 20 yrs old and getting death threats and having to have security at all times. he didnt play PG, so not too worried about the a/to piece. he was always a willing passer. and teams started to swarm him and make other Alabama players score. they only had 1 other double digit scorer for the year (Sears) and he was jekyll and hyde to end the year, 15 pts 1 game 2 pts the next. Sears, the starting PG, avg'd 5 pts 2 apg in the SEC championship going 3-22 from 3.

his game also developed and he got better creating his shot off the dribble than he was at the beginning of the season.
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Re: Brandon Miller sliding? Out of shape, interviews going poorly 

Post#63 » by SeattleJazzFan » Tue May 30, 2023 10:20 pm

Hal14 wrote:
SeattleJazzFan wrote:
GreatWhiteStiff wrote:
This one is easy he had a better last season than scoot.


you missed the point. until the combine everybody still had scoot at #2. your answer would make sense if people were moving miller ahead 2 or three months ago. it's only been the last month you've seen ubiquitous miller at #2 talk.

People have been discussing Miller as a potential #2 pick since January.


yeah, no. he wasn't showing up on any mocks or big boards at #2 in january. scoot was firmly and roundly at #2 in january.
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Re: Brandon Miller sliding? Out of shape, interviews going poorly 

Post#64 » by gambitx777 » Thu Jun 1, 2023 5:16 pm

kennydorglas wrote:In the NFL Jalen Carter (similar off field/court problems) slided from #3 to #9.
In my experience the two situations are pretty different in terms of evidence. I could be mistaken.

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