Goodbye Jordan Miller

[gmutom]

When he stole the ball in his first 10 seconds of his college career and then threw it down (and then did it AGAIN) later in the game, I knew he was special.

Sadly, it's also when we learned that Dave was not the talent evaluator we thought he might be. He gets credit for recruiting Miller to Mason, but I'll never understand how how watched Jordan play and thought he needed to sit out a year.

 

[psyclone]

Sadly, it's also when we learned that Dave was not the talent evaluator we thought he might be. He gets credit for recruiting Miller to Mason, but I'll never understand how how watched Jordan play and thought he needed to sit out a year.

What I'm remembering, at least part of the idea of redshirting came from Jordan's lack of confidence in his ability to play in games his first year and that sitting out the year would help him be prepared for Div 1.

 

[gmujim92]

Sadly, it's also when we learned that Dave was not the talent evaluator we thought he might be. He gets credit for recruiting Miller to Mason, but I'll never understand how how watched Jordan play and thought he needed to sit out a year.

Wait, I thought that was when Dave said Reuter could be an all-A10 player lol

 

[GMUgemini]

What I'm remembering, at least part of the idea of redshirting came from Jordan's lack of confidence in his ability to play in games his first year and that sitting out the year would help him be prepared for Div 1.

Dave Paulsen said telling him he was going to redshirt took the pressure off to get minutes and he started practicing much better after that. That is DP’s story. I don’t think we ever heard Miller’s take on the situation.

 

[MasonFanatic]

Wait, I thought that was when Dave said Reuter could be an all-A10 player lol

Reuter was a totally different player before his body fell apart.

 

[ephoops]

Miller wanted to redshirt.

 

[Pablo]

Then:

Jordan Miller announces on Instagram he will redshirt his freshman season | Giant Killer

giantkiller.co

"On Thursday, Dec. 13, Jordan Miller announced via his Instagram story that he would be redshirting for the 2018-2019 season.

Miller played in the October scrimmage but has yet to see game time this year. From the Instagram story above it seems as if he will not be playing for the entirety of this season. Giantkiller reached out for comment on the situation from the team, but was told that Mason does not announce their redshirts until the end of the season.

This should be noted, as Mason does not usually officially announce redshirts mid-season. However, it is interesting that Miller made the announcement himself."


Now:

https://blog.patriotbrew.net/p/miller-summer-league?utm_source=blog.patriotbrew.net&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=patriot-brew-7-12-what-happens-in-vegas-stays-in-vegas

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1677885342169575425

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1677885342169575425

 

[Old Man]

In case anyone wants to fanboy a little next week...

 

[GMU79]

In case anyone wants to fanboy a little next week...
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Good for him!! Happy for him!

 

[illayin]

Very good all-around game last night vs. Jazz in his first pre-season action: 13 minutes, 4 points (2/4 FG), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 0 TO's, 0 PF's

Drive and assist:

View: https://youtu.be/2JwwCNhP5UM?t=424


Steal and layup:

View: https://youtu.be/2JwwCNhP5UM?t=466


Drive and dish out:

View: https://youtu.be/2JwwCNhP5UM?t=494


Rolls for the Layup:

View: https://youtu.be/2JwwCNhP5UM?t=517

 

[illayin]

Jordan Miller with his first NBA points last night (and last points of the game) on a driving two-handed dunk:

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[ephoops]

Good for him!

 

[mkaufman1]

Anyone know if he is going to actually get some legit minutes?

 

[illayin]

Anyone know if he is going to actually get some legit minutes?

He's not in their rotation right now...he came in to the first game of the season because the Clippers were ahead by like 18 with a few minutes left. It would take a couple injuries or some bench guys underperforming for him to get consistent minutes at this point. He could also end up in the G League at some point since he's on a two-way contract. He would probably get a lot of playing time in the G League.

 

[HoopsAdmin]

LoL. Clippers roster is CRAZY. Can you imagine being a rookie alongside these all-stars?

Russell Westbrook
Paul George
Kawhi Leonard
James Harden

Also pretty wild that he and Bones are there together.

 

[GMU79]

LoL. Clippers roster is CRAZY. Can you imagine being a rookie alongside these all-stars?

Russell Westbrook
Paul George
Kawhi Leonard
James Harden

Also pretty wild that he and Bones are there together.

Bones McKinney can still ball!!

 

[HoopsAdmin]

Bones McKinney can still ball!!

Bones Hyland is who I was referring to.

 

[GMU79]

Bones Hyland is who I was referring to.

I know. Bones McKinney was the bball coach at Wake Forest in the '50s and '60s (coached Billy Packer). And was a long time TV analyst in the '70s and '80s.

 

[HoopsAdmin]

I figured. I used the google machine to find out that he last played in the '50s.

 

[illayin]

Just an update. Jordan is currently tied for 6th in the G League in scoring (tied with dunk champ Mac McClung). He was leading the league in scoring a few weeks ago but left a game early with an injury which hurt his averages.

Current season averages:
23.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 to's, 1.1 steals, 0.5 blocks, 47.3% FG, 30.4% 3PT, 84.8% FT

Jordan Miller

Jordan Miller Official NBA G League Stats, Player Logs, Boxscores, Shotcharts and Videos

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Certainly holding his own. He also has some of the higher efficiency numbers in the league. Once he starts knocking down 3's consistently I would imagine he'll find a role on the Clippers. He's been up on the team a few times but only garbage time really. With Westbrook out for an extended period, hopefully he'll get a chance again soon.