BaB.com T-Mobile Player/Whatever of the Week: Brad Miller
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 2, 2010 12:08 AM CST
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As worrisome as the starts of Hinrich and Salmons were, perhaps it was Brad Miller's terrible first couple months of the season that were the most concerning. Because as much as we've heard that he's a slow starter, a couple other reasons were out there: either he tanks it when the team isn't in contention (a reported problem in Sacramento), or he was simply done.
Because at his age, one of these coming years Brad Miller will be in a slow start that he won't get out of. But that's not this year. While battling a sore knee, Miller went 12-26 in 3 games last week, including 5-12 from three. He was key especially in the New Orleans game, continually running the pick/pop with Rose in the final 3 minutes and into overtime.
This time last season it was Brad Miller who was my ideal choice for a trade deadline frontcourt addition, and the Bulls actually went and got not just a 'Brad Miller type', but the guy himself. And that guy looks like he's back.
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Being sponsored by Miller High Life would be funny
You can come up with awesome puns about beer and Brad, like “It sure was Miller Time (!)” or “The Champagne of Old, Slower-than-hell Centers”. And everyone would be jealous of my icon
by NittanyCub on Feb 2, 2010 1:01 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
I don't think
active players can actually endorse alcoholic products. That’s why those old beer commercials had retired players. Charles Woodson has a winery, but can’t mention the wine.
But it’s a great idea. He’s a Miller kind of guy.
by KT on Feb 2, 2010 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
Nice
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
Recced
for the picture.
Do players get a prize for winning this T-mobile award? Maybe 500 free text messages, or 5 free ringtones, or something.
Vinny: "[Thrust] means pace, it means getting the ball out, it means getting your back to the sidelines, it means extending your outlets, it means getting the ball up the court into our early offense with plenty of time."
I still think Brad is a bum...
And nothing you can say will change that!!! (I’m not sure why I put 3 exclamation marks there though)
How can we have the worst offense in the league when everything about our team owner and coach is offensive?
I think they have started easing the restrictions on alcohol ads in the NBA. I believe they can now advertise courtside, but I’m not sure about anything else. I’m into good beer and there was an article in one of the beer magazines last year about the recession opening up some previously locked doors for advertisers in the NBA.
Heck, Stern may even allow the Province that Toronto is in to open up NBA betting. But damn that guy that brought an unloaded gun into a locker room, damn him!
Back on topic, Has Miller ever taken so many 3 pointers as this season? I don’t recall him taking nearly as many on this team last year.
Well
When he’s making them, I like it. It looks so good too, considering he’s probably our best 3 point shooter behind Kirk.
He wasn't really taking too many when he came to the Bulls but
in 43 games last year with Sacramento he took 43 of them. This year he has taken about the same, 42 threes in 45 games.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millebr01.html
Joakim on whether he ever tried tennis: "I played a little bit. If anybody on the Bulls wanted to play me, I would kick their ass."
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Bad ass Miller …..seriously i love this guy…he gets the team so exited and pumped up after he scores a 3 or a 3 point play…Maybe cause it apears to be so unbelievable everytime he scores .
Things that are unexpected
are more exciting. No reason why finding my own 5 dollar bill should make me so happy, except that I forgot that it was in my back pocket.
Plus, Brad celebrates so much himself that’s it’s hard to not get caught up with him.
Vinny: "[Thrust] means pace, it means getting the ball out, it means getting your back to the sidelines, it means extending your outlets, it means getting the ball up the court into our early offense with plenty of time."
I don't care if he plays worse than Aaron Gray, no one can pull of awkward white dude celebrations like Brad Miller.
I mean, did you really see what he did after hitting that 3 against OKC last week? It was like watching the Elaine dance from Seinfeld, only if someone just drank a liter of grain alcohol.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 2, 2010 4:04 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
i hope he resigns next season
for the veteran minimum
I thought you wrote "resigns" as in...
:to give up an office or position, often formally (often fol. by from): to resign from the presidency.
Outside of that I hope he plays somewhere else at worst.
How can we have the worst offense in the league when everything about our team owner and coach is offensive?
by Khalid El-Amin on Feb 2, 2010 5:37 PM CST up reply actions
That bugs me too
when people write “resign” when they mean “re-sign”.
We miss you, Ben Gordon!
by Granny Waiters on Feb 2, 2010 6:58 PM CST up reply actions
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