It’s Miller time, again.
Mike Miller is a loved man here in Miami. He says he has only received two ovations in his NBA career – his debut with Miami last year after overcoming some early injuries and, yep, the same this year.
What did Miller do? Tie a franchise record of 6 three pointer makes in 6 attempts. He brought some energy to the team that was in desperate need of it.
And in typical Mike Miller fashion, he got banged up in the gig.
This guy needs a new nickname. Heck, a nickname for that matter. We can skip over the obvious MM or eminem references, plus his #13 being unlucky or anything like that (can’t wear #33 because that is Zo’s number). Since the guy is always getting banged up, hustling and taking charges, why not “Crash”?
Crash Miller. Mike Crash Miller. He crashes threes, crashes the boards, crashes the floors. Not since Dan Majerle has a Heat shooter looked so good when he looks so bad. He should be getting a purple heart every time he’s on the floor – he practically looks like a guy falling on grenades. Seemingly for fun.
His quote after last night’s game: “Fun!”
Miller is an admitted gym rat. He’s a gamer. He’s going to play through whatever ache or pain he has – good or bad. He shoots unconsciously and won’t hesitate. What’s really good is that he seems to have his thumbs back. I’ve mentioned this before – it took James Jones a year to come back from his thumb injury. All he did was win the NBA three point shooting crown last year. Mike Miller is at that same point and we all know this guy can score and shoot. That is why he was brought in here. Could he possibly make a run at challenging James Jones for his three point crown?
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Besides, we still have to work on that All Star Center nomination thing for Joel Anthony. But it sure feels good to add Miller to the mix again and with Jones and Shane Battier the Heat have serious options to shoot and play tough defense. Welcome back, Crash.
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