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Why do people want Brad Miller?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by mfastx, Jul 9, 2010.

  1. PolarBear

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    Sadly, even though he turns 35 next week, we owe him another $5M next year, (and at least a $1M buyout in 2012-13).

    Hopefully we can package him with a good player for a better player, but I suspect we'll just pay him to sit on the bench like we did with Jared Jeffries all of this season until we waived him at the trade deadline.

    Jeffries, that supposed 'expiring trade asset' from the McGrady trade, just turned out to be a $7M expensive warm body on the bench...
     
  2. ashishduh

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    Looks like OP was wrong, Miller did exactly what we wanted him to do.
     
  3. PeppermintCandy

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    I think a center with legitimate size and offensive skills like Miller will be more coveted by other teams than Jeffries was. And remember, Miller had other offers last summer but supposedly took less money to sign with Houston in order to play for Adelman.
     
  4. McNasty

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    1. agreed
    2.questionable at best
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    4.agreed

    good points here BD

    I would also add that he is a very unselfish guy who does not need to get "his" points/rebounds, etc off the bench. Good team player
     
  5. Kwame

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    What a terrible mistake it was to sign this guy.
     
  6. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    I don't care what anyone says, signing Brad Miller was pure genius.

    [​IMG] Said the liar.
     
  7. ashishduh

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    I love how people are complaining about the signing of our 3rd string center.

    What's next, constant whining about how our 12th man gets no playing time? Oh wait.
     
  8. Rip Van Rocket

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    And why was it terrible? What other free agent center could we have picked up for 5 million that would have been better? Are we stuck with Miller for many years to come, no we are not. Did we pay max dollars for someone we can't move, no we didn't. Did we trade away good young talent to acquire Miller, no we didn't. Miller was to be nothing more than a backup center for Yao Ming for a couple of years. Miller didn't destroy our team this year. Yao going down with an injury and Brooks being awful destroyed our year. Signing T. Williams looks like a much worse deal than acquiring Miller at this point. How is signing a veteran backup center to a relatively short contract a terrible mistake? People just want to whine and complain and I guess Miller is this years whipping boy.
     

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