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miller for who?
miller for who?
Guessing he will play Miller at the 3 and move James to the 4.
Miller for Haslem. Is this a panic move?
Match ups could get interesting. It potentially helps the Heat on one end but hurts them on the other. James can probably check Splitter but Bosh on Duncan is a favorable match up for SA and Miller will have to check Leonard...which could wind up a disaster for the Heat. It hurts the Heat even more on the glass too. Miller didn't pull down a single board in 22 minutes in the last game.
Miller's shooting 90% for the series, so I'm not surprised.
He hurts the team on defense, though, for sure.
Abit of both in my opinion.
Miller has been the only constant bright spot for them so why not insert him into the mix earlier.
He is 8/9 from 3 in the Finals tbh....
I say go for it Spo. Anything that makes the Spurs better in the half court works for me, especially with Parker potentially limited.
Kawhi hasn't been overly aggressive on offense, so Miller could check him.
It would kill their bench so now Neal and Manu won't have to be chasing Miller around the court.
He can be aggressive though when he sees to opportunity. I think he sees Miller in front of him and immediately takes him off the dribble.
Good
He should replace Wade with Miller in the starting lineup and bring Wade off the bench. Going small backfired for him in game 3 because of how much helping/rotating off shooters they did to defend the paint, plus all the offensive rebounds they gave up. Playing Lebron at PF for a few minutes here and there won't kill them but it can't be the lineup they have the majority of the game.
Yup...this would be the logical move...but you know as well as I do that there is no way in Wade accepts coming off the bench.
We also know there's no way Spo does the most intelligent thing
Not sold on this move. Mike Miller will cool down eventually. Putting Lebron under the rim will make Pop post up Tim or Tiago and make Lebron really work. If they decide to double, our shooters will be open.
I understand that with Bosh and Wade struggling, they might not be able to afford an offensively challenged Haslem. But they're basically losing their best and maybe only defender on Duncan.
So if the Spurs want to stay big they will play Splitter on Wade ?
Miller can barely walk, no way he defends Kawhi
That was actually my first thought before I thought when I typed out the word logical.We also know there's no way Spo does the most intelligent thing
I would let him cover Rio, as odd as it might sound. Whoever is on Miller is a guy you want to hide/rest on defense. Seeing TP is hurt, you could actually have him staying with Miller not to exert himself, and that actually works in the Spurs favor. Verde on Wade, Tim on Bosh and Kawhi on Lebron. Rio will probably stay back and try to space the floor too. If they want their offense to be Rio hitting 3s, it's much more enticing than letting Lebron/Wade/Bosh/Miller carve you up.
Splitter on Miller.
Tactically I can see the thought process of the Xs and Os but in principal it's a gameplan built around a bench player stepping up into a new role in a critical road game in the NBA finals. He's had the hot hand, sure, but we're not talking about Robert Horry here either.
I like this idea. Duncan will be a total liability out there now. Spurs will need to take out Duncan.
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