Jordan Miller

[Cribby]

Idk about some of this. As a recruit and a collegian, Green was not an underdog. He was the #31 overall player coming out of HS, played for a blue blood, won a national title. He shot 42% from 3 his senior year.

I understand that he had to battle to find a role as a 2nd round pick, and he was a bench player at UNC until his senior year. He definitely had to grind to have the NBA career he did.

But Miller's story is quite different. He was not highly recruited at all (had offers from Mason, Drexel, Campbell, etc.), and transferred to an ACC school with very little history, coming off 3 straight terrible years. He was "the most underrated player in America", as L often said. Being all ACC, becoming a household name in March, and looking like a potential draft pick is an incredible rise for him.

I’m strictly talking their games , being Sr guys , sizes , and late round pick types. There’s a lot in common. Green improved his three point shooting from the low 30’s then jumped into the low 40’s his last year. I believe Jordan was in the mid 30’s. Once again comparable. This has nothing to do with what they were as recruits. This is a prospect comparison at the next level. Danny was a nobody at the next level that was bouncing back and forth from the nba to developmental for years , until his worked paid off. Imo Jordan‘s ceiling could be the same type role player. Three and D / effort can keep you around a long time.

 

[King of Allapattah]

Danny was an average / above average Nba athlete at best.

His scouting reports literally had his weaknesses as explosiveness and athletic ability. Pretty sure his vert was 29. His scouting report reads a lot like Jordan Miller. Danny was good defender that made himself into a good set up shooter. He had to grind and work his *** off to make If In the league. Imo Miller has more to work with.

You're not saying much by calling him average to above average for an NBA player. A vast majority of current players would fall under that catergory. Green didn't have a 29 inch vert when he tomahawked on Greg Paulus at the Dean Dome. Watching Danny Green coming out of unc and watching Jordan Miller at Miami, Green is more athletic. Playing on that unc team and not being a great ball-handler didn't allow him to showcase some of his athleticism, but in the open court Green was more explosive and athletic than Miller. That's not a knock on Miller. Just don't think that's something he had better than Green.

Danny was an elite perimeter defender coming out of college. Miller can defend multiple positions, which should work in his favor. Green was a better shooter, but Miller handles it better and that allows him to create for himself and get easy points in the paint.

I do think you're right about Miller having a bigger tool set to work with as well. Hopefully, that'll bode well for him at the next level.

All that being said, I still think Miller is more comparable (as far as game is concerned) to Shane Battier than he is to Danny Green. A lot of similarities between those two. For all intents and purposes Green was a shooter coming out of college. Jordan is everything but that.

 

[ALLoverCANE]

I’m strictly talking their games , being Sr guys , sizes , and late round pick types. There’s a lot in common. Green improved his three point shooting from the low 30’s then jumped into the low 40’s his last year. I believe Jordan was in the mid 30’s. Once again comparable. This has nothing to do with what they were as recruits. This is a prospect comparison at the next level. Danny was a nobody at the next level that was bouncing back and forth from the nba to developmental for years , until his worked paid off. Imo Jordan‘s ceiling could be the same type role player. Three and D / effort can keep you around a long time.

Agree to disagree, I guess.

There is a world of difference between them as 3pt shooters: in their final years, Miller was 35.2% and made 32, while Green was 41.8% and made 77. Miller was passable, while Green was elite. That's like comparing Miller and Pack as shooters. Also, Green had 3 collegiate seasons with a higher 3pt % than Miller's best season (which was this one). It would be an absolutely massive leap for Miller to even approach Green as a shooter.

That being said, I think Miller can stick around as a very good NBA player, but I'd be surprised if that's as a 3pt specialist. He'll have to be solid from outside of course, but he'll also have to create off the dribble, crash the boards, and guard multiple positions.

 

[LPCanes26]

You're not saying much by calling him average to above average for an NBA player. A vast majority of current players would fall under that catergory. Green didn't have a 29 inch vert when he tomahawked on Greg Paulus at Cameron Indoor. Watching Danny Green coming out of Duke and watching Jordan Miller at Miami, Green is more athletic. Playing on that Duke team and not being a great ball-handler didn't allow him to showcase some of his athleticism, but in the open court Green was more explosive and athletic than Miller. That's not a knock on Miller. Just don't think that's something he had better than Green.

Danny was an elite perimeter defender coming out of college. Miller can defend multiple positions, which should work in his favor. Green was a better shooter, but Miller handles it better and that allows him to create for himself and get easy points in the paint.

I do think you're right about Miller having a bigger tool set to work with as well. Hopefully, that'll bode well for him at the next level.

All that being said, I still think Miller is more comparable (as far as game is concerned) to Shane Battier than he is to Danny Green. A lot of similarities between those two. For all intents and purposes Green was a shooter coming out of college. Jordan is everything but that.

Green played at Unc, not Duke (which you referenced more than once). Both hated ACC schools for sure, but he didn't play at Duke. And Idk if I'd compare green with Miller. All I know is Miller seems like an extremely high character guy who is crafty and finda a way to be around the ball at all times and can get it in the hoop in many different ways. I hope my team (Orlando) drafts him because I love the dude.

 

[King of Allapattah]

Green played at Unc, not Duke (which you referenced more than once). Both hated ACC schools for sure, but he didn't play at Duke. And Idk if I'd compare green with Miller. All I know is Miller seems like an extremely high character guy who is crafty and finda a way to be around the ball at all times and can get it in the hoop in many different ways. I hope my team (Orlando) drafts him because I love the dude.

Brain fart! I corrected it. Thanks.

He funked it on Paulus at the Dean Dome, not Cameron Indoor. That being said, he's still more athletic than Jordan coming out of college. GO CANES!!!

 

[E1k]

If he’s really 6-6 to 6-7 i can see him eventually making a roster, veteran high iq college guys seem to always land on their feet.

Become a consistent 3pt shooter that can attack closeouts and make the right play, defend multiple positions and someone will take a chance.