Miller legitimately levels Blake Griffin who tumbles towards the sidelines. What was more pleasantly shocking : the strength of 6'2 Miller being able to push around 6'10-250 Griffin or how the usually calm and collected veteran taking a blatant cheap shot on one of the NBA's untouchable golden kids?
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| Strong Andre |
Exhibit B: Reaction to LMA getting snubbed for the All-Star game.
Griffin was of course the one the coaches chose because he's averaging a 20 10 and has been posterizing the entire league. Andre Miller thinks otherwise:
“It’s all publicity and hype,’’ Miller said. “The league don’t appreciate the blue collar workers. They don’t appreciate that. They make their money off the high-flyers ... That’s a slap in the face to LA.’’
.... That's a slap to the face of Blake Griffin. LMA does deserve to be in the all-star game but he only turned it on in January and February so I have no problem with Blake being selected for having a more consistent impact right out of the gate.
But what's up with the hatin Andre Miller?
Andre Miller's game is as controlled and cerebral as a PG can get. Miller will throw the occasional alley-oop but aside from that there's nothing exciting about his dribble drive game and his lets-run-a-play mentality on offense. There's a reason why he's been in the league for more than a decade but still doesn't have a nickname. After all the high-flyers that have come and gone its peculiar that Miller's embitterment was only provoked by a 6-10 rookie power forward.
Miller should look at 2 high flying and electric PGs of his era: Stevie Franchise and Starbury. Both were at one time the most exciting point guards not named Jason Kidd. I want to ask Andre Miller "who's still playing in the NBA, starting for a playoff team in the West and still ballin with the best of them?" to make him feel better. Or I could just flat out tell him "Hey at least you ain't in CHINA!"
Blake Griffin's response:
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| "See you in LA Andre-Whoops I guess there won't be any Blazers in LA unless you buy a ticket and come see me win the dunk contest." -Griffindor |
