Deleterious

Something to remember about Henderson. He is by far playing against the best competition of all the draft candidates.

No it isn't. No no no. Damn it.

I remember beating up the kids that made pinewood derby cars.

Third time this season he had 7 blocks in a game.

Scoot and Victor cant shoot either.

Stanley Johnson never had elite athleticism, passing, or defense. Funny enough, SJ shot 40% from three in college.

The age difference is huge and definitely not overblown and it has absolutely nothing to do with experience. Just look at last night with GG guarding him. Both are freshman but Miller turned 20 before GG turned 18. Pretty large physical difference between 20 and 18. Miller hasn't improved as much as he is just playing worse competition now. I watched him against Tennessee and he couldn't even get to the rim. He only took like three two point attempts. No handle, no burst, couldn't get to the rim or even in the paint. He ended up just being a spot up shooter, which is what he will most likely be in the NBA. And thats fine, the league needs a ton of those guys. Just not sure you draft them top 3. I take Amen over Miller in a heartbeat. Although I am also concerned about his age as well. Miller will be better rookie year and maybe the first two or three since Amen has a lot of work to do. But he has elite athleticism, elite defense, and elite passing and possibly one of the worst jump shots I ever saw. But by year 4 or 5 he should be fantastic and possibly challenge Scoot and Victor for best player in the class. If Nick Smith Jr gets healthy I think he climbs into the top 5. He has missed about 12-15 games and played hurt in most other games. But now that he is getting healthy I think his stock is going to rise quite a bit. Also kind of stumbled onto Anthony Black while watching Arkansas games to see Smith. Really good defender, above average passer, gets to the rim pretty easy but can't shoot the three.

They kind of buried the lede. They are only 3 games behind the 4th seed and 4 games behind the 3rd seed.

If Miller continues to stat pad against really bad teams like last night, he might go higher. But truth is, he isn't that good against good teams. Against ranked opponents this year: 17 ppg 7 rpg 1.6 apg. Not bad, but not exactly top 3 pick material. But the shooting numbers are what is worrisome. 37% from the field. 34% from three. That includes a game against Houston where he played 30 minutes and had zero FG's. A game against UNC where he played 48 minutes (4OT game) and had 4 FG's. Those are just the raw numbers. That isn't even bringing up his limitations, very low shot release (He shoots from his chin), and how old he is. A 19 year old freshman is considered old and Miller is already 20 and will be 21 when the NBA season starts. A nice tournament run against solid competition would help alleviate some of those concerns.

A few surprises while doing my morning reading. First, an article about Mercedes and Toto in the WSJ. Then I open The Athletic and see they are starting an F1 section.

Such a Ferrari thing. The nose with the indent is at high speed. Ferrari confirmed it was a faulty nose and not by design.

41 for Miller tonight. He really showed the mentality you need in the association. In case he is ever facing rape charges in Colorado.

Nothing will impact his draft stock unless he is charged. Even then it will be 50/50. We are talking about a league who put Karl Malone front and center this past weekend. A guy who impregnated a 13 year old when he was 20. Wait and see what happens with Mikal Bridges. I am guessing they already know how long his suspension will be. When there are that many games left in the season Charlotte will sign him and he will sit out the remainder of the season, then come back next training camp like nothing happened.

Miller will not be off of the Pistons or any other teams board because of this. He will still go 5-10

As far as his draft status. If he never gets charged with anything and nothing else new comes out, he 100% gets drafted.

Miller was there. https://sports.yahoo.com/alabamas-brandon-miller-could-have-stopped-a-tragedy-he-didnt-235307398.html?ncid=twitter_yahoosport_dw14wrbb51g

Preliminary hearing in killing of Jamea Harris, police testify Darius Miles texted Brandon Miller to bring murder weapon

I am guessing Miller would specifically have to know beforehand that Miles intended to use the gun for a murder. Plus, the gun did belong to Miles. So Miller could just say he was returning it to him.

We need a down vote button.

Strictly a CYA statement.

The article is by Givony so its legit.

Thought some might find this interesting. Basically a chef wearing a Go Pro during service.