Friday, July 10, 2009

Miller on backburner for Knicks

The Knicks are hot on the heels of oft-injured veteran Grant Hill but if Hill decides to re-sign with the Phoenix Suns, the team will consider making an offer to free agent point guard Andre Miller, according to the New York Daily News.

Free agent money is quickly drying up and Miller seems to be the one high-profile free agent falling through the cracks. He wants back on the west coast but Portland is looking in a different direction and Sixers GM Ed Stefanski seems less and less interested in bringing Miller back as the days pass.

Miller has his warts, namely his shaky perimeter defense and pedestrian jump shot, but he transformed the Sixers from a lottery team to playoff team. Handing the keys to Lou Williams while waiting on Jrue Holiday sounds like a recipe for disaster.

However, Eddie Jordan had his most success in D.C. without a true point guard, using Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes in his backcourt. I am beginning to think Jordan is envisioning a lineup of Williams, Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young, Elton Brand and Jason Smith (or Sam Dalembert if Stefanski can't move him).

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