Adam Miller transfers to LSU

hoopsfan47 said:

This is what I saw from the beginning. His only contribution seemed to be as a shooter from the arc (earning my respect and that of most with his focus to become and effective defender) and on the few occasions he drove to the rim....which he seemed to do quite easily though not often...he seemed to have no idea how to finish. No tear drop, no stop and pop from 8 ft, no reverse, just nothing effective.,....simply how to finish against an athletic 6'8" jr. or sr. was a mystery. Toward the end of the season, he was able to get it done with a reverse and a couple other moves. AM has enough skill and athleticism to learn options quickly and execute. But it takes work in the film room, repetitions, listening to coaches, and learning from Ayo and Curbelo with whom he needs to pick minds. Watching the guards from Baylor should help also....they could score whenever they wanted and he is an inch taller than one and an inch shorter than the other....so pretty much same size and somewhat similar quickness.

What he needs is more patience, and I do believe he is a hard worker. If he wants to be great and play for a contender, he was in the best place possible. And what he needs to know is that every coach in the land will tell him they can do a better job of preparing him for the NBA...but few can...if any. What I don't know is what kind of limits BU put on him, but we have not seen that in the past and I am certain Coach would love to trust him to do whatever he thinks (preferably knows) he can do.

AM to me seems to be the perfect example of raw basic talent that has been told for years he is elite....and thought he was. He can be in time and along with hard work, that is what it takes. Ayo was also planning on a one and done...and will go down as an all-time Illini great....but he was far from NBA ready as a frosh as one could imagine. But what Ayo will be remembered and admired for by his coaches, teammates, and more mature Illini fans was that he kept his mouth shut and outworked the competition to become a First Team All-American. No one respects that more than I do.

I expect him back simply because there is no better place for him or his future. I don't believe Ayo, Trent, or Damonte had any problem playing with Curbelo....anyone know different?

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illinitiger said:

Adam Miller is a Soph version of Davion Mitchell. Plus D is what will get him to league and he is on way as an Illini

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Bernie1918 said:

AM has a long long way to go to make the NBA. Not saying it can’t be done, but it would take a lot of work.

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Bernie1918 said:

AM has a long long way to go to make the NBA. Not saying it can’t be done, but it would take a lot of work.

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illinitiger said:

Adam Miller is a Soph version of Davion Mitchell. Plus D is what will get him to league and he is on way as an Illini

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pruman91 said:

I look forward to the time when AM, if he still remains an Illini, blows past defenders like Davion Mitchell does.....THAT will take a lot of work from AM, as he hasn't shown that explosiveness yet....

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@illini.zone IG said:

I actually do think that AM has the explosiveness, but he needs to work on finishing at the rim - it felt like 75% of the time that he drove to the basket, he was either blocked or lost the ball midair. But he definitely still can work on agility as well.

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@illini.zone IG said:

I actually do think that AM has the explosiveness, but he needs to work on finishing at the rim - it felt like 75% of the time that he drove to the basket, he was either blocked or lost the ball midair. But he definitely still can work on agility as well.

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Liesse1997 said:

Rumors are it’s Kentucky

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Joel Goodson said:

If it is, good luck with that.

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Liesse1997 said:

Rumors are it’s Kentucky

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@illini.zone IG said:

Isn’t it likely that Marcus carr will land at Kentucky too? I don’t know if AM is wanting to go somewhere where he can be the main ball handler, but if both he and carr go to Kentucky, I would personally give carr the ball

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the juiceman cometh said:

They also have two highly regarded point guards coming in. #31 recruit Nolan Hickman and Davidson transfer Kellan Grady. Would be an odd choice given his reported reason for transferring.

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@illini.zone IG said:

So his reported reason IS because he wants a more prominent role? Just trying to clarify things…

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Liesse1997 said:

Rumors are it’s Kentucky

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Joel Goodson said:

If it is, good luck with that.

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the juiceman cometh said:

When I say reported I mean the reported rumor. Probably should have said "rumored." But what's been rumored is he wants to run the point, and doesn't see that likely if he stays because Belo's going to have that role here.

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hoopsfan47 said:

This is what I saw from the beginning. His only contribution seemed to be as a shooter from the arc (earning my respect and that of most with his focus to become and effective defender) and on the few occasions he drove to the rim....which he seemed to do quite easily though not often...he seemed to have no idea how to finish. No tear drop, no stop and pop from 8 ft, no reverse, just nothing effective.,....simply how to finish against an athletic 6'8" jr. or sr. was a mystery. Toward the end of the season, he was able to get it done with a reverse and a couple other moves. AM has enough skill and athleticism to learn options quickly and execute. But it takes work in the film room, repetitions, listening to coaches, and learning from Ayo and Curbelo with whom he needs to pick minds. Watching the guards from Baylor should help also....they could score whenever they wanted and he is an inch taller than one and an inch shorter than the other....so pretty much same size and somewhat similar quickness.

What he needs is more patience, and I do believe he is a hard worker. If he wants to be great and play for a contender, he was in the best place possible. And what he needs to know is that every coach in the land will tell him they can do a better job of preparing him for the NBA...but few can...if any. What I don't know is what kind of limits BU put on him, but we have not seen that in the past and I am certain Coach would love to trust him to do whatever he thinks (preferably knows) he can do.

AM to me seems to be the perfect example of raw basic talent that has been told for years he is elite....and thought he was. He can be in time and along with hard work, that is what it takes. Ayo was also planning on a one and done...and will go down as an all-time Illini great....but he was far from NBA ready as a frosh as one could imagine. But what Ayo will be remembered and admired for by his coaches, teammates, and more mature Illini fans was that he kept his mouth shut and outworked the competition to become a First Team All-American. No one respects that more than I do.

I expect him back simply because there is no better place for him or his future. I don't believe Ayo, Trent, or Damonte had any problem playing with Curbelo....anyone know different?

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GBIllini said:

I think Miller wanted to be the man with the ball late in the shot clock when someone needed to make a play. That wasn't going to happen with Ayo on the floor. Then it turned out with Ayo off the floor it still wasn't him, it was Curbelo and Trent. I seem to remember that after Curbelo signed there where stories floating around that Miller wouldn't sign because he or his camp didn't want to come to Illinois because they had already signed another high profile gaurd. Basically came here with one foot pointing towards the door.

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Action10 said:

I tend to agree, but what does he going think is going to happen playing major D1 basketball and MAYBE in the NBA eventually? Pretty sure everybody has multiple high level guards...

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