Did anyone read this?
I’ll spare you the ESPN+ subscription and just tell you they debated whether or not Brandon Miller should be in the Top 5 of rookies…
Can anyone legitimately make a case that he is not in the Top 5 of rookies based on pure stats at this point?
by __j_t__
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Also, keep in mind that Miller gets discredited in the article for his team losing, while no mention is made of Wemby’s team’s losing record
The Jaquez thing is insanity. His stats since Feb are 32 GP (5 starts), 25.7 MPG, 9.3/3.8/2.3 on 54% TS.
Miller on the same period is 20/4.8/2.5 on 56% TS.
Anywhere below 3 is just dumb.
Miller is far closer to being better than Chet this year than Jaquez and Podz are to him.
I would think it’s bait for clicks, but even among Hornets fans, I haven’t seen much discussion of these rankings which have been stupid all year
The mainstream media despises us for some reason
Winning and team success should almost never be taken into account when discussing rookies, so to knock Brandon for it when wemby and the Spurs have the same record is really dumb.
ESPN turned into TMZ over a decade ago. Anyone that values their opinions on anything just likes clickbait and gossip more than they do sports, facts, reality, joy, etc etc etc.
At this point, it’s best to just sit back and watch. When the Hornets are finally making the playoffs with Miller playing like an all NBA player, they’ll come out the wood works and claim they always liked him.
These guys just pull stats and don’t watch the hornets. They say his defense sucks but if
You actually watch us, that’s not the case.
It’s ESPN. Just a joke.
Even considering Jaquez and Podz over Miller should get you laughed out of the room immediately
It’s honestly infuriating.
Is there a single person that could even credibly make the case that he isn’t the 2nd best rookie in his draft class by a significant margin at this point?
He’s pretty clearly, at worst, the 3rd best rookie this year. You could probably make some valid arguments for him to be two tbh. I love Wemby and Chet though, so it’s whatever. Pretty arbitrary ranking the 3 of them. They’d all win ROTY in other years.