Player Discussion K'Andre Miller

mike14

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What do you guys see in this player?
Hi athletic profile is very good, and when he can just defend on instinct he's fine. He's also pretty good in the O-zone.
the flip side is that he has no head for the game, so his positioning can be off and if you make him have to think about how he's reacting then he gets lost.
He's a bottom 3 guy who will stay in the league for a long time because his physical attributes are good enough that he's never completely out of the play, but he'll keep leaving teams (and fans) wanting more.
Someone will also overpay him
 

DevilDog99

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Hi athletic profile is very good, and when he can just defend on instinct he's fine. He's also pretty good in the O-zone.
the flip side is that he has no head for the game, so his positioning can be off and if you make him have to think about how he's reacting then he gets lost.
He's a bottom 3 guy who will stay in the league for a long time because his physical attributes are good enough that he's never completely out of the play, but he'll keep leaving teams (and fans) wanting more.
Someone will also overpay him
I don’t see the “good in the ozone”. Tons of bad pinching. Not a good shot, not a good passer. Physically, he is skates “smooth” and is tall yet the weakest nhl player I have ever seen.
 
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He's been cheating too much on his positioning. Something that Schneider rarely does and Mancini early in his career doesn't do as much. Not sure that he pairs up with Fox as effectively as he does with others including Trouba or maybe Fox and K'Andre still need to work some issues out. It is early in the year and the transition.
 

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Miller seems, and I say seems because we don't really know what these players are going through, but he seems more focused on things outside of hockey, like his model girlfriend and dying his hair blonde. Guy said his idol growing up was Odell Beckham Jr. Not exactly the best role model.

I'm not really sure what else you can really say about this guy, he is an enigma, an uber-talented player but just lacks the drive and focus to really get better. Seems like he'll figure it out elsewhere a la JT Miller. Hopefully not, I haven't given up on him like some may have but at the NHL level, the difference in these players is usually work ethic.
 
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Miller seems, and I say seems because we don't really know what these players are going through, but he seems more focused on things outside of hockey, like his model girlfriend and dying his hair blonde. Guy said his idol growing up was Odell Beckham Jr. Not exactly the best role model.

I'm not really sure what else you can really say about this guy, he is an enigma, an uber-talented player but just lacks the drive and focus to really get better. Seems like he'll figure it out elsewhere a la JT Miller. Hopefully not, I haven't given up on him like some may have but at the NHL level, the difference in these players is usually work ethic.

The hair dying thing is old man yelling at cloud nonsense.
 

DevilDog99

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He's been cheating too much on his positioning. Something that Schneider rarely does and Mancini early in his career doesn't do as much. Not sure that he pairs up with Fox as effectively as he does with others including Trouba or maybe Fox and K'Andre still need to work some issues out. It is early in the year and the transition.
He makes his partner look like shit bc he is so bad at positioning and defense- first Troubs now Fox.

No thanks…

He makes his partner look like shit bc he is so bad at positioning and defense- first Troubs now Fox.

No thanks…
He is the Mika of defense. Babyshit soft.

The hair dying thing is old man yelling at cloud nonsense.
Looks gross.

Miller seems, and I say seems because we don't really know what these players are going through, but he seems more focused on things outside of hockey, like his model girlfriend and dying his hair blonde. Guy said his idol growing up was Odell Beckham Jr. Not exactly the best role model.

I'm not really sure what else you can really say about this guy, he is an enigma, an uber-talented player but just lacks the drive and focus to really get better. Seems like he'll figure it out elsewhere a la JT Miller. Hopefully not, I haven't given up on him like some may have but at the NHL level, the difference in these players is usually work ethic.
Literally no better from year 1 until today.

I don’t think he has a ton of skill though- that is a farce to me.
 

mike14

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I don’t see the “good in the ozone”. Tons of bad pinching. Not a good shot, not a good passer. Physically, he is skates “smooth” and is tall yet the weakest nhl player I have ever seen.
That's fair enough; but the question was what do others see, and I see a guy who can move the puck effectively around in the o-zone (which is why 'good' and not higher praise) most of the time
 

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