Andrew Miller is an awesome basketball player. He has court vision that very few in the NBA possess. He's a solid shooter (over 47% last year) and a really good free throw shooter (over 82% last year). He'll get you more 'bounds than the average guard. He's a seasoned veteran.
Oh yeah, and he's also 33 and a terrible pickup for the Portland Trailblazers.
Look, Miller is an excellent option on a lot of teams. And honestly the 7 million a year he's being offered is not that bad compared to what some players get. However, Miller is not a good fit for the Trailblazers. The Trailblazers have been going very young. Their defacto leader Brandon Roy just turned 25. Miller is 33, and I'm pretty sure he's headed for a decline.
The point is, a 3 year deal for Miller doesn't make sense. I would have understood a one year offer to make sure you have some short- term flexibility and you're not locked to this guy for 3 years. But 3 years? Even if Miller somehow plays at the level he has for two years, his third year will not be so pretty. Three years from now is when most of the Blazers players will hit their prime, and they'll need a point guard who "grew up" with them. Miller's going to be 36 by the time that season starts, and inevitably he'll at least start declining (if he hasn't already hit the wall).
Come on Blazers. In the words of Marc Jackson, Yo betta than that.
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