Is Mike Miller having a breakout season?
Yes and no. Despite some outlandish shooting exploits, Miller hasn’t really been any better this year than he’s been before. The difference is that he’s playing more and is being better used. Miller’s minutes are way up (39.6 a game this season compared to 30.6 last season), but his scoring per minute is virtually identical to what it’s been the past two years. And his 43 percent three-point shooting is above his career average but is not quite a career high. But, this season, Miller’s great three-point stroke is being exploited more than ever before. No Grizzlies player has benefited more from the wide-open style of “Barone Ball” than Miller. In 30 games under Fratello, Miller’s three-point attempts reached double figures only three times. In 22 games thus far under Barone, Miller’s taken double-digit three-pointers nine times. Miller’s average of seven threes a game smashes his previous career high (4.8), and this is the first season in Miller’s career in which three-point shooting h
