This one game IS only one game, but.......
If he can play consistently like this for the Kings, it is a huge indictment of both the Kings' management AND the fanbase.
All I've heard for years from this fanbase when telling them we need seasoned VETERANS on this team (whoever they are) is "Oh, that guy's ancient - he can't produce anymore.... too likely to get injured..... etc etc etc"
Well, you all saw what a veteran can do out there (even if he's "old")-
school the youngsters on how to play the game.
This guy's been to the circus, you know what I'm saying? He's been to the puppet show and he's seen the strings.
There have been countless vets that would have helped this team the past decade, from Andre Miller to Vince Carter to Shane Battier to Pau Gasol to Rajon Rondo to Tony Parker to Tayshaun Prince and many many more.
Leaving aside the questions of "How much would they have been" and "Would they play for us?", THIS is why the Kings have needed some for a decade.
They stabilize the game - they don't throw away many precious, game-killing turnovers. They run the offense and allow the team a chance to not self-destruct when the game tightens up in the 4th.
My serious question after this game is -
after Darren Collison gets back and plays healthy, who is going to be running the team in the 4th quarter when it gets tight?
He or Andre Miller?
I think Miller may be THAT good at running this team.
Certainly better than any PG we've had since Beno (and he wasn't the best, but since then... whoof!).
I can't wait to see if Andre can work on some plays with Demarcus and finally be that PG who can figure out a way to get the big man some consistent easy buckets.
If that happens, you may well see him averaging 30 points per game (if he could get the easy set-up stuff that most every other big man has been spoonfed their dominant years).
I really wish we had gotten a steady vet PG back 5+ years ago.
It's really pretty pathetic when a 38 year old Andre Miller may well be the best PG at running this team in 10 years....