Matthew Coller

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Great breakdown. They both have this freakish pacing. They can sense when defenders are flat footed and blow by them and then finish in the trees because they score at different angles rather than going straight up. Plus the little passes in the paint are so hard, yet they make them look easy. If Liv masters Gray’s midrange… it’s gonna be insane

I've spent way too much time digging in 😂and I've decided you're right, sometimes the obvious comparison is spot on, Grays 2017 season was basically Miles rookie season, and watching highlights from the finals of that year Gray was everything and the engine of that offense. Completely agree with their ability to blow by people too, Gray I notice it even now that she just understands how to control the pace and accelerate at just the right time when rejecting a screen and then gets a wide open lane, which Liv also is awesome at. The other thing I notice with both of them is the eye manipulation stuff where they drag a defender to the corner by staring a player down a fast break then whizzing a past cross court to the corner or bouncing it to a cutter, its honestly quarterback esk, manipulating linebackers and safeties. what's crazy is both of them were so good at it so quickly, normally it takes years to build up that confidence and understand the spacing

Britt brought up Pete Maravich as a way back comparison for Olivia Miles, and I’ve been somewhat stuck on it this afternoon. Travel with me back to the 1970-71 season Maravich would finish the year third in rookie of the year voting on a 36-42 Hawks team that would finish as the last seed in the East and losing to the Knicks in the first round. Statistically though, Maravich poured in 23.2 points per game as a rookie finishing second on the team in scoring, his 4.4 assists also finished second on the team and his 3.7 rebounds led all guards for the Hawks. With no three point line he finished the season shooting 45.8% from the floor, good for fifth best on the Hawks. In addition he would finish second on the team in offensive win shares, total win shares and assist percentage. More than any statistic though what Miles and Maravich have in common is that they are fun, flashy, confident, and fearless or as Maravich said after his rookie season- "I admit I’ve got ham in me and that I’m out to entertain."

Gray has a more reliable midrange but they both have that freaky way of understanding defenders' momentum to blow by them despite a lack of high-end speed. Gray was a super creative finisher at the rim and was unreal at finding those little passes in the paint while driving. A lot of similarities between the two.

@MatthewColler Thankfully I’m still in Vegas doing nothing better at 9:22 PM, so I’m not going down the Chelsea Gray rabbit hole

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Honestly that’s pretty fair, they have the same flair with passing, pretty similar range as shooters, both defend well enough. My main push back on that comp is just how elite Liv is at the rim, she’s shooting just over 56% from two this year and a ludicrous 66.4% in the restricted area. But to your point, if Gray had the same rules her entire career and more parity across the league maybe she’s hitting those numbers from inside as well.

Earlier in Gray's career she got to the rim way more than she does now. HHS shot location data goes back to 2018. That year Gray made 69.5% in the restricted area and was 83rd percentile in the number of shots in that location. She just got old and let Aja do all the paint work lol

Center is the hardest position to replace the starter

@MguinessR Once you say “glazing” it’s very hard to take the comment seriously.

@JimCMonos @MatthewColler Not gonna lie, after struggling to listen to Coller’s podcast all offseason with all the Murray glazing, I almost didn’t listen to this after you began with “there is no competition, Kyler’s your starter”. But glad I listened through it & heard some positives on JJ.

Lot of talent passing thru Minny at QB…time to find one and stop the circus…appreciate the time @MatthewColler … Favre > Montana

Tonight @DaneMizutani joins the Purple Insider porch to take my Training Camp Quiz with 5 burning questions about Vikings camp. Come join! Pres by @FanDuel When should the Vikings QB competition be decided? youtube.com/live/XSfL0cCLy… via @YouTube

July, it's 1 am. You've watched all the SportsCenters from the past day. Time for bed. And then you see it, "An NFL Films Presentation" Now you're locked in for the next 30 minutes to hear how the 4-12 Bengals are on the upswing and laying the foundation for a multi-year Super Bowl run

@TheHitmanStan @RyanPaganetti @RossTuckerNFL I predicted it to @Jsirles71 last year #MoreBeef

@RyanPaganetti @RossTuckerNFL This stat screams @MatthewColler

Not a 6–7 joke: From 2023–25, OL6 averaged 408 offensive player-snaps per season; OL7 averaged 256. OL6 and deeper combined for 1,008 per team—versus 698 for WR2. Inspired by @RossTuckerNFL Offensive line depth isn’t a luxury. It’s a full-time starter-sized workload.

Want to hear a real player evaluator’s take on Kyler Murray and JJ McCarthy? I’m joined by ex scout @JimCMonos tonight to break down the QBs and more. Pres by @FanDuel Former NFL Scout joins to break down Kyler Murray, JJ McCarthy! youtube.com/live/k-14SdrZ-… via @YouTube

Loudest crowd for a non-playoff game that I’ve seen since getting season tickets in 2018. I was told the league doesn’t know what it’s doing by someone who doesn’t cover it or watch it tho, so who’s to say

@MarkTakle1 lol yeah. Nobody knew Liv would be THIS good right away

@MatthewColler Remember in the offseason everyone freaking out because we lost so many players?

Kayla McBride is unbelievable man

The pass 🥽 The bucket 💪 Olivia Miles and Kayla McBride are going to work! 📺: @victoryplustv

Olivia Miles has reached 400 points in her rookie season 👏 Miles is now the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists, hitting those marks in just 22 games 🔥

@ArnoldHall97121 Jim has a Super Bowl ring as a scout. Do you?

@MatthewColler you two idiots picking vikings number three , you both don’t play you just blab about stuff you really don’t know, if you were so good you would be a coach, all these podcast are idiots

Is it training camp preview season already? Oh yes it is. Here’s a look at the Vikings depth chart in the backfield purpleinsider.football/p/training-cam…

No way that could go wrong.