Matt McMahon addresses shooting slump from Adam Miller

Adam Miller‘s shooting slump extended to three games after Tuesday’s victory over NC Central. The LSU sharpshooter has gone 1-20 from the field over the past two games for a combined four points.

Tigers head coach Matt McMahon says there’s little for him to do for a shooter like Miller. Sometimes the ball just doesn’t fall your way, and that’s been the case as of late with the Illinois transfer.

“I’ve always been one, when you have an elite shooter like that, I don’t believe in over-coaching that,” McMahon said after the NC Central win. “If we see something, whether it’s a little thing with shot preparation, or if there’s a way as a coaching staff to create even more space for an even more open look. But I’m not one of those guys that is going to say, ‘hey, the ball rolled off your finger three inches to the left,’ – he’s a really good shooter, shoot the ball, shoot with great confidence and he’ll be fine.”

Known best for the 3-point shooting prowess, Miller has barely been able to buy a bucket during LSU’s four-game wining streak despite playing major minutes in each game. Miller caught a break against UT Arlington where he shot 6-of-9 from deep for a season-tying 26 points. Before that, he went just 2-of-8 from deep, and the inconsistencies have continued ever since.

Still, shooters shoot, and Miller hasn’t stopped chucking up treys. He averages nearly eight attempts a game on a 33.8 percent clip, which is actually on-par with his 2020 numbers with the Illini.

In his freshman season with Illinois, he started in all 31 games averaging 8.1 points per game, which ranked fifth amongst Big Ten freshman, and also led all conference freshman with 52 made 3-pointers. He’s halfway there (26) through 10 games for LSU this season, and is well on his way of surpassing his numbers at Illinois.