Quincy Miller knows what it's like to be in the middle of a shuttfle. After all, he comes from a family of 14. And his toughness is also bred from that home in Waukegan, just outside Chicago. At age 12, a 17-year-old sister sister died in a car crash.
Now, he's part of a 20-man group, fighting for what is basically one spot. The 6'9" foward has played sparingly, but he has played in each of the team's four games, averaging 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds. Could he reap some beneifit out of the Nets injuries to their back-up bigs: Willie Reed (out 6-to-8 weeks with a torn thumb ligament, Andrea Bargnani (yet to play with a hamstring injury) and Thomas Robinson (who still has some residual wrist issues from his fall in the Nets first preseason game.