I think based on notoriety Miller gets the edge. Laissez-faire hoops fans will probably all think it's Miller. Yes his teams played in more NBA playoffs, and his teams went further. He did light the Knicks up for years which as someone who loathed those teams (Starks, Mason, Oakley, etc) was really a wonderful sight to behold. His team made one NBA Finals in 2000, was upset vs the Pistons in 2004 in a series they probably should've won, and then completely collapsed in the Malice at the Palace in November 2004. Richmond was originally 1/3rd of the dynamic RUN TMC in Golden State, proceeded to get traded to Sacramento for the corpse of Billy Owens and was mired in obscurity for years to come. Constantly averaging over 20 ppg in a time when hand-checking, grabbing, and endless fouling was constant (thanks Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy) Richmond was still able to get his points and truly was a scorer. He then was traded to Washington for Chris Webber, a move that officially helped put Sacramento on the basketball map in the late 90s and early 2000's. He then jumped on the Lakers and won a championship with them in 2002, his final season.
So who's the better player? Watching them throughout their career I always thought it was Richmond. But Miller's teams were always more competitive. And he did light up the Knicks. And Richmond did win a ring with the detested Lakers.
Also, are both of these guys HOF'ers??
It's tough for me to say- what do you think?
Lastly one thing's for sure: had Reggie Lewis lived, he'd be in this discussion
