It is looking more and more as if that was Miller's best shot at a title, and that he is destined to walk away from the game without a ring on his finger. It's not about a timetable in terms of years. It's about how committed you are. You can't say it will take one year or two years. It doesn't work that way in sports.
Different players view championships differently.
Charles Barkley always said he doesn't think his lack of a ring detracts from his career. Much of being part of a championship is about finding the right time and the right place. Indiana teammate Sam Perkins, now approaching his 40th birthday, has been in the league since there were laces on the ball and hasn't been with a champion. Thomas, a two-time champion with Detroit, was luckier. I always said my career would not be complete unless I won a championship or a couple of them.