Who's more annoying as an announcer: Reggie Miller or Mark Jackson? Jackson has my vote?

Mark Jackson Special to ESPN. Com May 7 Editor's note: ESPN's NBA analyst Mark Jackson was a teammate of Reggie Miller for almost six seasons (1994-96, 1997-2000). As Miller approaches retirement, Jackson shared his thoughts about his friend.

Miller's offensive prowess I don't know where to begin in describing how great Miller is on the court. I had the pleasure and misfortune of being assigned to guard him occasionally and it was extremely tiring. A defender has to fight through every screen that Miller slips through and run all over the court and try to stay as close as possible to him.

A defender has to realize that the moment Miller has an open look he's going to find the ball in his hands and will quickly pull the trigger. * Mavericks Pound Rockets 116-76 in Game 7 * Pacers Rout Celtics 97-70 to Win Series * Triple Crown story Every play he's running and taking contact from opposing players and sometimes even his own teammates. How many guys are willing to work that hard for a shot?

It's amazing to me because I'm a passer and I didn't want to work that hard at all. He's the Barry Sanders of basketball in terms of his elusiveness and ability to slip in and out of a screen and see daylight. It's beautiful to watch how he sets up a play with his movement.

Before I played with him, I didn't understand how just a split second look at the basket could result in so many clean, pretty jumpers. After playing with him I know it's because he is the consummate professional in terms of preparing for every game. He takes hundreds of jumpers to prepare for every game and every situation.

Miller's professionalism There's no question in my mind that Miller is a Hall of Famer on and off the court in this respect. He's a true class act and professional. It's been an honor to play with him and against him in my career and I'm better as a player for being around him.

He's a coach's dream player. He listens to every word that the coach says and makes sure he's always in the right place at the right time on and off the court. He's a perfect player to have on a veteran team or a young team because he does everything right.

He doesn't cut any corners and doesn't get any special superstar rights. If there's a practice I can assure you that he'll be there on time if not early and will do everything at 100-percent to better the guys around him right down to the 12th man on the bench getting minimal playing time. There's no question he's a class act and a great friend.

When I came to the Pacers in the 1994-95 season I looked forward to playing with him and he welcomed me to the team with open arms. He didn't have to respond to my joining the team with such warmth, but he did and I was more than glad to get him looks in good position as his point guard. Eight points, 8.9 seconds I had the pleasure of being on the court when Reggie scored his eight points in 8.9 seconds against the New York Knicks in the 1995 playoffs and it was a sight to behold.In the huddle before he proceeded to take over the game and truly cement his legacy, he told us all we needed was a couple of threes and a steal.

He told us we were going to win the game even though we were down 105-99 and that we just needed to knock down a shot. I'm not going to lie. I thought it was nice of him to say those things, but I didn't see there being a shot of it actually happening.

Then he went out and did it. It was mind blowing and I didn't and I don't think anyone on our team really truly appreciated it immediately after the game because we were all still in shock. Honestly, I'm still in shock that we came out with a win in that game, but he wasn't surprised at all.

He knew that he had done the work to put himself in the position to win and that's what he did. In a way that scene in the huddle was quite indicative of who Reggie Miller is as a player. He had the utmost in confidence in himself.

I remember when we would get ready to play the Chicago Bulls and everyone else on the team would be worried about how to stop Michael Jordan, but Reggie would be talking about how Jordan would have to guard him. He told us repeatedly that the matchup between him and MJ would be a wash and that we would have to just go get ours and we'd be in the game. That's the beauty of playing with Reggie.

He knew he was great and would imbue the team with that confidence. Being the villain I've never met someone who thrived on going on the road and being the villain more than Reggie Miller. Many times he told his teammates that he rather play on the road than at home because he turned the taunts from the crowd into energy.

He wanted to hear the crowd boo everytime he touched the ball and yell "Reggie sucks. " That's what got him going into the flow of the game because he wanted to prove them wrong and send them home upset that he destroyed their team and night.As his teammate I used to try to get him riled up by pointing out signs that took shots at him or by relaying some of the better insults that I'd heard from the crowd. When there wasn't anything good from the crowd I'd often just make something up just to get him pumped and ready to go.

It was amazing to watch when he started to feel that energy from the crowd because he'd completely light up. The only thing I can relate it to is this German shepherd guard dog I used to own. My dog would just kind of walk around when nothing was happening, but when he sensed danger or a tense situation he'd wake up and his mood would change as if it was time for him to shine.

That's the way Reggie is — he believes those pressure situations when the crowd is against him is his time to shine.It was attack-mode time. It's easy to relate to that because there was no better feeling than watching the faces of the opposing fans as we left their arena with a win. But as much as he thrived on those moments he was constantly looking towards the next moment.

He always had something or someone in his mind to motivate him. There was always another mountain to climb and I'm glad that I was lucky enough to be there climbing right next to him. Mark Jackson, an NBA analyst for ESPN and former NBA All-Star, ranks second all-time in assists.

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