Patty Mills, team puppy!

[SlyPokerDog]

Already a popular addition to the Portland community – approaching cult hero status, if you will – Mills has also been a welcome addition to the Blazer locker room. He is the first guy up slapping butts during timeouts, rooting his teammates on. And there seems to be nothing phony about it.

“He’s a character guy,” veteran point guard Andre Miller says of his understudy. “He brings a lot of energy on the court, and he keeps the bench involved when he’s not in the game. Sometimes you have to tell guys to do that, but it’s just his personality. He’s doing it on and off the court. He has brought some character to this team.”

Mills, 22, played two seasons at Saint Mary’s and with the Australian national and Olympic teams, but he feels the team spirit even more in Portland.

“For whatever reason, the guys on the team just came together like you wouldn’t believe,” he says. “Even the veterans like Dre and (Marcus) Camby, hanging out with us – I haven’t felt like this with a team before. It’s a great thing to be a part of.

“There are a million examples of what we’re doing through the season. Everyone does well in bringing the team together, whether it’s making jokes or paying for dinner for everyone or organizing a bowling night. Everyone enjoys each other’s company. When we had that tough stretch at the beginning of the season and lost a few on the road, everyone had kind of ruled us out, We knew as long as we had that camaraderie, it was going to help us down the end of the track. And it has.”

http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=129970868413944900

A nice article from the Tribune that is worth reading.

 

[andalusian]

He is this year's Jeff Pendergraph!

 

[illmatic99]

Nic was clowning him on Twitter a few days ago. Wes is now speaking all French on his page. These guys seem to have great chemistry; few other teams have this sort of camaraderie, except for CLE a couple years ago.

 

[Wheels]

I will agree with the cult hero status. I hope that Pendergraph can be part of this group next year as well.

 

[RR7]

chemistry now reminds me of 2-3 years ago

 

[jlprk]

"He's a character guy" means "He's a character, the new Outlaw."

 

[tlongII]

I think Paul Allen made a good choice in keeping Patty on the roster last season. It didn't seem that way at the time, but it's becoming apparent.

 

[Wheels]

"He's a character guy" means "He's a character, the new Outlaw."

which I'm fine with, as long as he isnt depended on as a 4th quarter crunch time player like Outlaw was.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Great read. I love me some Patty Cakes!

 

[MIXUM]

i said this in november...

hes a human mascot. dont need the columbian to tell me this. and i think id rather have him then tj ford.

 

[Wheels]

i said this in november...

hes a human mascot. dont need the columbian to tell me this. and i think id rather have him then tj ford.

^This is a human Mascot^

Patty is allowed to come in and score points every once in a while

 

[MIXUM]

human mascot/player

patty mills best ever

 

[MIXUM]

3 guys who saved this season...

aldridge

wes

mills spirit

 

[Wheels]

lol ok that I can agree on

 

[mook]

I've heard of "Player coach" before. Mark Madsen was once "Player Dance Team Member." So I guess you can have "Player mascot."

Somebody should jab a jagged stick in his ass and call him "Blaze." Then wad him up and fire him out of a t-shirt cannon to the cheap seats. We'd all get a good laugh. Well, almost all.

 

[Wheels]

Goodness I hate Blaze.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Goodness I hate Blaze.

I wish we still had the Blazer Hippie...

 

[hasoos]

That is team Dingo in Aussie Lingo!

 

[PapaG]

I wish we still had the Blazer Hippie...

Mike Scheckla

I remember when he used to be a frequent caller on Cowherd's show here in Portland.

Mike Scheckaleckaleckaleckalecka

I wonder what happened to him?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I remember reading the Oregonian article from 2003 or so that he wasn't renewing his season tickets because of Bonzi's antics...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Mike Scheckla

I remember when he used to be a frequent caller on Cowherd's show here in Portland.

Mike Scheckaleckaleckaleckalecka

I wonder what happened to him?

He made millions off of medical marijuana and retired to the Bahamas.

 

[Wheels]

He made millions off of medical marijuana and retired to the Bahamas.

for reals? lol

 

[Wheels]

I wish we still had the Blazer Hippie...

I remember meeting him outside the Max at Lloyd once.. seemed like a nice dude.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

for reals? lol

Nah, he's a hippie. Probably sold his record collection for $300 and is living in a VW Bus in Montana.

 

[Wheels]

damn you

 

[Eastoff]

He is this year's Jeff Pendergraph!

that just made me depressed, thinking about patty as a has-been soon.

 

[andalusian]

that just made me depressed, thinking about patty as a has-been soon.

Always look on the bright side of life. He is the guy that everyone loves that keeps everyone happy.

 

[MIXUM]

if the blazers are smart... they resign him to a reasonable (small) contract

 

[BlazerCaravan]

if the blazers are smart... they resign him to a reasonable (small) contract

Yep, he's also worth the money to resign. Been playing pretty good basketball, doing the little things.

 

[jlprk]

He's here to keep Rudy happy.