Patty Mills

[THE HCP]

Heard he might join us in LA. Not sure though.

 

[ABM]

So, then, it's highly doubtful that he'll play in tonight's Stampede game, right?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

So, then, it's highly doubtful that he'll play in tonight's Stampede game, right?

Yep. Nate's stunting Patty's growth by keeping him from getting consistent minutes in the NBDL.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Yep. Nate's stunting Patty's growth by keeping him from getting consistent minutes in the NBDL.

The sad thing is, there is a lot of truth to this. Let the kid play and get into shape. This is just setting him up to fail.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The sad thing is, there is a lot of truth to this. Let the kid play and get into shape. This is just setting him up to fail.

That's silly (unless you're being sarcastic, in which case disregard what follows). How much more can he learn from a league in which he can get 37 (or whatever) and 12 in his first game after being out since before Summer League? And it's not like he needs to get in shape for big minutes (of course, with the curse...) - he's still more likely to be DNP-CD than anything.

He is to the D-League like Bayless was to his first Summer League. And much good it did him.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

So, then, it's highly doubtful that he'll play in tonight's Stampede game, right?

Mills is playing right now for the Stampede. Stat wise he's come back down to earth. 8 mins to go in the game.

EDIT: Mills heating up!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

He's also coming off surgery. I'd take it slow with him so he doesn't reinjure his foot.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Patty has 3 treys in the 4th!

 

[Draco]

Nice game for Mills, 22pts 3ast 2reb 4to 8/12 FGA (4/5 3pt) 2/2 FT in 32min

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2020900109

 

[ABM]

The sad thing is, there is a lot of truth to this. Let the kid play and get into shape. This is just setting him up to fail.

You whined, Nate listened.

 

[BrianFromWA]

considering he was 2/5 for 6 points at halftime....putting up 6/7 (4/5 from 3) for 16pts leading them back from a 20pt deficit in the 2nd half is pretty impressive

 

[DUB]

You all know I'm biased, so I'll keep it at "good work Patty, keep up the effort, be ready to grasp your opportunity when it comes".

 

[alex42083]

Nice game for Mills, 22pts 3ast 2reb 4to 8/12 FGA (4/5 3pt) 2/2 FT in 32min

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2020900109

Nice efficiency. 22 points on 12 shots is pretty good. The guy can obviously tear up D-Leaguers, hopefully we see a bit of him when he gets called up. I like how he's 11-15 from 3 in the two games. I didn't know he was this good of a shooter.

 

[Further]

Nice efficiency. 22 points on 12 shots is pretty good. The guy can obviously tear up D-Leaguers, hopefully we see a bit of him when he gets called up. I like how he's 11-15 from 3 in the two games. I didn't know he was this good of a shooter.

He wasn't, but I think the one thing he could do while injured was shoot. A silver lining I guess. Hopefully his shooting continues and this is not just a sample size issue.

 

[KingSpeed]

He's a career 73% shooter from the three point line.

 

[DUB]

A couple of Mills articles; one about his D-League debut, and one about his road trip with the team.

Points stampede as Patrick Mills 'kills'

BEIJING Olympics star Patrick Mills has set the NBA's Development League alight with a 38-point, 12-assist debut for the Idaho Stampede.

The indigenous superstar who left St Mary's University early to nominate for the 2009-10 NBA draft and was selected at 55 by Portland Trail Blazers, returned from injury with a sizzling performance in the 123-109 win over the Reno Bighorns at the Reno Events Centre.

Mills is living the life of luxury

PATRICK Mills is proof the NBA isn't just about expensive champagne, fame and money.
When he walked on to his first private jet to go on his first NBA roadtrip last weekend, Mills was like a little kid in a candy store.

And when he found out he could have ''pretty much anything you desire'', his request drew a few strange looks from his more seasoned Portland Trail Blazer teammates.

''Strawberry milk, that's the first thing I ask for when I get on there,''

 

[alex42083]

He wasn't, but I think the one thing he could do while injured was shoot. A silver lining I guess. Hopefully his shooting continues and this is not just a sample size issue.

It definitely wouldn't hurt if he can stick the outside jumper since we've come to realize the ideal PG to play with Roy needs to hit jumpers.

Could he be a young Andre Miller with a jumper?

 

[ABM]

Could he be a young Andre Miller with a jumper?

Damon.

 

[alex42083]

Damon.

Hmm.. I don't know if I'm a big fan of that.

 

[LJ Ginger]

One of the things that impressed me was that he turned the ball over on an out of bounds play in the last 45 secs of the game, then came up with the loose ball and the game winning layup with 2.5 seconds to play. Struggled a little with turnovers and had some nice passes that should have been assists, the kid is a steal at the 55th pick. Go Patty and Go Blazers!

 

[THE HCP]

The strawberry milk is the bomb!

 

[Blazer_Hippie]

Nice game for Mills, 22pts 3ast 2reb 4to 8/12 FGA (4/5 3pt) 2/2 FT in 32min

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2020900109

BUST!

 

[RayDavies]

The strawberry milk is the bomb!

It's no Butterfinger milk!!!

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[BalancedMan]

You mean you guys don't think he'll keep up a PER of 42+?

 

[Kaydow]

Damon.

Interesting comparison.

I wonder if I would feel different about Damon if the circumstances had been different. The feeling was (when he came here from Toronto) that we got our Isaiah Thomas. A 20/10 guy. A Stud. Now I didn't see a whole lot of his games in Toronto, but he did everything better there statistically. And I remember that a certain #23 for Chicago predicted Damon would be one of the better players for years to come (we didn't know MJ couldn't scout back then like we do now) Damon Scored more, more assists, shot a higher % by leaps in bounds in Toronto. The only thing the did more of here was make money - As in 84 million in 7 years - clogging up cap space.

But what if he just been a 2nd round pick? A b/u that came in as a spark plug. He was terrible at running the offense, and he couldn't finish at the basket. But he could get hot and stretch a defense. I guess what I'm saying is if Patti Mills is Damon 2, under the current circumstances that would be a good thing - right?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Damon.

You really think he's going to be rookie of the year?

 

[ABM]

Interesting comparison.

I wonder if I would feel different about Damon if the circumstances had been different. The feeling was (when he came here from Toronto) that we got our Isaiah Thomas. A 20/10 guy. A Stud. Now I didn't see a whole lot of his games in Toronto, but he did everything better there statistically. And I remember that a certain #23 for Chicago predicted Damon would be one of the better players for years to come (we didn't know MJ couldn't scout back then like we do now) Damon Scored more, more assists, shot a higher % by leaps in bounds in Toronto. The only thing the did more of here was make money - As in 84 million in 7 years - clogging up cap space.

But what if he just been a 2nd round pick? A b/u that came in as a spark plug. He was terrible at running the offense, and he couldn't finish at the basket. But he could get hot and stretch a defense. I guess what I'm saying is if Patti Mills is Damon 2, under the current circumstances that would be a good thing - right?

Thanks for playing that all out for me. I had forgotten about those Toronto years. To answer your question, though, if Mills can stretch defenses like Damon did, then, yes, that would be a very good thing.

 

[Duckhook]

Just got back from the game (I live in Reno) and a few things that stuck out:

*He is freakishly quick with the ball. His ability to drive around Bighorn guards was crazy and he has a soft touch on his floater to the hoop.


*He has great court presense. He is always dribbling with his head up and he made some nifty passes to big men who, if they had hands, could have cleanly caught the pass and dunked.


*He has an incredibly smooth jump shot. Probably one of the nicest jumpers I've seen in a long time. He had absolutely no trouble elevating and creating his own shot both off the screen and off the dribble.


*His turnovers were a factor of not having any cohesion with this team. The refs were letting both teams play and the one turnover that bounced off the big center's foot that led to a fast break was a hard foul that wasn't called. Mills was beaten off the dribble only once and that was when he gambled on a steal and missed.


*All in all, he had a solid game considering it was his second game back from a broken foot. If he continues to work hard and bulk up, I can definitely see some Chris Paul traits in his future. He's a point guard personified and can hit the three with the best of them. Yes this was the D-league, but you don't just come back from having missed 6 months and play at this level and conditioning without being something special. I can see why PA likes him so much.

 

[ABM]

You really think he's going to be rookie of the year?

No. Similar games is all I was really attempting to relate.

 

[THE HCP]

Speaking of Damon, saw him today out at the airport. Memphis landed as we were taking off and talked to him for a sec. Told me to tell you guys hi!