Brett Brown draws inspiration from Patty Mills

[jkid12456]

Article talking about how the little things like Patty Mills' towel waving makes a painful long season more enjoyable for the team. Now Brett Brown is seeing what Patty has done this season, and has taken Patty's happy-go lucky, team-first character for granted in the past.

Now this was the guy that said that Mills has no chance of being a valuable NBA player before he left to coach the Sixers. Another guy, along with robdiaz eating their own shit.


“I have a special interest in Patty Mills,” Brown said of San Antonio’s reserve point guard. “He started out there as a towel-swinger that never played. Then he became a towel-swinger that got in the game a little bit. Now he’s grown into the system and he’s won some games for them, and then he goes back to the bench and swings that same towel.
“They root for him. They know he rooted for them. And there’s such a strong chemistry dynamic that I’m jealous of that I want for this city and for our team.”
The small things, even waving towels, can make a painfully long season seem tolerable.

http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20140307/brown-wants-sixers-to-strive-for-spurs-like-solidarity

[spurs1990]

Great guy. Good player. Perfect fit.

Will be interesting to see what RC values him this summer.

[TE]

Patty Mills is a joy to watch. He seems like an awesome teammate to have.

[itzsoweezee]

Now this was the guy that said that Mills has no chance of being a valuable NBA player before he left to coach the Sixers.

Did he really say that?

[benefactor]

The Spurs will give him 3.5ish million a year to hang around. I'm thinking he will.

[Boomersgold]

Did he really say that?
No.

jkid, you do know that Brown was the coach of the 'Boomers', right? And that he was the one who recommended the Spurs sign Mills in the first place?

[cjw]

No.

jkid, you do know that Brown was the coach of the 'Boomers', right? And that he was the one who recommended the Spurs sign Mills in the first place?

Brown = Mills and Boylen = Ayres. Oh well, can't win them all.

[Kidd K]

Yep, Mills is great. . .I always like the story of scrub turned NBA player. Danny Green kind of has the same background which is why I like him a lot too. Hard to dislike guys like that who weren't wanted elsewhere but work their asses off and make something of their careers while having a positive attitude the whole way.

[siraulo23]

It 's still a question how much impact patty can make in the POs

[itzsoweezee]

No.

jkid, you do know that Brown was the coach of the 'Boomers', right? And that he was the one who recommended the Spurs sign Mills in the first place?

Yeah, i knew that. That's why it would have been shocking if he said that about Patty.

[lefty]

:cry Patty

[8FOR!3]

Yeah Patty Mills has really come into his own this year. I think he's about as fearless a shooter as Gary Neal, but takes smarter shots. A lot quicker too, plus he's a better ball handler. Not a great passer, but not a terrible one. I'd say his defense has grown into becoming pretty adequate.

[Sybok]

It 's still a question how much impact patty can make in the POs

Of course, but getting there is part of the game as well. The Spurs' strength comes from their chemistry, because they aren't the most talented roster in the league.

[superjames1992]

Patty Mills - 0 assists in 22 minutes tonight. Point guard?... :cry

[testies]

its one game you imbecile

[superjames1992]

its one game you imbecile
True. It's also a recurring theme that he averages very few assists for a supposed point guard. Oh, that's because he's really not one... he's an undersized shooting guard, tbh.

But imbecile? :cry :lol

[Boomersgold]

Pop's system. We've had this conversation before (about why our pgs don't average many assists).

[superjames1992]

Pop's system. We've had this conversation before (about why our pgs don't average many assists).
Then why does Manu average more than twice the amount of assists per 36 minutes than Patty, tbh?

Yes, the system doesn't support one player getting a lot of assists, but that doesn't excuse Patty, tbh. He's just not really much of a PG and that's okay, I guess. Manu is really the PG in the second unit, even if Patty brings the ball up the court. I'll admit that Patty has gotten better in this regard, but he's still not there (and probably never will be, tbh). It would be great if he had the height to play SG.

[benfti]

Then why does Manu average more than twice the amount of assists per 36 minutes than Patty, tbh?

Yes, the system doesn't support one player getting a lot of assists, but that doesn't excuse Patty, tbh. He's just not really much of a PG and that's okay, I guess. Manu is really the PG in the second unit, even if Patty brings the ball up the court. I'll admit that Patty has gotten better in this regard, but he's still not there (and probably never will be, tbh). It would be great if he had the height to play SG.

Because Patty knocks down the shots that Manu gives him

[thispego]

Patty was this good in Portland but you douchebags only watch spurs games, sooo..... :lol

[Drom John]

Patty was this good in Portland but you douchebags only watch spurs games, sooo..... :lol

1) I don't only watch Spurs games.
2) Mills wasn't very good with the Blazers.

WS/48
POR 2009-10 -0.036
POR 2010-11 0.044
SAS 2011-12 0.161
SAS 2012-13 0.109
SAS 2013-14 0.179

[313]

Then why does Manu average more than twice the amount of assists per 36 minutes than Patty, tbh?

Yes, the system doesn't support one player getting a lot of assists, but that doesn't excuse Patty, tbh. He's just not really much of a PG and that's okay, I guess. Manu is really the PG in the second unit, even if Patty brings the ball up the court. I'll admit that Patty has gotten better in this regard, but he's still not there (and probably never will be, tbh). It would be great if he had the height to play SG.
His job is to shooting, not get assist

[thispego]

1) I don't only watch Spurs games.
2) Mills wasn't very good with the Blazers.

WS/48
POR 2009-10 -0.036
POR 2010-11 0.044
SAS 2011-12 0.161
SAS 2012-13 0.109
SAS 2013-14 0.179

Win shares? Ooooook! :lol

[superjames1992]

His job is to shooting, not get assist
Yes. And, thus, he isn't a point guard.

[313]

Yes. And, thus, he isn't a point guard.
Arbitrary labels like point guard and shooting guard don't mean as much in the Spurs system. We have Manu to distribute the ball off the bench, we just need Patty to play his role (instant offense)

[spurraider21]

Win shares? Ooooook! :lol
i'm not a huge win share fan either. but what is your basis for claiming mills was just as good in portland?

[spurraider21]

Arbitrary labels like point guard and shooting guard don't mean as much in the Spurs system. We have Manu to distribute the ball off the bench, we just need Patty to play his role (instant offense)
this, and not limited to the spurs.

[thispego]

i'm not a huge win share fan either. but what is your basis for claiming mills was just as good in portland?

If you watched him ply he was just as confident, team oriented, and dead eye of a shooter. He brought electricity and brought the blazers back in to several games they were losing. He just didn't get minutes over the more established and "talented" guys.

[spurraider21]

If you watched him ply he was just as confident, team oriented, and dead eye of a shooter. He brought electricity and brought the blazers back in to several games they were losing. He just didn't get minutes over the more established and "talented" guys.
So nothing objective?

[thispego]

Pfffft except for everything I just said. I have no personal feelings towards patty now. He ain't my bro :lol

[thispego]

I remember there was some story about Rudy Fernandez hating the NBA and regretting his decision to come overseas but stayed and stuck it out at the time due to the relationship he had developed with patty mills :lol dude is the ultimate 'teammate'