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CJ, but Mills so far ahead of De Colo.
Cory Joseph
Patty Mills
These are our two (realistic) options as of now...who are you more confident in? They both have their strengths and weaknesses, and tbh I'm not thrilled with the idea of either of them as backup PG. Joseph is a solid defender but is lacking offensively. Mills, on the other hand, has a nice offensive game and has the potential to provide a spark of scoring off the bench. Defensively, however, he leaves much to be desired.
CJ, but Mills so far ahead of De Colo.
Mills is no PG. If CoJo doesn't improve and if they cut De Colo I expect them to get a veteran PG for the min. Or if there's no one they like they may try with Belinelli.
Yeah, Mills' playstyle is really much more along the lines of a SG. He just doesn't have the size to play the 2.
I typically think our backup point guard needs to be a point guard. As much as I genuinely like Mills, hes a situational player as a really small 2. Joseph is really the only option we have.
CJ as the real backup pointguard.
Mills as the TP impersonator when TP sits out and as midget-SG alongside Manu if we need a change of scenery.
Joseph no doubt.
Mills would be really good to take pressure off Manu and Marco. But I think it really depends on situations and series. Let CoJo continue to grow while they share the reps. We don't need Nando.
CoJo plays the best defense is okay offensively, but so far has shown very little when it comes to setting up other players for opened looks. I am still wondering if he will every learn to run the pick and roll.
Patty Mills by far is the superior shooter. When he is scrappy he plays better defense. his problem is simliar to CoJo's in that he does not do what a traditional PG needs to do, very well, that being passing and setting up other players.
DeColo, while not on this list, is more of an example of hoe is has fallen victim to the mob mentality, than looking at his basketball play. He looked pretty solid against Denver, and yet was still taking heat for not being perfect. He is by far the superior passer of the three, but struggles to keep up on defense. His out side shot is okay, and is similar to CoJo.
In the end they all do one thing better than the other guy, and is the reason Pop has not been able to completely settle on one backup PG. Whoever, has the spot seems to play their way out of the spot.
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I wouldn't mind Mills out of the 3, but like you said he's just not the traditional PG. But with Marco & Manu off the bench maybe that's not the worst thing
We've already established that Mills isn't a true point guard, but how do we define what a true point guard is? How many of the league's starting point guards are pass-first, create-for-others guards? Derrick Rose? Russell Westbrook? Kyrie Irving? Stephen Curry? Brandon Jennings? They're all guards with a shoot-first mentality.
Stupid question/poll is stupid.
1. De Colo
2. Joseph
3. Mills
I think a lot of it is going to depend on who is also out on the floor in the second unit if its Belly and Manu on the wings, and setting up offense, it has to be Mills, if its about getting looks for other people or shutting down anyone it has to be Cojo. I say rotate it depending on who we are playing.
If Manu stays healthy and well enough rested then it depends on whether Manu is in the game or not since he likes to handle the ball. If Manu's in the game then Mills, if not then Joseph should be needed to handle the ball and run the offense.
Joseph! Hands down!! Defense and playmaking over inconsistent hot shooting.
2nd Unit should be Joseph at PG, Beli at SG, Manu at SF, Ayres at PF, and Diaw at C . This unit could really do damage to the opponents defense because there are 4 ball handlers out there who have great vision and who can pass and cut.
Joseph. He looks to have improved over the offseason.
Depends.
Against a decent opposing PG, then Joseph running the usual Spurs offense.
Against a bad opposing PG, then Mills, creating havoc.
I don't see CJ having the creativity to effectively run point, but Mills doesn't either. Either one has to have another playmaker on the floor with them anyway so the lesser of two evils would be CJ as he can at least defend.
It will be pg by committee AGAIN. It really doesn't matter who'll get the honors to start the season because once again, the FO has failed to find a suitable vet back up for Tony. This means down the stretch, and into the playoffs, it's going to be Manu, something I thought the FO should/would have wanted to avoid coming into this season.
Shood be mills n have cojo play if a pg is out
Beli, Man & Diaw all can create offense with their passing. Mills is clearly the best of the 3 PG's shooting the ball. We don't need a traditional pg to play with our bench.
Exactly my thoughts. Besides, how many of today's 'elite' point guards are traditional point guards who have that pass-first mentality?
How many of those other teams run a pass-centric offense like the Spurs? If you have a PG on the floor that can't create for his teammates, then you're playing a lot of isolation basketball. Apparently, you weren't tuned into last season with Manu and Diaw coming off the bench. The starters would give the Spurs the lead and the bench would give it right back primarily because the Spurs lacked a floor general with Parker on the bench.
It took Pop the entire season to find Tony's backup before settling on CoJo. Even then, Pop went with Manu during crunch time.
Joseph is valuable for his defense alone. But he has the tendency to be passive which makes him look useless on the floor.
Mills, on the other hand, has a shoot first mentality, which is valuable. But he's a terrible defender. Maybe the weight loss will help him improve.
I would go with Joseph for now, but he's got to be aggressive every game.
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