Patty Mills has been medically cleared to play

[Robz4000]

Parker should retire once he's back.

ftfy

[tim_duncan_fan]

And now...the Prelude to SPAM.

Patty's gonna come in looking to make up for lost time.

Can't ing wait.

[Budkin]

Got damn I'm excited to see this dude back in action!

[Mr Bones]

Cory Joseph was pretty much a +/- disaster last season, finishing the year at -10. Mills was at about +5 last season. So if Cory continues with the progress he has made this year (in the positive consistently), and Mills plays at the same level as last season (a reasonable expectation), the Spurs will be a deeper team. Deeper than the team that won the NBA championship in convincing fashion.

[Ice009]

You guys are already on it.

How about stop jumping the gun and just wait until he comes back and see how he looks before you go declaring the 7th seeded Spurs are anything better than a 7th seed.

They haven't proven yet and it's no guarantee they will go off when certain players get back on the court. They've got a lot of work to do. Players coming back into the lineup doesn't mean they're magically going to go on some kind of huge run. They've put themselves in a huge hole and they have a load of work to do to get out of it. They're going to have to work very, very hard even when they do have a full lineup. If they don't play with consistent effort and a of a lot more focus than they've shown thus far, then they're not going to get anywhere even when those guys do come back.

[313]

Peeps are going to expect too much when Millss gets back. Don't expect him to just start lighting it up every game. He wasn't even doing that last year.

[BatManu20]

[capek]

Can't wait to have the Aussie back. Looking forward to see how his return affects the dynamic of the team.

[Beaverfuzz]

I'd like to see him back for the Houston game, but if I know Pop we probably see him New year's eve.

Yep about another week to get into "game shape" and that's NYE. Even if it's 10 minutes a game for a bit, that's 10 minutes that CoJo and Manu don't have to handle the ball.

[Beaverfuzz]

Cory Joseph was pretty much a +/- disaster last season, finishing the year at -10. Mills was at about +5 last season. So if Cory continues with the progress he has made this year (in the positive consistently), and Mills plays at the same level as last season (a reasonable expectation), the Spurs will be a deeper team. Deeper than the team that won the NBA championship in convincing fashion.

Exactly, while Patty Mills isn't a true PG, he's head and shoulders above CoJo in running the point.

Patty Thrills, ring it up.

[Sean Cagney]

Peeps are going to expect too much when Millss gets back. Don't expect him to just start lighting it up every game. He wasn't even doing that last year.

Playoffs skewed their thoughts some on Patty, you are fully correct though. He can light it up in bundles when he is hot no doubt but if they are expecting a starting type PG and savior once he comes back some are going to be VERY dissapointed. I like Patty but they do overrate him in here, you would swear he is an all star the way some talk about him.

[benfti]

Anyone who understands team game understands the team will play better when he plays regardless of his production

[Ice009]

How is this thread 3 pages in less than a day, yet the Kawhi one is only 4 after a few days.

I'm not sure if Patty will make that much of a difference if Kawhi is out a while. That's going to negate Patty coming back a little bit. Spurs are screwed if Kawhi is out an extended period of time.

[spurspokesman]

We need our finals mvp back. We are down three guys right now if you include the ty play of parker. Parker gets better , kawhi and patty returns and we will be cooking down the stretch.

[Leetonidas]

You guys are already on it.

How about stop jumping the gun and just wait until he comes back and see how he looks before you go declaring the 7th seeded Spurs are anything better than a 7th seed.

They haven't proven yet and it's no guarantee they will go off when certain players get back on the court. They've got a lot of work to do. Players coming back into the lineup doesn't mean they're magically going to go on some kind of huge run. They've put themselves in a huge hole and they have a load of work to do to get out of it. They're going to have to work very, very hard even when they do have a full lineup. If they don't play with consistent effort and a of a lot more focus than they've shown thus far, then they're not going to get anywhere even when those guys do come back.

They're the ing champs stfu son

[timtonymanu]

They're the ing champs stfu son

Exactly.

[TMTTRIO]

I hope he gets back soon so we can sit Manu out for a while.

[Capt Bringdown]

[Nathan89]

I hope he gets back soon so we can sit Manu out for a while.

So we can continue losing?

[TheGreatYacht]

I miss seeing the spark he gave coming off our bench. The Spurs are looking like zombies out there atm