Is Tony injured, tbh?

[Brazil]

Not true, tbh, when he didn't play for the NT on a WC or a qualified, they'll blast him as a greedy guy that only plays for money...

Argies are neurotic, you know that by now, tbh... the live constantly ting on their country until a foreigner does, then they're ultra nationalists... it's just weird.

No wonder they have the largest amounts of shrinks per capita in the world...

Ive never ever met an Argentinian hating manu tbh... not being happy because he is not playing for NT is quite different of hating him

[gambit1990]

I think everybody wants TP healthy and springy for a playoff run, tbh, but how realistic is that?

And why should Paddy bear the burden of the blame if Tony is gassed out/hurt again?

When Manu has no legs in the playoffs, people don't about Simmons or even Danny...

And if you agree that's not realistic to have a close to 100% TP when the big dance starts, why aren't we trying something else right now, tbh?

kings would be a perfect team for murray to start against.

[Mikeanaro]

When Spurs were sealing the game Manu was happy as a kid and Porker had a big ass face, almost farting, did anyone notice that?

[HarlemHeat37]

We'll see... this is a league that paid 3/$21m to Boban to warm up the bench because "Pop coached him for a year" (can't really understand any other reason). Heck, bad contracts are the norm in the league, tbh... the Spurs are more or less an outlier on that, with guys like Green (and even Patty's current deal) being good value.

Of course Patty is going to get paid, this is the NBA

I've been skeptical about the Spurs' paying him(not whether they will, but rather whether they should, since they need a more conventional PG), but as I've been saying, he'll be starting somewhere next season IMO or 6th man, at least..

Gregg Popovich, who said that he was "pretty special" in tonight's game. Kings coach Dave Joerger agreed, saying, "Patty Mills is a heck of a player. He is a starter on a lot of teams, so he was a tough cover."

There are plenty of mid to bottom-tier teams that will pay for a 3-point shooter with championship experience and a great at ude..

[ElNono]

Of course Patty is going to get paid, this is the NBA

I've been skeptical about the Spurs' paying him(not whether they will, but rather whether they should, since they need a more conventional PG), but as I've been saying, he'll be starting somewhere next season IMO or 6th man, at least..




There are plenty of mid to bottom-tier teams that will pay for a 3-point shooter with championship experience and a great at ude..

I agree. I think we'll lose him after some team throws idiotic money at him, tbh

[sasaint]

When Spurs were sealing the game Manu was happy as a kid and Porker had a big ass face, almost farting, did anyone notice that?

No, I wish I had. Tony has got to be chapped at having others play in crunch time of virtually every game while he warms the bench. If his at ude is starting to show, I doubt that PATFO will tolerate that - even from Pop's French pet. I am beginning to seriously wonder if Tony will be a Spur next season. That could have ramifications for Patty, too.

[DPG21920]

I really don't see why so many people think Mills is a starter. I mean I'm reading these statements from coaches and writers in the NBA so the view of Mills is indeed that.

[HarlemHeat37]

I really don't see why so many people think Mills is a starter. I mean I'm reading these statements from coaches and writers in the NBA so the view of Mills is indeed that.

I think he could fit as a starter on teams with ball-dominant wing players, such as Chicago or Milwaukee(although they're high on Brogdon), for example..I could also see dysfunctional franchises throwing money at him to get a competent player that could bring some of the "Spurs culture", like the Kings or Knicks(this may sound strange, but we've seen it the past few years, with teams making a play for even the Spurs' end of bench guys)..

[DPG21920]

^That is all correct - let me clarify what I meant. I meant playoff team starting PG. From things I've read GMs seem to REALLY value Mills in THAT regard. He's a good player but if you're a playoff team or hopeful playoff team and you need a truly competent PG (not a fake one like in CHI w/ Jimmy being the ball dominate guy) I don't see it.

[gambit1990]

would love if tony only played ~16 minutes like last night. it's closer to 0 than the ~25 minutes he usually plays.

[DAF86]

^That is all correct - let me clarify what I meant. I meant playoff team starting PG. From things I've read GMs seem to REALLY value Mills in THAT regard. He's a good player but if you're a playoff team or hopeful playoff team and you need a truly competent PG (not a fake one like in CHI w/ Jimmy being the ball dominate guy) I don't see it.

History shows that off ball PGs > "trully competent PGs" for teams with championship aspirations, tbh.

[BillMc]

Tony is out tonight according to ESPN

[DPG21920]

Smh

[gambit1990]

Tony is out tonight according to ESPN

awesome.

[HarlemHeat37]

awesome.

[Down Under]

^That is all correct - let me clarify what I meant. I meant playoff team starting PG. From things I've read GMs seem to REALLY value Mills in THAT regard. He's a good player but if you're a playoff team or hopeful playoff team and you need a truly competent PG (not a fake one like in CHI w/ Jimmy being the ball dominate guy) I don't see it.

Still praying Dedmon takes the MLE (8.4 million IIRC) but I can't even see that happening. Both him and Mills are going to get 8 figures I would say.

[SpursIndonesia]

I've been in this forum since its early days, and i love both them Manu & TP equally. Being an Indonesian, i can claim some impartiality in this issue. This develops from the fact that Manu was the better perimeter player back in the day, but the ball spent much time in TP's hand as the team starting PG. He being a scoring PG made him toxic to a lot of Manu's faithful. Not to mention Pop's decision to make Manu the bench anchor, it was seen as a disrespect by the guy fans since the lesser player was getting all the glory in the starting line up. It is what it is.

[gambit1990]

played 16 minutes, sat out the next night against okc due to "back stiffness". manu's reason for sitting out was "rest".

no update on his condition? he's playing tomorrow?