Woj:Patty Mills has agreed to a 4-year, $50M deal to stay with San Antonio

[benfti]

With the talent spread elsewhere, no one can beat the Warriors anytime soon......

sad

Yeah, and there is that.

[Ice009]

I also need to add - If he was a beast defender like Patrick Beverly, then I wouldn't be too worried about his ppg at all. I can always overlook that if the defense is there. Since scoring is Patty's only thing, it's magnified, and in the playoffs he's not very good at it. I really don't know what the Spurs were thinking with this signing.

[ceperez]

I would have rather had Tony Snell at his salary than Patty - And that's saying a lot. Patty's too short and his defense is non-existent. I always prefer guards/wings with size that can play defense. Patty is neither. Really horrible signing. I just did not want him back at all.

I agree with you that Patty is too short.

Spurs paid up for the intangibles. The stuff he does off court.

[TimDunkem]

Heart and soul of shooting 21% against the Warriors and 23% against the Thunder.

[objective]

Rivers?

Nope. 3/35. And he's more of a combo guard, playing more minutes than Mills.

Mills can't guard him either.

[Ice009]

I hope I cool down at some point as Mills is a cool guy and tremendous teammate, but yeah, every time I see the amount of money and years attached to it, I instantly get angry again.

[TimDunkem]

Nope. 3/35. And he's more of a combo guard, playing more minutes than Mills.

Mills can't guard him either.

Almost forgot a younger, green Austin Rivers lit him up too. .

[Ice009]

Almost forgot green Austin Rivers lit him up too. .

That was when Austin Rivers sucked ass and couldn't light up hardly anyone. He was on the verge of his NBA career being on the line. He has improved a lot since then. I'd say that series was a little coming out party for him. It was at the expense of Mills too.

Unbelievable. I need to get out of here for a while.

[TimDunkem]

That was when Austin Rivers sucked ass and couldn't light up too many other players in the NBA. He has improved a lot since then. I'd say that series was a little coming out party for him. It was at the expense of Mills too.

Unbelievable. I need to get out of here for a while.

We can thank Mills for instilling so much confidence in him.

[benfti]

Answer the question, mate.

to answer this autistic gold fishes question. He spaces the ing floor, he is one best movers without the ball in the league, unlike Parker his TIP and usage rate are extremely low for the offensive production.

ing s, you seem to think both

a) a back up point guard should be able to contain a two time MVP
b) 12 million will absolutely buy someone who can.

idiots

GSW had their best back court defender taking Mills in that series. There is a reason for that.

[ceperez]

I actually like the deal, it makes both basketball and payroll sense. We felt what the market was like on guys like Hill and Lowry, nothing doing so we sign Patty to a under market value tradable contract, parkers contract comes of the books at the end of next season. Patty assumes the lead vet guard role while the two grommets continue to develop while Parker is healing. When Parker comes back if he isn't up to it or is slow to come on you still have a 9 year vet who is able to hold the fort. Next season we can move TP or he retires and we can move Patty back to back up behind which ever of the young guys has improved the most. That bench will be minus Manu so we keep the Spurs leadership in th second unit with Mills. By year three if mills is declining his deal becomes a tradable one for a team looking to absorb cash.

there was not one better option at point guard on the market for 12 million. Not one.

name one?

If we were to evaluate Patty based on basketball metrics, Spurs definitely should have treated him like they treated Gary Neal. Have him find a contract in the free market.

Spurs however have a lot of respect as to what Patty brings to to the team in terms of 'intangibles' that they decided not only to pay premium but also to sign him up quickly.

If Spurs are going to continue to win, they need the right culture in their team and with the departure of the old guys, there's not many left who can promote that. Too bad its an undersized guard.

[TimDunkem]

Explain his meltdown against the Thunder again going up against Cameron ing Payne.

Also, in that first game against the Warriors, with Kawhi in most of the game getting him open looks, he was 1 for ing 8. 0 of 6 from three.

[benfti]

That was when Austin Rivers sucked ass and couldn't light up hardly anyone. He was on the verge of his NBA career being on the line. He has improved a lot since then. I'd say that series was a little coming out party for him. It was at the expense of Mills too.

Unbelievable. I need to get out of here for a while.

While you are out you might want to look up the stats for that series

[TimDunkem]

^Even when he's shooting well, he's giving up as many points as he gives you.

[Ice009]

While you are out you might want to look up the stats for that series

It was Patty's best series. I've seen his stats for that one a long while ago, but Rivers also played better than he ever had in his NBA life up to that point. There was no defensive resistance whatsoever that allowed that to happen IMO.

[objective]

Explain his meltdown against the Thunder again going up against Cameron ing Payne.

Also, in that first game against the Warriors, with Kawhi in most of the game getting him open looks, he was 1 for ing 8. 0 of 6 from three.

-15 in a game they lost by 2

LMAO

Highest paid culture of all time!

[TimDunkem]

-15 in a game they lost by 2

LMAO

Highest paid culture of all time!

If only Patty had it in him to hit only one of those threes.

Nice to know that we need culture so ing bad, that they couldn't afford to let Mills walk. It's like the chemistry thing. Are we really so vulnerable that letting ONE no defense playing, Eddie House wannabe, towel waving is going to kill the team?

[romsho]

I forgot this place is a cesspool. Geezus.

[objective]

If culture matters that much, time for Porker to get another 3 year extension

Him and Patty can feed each other on the bench as many calories as they can take without purging for the next four years.

[ceperez]

If only Patty had it in him to hit only one of those threes.

Nice to know that we need culture so ing bad, that they couldn't afford to let Mills walk. It's like the chemistry thing. Are we really so vulnerable that letting ONE no defense playing, Eddie House wannabe, towel waving is going to kill the team?

Yep... that's the stark reality of the Spurs. Culture trumps all.

If you think about it though, for a small market team, how can you really compete? You have to take underperforming players and turn them into gold. The only way to do that is to have culture.

[TimDunkem]

If culture matters that much, time for Porker to get another 3 year extension

That goes without saying. You just know he'll get contracts until he decides to hang them up.

[TimDunkem]

Yep... that's the stark reality of the Spurs. Culture trumps all.

Well, at least Kawhi will get his MVP carrying all this dead weight while his compe ors join up. I guess that's something?

[TheGreatYacht]

to answer this autistic gold fishes question. He spaces the ing floor, he is one best movers without the ball in the league, unlike Parker his TIP and usage rate are extremely low for the offensive production.

So $50,000,000 for a point guard that's better letting someone else handle the ball. Got it

ing s, you seem to think both

a) a back up point guard should be able to contain a two time MVP
b) 12 million will absolutely buy someone who can.

idiots

GSW had their best back court defender taking Mills in that series. There is a reason for that.

Now you get the point, you . Spurs used up the money they had left on a scrub that, you yourself admits, doesn't move the needle against the Warriors. Spending money on a guy that's literally worthless against the only team that matters.

[ceperez]

Well, at least Kawhi will get his MVP carrying all this dead weight while his compe ors join up. I guess that's something?

Spurs got to the WCF while having too underperforming bigs in Pau and Aldridge. Other that Kawhi, who else was playing well?

[TimDunkem]

So $50,000,000 for a point guard that's better letting someone else handle the ball. Got it

Now you get the point, you . Spurs used up the money they had left on a scrub that, you yourself admits, doesn't move the needle against the Warriors. Spending money on a guy that's literally worthless against the only team that matters.

benfti just played himself.

Also love how he acknowledges Parker, a guy who isn't about to leave anytime soon, to justify Fatty's contract. If Parker is coming back anyway, what the do we need Mills for? I guess Dejounte is just warming Tony's seat.