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I like it. Good prospect.
Australian connection. I'm fine with it.
I like it. Good prospect.
Really like the move.
Has international experience and skills well suited for the nba game.
Probably the best (and younger) option out there available at the point guard position...
Yeah I still want Neal to be the backup point, but Patty is a good 3rd PG. Not a guy you want as a vet point guard, but he's very scrappy and never gives up on a play. He's one of those fan favorite types, but it doesn't mean he's a scrub.
Next up... Diaw.
Source confirms @WojYahooNBA report that Patty Mills will join San Antonio. Two- year deal. Mills was playing in China.
Mills gets a player option in the second year, worth approximately $1 million. Houston was interested too. Portland renounced rights.
http://twitter.com/#!/sam_amick
25th pick of the second round.
Source tells http://CSNNW.com #Blazers renounced Patty Mills this morning & the Detroit Pistons went in hard offering a 2-year deal.
But Gregg Popovich convinced Patty Mills to join Spurs & assistant coach Brett Brown is Mills' national coach.
http://twitter.com/#!/ChrisBHaynes
Now fans don't have to worry about Fisher joining the team; I didn't mean to mislead with the le about being the back up PG, should have put "Spurs add depth to PG spot"
Damn. Nice signing.
so with this contract that he got, how much money do we have left, can Diaw still be signed?
Nice. Perfect signing.
Any fans of the Australian NT out there? Wondering how much of the Spurs system Brett Brown used with the Aussies.
solid pickup
This is a great signing I think Pop will start sitting Tony a bit down the stretch to help him heal his aches
'99 - Andrew Gaze in a lock out season and now Patty Mills in 2012...
Not bad. From the youtube vid looks like he's going to be a solid backup pg. Better than having Fisher and that other dude. Hope we can get a big now.
CIA Brett Brown. His international mission has provided intel here
John Hollinger disagrees; his report on Mills...
+ Fast, undersized point guard with scorer's mentality. Good outside shooter.
+ Very poor dribbler. Struggles to advance ball against pressure.
+ Lack of size a problem on defense. Poor rebounder. Must improve strength.
Mills had an encouraging second pro season, showing he has a future as an Eddie House-type scorer off the bench. He averaged nearly a point every two minutes despite not shooting particularly well from deep (35.3 percent); he should be able to improve on that mark based on his history in international compe ion.
Like House, Mills is quick enough to get himself open and get a shot off, but he has a weak handle. For that reason Mills struggles to create plays for teammates and has a high turnover ratio for a shooting specialist. Similarly, he was 62nd out of the league's 68 point guards in pure point rating. Ball pressure drove him batty last season, but he can be very effective playing off the ball.
Mills' quickness hasn't proved to be as much of an asset as a defender -- he generally stays in front of people, but he's not much of a ball hawk. He also lacks both size and strength, and not surprisingly is a very poor rebounder.
I've read that Brown basically runs the same sets the Spurs do.
Patty is a great locker room guy. He should do well with the Spurs.
From the highlights he seems to have a nice stroke with range and decent handles (better than Neal's anyway).
Here is the article Woj wrote: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...s_spurs_031712
Bit of a gamble but let's hope it works out . . .
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