San Antonio’s spiritual leader: How Patty Mills rode the rollercoaster and kept his Spurs afloat

**cmspur** · 03-20-2019

Don't understand the bashing on Patty. I didn't like him early in the year, but he is clearly playing his best season in couple of years. He clearly means lot to this team, and it's more than his play on the court

**TDMVPDPOY** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by cmspur

Don't understand the bashing on Patty. I didn't like him early in the year, but he is clearly playing his best season in couple of years. He clearly means lot to this team, and it's more than his play on the court

fck him
he not over himself, or else he wouldve cut his hair and tone down his weight...hasnt done since that loyalty contract

**timtonymanu** · 03-20-2019

13 million a year to play on par with Forbes, yeah we hate him for a reason

**ZeusWillJudge** · 03-20-2019

Patty led the moral victory tonight.

**Mugen** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by FkLA

I don't get how the same people can say Gasol's negative energy being gone helps the team but then mock the idea that Mills' positive energy is good. Either you think the chemistry thing is overrated or you don't. You can't flip flop back and forth.

energy? They are both ing trash and that's why I want them off the team tbh.

If this er is such a great leader and culture guy what the is the point on wasting roster spots on losers like QPon and Dante?

Look, being a great leader and buying into the culture is great when you're talking about a guy like Timmy. It's overrated AF when it's coming from your scrub backup PG who's barely better than Bryn Forbes.

**ZeusWillJudge** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by FkLA

I don't get how the same people can say Gasol's negative energy being gone helps the team but then mock the idea that Mills' positive energy is good. Either you think the chemistry thing is overrated or you don't. You can't flip flop back and forth.

Who's talking about "negative energy"? He sucked. I don't know about Patty's positive energy, but his defense sucks. And his 4/50 contract kept them from getting someone who doesn't suck. I don't care if Patty plays the damn digeridoo and leads them all on vision quests or whatever "positive energy" means. He's an open invitation to every player in the league who wants to pad his stats.

All he had to do on that one play was make Wade change directions once. Nothing special, just make him move sideways. He took the damn play off. And if he doesn't, it's a totally different situation at the end. I know there were lots of things that lost that game. But his careless ass just quit playing when it mattered. I can only wish he would have been on the sideline waving a towel.

**timtonymanu** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by timvp

While Patty is undeniably overpaid based solely on his on-court contributions, I'm glad that there's a player on the team who can carry forward the knowledge of the championship generation and bring it to the current squad. It would have been a shame if that connection were broken less than five years after the most recent le.

He was like 8 or 9th best player on that run.

. Might as well call Belinelli the leader of the team too.

**JeffDuncan** · 03-20-2019

Real leadership is when a player helps keep everyone focused and working together when they're on the road in an unfriendly environment.

You can judge Patty as a team leader by the road record.

**Mugen** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by JeffDuncan

Real leadership is when a player helps keep everyone focused and working together when they're on the road in an unfriendly environment.

You can judge Patty as a team leader by the road record.

The road record shouldn't even be on fatty, it's the failure of the coach to properly prepare/motivate a team in a tough environment. The Spurs literally only have one impressive road W in the last 5 years (Game 6 against Houston) and that was probably mostly on Manu motivating the guys.....

**MultiTroll** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by timvp

a player on the team who can carry forward the knowledge of the championship generation and bring it to the current squad.

Are there specific working examples of this?
How does he "bring it" to the current squad?

**timtonymanu** · 03-20-2019

Originally Posted by Mul roll

Are there specific working examples of this?
How does he "bring it" to the current squad?

"Guys I watched players who are no longer here make big plays while I towel waved from the bench. Look at me when I was skinnier and in my peak, just do those same things on the court fellas."

**ICEBARREL** · 03-20-2019

I would trade fifty mills for a bag of Doritos in a heartbeat. Dude is a hot pile of trash. But.... but.... that culture.

**99 Problems** · 03-21-2019

The Little General moved into the top 10 most games played for San Anvegas today.

**TDMVPDPOY** · 03-21-2019

every team has a midget, spurs have 2... one has to go man

**timtonymanu** · 03-26-2019

Absolute cancer on the floor. The front office has really lost it lauding for this guy so much who's only contribution to the team is towel waving from the bench.

**slick'81** · 03-26-2019

One horrible contract left for spurs to rid themselves of

**timtonymanu** · 03-26-2019

Originally Posted by slick'81

One horrible contract left for spurs to rid themselves of

Until the 3 year/30 million extension by PATFO next year.

**RC_Drunkford** · 03-26-2019

0 points 3 rebounds 3 assists and 2 turnovers. Classic 50.

does anybody have a stat on Mills points in pick & rolls? I bet it's under 0.5 per posession. At the end of the 2nd quarter he was the ballhandler on 3 straight possessions and the Spurs scored 0 points of course

**slick'81** · 03-26-2019

Originally Posted by RC_Drunkford

0 points 3 rebounds 3 assists and 2 turnovers. Classic 50.

does anybody have a stat on Mills points in pick & rolls? I bet it's under 0.5 per posession. At the end of the 2nd quarter heaves the ballhandler on 3 straight possessions and the Spurs scored 0 points of course

but an a grade next time he hits double figures

**ZeusWillJudge** · 03-27-2019

Originally Posted by RC_Drunkford

0 points 3 rebounds 3 assists and 2 turnovers. Classic 50.

does anybody have a stat on Mills points in pick & rolls? I bet it's under 0.5 per posession. At the end of the 2nd quarter he was the ballhandler on 3 straight possessions and the Spurs scored 0 points of course

Will Patty ever score 20 points in a game again?
Even Mike Ditka couldn't have stopped Patty Tonight.
How many les would we have won without Patty?
Realistically speaking how much should we offer Patty next season?

**RC_Drunkford** · 03-27-2019

Originally Posted by ZeusWillJudge

Will Patty ever score 20 points in a game again?
Even Mike Ditka couldn't have stopped Patty Tonight.
How many les would we have won without Patty?
Realistically speaking how much should we offer Patty next season?

the fact that Bryn Forbes in his 3rd season averages more points than Patty Mills ever did in his entire career tells me that they shouldn't pay Patty and trade his ass. But of course he will be here for another 2 years cause he's the leader

**r0drig0lac** · 03-27-2019

Originally Posted by jermaine

Some people dont undetsta you cant replace leadership.... I use to hate Mills after his shoulder injury. But he's way more important than his towel waving days.

so he must be in the front office or in the staff, he has no argument on a court playing basketball