We should of got Patty Mills

I don't have anything against Rivers, but i reckon if i had my way again i would of signed Patty Mills and drafted someone else besides Rivers.

His performance in the Olympics is great and he shows great leadership.
He scored 20 points against Brazil and China, a amazing 39 points against Great Britain 30 more points then loul dang
And hit the buzzer beater upset against Russia who were undefeated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAg9F9uY5SY

I know im going to get hate for this, but seriously he is a star waiting to happen.

Also a notable mention. His First start in an NBA game he scored 34 points and 12 assists.

Wow! He is a legit sleeper in the NBA.

I don't know about star, but he is serious value waiting to happen. He could be Jason Smith like value - play way above what his contract is worth. There is no reason why we can't still go for him with Rivers

He deserves a regular bench gig somewhere- he's in San Antonio for now, whether Pop trusts him enough to spell Parker remains to be seen.

He'd fit best playing in combination with a bigger, defensively-orientated guard who can also handle the ball- a Kirk Hinrich-type.

HAVE got, HAVE. Good lord..

Has he gone anywhere yet?

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Originally Posted by Perth_Hornet

Has he gone anywhere yet?

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Re-signed with the Spurs a couple of weeks ago.

should have waited 'til after the Olympics

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Originally Posted by Jujube

HAVE got, HAVE. Good lord..

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I didn't want to be THE guy :hihi:

Austin Rivers is a 19 years olds with one year of college experience under his belt, i have nothing against Mills, but before we write off Rivers i believe giving him a lil time is would be nice.

The Blazers have been running through PGs at a pretty high rate the past few years, both starters and bench, and they haven't found one to stick. Mills had his opportunity with one of Monty's mentor's and it never happened for him. This isn't the first time he's looked impressive in international play, he's been mentioned as a potentially great backup for CP3 as well. I wouldn't be against having him on the team, but he is not a star waiting to happen.

I'm Aussie and ever since I saw Mills taking it to the rack and finishing exquisatly against USA 4 years ago I knew he was gonna be something. Has potential to be an elite finisher at the rim not so far reserved from Kyrie. Already displayed it at this Olympics.

Go Patty.

Very good scoring guard, extremely quick, works very well in the open court. Can pass the ball, but not his forte. Defensively he can be out muscled by bigger guards, but can stay with the quick ones.

Patty deserves a starting spot somewhere, only problem is the point-guard position is so strong in the NBA these days. Whenever he gets minutes he's always excelled. I've watched Patty for a number of years now, and I think he would have been a first round pick had he stayed at St. Mary's one more season.

We'll see how he goes against the US, hopefully he doesn't force too many shots, which he had been doing quite a bit earlier in the tournament.

I remember he played relatively well against the US back in 08.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcuFWrPUzw

Watch that.. he has a very similar game to chris paul in my opinion when he was with the hornets.

I've thought he was a star in waiting from the 2008 olympics; Infact, I met him last week in the Westfield shopping centre outside the olympic park last week and despite my pleas for him to consider joining the hornets he confirmed that hes commited to the spurs for the upcoming season and seemed quite happy with where hes at (and who wouildnt be the spurs are a great organisation). Still, i completely agree with the premise of this post, i'd much rather Mills to Rivers but nonetheless i'm excited to see how both guys fare in the upcoming year...

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Originally Posted by Pantazis76

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcuFWrPUzw

Watch that.. he has a very similar game to chris paul in my opinion when he was with the hornets.

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Are you his brother or something? You have real delusions of grandeur for him. Name a guy that the NBA missed on. Someone that just came out of nowhere after all 30 NBA GMs passed on them multiple times. In the last 5 years Jeremy Lin is probably about the only one and despite the overrating, he will be an average starter at best. NBA GMs may make a lot of stupid moves and they may reach for guys, but they don't usually pass on guys that can play. Mills has had even more opportunity than Lin and not shown anything in the NBA. The best case career for Mills would probably be something like Jason Smith, find the right situation to become a really good bench player.

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Originally Posted by Pantazis76

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcuFWrPUzw

Watch that.. he has a very similar game to chris paul in my opinion when he was with the hornets.

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lol. ok. :hihi:

Why is it every time I hear the name Patty Mills all I can think of is some white boxer of the "great white hope" era? And the US basketball team is Jack Johnson.

Another great showing by Patty today, had the potential to lead the comp in scoring had there been delegation matches.