Patty Mills answers a need on this team that is not met by any other player, quickness. He is by far the quickest player on the team and there are times when this can/will come in handy. I would like to see him stay on the team for practice purposes against those kind of players.
lol vaguely yes, I like College Basketball, but I dont follow it NEARLY as much as I do College Football and NBA.
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?year=2009&sort2=DESC&draft=100&pos=1&sort=13 Fastest? Not even the fastest point guard in his own draft class. (though to be fair his pre-injury numbers in the lane agility and sprint test aren't bad). Here's the main thing, He's not fast at all right now, in fact I'm pretty sure he'd have trouble beating just about anybody down the court while his foot is in a boot and and he's rehabbing from his foot surgery. He's going to need time to heal (assuming he's going to recover to full speed) and then he's probably going to need at least a year of high level competition and game situations before you'd even consider putting him on an NBA roster (if ever?). Is there really a critical need for a fourth string practice player while Bayless, Blake and Miller are at the 1 (Brandon too, if you consider him a part time point). Maybe Mills will pan out and come back from his injury, and will beat the odds and become a rotation player despite his late draft position, but what's the harm in stashing him overseas for a couple of years and letting him get some more seasoning rather than burying him on the bench or sending him to Boise?
I'm amazed that people are talking about a player who was picked 55th in a weak draft, who just had a bad foot injury, actually playing in the NBA THIS YEAR. It just seems ridiculous to me. I don't even think theres much more than a 50-50 chance of him ever playing in the NBA. Maybe as a bench warmer.
