Patty Mills comes back to earth

But not as good as Bayless' first summer league numbers - and we've all seen Bayless struggle to make the jump from summer league MVP to NBA role player.

If anything, the D-league has less talent than the summer league (a lot less actually). At least a lot of the guys (1st round picks, 2nd year players, etc.) playing in the summer league end up on NBA rosters - some of them even end up being stars (Brandon Roy). Most of the guys in the D-league will never even get a 10-day contract.

Just saying, I wouldn't put too much stock in D-League stats - no matter how impressive they are.

BNM

 

It's just an unusual stat I started using years ago that tells me something about a players shooting vs. passing tendencies.

Another stat I like to use is PTS/FGA. That tells me how efficient a player is at scoring - it also takes into account how often he gets to the line and converts his FTs.

You don't need a math degree (or a fancy computer model) to be able use a few simple numbers to identify certain player tendencies.

BNM

 

I can see Mills having a JJ Barea type impact on the game.