I think its obvious that Patty wont be back after drafting Smith. Thanks Patty for being a great guy, always being the first guy jumping off the bench to support your teammates, and connecting with the fans.
It depends. With a 15 man roster, we should carry 3 PG's. We will have Felton & Nolan for sure. There's room for another. It may or may not be Mills, but I think we'll have 3 to start the season.
There's room on the roster for him. You might say, "Maybe now, but we'll add a FA this summer." But I can't imagine it'll be a guard, after all the changes at guard yesterday, and shortages up front last season. http://sportstwo.com/threads/189849...t-season-now?p=2633408&viewfull=1#post2633408
Felton and A.Johnson are under contract. We'll obviously sign Smith. You think we'll sign Patty and carry 4 PG's? I dont, but I hope we do. I think Patty is such a good teammate and a great chemistry guy that he's worth the 15th roster spot.
I'd say Armon is the one who should feel nervous. Patty is like a cockroach - he's survived twice when he had a 90% chance of being cut. Besides, Nolan Smith is a lot more like a better Armon. Armon may have a slight edge in athleticism, but Nevada never went anywhere while Duke won a national title, and Smith looks like his basketball IQ is twice Armon's. Patty is our mascot!
Off court, Mills is a great personality for Portland. Youtube 'patstacks' and you'll see why he's great. Would be sad to see him go.
First Pendergraph, now Mills. Hopefully PA is scouring video to find a suberb towel-waver for the end of the bench.
Well thank god Paul Allen is firmly in command instead of having a pesky GM make personnel decisions. So between Armon, Eliot, Patty and now Smith we've got 4 combo guards ... is that going to be enough?
Maybe not. They are still searching for the perfect side-kick for Brandon. He's still the man, you know.
