I want Patty Mills to become a star, so I can nickname him "Patty Melt." In any case, I sure hope Patty Melt doesn't demand a trade. He's pretty buried and could probably be making much, much more in Australia.
Good point. It has backfire capability. I still think it's perfect for his smothering, delicious game. (I really MUST see him play one day. He sounds awesome from my descriptions.)
Patty would currently be earning what? US$457,588? The salary cap in the Australian National Basketball League is AU$1,000,000 (US$930,400.26). So yeah Patty could earn more, but they wouldn't have any money for any other players. Europe is where he'd be, not Australia. Regardless, he wants to be in the NBA. I think that's why he forced the Trail Blazers' hand, "sign me, or release me" essentially; so he could try to sign for another NBA team.
When Mills isn't walking with a limp he can start demanding a trade "in the worst way." Furthermore I fully expect that he'll be getting his wish sooner rather than later, probably no later than June of this year.
Mills isn't demanding a trade at all. He's working hard doing everything he can to get his body right to play. The only one even mentioning a trade is some writer in San Francisco who doesn’t even seem to know that Patty is injured.
I was making a joke, based on Rudy's latest comments. I realize that he can't make millions in Australia.
having lived in the Bay Area for most of the last 20 years, I don't think Jennings is a dummy, he just hates the Blazers. I don't think I've ever read him relay a positive comment but he'll run any slighting rumor/joke. He grew up in LA and is a Lakers honk that doesn't matter, dude just wants to throw some rocks... any rocks STOMP
I think you misunderstood (or I wasn't very clear at any rate) I have zero problem with Mills and I didn't really think Patty is demanding a trade, I just tend to think that he probably needs to be traded when he is healthy -- he's never going to get an inch PT on this team. I just thought it was funny that this SF writer somehow couldn't even seem to get the fact that Patty is currently on the shelf with that hobbled foot of his.
Where's the :whoosh: emoticon? That one went straight over my head. D-League I would think. Sorry. My hackles can be easily raised when it comes to Mills. You're right, it would be the best thing for him to be traded somewhere he'll get some playing time. Although that could be here depending on any consolidating trades we make. :fingerscrossed:
I don't think it's a forgone conclusion that Mills will never play on this team. I believe some sort of consolidation trade will be made.... or some players will leave via free agency. I don't see any way that we still have Miller, Blake, Bayless, Roy, Rudy, and Mills on this team next year. That's simply too many guards. As much as I like Bayless, I think our "point guard of the future" spot is still open. If anything, Miller has shown that this team truly needs a pure point guard. Since he entered the starting lineup, Oden has come alive. The offense has flowed smoothly. I don't see that happening with Bayless any time soon.
He's a 2nd round pick. He's lucky to have an NBA contract right now. I say this as someone who likes what Mills can offer. A dumb article.
I agree with both statements. The nicest thing is that Jerryd seems to be at least productive when he is out on the court (evidenced by his 19 PER) which at least enhances his trade value at worst and at best gives the team a reliable "sparkplug" guy off the bench. However, it doesn't seem like he's exactly setting teammates up, even though he is trying to pass to the open man off of drives. It just seems like things take way too long to develop when he's handling the ball; I think he's still having trouble getting a step ahead of the defense and creating enough confusion to free up his own teammates for easy looks. Possibly encouraging for the longterm, I did observe a couple of interesting moments tonight when he was on the court with Andre, Miller would be talking to him and trying to help him recognize certain situations from the wing as Jerryd handled the ball and tried to get into his drive or his sets. Maybe with enough mentoring from Miller and some more growth from Jerryd he'll be able to ease into a role of greater responsibility in time. Tough to say at this point. In any case, I'm not exactly itching to trade Bayless, but if the right deal came along down the line ...
