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Hoggy31

Hoggy31

International Captain
draftexpress said:
Australian Patrick Mills was absolutely the star of the evening’s all-star game, posting an impressive 30 point performance on 8/18 shooting from the field and 12/13 from the line. Mills handled the ball on a string all game long, showing terrific quickness keeping his man off balance, and making an absolute living in the mid-range area with his deadly pull-up jumper. His ability to utilize strong hesitation moves makes him extremely difficult to stay in front of, and he did a good job not settling for tough shots from beyond the arc today, getting to the line repeatedly. He clearly thrives in up-tempo settings such as the one seen in today’s all-star game, which came in stark contrast to his morning performance, where he seemed to over-dribble somewhat while trying to create in the half-court.

NBA teams we spoke to still expressed some doubt regarding his point guard skills, which is something he could still stand to work on. He posted 3 assists compared with 4 turnovers in the evening game, seeming to be hunting shots quite a bit, and didn’t look all that comfortable getting others involved. Scouts generally were impressed by the quickness and shot-creating ability he showed, and he also did a better job defensively today as well.
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Should seal him a place in the 1st round :thumbsup:
 
duffer

duffer

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
NBA Draft.net has a similar story:

Mills had a fairly poor performance in the first game, but luckily he was able to redeem himself in the All Star game later in the evening. He showed his great ability to push the tempo with his speed and dribble in the open court and he also made some good reads while playing at a high pace. Finishing around the basket seems to be a serious issue for him because of his height as well as his limited leaping ability. Even though he got into a good rhythm in the 2nd game and made some nice shoots from outside, he still did not show the poise to run a team in a half court setting. Coming off screens he looks to shoot rather than probe the defense and to look for playmaking opportunities, something that he will need to do to play at the next level.

Sounds very much like his Olympic performances. He blew a few layups when help D altered his shots then and I'm assuming that's what's happening now too. I think they're being harsh on his ability to run a team though especially as once he gets to his team's pre-season camp he'll have all the plays and setups drilled into him which will help his simplify his decision making when he's on the court. With the right system he'll be fine. Hope he can find his way into the first round. He has a lot of PG competition this year.
 
dontcloseyoureyes

dontcloseyoureyes

BARNES OUT
How the **** wasn't that a foul on Redick?! If it was Kobe the ****s would've blown the whistle before he even pump-faked.

****ing hell.

EDIT: Kobe throwing a wild elbow? nahhhhhh, didn't see it.
 
nightprowler10

nightprowler10

Global Moderator
dontcloseyoureyes said:
This is the worst I've seen any team play this post-season (didn't see game 1). Just school-boy basketball here.
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Game 1 was like that throughout. They did well not to lose by more.

This is turning into an exciting game now. Should be a close finish. Its like playing 2K9 where no matter how **** the other team's been shooting they'll come back and make it an exciting game.
 
nightprowler10

nightprowler10

Global Moderator
Note to Magic: don't leave Fisher alone at the perimeter. Dumb ****s.

EDIT: Kobe did get away with a pretty obvious offensive foul there. Game over.
 
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