Anonymous
Years ago
HOW IS PATTY MILLS ELIGLE FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR?!
Look nothing against Patty Mills as a player, but COME ON! the guy played what 8 or so games? sure he averaged a high clip and was entertaining but you have to be kidding me right? soon as the big buks came he flew away and sure Im not blaming him.... but seriously? if i was Anatoly Bose and Everard Bartlett id be irritated that his names even in the conversation.... its just straight up wrong! if he hadve played the full season he wouldve been a shoe in for rookie of the year.... but fact is he never stayed in long enough, didnt do the hard yards and wasnt in the game long enough for teams to get a grasp on how to defend him... anything clouldve happened in the 16+ games between him leaving. HE shouldnt be in the finalists, NO WAY..... If he wins it... I am sorry but Il see it as another case of "have to make aboriginals happy because of the stolen generation"..... not to bring race into this, but come on... the fact that he is in the conversation after barely featuring in the league is a bit of a joke right>? and something like this has to be the only explanation. If he had left the league due to injury, sure throw his name in, but he wilfully left and left his team destitute for the big dollars as anyone would do.. but having said that, because of that, the NBL should NOT reward him for the handful of games he played while anatoly bose ws there night in night out. I will see it as racism in some ways.... just placating him
