
benno
Years ago
gary neal over patty mills?
i find this annoying as neal is sh** why does pop choose to play neal over mills?
benno
Years ago
i find this annoying as neal is sh** why does pop choose to play neal over mills?
Don't get me wrong, its great that we are supporting Aussies overseas. Its just super annoying with all the bias opinions. Gary Neal is much more than just a bit better, he has won playoff games in the past.
athlete
Years ago
I love how uneducated some people are when it comes to the NBA, Patty Mills is still very much unproven and very raw, he is in no way or shape good enough or proven to play above Gary Neal, who has won the Spurs a few huge games in the last 2 years, if Patty was good enough, Pop would play him more, he is one of if not the most respected coach in the league.
themvpiskb24
Years ago
Gary Neal - an old sophomore in the NBA, very reliable as a combo guard. Facilitates and shoots when needed and a pretty good defender off the bench.
Patty Mills - Comes up shorter in all those areas when compared to Gary Neal, especially in the facilitating part.
MACDUB
Years ago
Gary Neal at 6"4 is able to defend better than Mills.
To give himself the best chance of getting in the regular rotation, Mills needs to lower his Turnovers.
Pop hates turnovers!
With that been said, Mills is shooting 42.9% from 3 and is avg 8.8 ppg, which is a great considering how new he is to the team.
curtley
Years ago
Neal is better than Patty, he was one of the best back up PGs going around last season as a rookie.
paul
Years ago
Neal's 28 with experience around the globe, better size and defence than Patty. Experience makes a big difference and so does size.
johnny_sack
Years ago
To use an analogy from the animal world: Neal is a Great White Shark, Patty is a Meerkat.
As a Minny fan i have seen Neal kill us a few times now - he is a legit bench weapon.
Not to say that Mills is a chump (he is not), but to say Neal is #### is way, way out of line.
Dr Bullshit
Years ago
Benno just got served haha.
I dont like Neal much either but he is a better player than Mills at present.
Flep
Years ago
Millsy is averaging more turnovers per game than assists. And that's in 15 mins floor time over 11 games.
I'd be going to Gary Neal too.
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