Patty Mills vs Tony Parker and Nic Batum in London test match!

by Nbanato on Aug 16, 2011 9:15 PM PDT

Tonight, Patty Mills and the Boomers will be taking on the French National Basketball team, which entirely consists of NBA-caliber players such as Joakim Noah, Tony Parker, Nic Batum, Ronny Turiaf, Boris Diaw and many more. With Patty Mills being one of Australia's best players (thus getting a huge amount of minutes), we will finally see what Patty Mills has to offer--his 'true potential'.

I for one can't wait to see Patty Mills battle it out with Tony Parker, who is widely considered one of the NBA's best point guards and is a former 'Finals MVP'. So far, Mill's international individual record has been very consistent over the last few years, as evidenced by his outstanding performance at the Beijing Olympics (For all those who didn't watch the Beijing Olympics, watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5zfDNT4A8Y). This is Patty's one chance to once again prove that he is worthy enough to play in the NBA and will likely affect his chances of being signed in the next season.

My predicted stats for each individual players:

Patty Mills: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Nic Batum: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Tony Parker: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Predicted Outcome: France wins by 7 points.

Don't forget to cheer on your Blazers' players!

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Who will win tonight's match: Australia or France?

Australia

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France

62 votes

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when is this

by Daddygr33nJeans on Aug 16, 2011 11:35 PM PDT reply actions

looks like 6 pm london time

Boomers page

Wake me when the game is on.

by Berkeley on Aug 17, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

link didn't work

http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=302&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2151&tx_ttnews[backPid]=284&cHash=af147ad286

Wake me when the game is on.

by Berkeley on Aug 17, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Bit generous for Patty, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists I reckon. He had a 32 point game against Argentina last year though so who knows.

by thesecret on Aug 17, 2011 2:59 AM PDT reply actions

Neither had a big assist night, each with one and high t/o’s. Mills 4….Parker 3.
Parker shot a better % from the field, but Mills was better from the line.

I have a feeling that Mills will end up well in Europe or the NBA even if the Blazers can’t use him.

by keywester on Aug 17, 2011 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

Austrailia (and Patty) had a nice showing

if they had Batum with Patty they probably would have won.

Wake me when the game is on.

by Berkeley on Aug 17, 2011 3:14 PM PDT reply actions

I agree !!!

The Blazers were well represented in the game.

by keywester on Aug 17, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Best thing about this-

Batum shot 14 foul shots, Parker shot 16, only 2 more! He didn’t shoot a lot of fg but I would love to see Batum go to the line more for the Blazers. Sounds like he’s more aggressive though, which I feel he often is when playing internationally. Bring it here Batum!

by twggyy on Aug 17, 2011 8:57 PM PDT reply actions