Offensive leader of Australia for several campaigns, Patty Mills seemed in withdrawal during the preparation for this World Cup. In the first four games (the boxscore of the last, against Georgia, not being available), he only shot an ugly 6/34 behind the 3-point line for example…
And in the victory against the Blues (78-74), if he managed a decisive basket, he finished the match at 3/16 in shooting.
” Repetition “ he responds to ESPN on how he will find the target. “As with everything. It’s a bit different with Jock (Landale) on the sidelines. We play confidently, it’s fast and athletic. The guys we have in the locker room, who enter the field, they are there to have an impact. It is a question of progressing over the meetings. All it takes is iterating and finding what works along the way. »
For Patty Mills, Australia’s attacking leader at the 2019 World Cup and the 2021 Olympics, this adaptation is also linked to the presence of Josh Giddey, who has the ball in hand a lot in the Boomers attack.
“What I said before about being a professional and being able to adjust and adapt on the fly is real. It’s especially important to be able to do that at a World Cup, in a major tournament like this. Feeling the game, understanding the FIBA game, the clock and the score, it’s all just a matter of repetition and feeling, and it’s about doing what you’ve always been doing for so long. »
For Patty Mills, who finally tasted bronze in Tokyo after accumulating chocolate medals, it is in any case out of the question to miss. Especially since at 35, this is probably his last World Cup with the Boomers.
| Patty Mills | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | ORP | 10 | 4 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| 2010-11 | ORP | 64 | 12 | 41.2 | 35.3 | 76.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| 2011-12 | SAN | 16 | 16 | 48.5 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| 2012-13 | SAN | 58 | 11 | 46.9 | 40.0 | 84.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 2013-14 | SAN | 81 | 19 | 46.4 | 42.5 | 89.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014-15 | SAN | 51 | 16 | 38.1 | 34.1 | 82.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| 2015-16 | SAN | 81 | 21 | 42.5 | 38.4 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| 2016-17 | SAN | 80 | 22 | 44.0 | 41.4 | 82.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| 2017-18 | SAN | 82 | 26 | 41.1 | 37.2 | 89.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| 2018-19 | SAN | 82 | 23 | 42.5 | 39.4 | 85.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 66 | 23 | 43.1 | 38.2 | 86.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 68 | 25 | 41.2 | 37.5 | 91.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 81 | 29 | 40.8 | 40.0 | 81.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.4 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 40 | 14 | 41.1 | 36.6 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
| Total | 860 | 20 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 85.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
