Since the All-Star Game, Mills' performance can only be described by crotch pulling, and even often there is a situation of hanging 0, and it is clear that this is not the result that the team wants to see. Even at the age of 33, Mills is still full of desire for the championship, otherwise he would not have chosen the Nets, when the Spurs chose to rebuild, in fact, there was no Mills seat, for their dreams, finally chose the Nets.
When he first joined the team, he quickly gained a foothold by relying on accurate three-pointers, even if Irving could not play, Mills replenished the Nets' firepower very well, at that time many fans gave him a nickname "Rice God", I have to say that at that time Mills was really powerful, and even the three-point shooting rate once exceeded 50%, unfortunately, with the decline in record, Harden finally chose to leave the Nets, in fact, at this time, Mills' state was not as good as before.
After Harden was traded, the addition of Curry Jr. made the Nets no longer rely on Mills' performance, because Curry Jr.'s performance was better, and after playing more than a dozen games, Curry Jr. has been firmly in the Nets' starting lineup, while Mills' playing time is plummeting. So the question is, Mills has maintained a career three-point shooting rate of around 39%, he is a perfect shooter, why is it falling so fast in just a dozen games? Xiao Feng came to talk about his views.
In Xiao Feng saw that the biggest reason for Mills' state decline was Harden, why Mills joined the Nets, in fact, he wanted to win the championship, because the Nets could give him more opportunities, more shooting space, early in the season, when Harden and Durant were healthy, Mills' shooting rate was once terrible, that was because Mills got more shots. With Simmons unable to return after Harden was traded, and neither Durant nor Irving was a well-known player for the organization, Mills had to take on heavier responsibilities.
Harden's departure gives Curry Jr. more opportunities, because people have performed well, and they deserve to be in the starting position, and Mills can only go to the bench, unfortunately, there is no one on the bench to help him attract defense, most importantly, he also has to organize the attack of the bench, long-term play, Mills is too tired, and finally the more he wants to show himself, the worse he plays, and finally he has today's situation. Instead, Curry Jr., around Irving and Durant, is more and more confident, and the three-point shooting rate has approached 50%.
Mills's inaccurate hit rate means that the team will lose a lot of offensive opportunities, if Mills offensive end can not open the feel, then his role will be weakened, to know that Mills's height is only 1.83 meters, although he is very hard, but because of the height limit, doomed to his own deficiencies, the defensive end is easy to be targeted by opponents, so for a long time, Nash does not dare to give Mills too much playing time.
Of course, this may be a pity for Mills, who wanted to prove himself to the Nets, but did not expect so many changes, Irving was absent for a long time, Durant was plagued by injuries, until Harden's departure, Mills lost the most important opportunity. Luckily, Irving was finally able to play at home, Durant was back in good health, and if the adjustment was timely, maybe Mills still had a chance.
Today's topic is here, the above views are only Xiao Feng's personal views, please forgive me for the deficiencies.