Best Backups

It happens once in a while, star player gets hurt, key player isn't producing, injuries, who do you look for? Who could have the capabilities of saving a team for a few games, or maybe a full series? Who would train for that? In my mind comes two names, last night after the Spurs dominated the Blazers a third name came up. PATTY FREAKIN' MILLS. The backup PG for the Spurs was a 42% 3pt shooter and was a better PG than some starting PG's in the league. Patty Mills could've gone to the Bulls or the Kings, teams in need of a backup PG(Bulls) and a starting PG(Kings) but he stayed in San Antonio being a backup for Tony Parker, a top ten player. And last night he had every stat in the book, except a turnover. 18 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, a block, and a personal foul. Meanwhile Reggie Jackson thanks the Lord for being with the Thunder, saving the team in game 4 vs the Grizzlies and almost saving the team last year by showing some serious skills and handles. Used to be a backup but now is playing a lot more with a three-guard combo Scott Brooks threw in, which may surprise you how effective it is. The point of this article is, get to know your backups, and when they get their chance you'd be dumb not to believe they'll prove everybody wrong.
                                          *cough-cough- Nate Robinson-cough-cough*
--KSP