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hits the road, but why?  Daniel Eade  Daniel Eade  Written on
Monday, 21 November 2011 10:55  Like this? Let your friends
know!  When Patty Mills signed with the Melbourne Tigers he
vowed, "As a Tiger, I'm here until the end," but for Mills and
the Tigers the end was not due to the NBA lockout stopping, but
with a huge pay day, worth in excess $1million, to sign with the
Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Mills quits the Tigers and leaves them on top of the NBL
standings with a 6-3 clip.  While some have criticized Mills for
shooting the ball too much during his time with the Tigers,
which is quite absurd, he proved that his skills made him one of
the most attractive drawcards in the NBL during his short stint.
To add Mills to the roster at the beginning of the season the
Tigers let go of 10-year veteran Daryl Corletto, who then joined
the New Zealand Breakers, cutting ties with a huge fan favourite
for nine games from M