Game Thread 2025 SL GAME #1 BLAZERS VS WARRIORS - JULY 11, 2025 - FRIDAY - 8:00 PM - ESPN2

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WHEN: JULY 11, 2025 - FRIDAY - 8:00 PM PST

WHERE: THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV



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[BoBoBREWSKI]

Rockets?

 

[Pinwheel1]

I am looking forward to watching 4 guys.
Rupert, Sidy, Yang, and Love

 

[Mediocre Man]

We're playing the Warriors tonight

It doesn’t matter. Throw the orange thing to the guy from China

 

[Mediocre Man]

Rockets?

That’s right

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I am looking forward to watching 4 guys.
Rupert, Sidy, Yang, and Love

Does Sidy have a two way for the upcoming season? I believe Love has one signed. So that would mean we have one more available as well as 14th (required) 15th (optional) full roster spots.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

No game thread, so now you all get this clusterfuck

we have a bunch of guys no one cares about and The Great Wall Of Hope

Everyone’s job should be to get the handsome one 50 shots tonight

Discuss

Blazers don't play the Rockets tonight. They play the Warriors.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Rockets?

The Blazers play the Warriors.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

It doesn’t matter. Throw the orange thing to the guy from China

It does matter.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

That’s right

Wrong

 

[Mediocre Man]

Wrong

Nope. Is Sengun playing?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Nope. Is Sengun playing?

Nope

 

[HailBlazers]

It doesn’t matter. Throw the orange thing to the guy from China

Great wall of hope, I like that

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm mostly watching to see Rupert and Yang.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Nope

How will we be able to tell if our future can dominate from day one if Sengun isn’t playing?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Great wall of hope, I like that

Thank you

 

[BIG Q]

I only want to see Yang, honestly. Even if Rupert puts points on the board, they are meaningless. When this roster was put together it should have been done with the understanding to work the ball through Yang. Let’s see him in the low post for scoring opportunities, high post for screening and initiating offense and rebounding at both ends. I do not want to see Love or Rupert jacking shots, just to be seen. They are not the show. I am also interested in seeing how well Yang moves defensively. Can he be affective in defending the PNR? One v one? We know his help defense from videos look good. Overall, he appears to be a good, coordinated big. Let’s see it. But Summer Leagud is for guards and chuckers.

 

[inconceivable]

How will we be able to tell if our future can dominate from day one if Sengun isn’t playing?

we won't be able to tell if Yang CAN dominate but we will be able to tell if he CAN'T.

If he plays well against garbage, it means nothing. If he plays poorly against garbage, it means something.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I only want to see Yang, honestly. Even if Rupert puts points on the board, they are meaningless. When this roster was put together it should have been done with the understanding to work the ball through Yang. Let’s see him in the low post for scoring opportunities, high post for screening and initiating offense and rebounding at both ends. I do not want to see Love or Rupert jacking shots, just to be seen. They are not the show. I am also interested in seeing how well Yang moves defensively. Can he be affective in defending the PNR? One v one? We know his help defense from videos look good. Overall, he appears to be a good, coordinated big. Let’s see it. But Summer Leagud is for guards and chuckers.

Yang can have a bit bigger role but no the roster doesn't need to 100% work through him. He won't do that to start next season - so he should play in a role with similarities to what he will do with the Blazers in the regular season.

 

[rotary111]

Games at 8 pm our time.

Espn 2
Blazervision etc

Yang time!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Games at 8 pm our time.

Espn 2
Blazervision etc

Yang time!

Yang time would be 4am….I think?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

we won't be able to tell if Yang CAN dominate but we will be able to tell if he CAN'T.

If he plays well against garbage, it means nothing. If he plays poorly against garbage, it means something.

Yeah I don't think summer league matter very much for guys like Flagg who have dominated at very high competition levels.

Yang has basically just played at a high school level with a few very brief other international appearances. The way he moves and fits in with summer league will tell us much more than anything else we've seen. Its only a 5 game sample so it doesn't define him, and yes often bigs roles are different. But his performance can be an indicator.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Yang time would be 4am….I think?

15 hours ahead of PT... so starts 11 am Saturday.

Maybe your thinking of Europe. In the UK it will be 4am.

 

[Mediocre Man]

15 hours ahead of PT... so starts 11 am Saturday.

Maybe your thinking of Europe. In the UK it will be 4am.

I’m just making shit up

 

[inconceivable]

I’m just making shit up

including the title which no one bothered to amend

 

[Mediocre Man]

including the title which no one bothered to amend

You get me

 

[cheesehoff]

The guy was drafted at #16, which they admitted was a bit of a reach. He wasn't #1 or #2. He won't be a starter or even the first center off the bench. Yet, armchair GM's think he has to dominate or he's a failure. Thank God the powers that be will probably give him beyond the summer league before they give up on him. Hell, Jermaine O'Neal took several years to develop. At least he made it past SL.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

The guy was drafted at #16, which they admitted was a bit of a reach. He wasn't #1 or #2. He won't be a starter or even the first center off the bench. Yet, armchair GM's think he has to dominate or he's a failure. Thank God the powers that be will probably give him beyond the summer league before they give up on him. Hell, Jermaine O'Neal took several years to develop. At least he made it past SL.

Does anyone actually think he needs to dominate? I read it as people that may want to trash the pick are working to build that strawman argument they can later "prove" wrong.

 

[Natebishop3]

Does anyone actually think he needs to dominate? I read it as people that may want to trash the pick are working to build that strawman argument they can later "prove" wrong.

I think centers usually suck in summer league.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Great Thread!

Lets not speak of the other abomination

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I think centers usually suck in summer league.

Clingan was very good last year.

He also won B2B national titles. He was able to play from day 1 as a rookie.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if Yang needs to ride the bench the whole season just to get used to the NBA competition level. That might be the case even if he is a good NBA player long term.

If Yang is good from day 1 that would be very promising though.