Gamethread: Blazers vs. Rockets

[Natebishop3]

I am a big Bayless fan but he has not played well... of course, summer league for him is not about impressing anyone or winning games (although both of those things would be nice) but working on what he needs to work on, and clearly he needs to keep polishing his ability to get other people involved and take care of the basketball.

Hopefully he's able to work through these struggles and see them as an opportunity to lay a foundation, rather than evidence that he needs to keep his game and mindset where it was last year when he dominated as a scored in summer league...

Ed O.

It's pretty obvious, from what I've seen, that Bayless can pretty much score at will in the SL. I think he knows that. He's trying to work on his distribution skills, and he hasn't looked terrible. He just needs to work on taking care of the ball, but there's really nothing he can do about crappy teammates who can't hit an open shot.

 

[Iwatas]

All this complaining about teammates who could not hit shots... if we want to consider every time a decent pass had a chance to score, then Sergio was even better than we thought.

 

[Nikolokolus]

All this complaining about teammates who could not hit shots... if we want to consider every time a decent pass had a chance to score, then Sergio was even better than we thought.

Sergio's Achilles heel was his inability to hit an open shot, it was never about his ability to pass. I'm not one of those to absolve Jerryd of all responsibility (he has been very loose with the ball) but outside of Cunningham I don't see a lot of scorers or shooters on this team and that is depressing his assist totals somewhat. I'm way more interested in where he gets teammates the ball and when versus the end product.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Sergio's Achilles heel was his inability to hit an open shot, it was never about his ability to pass. I'm not one of those to absolve Jerryd of all responsibility (he has been very loose with the ball) but outside of Cunningham I don't see a lot of scorers or shooters on this team and that is depressing his assist totals somewhat. I'm way more interested in where he gets teammates the ball and when versus the end product.

Well said.

 

[maxiep]

For the first time I put a poster on ignore. I can see already the point of others that it doesn't do a lot of good if others reply to said person. I agree that the best way is to ignore, don't feed the troll, but I would think after a certain point mods would get involve.

I guess I'm the only one who actually enjoys people trying to troll. I read the posts, chuckle and move on. Seriously, if they bother you, either put them on ignore or don't respond to their posts. Have you ever seen a troll who doesn't get what he or she wants? They get even more outrageous. It's terrific stuff.

Remember when it's all said and done, they're just "Cluster B" personality types: http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/5/15/19332/5961

Edit: MGB, this post wasn't directed at you, but rather the forum in general. I just used your quote.

 

[maxiep]

<------------ Was a fan of the Cunningham pick on draft night. Maybe the only one.

I hated it, not because he's not skilled, but rather that he's not big enough to handle the four and not quick enough to handle the three. He looks terrific against SL competition, though.