Official Official Summer League thread

[RoyToy]

Re: SL thread

Meyers Leonard turning working on his 3pt shot

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He's destined to be a soft center for his entire career. Just trade him now before the Blazers get a real coach and won't put up with Leonard being 7-1 and playing like a SG, thus diminishing his value because he'll get no playing time.

 

[PapaG]

Re: SL thread

Meyers Leonard turning working on his 3pt shot

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He's destined to be a soft center for his entire career. Just trade him now before the Blazers get a real coach and won't put up with Leonard being 7-1 and playing like a SG, thus diminishing his value because he'll get no playing time.

Fuck yeah! Trade everyone, actually!

 

[illmatic99]

Re: SL thread

Dame workout vid from pdxtrailblazers

[video=youtube;L7VhXgylg7k]

 

[RoyToy]

Re: SL thread

Fuck yeah! Trade everyone, actually!

Don't trade that Lillard guy. He's pretty good.

 

[PapaG]

Re: SL thread

Don't trade that Lillard guy. He's pretty good.

He'll want out when the team sucks in 5 years, though.

 

[magnifier661]

Re: SL thread

Don't trade that Lillard guy. He's pretty good.

But Lillard will want out. Might as well trade him right?

 

[RoyToy]

Re: SL thread

He'll want out when the team sucks in 5 years, though.

Looks like Neil has work to do.

 

[PapaG]

Re: SL thread

Looks like Neil has work to do.

Your negativism isn't nearly as bad as some other's here. You tend more toward realism, or at least it seems that way to me. A negative thread about how the Blazers are chasing a play-off spot after two years out of the playoffs was ridiculous to me, though, and I may have lumped you in with the few pant-shatters who seem to be dominating the board.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Re: SL thread

you guys know you get an extra point for those right?

 

[PapaG]

Re: SL thread

Looks like Neil has work to do.

Neil won't be around in five years.

 

[THE HCP]

The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

Let's roll!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

VEGAS!!!!! :MARIS61:

 

[magnifier661]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

We have 5 threads about the summer league. What's one more?!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

I'm looking forward to the CJ/T-Rob duo.

 

[THE HCP]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

But THIS one is "OFFICIAL" FAMS!

 

[MickZagger]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

Lets get it crackalackin, cuz

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Re: SL thread

Some perspective. (Sets the record straight: Qyntel Woods was never a Summer League MVP - he made All Rocky Mountain Revue team the year that Lonny Baxter was MVP)

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: SL thread

Leonard is Reaf LeFrantz part 2 which isn't all a bad thing.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Re: SL thread

Interesting... Looks like Dame and CJ are already REALLY close. Unfortunate placement of his hand.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Re: SL thread

See this is what fucking pisses me off about Leonard! WHy the fuck do we need our center to be hoisting threes? Makes no fucking sense man?!?!?!

Because that opens more room for Aldridge to be playing on the block, and for Lillard to be driving the lane.

 

[BBert]

Re: SL thread

I recall a guy by the name of Bill Laimbeer being extremely effective from the three point line.

Of course, Bill was an extremely intelligent player and knew when to shoot them.

 

[maxiep]

Re: SL thread

@ChrisBHaynes: When the NBA moratorium has concluded, #Blazers F Thomas Robinson is expected to join their Summer League roster.

Good news. He needs to be there.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Re: SL thread

That's stupid too

Disagree. I'd love LMA to shoot 3's. Last year he shot 249 "Outlaws" (jump shots from 19-22 feet). If he took one step back and shot a 3 instead of an 19-footer, he could shoot 29% on them and still be more efficient than he was last year, which was the 2nd-best shooting of his career on jumpers.

http://www.basketball-reference.com...e&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=ge&c3val=&order_by=fg

 

[magnifier661]

Re: SL thread

Disagree. I'd love LMA to shoot 3's. Last year he shot 249 "Outlaws" (jump shots from 19-22 feet). If he took one step back and shot a 3 instead of an 19-footer, he could shoot 29% on them and still be more efficient than he was last year, which was the 2nd-best shooting of his career on jumpers.

http://www.basketball-reference.com...e&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=ge&c3val=&order_by=fg

I would much rather punish players down low; where he is shooting them at a 63% skid. I think we have plenty of shooters to net that +1 outside shot.

I think he needs to live 10ft and in from the basket. Occasional three is fine. Living at the three not.

 

[MickZagger]

Re: SL thread

@ChrisBHaynes: When the NBA moratorium has concluded, #Blazers F Thomas Robinson is expected to join their Summer League roster.

If we lose a game in SL the coach needs to fired!

 

[BrianFromWA]

Re: SL thread

I would much rather punish players down low; where he is shooting them at a 63% skid. I think we have plenty of shooters to net that +1 outside shot.

I think he needs to live 10ft and in from the basket. Occasional three is fine. Living at the three not.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if LaMonster came to play every day. But that's not going to happen. He doesn't want it to, and no one in the org has the juice to force him to. So if he's going to shoot 750 jumpers from outside the paint (250 of them from >19 feet), then I'd rather he take a step back and get a few more points.

 

[THE HCP]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

WHY IS NOBODY POSTIN' IN MY SUMMER LEAGUE THREAD!!!!!!

 

[NOVoodoo]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

WHY IS NOBODY POSTIN' IN MY SUMMER LEAGUE THREAD!!!!!!

Portland doesn't play until Saturday, and some teams haven't even announced their rosters yet.

Not to mention, we've got the Orlando Summer League in mid-swing, and Team USA is killing it at the World University Games (tune in tomorrow at 4 pm PST on ESPNU if you want to see them fuck up Sweden btw).

I'm interested to see how the new tournament format in Vegas will workout though. I thought it was pretty stupid at first, but I get it now... it's an opportunity to have these guys play in a truly competitive environment for a change, instead of playing pop-a-shot like they did last year. Hopefully, we'll be able to see how these guys can actually fit into a team concept. At least, that's the plan... we'll see how it plays out in reality.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Re: The Official 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Thread........

I'm looking forward to the CJ/T-Rob duo.

I will be looking at how CJ handles the ball as his college turnover rate was pretty high. With it being summer league it will be hard to evaluate T Rob.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: SL thread

This is nice to see

Mike Rice ‏@mikerice6 3h
My Twitter was off today. CJ & wil barton looked very good at summer league practice.