Portland vs Atlanta Summer League Game Thread! 1pm Tuesday

[BBert]

OK, there's the TRob steal, pass ahead to Barton, under the legs lob to TRob. LOL

Will the Rat Master Barton.

 

[PDXFonz]

Freeland and Meyers on the court together. Blazers extending the lead. CJ is smooth.

CJ is looking like he could have games where he drops 60. Agree with tone, wish he was more consistent.

Love seeing Trob and will together. Nice alley oop!

 

[PDXFonz]

I love hearing wheels call television. It would be pretty rad if he called a play by play of your daily life.

 

[PDXFonz]

Bbert are you skipping commercials/halftime commentary?

 

[BBert]

Will got a little happy with his decision making after the flashy lob. CJ finished the half with 19 points I believe.

 

[MickZagger]

I tell you what, I'm just watching the game now and Barton and McCollum are showing me things. I have a feeling our bench is going to be much improved next year just with the growth of those guys and T-Rob.

 

[PDXFonz]

Wow what a pass by T-Rob!

 

[BBert]

That TRob steal and dish for the jam was nice.

 

[BBert]

CJ is a scorer. He can score in so many ways.

 

[PDXFonz]

Finally a game where the blazers look out of place, playing down from where they should be. Showing the hawks who is better, and leaving no room for argument. I expect this play to continue all the way to the championship.

 

[Natebishop3]

Finally a game where the blazers look out of place, playing down from where they should be. I expect this play to continue all the way to the championship.

Gonna be hard with Robinson out. I imagine Joel will slide to power forward and Meyers will continue to start.

 

[BBert]

Holy crap what a back door pass through traffic by TRob to Barton!

 

[PDXFonz]

Gonna be hard with Robinson out. I imagine Joel will slide to power forward and Meyers will continue to start.

Great timing, just got to the injury. First thing I noticed was that T-Rob tried to hide from the coaching staff when that time out was called. Didn't want to come out, love his competitive nature.

 

[jlprk]

I agree with you about not featuring him as a PG and how it has helped. I said that last year right after the draft (And I was a fan of the pick) But I would not say he failed at both last year in summer league. Google his name for Las Vegas summer league 2013 and you will see he was considered one of the shining stars during the event. Not saying he played that great, but he obviously did not play that bad.

I agree he did not play the point well, which I predicted. But he did score and as I recall hit a couple game tying/winning 3's.
I believe he made one of the all summer league teams last year. Again he was not great, but just not as bad as some have said.

By "featured player" I meant "designated best player on the team." Olshey told the coaches to tell players to pass to McCollum. This royal rookie treatment had made Lillard the SL MVP and later ROY. He also built up McCollum to the SL media in advance, and everyone expected about 3/4 of a Lillard performance. Told to shoot as much as Lillard had, McCollum got a lot of points, but look at this list...#2 scorer, but only 6 of the top 50 scorers had a worse FG%.

http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2013/statistics/las_vegas/index.html

 

[MickZagger]

Wow, posts magically disappearing....

 

[PDXFonz]

Wow, posts magically disappearing....

Aaaaaaand it's gone

 

[BBert]

???

 

[PDXFonz]

Freeland isn't a very good passer, telegraphs too often. T-Rob on the other hand surprises me with how good he is.

 

[MickZagger]

Aaaaaaand it's gone

 

[MickZagger]

???

Another pre-k disappearing post by a jilted mod. If you saw it, you would shake your head.

 

[PDXFonz]

The whole play with 1:05 in the 3rd was horrible. Meyers looked like he was absolutely lost, afraid to do anything in fear of making a mistake or fouling on a screen...

Edit: re watched it and saw that the defender ran into Meyers, he didn't even set a screen, and he looked afraid about the fact he was contacted at all... Guy needs to toughen up.

You do see flashes on the offensive end. I think that is he only reason he is still on the team.

 

[MickZagger]

Barton tries to squeeze in tight passes that just don't fit. I dunno, I don't want to see him at the point.

 

[PDXFonz]

Barton tries to squeeze in tight passes that just don't fit. I dunno, I don't want to see him at the point.

CJ is definitely better suited for playing time because he is more in control. But I think will energizes the bench which shouldn't be overlooked. I think you have to play will and pray he doesn't turn it over.

 

[Draco]

Great game! That's the CJ I've believed in and been hoping to see more of. I hope he can beat out Blake for the backup PG minutes as well. Pair him with Barton or Batum. Our bench is very promising for next season. It would be such a luxury to leave the starters out and build a lead. Teams like the Mavs and Rockets had to scrap their benches in free agency this could be the first step to us getting HCA next playoffs.

So Meyers has missed two games and now TRob is out for the rest of the summer league; possibly months longer. Shows how important that big man depth is! 5 PF/C on the roster sounds crowded but when a couple of them are missing games we'll be very thankful!

 

[Sinobas]

Meyers is still Meyers. Why oh why didn't Portland let him spend last season in the D-League? I've not seen one iota of improvement from him since his first summer league as a rookie. Barton and McCollum looked awesome though.

 

[PDXFonz]

Barton and T-Rob were espn top 10 over jeter! This isn't the first time those two have combined for an espn top 10 play either!

 

[PDXFonz]

Day 5 grades:

Will Barton, Portland Trail Blazers | Grade: B
Remember those “my fast is faster than your fast” commercial spots? It really feels that way when Barton takes the floor, as he flies up and down the court at a breakneck pace. Don’t mistake his energy as a cover-up for a lack of skill, though, because Will “The Thrill” displayed great shake off the dribble to get into the paint early and often, gashing the interior defense. The between-the-legs alley-oop to Thomas Robinson wasn’t half bad, either.

C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers | Grade: A-
McCollum is a really sneaky athlete, mainly because it factors into situations you don’t normally pay much attention to. For example, McCollum gets a ridiculous amount of elevation on his jumper, which allows him to pull up off his own dribble or shoot right over the top of a closing defender. After hitting six 3-pointers and tallying 28 points, McCollum is making it clear he’s a spot-up threat defenses are going to have a whale of a time with going forward.

 

[jlprk]

He doesn't box out. It's that simple.

It's one of the most annoying things about people bringing up other centers who had poor stats early in their careers. All of them who are brought up had great defensive awareness. he has ZERO

You can't box out or rebound or show defensive awareness when you always (and I mean every single play today except one) stand (leisurely as a spectator) 15 feet from the hoop when anyone (on your team or the other) approaches the hoop to try to score.

True...... he does not. However on the plus side he already has more offensive skills then most of them ever ended up with (i.e Joel Pryz) But yes i know he is a fucking center, so who the hell cares about his offense...

Leonard has no offensive skills, which are much more than successful outside/dunk shooting when wide open. He has no moves for his own scoring. He does nothing to help others to score.

 

[magnifier661]

You can't box out or rebound or show defensive awareness when you always (and I mean every single play today except one) stand (leisurely as a spectator) 15 feet from the hoop when anyone (on your team or the other) approaches the hoop to try to score.



Leonard has no offensive skills, which are much more than successful outside/dunk shooting when wide open. He has no moves for his own scoring. He does nothing to help others to score.

Agree 100%

 

[Draco]

Leonard has no offensive skills, which are much more than successful outside/dunk shooting when wide open. He has no moves for his own scoring. He does nothing to help others to score.

I can't think of a more UN-Spurs like player in the league.