Portland vs Atlanta Summer League Game Thread! 1pm Tuesday

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I finally got around to watching the game. CJ and TRob really stood out to me. Great hustle and smart play (definitely warranting legit minutes in the regular roation). Willy was hitting shots but still somewhat crazy. He's gotta learn to balance that with smart decision making.

But WTF, Leonard?! This dude is still making the same dumbass mistakes he was as a rookie 2 yrs ago. Why does he hack guys down low when they're 5 feet from the basket instead of contesting up top? And stop shooting 3s-- you're only pissing me off further. I don't care if I have to eat crow or have egg on my face 3 yrs from now, but waive this fool already. Or at least ship him to the DL for the full season. I don't even wanna see him on the bench.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
Hey, I love CJ and he should make the rotation. But last year he was very inefficient and very much out of shape. He was gassed by the middle of the 3rd each game. The new wrinkle is his defense seems to be really good. Any of you coaches out there confirm how well he is playing D?
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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.
 
Darkwebs said:
That's one of the most frustrating things about Leonard. He has terrible defensive awareness
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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
 
Mediocre Man said:
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
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Honestly, the thing that's driving me up the wall is that it doesn't seem like he's working on the things that he should be working on. Why is he developing a three point shot? Wasted time.
 
Mediocre Man said:
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
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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........
 
Pinwheel1 said:
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........
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wait, Antonio Harvey and a few others are now saying he's a stretch 4 in this league, let the wild geese (3's) fly Meyers! Though you are still worthless
 
CJ is undersized but he's a smart defender with the length to play SG full-time.

He reads angles and takes angles away so well already!

Offensively, I think he's Rip Hamilton.

Defensively, he's showing Eric Snow potential.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
CJ is undersized but he's a smart defender with the length to play SG full-time.

He reads angles and takes angles away so well already!

Offensively, I think he's Rip Hamilton.

Defensively, he's showing Eric Snow potential.
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Why Rip Hamilton? Rip was 6'7" and used his height. Not seeing that
 
LuckyShot said:
God dammit, Meyers... you'e a foot taller than that guy. Why are you trying to strip him at his waist?
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I missed the game, but I read this and all I could visualize was the Leeroy Jenkins video on YouTube.
 
They must really believe he's the next Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk didn't have a clue on defense most of his career but a hell of a 3 pt shot. I agree with Tone that Meyers is not a 5 but a stretch 4.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
He can hit the outside shot but a lot of his damage will be coming off screens.
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CJ got his shot blocked all the time in the few minutes he played actual NBA competiion. He needs a faster release when he's playing top notch guards come regular season. I hope it translates. One thin for sure, he's a smart player.
 
riverman said:
They must really believe he's the next Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk didn't have a clue on defense most of his career but a hell of a 3 pt shot. I agree with Tone that Meyers is not a 5 but a stretch 4.
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I swear he got that from here. A few of us were saying that his soph season and Tone started saying it shortly after. The issue is he is not a good enough stretch 4 to play it. He is not nearly smooth enough on offense.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I swear he got that from here. A few of us were saying that his soph season and Tone started saying it shortly after. The issue is he is not a good enough stretch 4 to play it. He is not nearly smooth enough on offense.
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He would be ok during situational situations requiring a big man with good free throw shooting.
 
I only got to each 6 minutes live, watching it now. I saw the box score, looks like CJ went off.
 
I'm watching the game. With 6 minutes to go in the first quarter, Meyers has forced 4 misses. I'm not seeing the waste of space some of you are describing.
 
BBert said:
I'm watching the game. With 6 minutes to go in the first quarter, Meyers has forced 4 misses. I'm not seeing the waste of space some of you are describing.
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Fk it syncing watches. I'm going to rewind to 5 minutes.
 
CJ has great form. You can tell he is going to be a great scorer in the league.
 
Freeland and Meyers on the court together. Blazers extending the lead. CJ is smooth.
 
Meyers with a combination of ticky-tack and dumb fouls. Not a good combination.
 
So many dumb passes in summer league.
 
Will Barton is one of the great rat ball players in the history of the sport.

//Walton
 
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