Rastapopoulos
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I know there's one more game, but traditionally they play the scrubs who haven't had a chance before, and especially here where we're "out of the playoffs". So:
Tim Frazier
30 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 40/20/60 (fg/3pt/ft%), 4.4 rpg, 7.6 apg, 4.2 to/g
Perhaps it's naive to be disappointed in an undrafted player, but I was disappointed. This, after all, was the MVP of the D-League, a league that Noah Vonleh did not exactly light up last year. But he shot poorly and turned the ball over a LOT, and in dumb ways. He was also exciting on occasion, rebounded well (for his size) and certainly seemed to care. But... What exactly is he good at? He's small, so he's a poor defender (and got ZERO steals in Summer League!), he's not exactly a natural PG, and his shot was way off. Going into SL I thought he'd cement his position on the roster, but I actually think he might have played his way out of a job. I would actually prefer to have Kendall Marshall, slow and sieve-like though he may be, because he's a gifted passer and isn't undersized. And though shooting is a weakness for him, no more than it is for Frazier. I have to think that had we had a SINGLE decent backup PG on the roster, Frazier would've played less. Arguably outplayed by everybody's whipping-boy Ra'Shad James in the last game (we ended up playing them together down the stretch).
Allen Crabbe
24 mpg, 15.5 ppg, 53/43/73 (fg/3pt/ft%), 2 rpg, .8 apg, 2.75 to/g, 1.5 spg
Crabbe, on the other hand, impressed favorably (in all but tonsorial matters). His shooting was very nice, and he was taking and making hard shots, and a variety of shots. He made floaters, he made pull-ups, shots I've never seen him attempt before. He still looks, I dunno, stiff. He doesn't look like this comes naturally to him. He was making a concerted effort on D, too, which is good, but he's clearly not much of a rebounder or passer. He's certainly not the all-round player that Batum was, but he could turn out to be a much more versatile shooter. Encouraging. So, of course, he went down with an injury, because Blazers.
Noah Vonleh
29 mpg, 17.2 ppg, 55/50(!)/76 (fg/3pt/ft%), 8.5 rpg, 2 to/g, 4.5 pfs
The opposite of Frazier, in that I wasn't expecting much, but he looked pretty good. The goods: a very nice shooter for a big man. Not LaMarcus Aldridge nice, but it would be silly to expect that (and better than LA was at 19). Rebounded solidly. Not much of a shot-blocker (not great jumping or reactions) and did get abused by a couple of people, notably the previously struggling Towns, but he is 19. Tried hard, hustled, seemed to care. I don't expect him to be a break out player because he doesn't seem to have great instincts or twitch reactions, but he certainly showed the potential to be a very solid rotation player and possibly eventual starter. If I had to pick a comparison, maybe Brandon Bass.
Malcolm Thomas
25 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 65/00/65 (fg/3pt/ft%), 5 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Why isn't Malcolm Thomas on a roster? He looked very comfortable, he had some great moments (rebounding in traffic) and never took a bad shot. Surely we can invite him to camp? One infuriating tendency he had was to lay in every shot when he should dunk it, and he did this in the closing minutes of the loss last night - and the layup rolled out.
That's it for this pass, everybody else was pretty inconsequential, although Dawkins has one NBA-level skill that should get him a cup of coffee somewhere, and we've signed Montero presumably to spend next season in the D-League (although I don't know where, as we no longer have our own team). I guess Arnett Moultrie also had his moments, and Orton is just HUGE, but maybe other people have comments.
Overall: the team was pretty meh. Vonleh had his moments, Crabbe had his moments, but actually any success the team had was largely down to the unselfish play of the team, so perhaps Nate Tibbetts was MVP.
Tim Frazier
30 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 40/20/60 (fg/3pt/ft%), 4.4 rpg, 7.6 apg, 4.2 to/g
Perhaps it's naive to be disappointed in an undrafted player, but I was disappointed. This, after all, was the MVP of the D-League, a league that Noah Vonleh did not exactly light up last year. But he shot poorly and turned the ball over a LOT, and in dumb ways. He was also exciting on occasion, rebounded well (for his size) and certainly seemed to care. But... What exactly is he good at? He's small, so he's a poor defender (and got ZERO steals in Summer League!), he's not exactly a natural PG, and his shot was way off. Going into SL I thought he'd cement his position on the roster, but I actually think he might have played his way out of a job. I would actually prefer to have Kendall Marshall, slow and sieve-like though he may be, because he's a gifted passer and isn't undersized. And though shooting is a weakness for him, no more than it is for Frazier. I have to think that had we had a SINGLE decent backup PG on the roster, Frazier would've played less. Arguably outplayed by everybody's whipping-boy Ra'Shad James in the last game (we ended up playing them together down the stretch).
Allen Crabbe
24 mpg, 15.5 ppg, 53/43/73 (fg/3pt/ft%), 2 rpg, .8 apg, 2.75 to/g, 1.5 spg
Crabbe, on the other hand, impressed favorably (in all but tonsorial matters). His shooting was very nice, and he was taking and making hard shots, and a variety of shots. He made floaters, he made pull-ups, shots I've never seen him attempt before. He still looks, I dunno, stiff. He doesn't look like this comes naturally to him. He was making a concerted effort on D, too, which is good, but he's clearly not much of a rebounder or passer. He's certainly not the all-round player that Batum was, but he could turn out to be a much more versatile shooter. Encouraging. So, of course, he went down with an injury, because Blazers.
Noah Vonleh
29 mpg, 17.2 ppg, 55/50(!)/76 (fg/3pt/ft%), 8.5 rpg, 2 to/g, 4.5 pfs
The opposite of Frazier, in that I wasn't expecting much, but he looked pretty good. The goods: a very nice shooter for a big man. Not LaMarcus Aldridge nice, but it would be silly to expect that (and better than LA was at 19). Rebounded solidly. Not much of a shot-blocker (not great jumping or reactions) and did get abused by a couple of people, notably the previously struggling Towns, but he is 19. Tried hard, hustled, seemed to care. I don't expect him to be a break out player because he doesn't seem to have great instincts or twitch reactions, but he certainly showed the potential to be a very solid rotation player and possibly eventual starter. If I had to pick a comparison, maybe Brandon Bass.
Malcolm Thomas
25 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 65/00/65 (fg/3pt/ft%), 5 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Why isn't Malcolm Thomas on a roster? He looked very comfortable, he had some great moments (rebounding in traffic) and never took a bad shot. Surely we can invite him to camp? One infuriating tendency he had was to lay in every shot when he should dunk it, and he did this in the closing minutes of the loss last night - and the layup rolled out.
That's it for this pass, everybody else was pretty inconsequential, although Dawkins has one NBA-level skill that should get him a cup of coffee somewhere, and we've signed Montero presumably to spend next season in the D-League (although I don't know where, as we no longer have our own team). I guess Arnett Moultrie also had his moments, and Orton is just HUGE, but maybe other people have comments.
Overall: the team was pretty meh. Vonleh had his moments, Crabbe had his moments, but actually any success the team had was largely down to the unselfish play of the team, so perhaps Nate Tibbetts was MVP.
