Game Thread Sunday, July 7th, 7 PM PDT: Blazers vs. Rockets on NBATV

[LuckyShot]

LOL

 

[LuckyShot]

Trent having possibly the best game of his life.

 

[TBpup]

Trent is having an out-of-body experience.

 

[JDC]

112.65% True Shooting for Trent Jr.

haha

 

[TBpup]

112.65% True Shooting for Trent Jr.

Not bad....

 

[illmatic99]

Who is this Robinson cat? I'd keep him

 

[James lamphear]

Trent had very good game.

 

[Chris Craig]

Good game

 

[Scalma]

That’s who Trent was in the g league. Not really a surprise. He looks a lot bigger physically though.

 

[PCmor7]

You guys are worrying way too much about Little.

Yeah, it's a little early to be killing him for his offense. He's just played two summer league games and is 19 years old.

 

[TBpup]

Nice bounce back win.

 

[joeBlazers]

Who was the star of the game? I didn't watch.

 

[PCmor7]

I think Hoard's been decent. Robinson's impressed me; he's got a lot of bounce to him.

Would have liked to see more of Daum, but I guess he must just not be cutting it in practice compared to some of these other guys. It's a shame, because most of these players will be in the G League or Europe for life, like they had been the last few years. Would've been nice to see what Daum had in actual run.

 

[PCmor7]

Trent might be a better PG at this point than Ant, BTW. I think his strength is enough to be able to initiate offense. He also made a couple of really nice passes tonight.

 

[Darkwebs]

Who was the star of the game? I didn't watch.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'll call it now, Gary Trent Jr is the American Batum!

 

[joeBlazers]

Yeah, it's a little early to be killing him for his offense. He's just played two summer league games and is 19 years old.

And he barely played in College.
We need to slow our expectations of Little. He will need lots of D-League ball the next 2 years.

 

[joeBlazers]

I'll call it now, Gary Trent Jr is the American Batum!

Explain please. How is his French?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Explain please. How is his French?

Can order fries and toast with the best of them!

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The 3 best and most consistent players in the game were Trent, Ant, and Hartenstein. The other guys played fine, but didn't stand out.

I vaguely recall being several posters being interested in Hartenstein when he was drafted.

 

[RipCityWarrior]

Little will be fine, Robinson is looking like a keeper so far

 

[HailBlazers]

And he barely played in College.
We need to slow our expectations of Little. He will need lots of D-League ball the next 2 years.

Yea that's what sucks about all these one and done guys. The athleticism is there but they need lots of time and development.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We still have a chance to repeat as summer league champions!

 

[Scalma]

The 3 best and most consistent players in the game were Trent, Ant, and Hartenstein. The other guys played fine, but didn't stand out.

I vaguely recall being several posters being interested in Hartenstein when he was drafted.

Here’s one. He killed in the g league last year. Should be a solid rotational piece for Houston and is only 20/21.

 

[kjironman1]

Game two and i'm still not impressed with Simons. Blazers need a solid back up PG.

 

[craigehlo]

Trent finally is playing with confidence. He's not going to be shooting like that often, but he looked like the game slowed down for him a bit.

Little can defend and rebound. If his offense comes around, it's all gravy.

 

[Pinwheel1]

There is no question in my mind that Trent will make a NBA rotation at some point.
He has excellent 3 pt range and a turnaround post up move. He is not the black hole some say, he is just a young players trying to find a role. He is still learning

My guess is year 3 he is playing regular minutes. A 3 & D wing is my goal for him.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Summer League doesn’t always play to a guy like Little’s strengths.

Remember how lost Batum looked in his first Summer League? We all expected him to go back overseas for at least one year, if not two. Well, he did not go back overseas and he was a rotational player as a rookie and looked much better playing with quality players.

 

[BonesJones]

Trent might be a better PG at this point than Ant, BTW. I think his strength is enough to be able to initiate offense. He also made a couple of really nice passes tonight.

Based off 1 SL game...?

 

[blazerfan11]

Game two and i'm still not impressed with Simons. Blazers need a solid back up PG.

Summer League doesn’t always play to a guy like Little’s strengths.

Remember how lost Batum looked in his first Summer League? We all expected him to go back overseas for at least one year, if not two. Well, he did not go back overseas and he was a rotational player as a rookie and looked much better playing with quality players.

It doesn’t play