Takeaways from SL?

[Natebishop3]

- Watford and Walker are rotational players.

- Keon needs some time

- Williams is solid for a two way contract

- Greg Brown choose the wrong sport, he's an athlet but not a Basketball player imo

- Didi is a waste of a roster spot

Greg should play volleyball.

 

[Labinot41]

Greg should play volleyball.

Yep, i dont think he's gonna have a future in the NBA, same for Didi

 

[TBpup]

Did Didi make a shot the entire Summer League?

 

[Mediocre Man]

We have Didi on our roster and Watford's the 15th man??? Okay.

Not what I meant. On a good team, he should be 15. Him playing meaningful minutes means we still have a ways to go. Same with Eubanks

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Watford and Walker were SL studs. Keon had his moments. Brandon showed his strengths and his weaknesses. I really hope that Kyle Alexander gets that second two way spot, the dude is athletic, long and gives a ton of effort. I think he could take minutes away from Eubanks behind Nurk.

It's hard to tell in SL but if we have to get significant playing time from any of the guys on this team, without them making a major jump between now and when they start getting that PT, we might be in trouble. That being said, I don't think there's much PT for any of them unless Trendon or Jabari can break through as a small ball stretch 5. 5 is the only position that I see any PT available at. Dame and Ant will get all of the competitive minutes running the point. Ant, GP2 and Hart will get all of the minutes at the shooting guard spot. Nas, Hart, GP2 and Justise will get all of the minutes at SF. Grant and Justise will get all of the minutes at PF. Nurk will get as many minutes as we can get out of him at C and Eubanks looks like he's the second option there.

The one guy that was sitting on the SL bench that could possibly beat out any of those guys (Hart, GP2, Nas, Justise) for minutes is Shaedon if he gets healthy and is what a lot of people thought he might be which is a transcendent talent.

Jabari will take some minutes from Justice. Watford will play some minutes at 5.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Q Woods was a SL superman.

 

[noknobs]

Did Didi make a shot the entire Summer League?

No.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I am not sure what is not to like about Watford. Possibly not being able to guard the perimeter?
That is the only thing I wonder about. He has decent size and length for a PF. He is a solid defender down low. He rebounds
well, handles the ball better than most PFs in the league, and finishes very well. He also has a good floater which is hard to defend, and
his 3pt shooting is getting a lot better. He has also shown some nice post-up skills.

I would feel comfortable having him on the floor. Not concerned with the times he seems out of control, that is an easy fix.
I love having a PF who can handle the ball. It opens things up for the other 4 players on the court.

 

[Voodoo]

The take away from summer league is the hardware we set out to get, duh!

 

[tykendo]

Respeck?

Blazers left with no regerts.

 

[BankTeller]

This team under Chauncy didn't even make the playoffs. Same team with that Video coach dude took the championship. Just sayin'

Seriously, tho, Watford and Walker will be nice role players to have. Keon will likely be as well at some point. GB3 plays like he is playing for the Great Britain national team. Athletic - but not NBA level player at this point. Gotta love his energy, but that's exactly what CJ Elleby had, so hopefully, he has more than this as time goes on.

Also, the team already plays at times with 80s style leg warmers, might be time to bring 80s style shoulder pads as well (Sharpe).

I enjoyed watching the 2 games I had a chance to. The defense was serious, well done to the coaching team and the players for buying in.

Yeah Gary isn’t going to be great offensively, he may even be an eye sore. But there probably will be lineups that he’ll work with.

(Ant or Dame)/Gary/Hart/Walker/Nurk

I’d be very interested to see how this lineup works out. Walker is a great rebounder like Little, but he’s a lot more in control. I remember a game where rookie Nas was trying to grab a board over Whiteside and when the timeout was called Dame was screaming at Nas “yo same fucking team”. I don’t think that would be a problem with Walker. Walker is also a better help defender right now than Nas ever was, and he’s got real PF size with a good shot.

I think our rebounding gets a lot better with this lineup. Defensively, we’re a lot better. Offensively, Gary as the only offensive liability isn’t terrible for the amount of defense he should provide.

 

[beast blazer]

We got another championship, we got to see the end of Sharpes career.