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Every shot Layman takes looks good......nice arc, good rotation good form.....it just didn't go in very often after that first couple of games. I think with practice and confidence, he has the ability to be a very solid shooter. He also handles the ball fairly well, seems to have a good bbiq and is more athletic than I thought. It's going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hark,Crabbe, Turner, Aminu, Swanigan, Collins all possibly getting minutes at the 3/4.

I'd like to see him get some regular minutes though.
 
TBpup said:
Every shot Layman takes looks good......nice arc, good rotation good form.....it just didn't go in very often after that first couple of games. I think with practice and confidence, he has the ability to be a very solid shooter. He also handles the ball fairly well, seems to have a good bbiq and is more athletic than I thought. It's going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hark,Crabbe, Turner, Aminu, Swanigan, Collins all possibly getting minutes at the 3/4.

I'd like to see him get some regular minutes though.
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He's a guy I wouldn't be surprised to see make a big leap in his game...he's got the skills and motor already..his shot looks good...he looked good in D league too last season...on defense he was better than his D league competition by far.
 
Regarding the Collins video:

Y'all trippin'... Stop nitpicking. The interview was fine. There was also a loud buzzer that went off that killed the flow a bit. He handled that well, didn't say too many ya knows (he's got the ya know syndrome), and solidly handled the rest of a rather routine interview.

Nice job for your 1st Day Z.
 
Layman is my pick to make a jump this season. I think he'll earn his way into the rotation. Out of harkless/Aminu/Turner, he's the best bet to develop a consistent jumpshot. He's not the athlete harkless is nor does he have the strength of Turner, but he has the best all around game in theory.
 
I know this is going to sound ridiculous... but we have a tough schedule. Boston, Utah, and San Antonio coming fresh off the Utah summer league. Honestly I like that. Would rather play teams who have 'warmed up' so that our guys get a good challenge.
 
TBpup said:
Every shot Layman takes looks good......nice arc, good rotation good form.....it just didn't go in very often after that first couple of games. I think with practice and confidence, he has the ability to be a very solid shooter. He also handles the ball fairly well, seems to have a good bbiq and is more athletic than I thought. It's going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hark,Crabbe, Turner, Aminu, Swanigan, Collins all possibly getting minutes at the 3/4.

I'd like to see him get some regular minutes though.
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I'd like him to earn minutes. But if he's earning minutes at the 4 something's wrong.
 
TBpup said:
Every shot Layman takes looks good......nice arc, good rotation good form.....it just didn't go in very often after that first couple of games. I think with practice and confidence, he has the ability to be a very solid shooter. He also handles the ball fairly well, seems to have a good bbiq and is more athletic than I thought. It's going to be tough for him to get minutes with Hark,Crabbe, Turner, Aminu, Swanigan, Collins all possibly getting minutes at the 3/4.

I'd like to see him get some regular minutes though.
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Layman looked really good on the floor. (OK, his defense was rookie-esque.) Like you said, his shot looked good. It just didn't go in the basket, almost like he a hex on him or something. It was strange to see his shots keep missing. If his shot had been falling at any reasonable rate, we'd be having an entirely different conversation about him. I'm going to do that fan thing and hold out hope all those misses were just a fluke, and those shots are going to start going in this season. Honestly, if he shoots well this year, he's a very good prospect.

What can I say, it's the season of hope. :cheers:
 
Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out show is broadcasting from the Planet Hollywood pools Sunday. I might have trouble making it to game 2 as well!
 
I think the player most likely to be a stat-stuffer in SL is Swanigan (whose game sounds a lot more Kevin Love than Zach Randolph). I expect Collins to struggle and I've given up expecting much from Pat and Layman.

We might get something out of Hunter, given that he got pretty big minutes in the D-League and so is probably most prepared for the level of competition. But then again, he wasn't asked to play PG in the D-League, so that might make him tentative.
 
OK, since we didn't get Avery Bradley, is Olshey trying to find another this summer? (And BTW, was he hoping Quarterman might be a defensive whiz?). One thing I noticed; there is only one pure PG on the summer roster, so I don't think the idea is to field a smooth offensive team; I think he has some guys in here he wants to look at, to consider for a two level contract.
One guy, Nick Johnson (Arizona) has actually been compared to Bradley, although noted his defensive instincts aren't as good. but he is described as an energetic defender who is a phenomenal athlete.He's 6'3" with a healthy 6" 7 1/4 " wingspan. He played in Eurocup for Bayern Munchen, didn't shoot very well but had almost a steal a game in 19 minutes.
Another guy is also described as as phenomenal athlete with a 6' 7" wingspan, same height as Johnson.He's described as having good speed, quickness and outstanding leaping ability. He has been playing for Khimki in Russia. Merkel Brown.
One more who seems to have defensive potential is Antonio Cleveland, 6'6", described as long and athletic, 1.4 steals per game in college. So those might be some guys to keep an eye on.
 
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