Vegas Summer League

[Rastapopoulos]

Jimmer needs to go to Europe, home of sweet-shooting combo guards who are slow of foot. With luck, he could be the next Vassilis Spanoulis. Or Sarunas Jasikevicius. Or maybe even Juan Carlos Navarro.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Saw Dr. J at the bellagio last night!

{Poasted via palm pilot}

 

[Rastapopoulos]

{Poasted via palm pilot}

Still poasting and tosting, I see.

 

[THE HCP]

So let me get this straight....... a white player who lights up college and can't even guard the gatorade in the NBA..... go figure!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

It's also crystal clear as to why Whiteside slid from the late-lotto to the second round.

He has no feel for the game, aka Thabeet/Seung-Jin syndrome.

 

[BrianFromWA]

He basically seems like JJ Redick light, which isn't saying much.

Price obviously matters, but I'd trade Nolan for either redick or jimmer in a heartbeat

 

[MARIS61]

So let me get this straight....... a white player who lights up college and can't even guard the gatorade in the NBA..... go figure!

What's white got to do with it you racist beanpicker?

 

[RoyToy]

Wroten doing work

16/5/5 in 18min

 

[MickZagger]

Wroten's going to be good. I've said all along, if he would have stayed another year he would have been a lottery pick.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Wroten is a guy I liked since seeing this page (of a very interesting stat site) - http://www.hickory-high.com/?page_id=4253

Some nice players on this list.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think that Klay Thompson may have wrapped up Summer League MVP already. With Curry, Thompson and Barnes they might just have the new TMC. But with Bogut as well. The Warriors should be better than the Blazers next year.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Manimal is a monster!

 

[GoBlazersGo]

With Curry, Thompson and Barnes they might just have the new TMC.

Or "TCB"... now all they need is a "Y"

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

WTF is Denver doing?

Are they seriously running plays for Faried to take mid-range jumpers?

 

[Haakzilla]

Wroten's going to be good. I've said all along, if he would have stayed another year he would have been a lottery pick.

...same with J. Cunningham! Wroten has the most impressive FREE THROW attempt in the US.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Festus Ezeli = Joel Pryzbilla

 

[Rastapopoulos]

David Aldridge tweets:

Man, Harrison Barnes reminds me of Calbert Cheaney...

Harsh!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Wow, I can't believe Garrett Sim (Sunset HS, Oregon) is on the Warriors summer league team.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Quick Tweeted:

Blazers starting lineup for tonight's Summer League opener: Lillard, N. Smith, Matthews, Babbitt, Leonard

Nice to start out summer league with 60% of our starting lineup playing out of position.

Of course, you could argue that Smith and Babbitt don't really have positions...

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

They finally got the message: Nolan Smith will be playing primarily off the ball.

 

[Boob-No-More]

They finally got the message: Nolan Smith will be playing primarily off the ball.

Given the choice, I'd prefer him primarily off the court.

BNM

 

[Mediocre Man]

Quick Tweeted:

Nice to start out summer league with 60% of our starting lineup playing out of position.

Of course, you could argue that Smith and Babbitt don't really have positions...

Huh? Smith is a combo guard. Babbitt is a 4. Matthews is the only guy out of position

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Huh? Smith is a combo guard. Babbitt is a 4. Matthews is the only guy out of position

Apparently, Smith is a combo guard if your definition of SG is PG who can't run a team.
Babbitt has no position on defense. He's a shooter, not a rebounder, so calling him a 4 is odd.

I do understand that these 2 guys with play 2 and 4 during the season, but....

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Huh? Smith is a combo guard. Babbitt is a 4. Matthews is the only guy out of position

If Smith is a combo guard, Babbitt is a combo forward.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

If Smith is a combo guard, Babbitt is a combo forward.

How can either be a combo if neither come with a shake?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

How can either be a combo if neither come with a shake?

They make you wanna drink.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

They make you wanna drink.

Smith & Babbitt sounds like a law firm.

 

[SantaDora]

Smith & Babbitt sounds like a law firm.

TV law firm, where the lawyers carry pistols.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Pittman pounding his chest after a layup?

His feet barely got off the ground and it was in slow motion!

He's tough to watch.

 

[RoyToy]

Decent little SL game on

Waiters
Zeller
Kemba
Bismack

Haven't seen MKG yet