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07-10-2009, 12:17 PM
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NBA Summer League in LV
This might be the most fun time for me. I love the regular season. I love the playoffs. But the summer season in Las Vegas is great. It's so informal and you get to see some guys really working hard to make teams. A lot of the top draft choices are there and the competition is pretty good. I will be there everyday from the start (today) til the finish (7/19). I will give my best attempts at unbiased reporting. I know you all will be waiting with baited breath. I'll tell you what I've heard about the Orlando summer session. I heard that James Hardin and Tyler Hansborough were outstanding. Hansborough went for over 20 a game. Terrance Williams had shooting problems but possesses a complete game on the court. Lester Hudson didn't do much after scoring 11 in his first game but is a beast on the defensive end. Roy Hibbert and Ryan Anderson dominated and Russell Westbrook looked great.
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07-10-2009, 01:14 PM
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07-10-2009, 01:55 PM
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Nice to hear that Tyler may not turn out to be the crappy pick some of the Pacer fans first thought he was. Hear his work ethic is contaigous too...Hibbert sounds promising also. Maybe Larry does know a little bit about the game. We'll see this year.
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07-13-2009, 10:05 PM
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Ok so there are a lot of players to watch here and it's hard to evaluate them all while watching the games so I try to focus on a few and go from there. If someone else surprises me and catches my eye, I'll mention that too. I try to focus on guys that are first year players and a few second year guys that are showing big improvement. I'm not going to bother with guys like Westbrook or Robin Lopez because we expect those guys to play really well since they have shown they have legit NBA ability. Having said that, here are some observations from the first three days.
Houston I love what I've seen from Joey Dorsey. The guy is a monster on the boards and plays strong defense. He's not much on the offensive end but in three games, he's averaging 14.3 boards and 2.7 blocks. Chase Buddinger has sort of surprised me. He's a really nice shooter and had a big game the other day with 25. He plays well within the offense and is more athletic than I thought he was. He can help the Rockets. For some reason, makes me think of Matt Bullard. Golden State Well, it's only summer league but Curry has been as expected. He can flat out score. Scored 27 in the second half the other day to lead the team with 29 for the game. Scored 16 in his first game. He's only shooting 33% and 37.5% from three. Looks very comfortable and has no problems getting his shot off. Gets good looks too. Anthony Randolph has played very well. Two 20-10 games and I think he's ready to be a real impact player for the Warriors at four when they want to run and gun. Has no chance to guard fours though in the half-court. I don't know who this Cartier Martin is but I like him. He's scored 14 and 27 and is looking like the typical guy from nowhere that Nelson finds that produces. Sacramento Tyreke Evans is really good. Gets wherever he wants on the court. Had 25-10-5 the other night. Hasn't really shot so well but gets to the line a lot (22 times in two games). Doesn't pass as much as you'd want from your point guard though but maybe that will come. Dontae Green has played pretty well going for 11.5 and seven boards. That Casspi guy they drafted has looked ok but nothing spectacular or enough to look like a consistent contributor. Detroit Austin Daye really makes Tayshaun Prince look like the Hulk. He's ridiculously small. But he actually looked pretty good in the second game. Scored 19 and had eight boards and shot pretty well (8-14). Lakers Probably nobody makes the team but Ben McCauley has been really nice. Scored 24-15 in the first and really handles himself well inside. Toronto Demar DeRozan didn't look like much in the first game but was really nice in the second with 20 on 9-20 shooting. Looks a lot like advertized. Milwaukee Brandon Jennings started very slow but started to pick it up at the end of the first game. In the second game, he was great with 23 and eight assists. Hit the three and was tenacious on defense. Very, very quick. Jodie Meeks is really nice. Proving that his numbers at Kentucky were legit. Takes good shots and hits them (13-23 for 15 a game in his first two.) Joe Alexander is looking even worse than he did last year. Just can't shoot at all. Dallas Rodrigue Beaubois is interesting. Obviously reminds people of Barbosa. Exploded in the second game for 34 and eight assists and hit seven threes. Need to see a little more but he's a player. Cleveland I've liked what I've seen of Danny Green. Shot really well in the first game but not as good in the second. Plays good defense and has a chance to break into Cleveland's rotation. San Antonio Dejaun Blair is a beast inside. Like Dorsey, he just has a nose for the ball. Went for 13-10 in his first game. Didn't appear undersized although you know he will be in the NBA. Still, always a place in the game for people who play like him. New Orleans Darren Collison surprised me. He played very well. Very balanced with 19 and six assists and even had five boards. Was a bothersome defender. I could see him on the court at times with Paul even though they'd give up a ton of size. I liked the way Julian Wright looked. A lot better than last year. Still very thin and there's no way you can play him with Chandler but at least starting to show the promise of last year. Marcus Thornton looks really good. Looked like he'll be able to score consistently in the NBA and has a good body. He might start for the Hornets. Minnesota Wayne Ellington looked like crap. Couldn't hit anything. Shot 2-12 and looked very scared. He's better than that. Johnny Flynn was decent. Had 11 and seven assists and controlled the floor pretty well. Even hit a couple of three's but was way off on other shots. Looked to see what Paul Harris and Gerald Henderson could add. Neither added anything at all. Oklahoma City They said James Harden looked good in Orlando. He didn't here. Shot only 1-5 and appeared overmatched on the court. Missed both threes and scored only four points. BJ Mullens got a very limited opportunity and didn't do too much. Scored five but made both of his shots. Looking to see how Shaun Livingston plays. Didn't do much. Didn't look like an NBA player. I'm hoping he makes it back though. Memphis Really wanted to see Thabeet. Mixed reviews on him. Scored nine but wasn't the factor on defense that I was expecting. Looked out of position a few too many times. Surprisingly, looked a little more polished on offense than I thought he would. He does look a little better than Oden did on offense. I was really impressed with Marcus Williams. He controlled the whole game. Didn't shoot that well but had 17 assists and played good defense. I was impressed with Jeff Adrien (is this team all former UConn players?). He was strong inside on both ends of the court.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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07-14-2009, 07:59 AM
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Buddinger is the complete opposite of Matt Bullard. Bullard was a one dimensional three point shooter that was tall.
Buddinger is a great athlete. I know he was a top volleyball player in high school and i remember some clip of him in a dunk contest in one of those high school summer things. His problem has been that his shot is inconsistent and he seems to just disappear at times.
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07-14-2009, 08:41 AM
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Good story about Budinger in the paper here this morning. It is nice to see Joey Dorsey doing something positive, now that his weight is below 300 lbs.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/6527750.html NT
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07-14-2009, 09:55 AM
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07-14-2009, 12:56 PM
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Thanks for the updates!
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07-14-2009, 03:04 PM
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07-10-2009, 07:49 PM
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I know the Spurs always used to go to the Rocky Mountain review with 3 other teams just to see how some guys that were trying out looked against the draftees and others they thought needed work...
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