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Catchall said:
Bradley can do 3 things: rebound, hedge on pick-and-roll defense, and catch and finish at the rim. He has a few post moves too, but hardly anyone does that stuff anymore. I don't know if that's enough to catch on. Udoh is at least an elite defender.
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Ehh, he can't hedge. He can run the floor well. That's a big strength of his, at least relative to centers his size.
 
I watched a few minutes in a restaurant. Someone remarked a few pages back that all three players have Nba bodies. I agree. Summer league is always rough this game appeared to be exceptionally rough.

Three draftees might've been feeling pressure of NBA arena, Donovan and Jazz players in attendance and game broadcast on ESPN.

I saw good things from all three, lets see how they adjust over next 10 days.
 
Catchall said:
This is Millsap in the Rocky Mountain Revue before his rookie season. He was really just a rebounder and energy player. It took him a couple years before he gained confidence as a shooter.

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Two of those guys are still playing in the league. What a great game. You could just tell Millsap had that competitive fire.

If CJ Miles was 18 in today's NBA game, he would be quite the prospect. His team would give him the freedom to just go. He could be like a Devin Booker light.

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Just a reminder that Royce didn't do very well in SL.

I still don't think Wright-Foreman makes it though. He doesn't know how to play without being the lead.
 
RandyForRubio said:
Just a reminder that Royce didn't do very well in SL.

I still don't think Wright-Foreman makes it though. He doesn't know how to play without being the lead.
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Didn't look promising for JWF. Looked overwhelmed and nervous at the difference in level of competition. Having said that, Trae Young, in SL, looked like a guy who wouldn't make an NBA roster if he didn't have a guaranteed contract. It will be interesting to see how JWF comes out tonight.
 
RandyForRubio said:
Just a reminder that Royce didn't do very well in SL.

I still don't think Wright-Foreman makes it though. He doesn't know how to play without being the lead.
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Wes Mathews didn't blow anyone away either. I had attended a summer league game and/or preseason game with Mathews and couldn't believe the jazz were signing him. But I was way off, because Wes looked much better when he played with regular NBA players, and he had a defined role.

The role these guys play in summer league is different than the role they played in college, and when they come to fall camp they will be given a new role again. That fall camp role is the only one that matters. If any one of the three can fit in to a reserve role they have a chance.
 
Ill be honest, I tried real hard to watch about 5 mins of this crap. And that’s about all I could stomach. So I watched the highlights. Seems like Brantley and Reed were the most impressive, right?
 
Bradley might be the most vertically challenged player I’ve seen since Jarron Collins. Even Collins could shoot a little bit.

It’s weird because Bradley has a pretty good body. But man, he doesn’t seem to jump at all. Just no explosion.
 
The Thriller said:
Ill be honest, I tried real hard to watch about 5 mins of this crap. And that’s about all I could stomach. So I watched the highlights. Seems like Brantley and Reed were the most impressive, right?
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That's the impression I got. Bradley did a few things last night, but his lack of jumping over a phonebook doesn't help us.
 
Careers won’t be defined by one summer league game. If I were to make some predictions:

Brantley - active roster, probably some garbage minutes. I really think he’s going to stick in this league as a reserve giving you some quality hustle minutes.

Oni - will be on the Stars for sure. Needs some seasoning and experience. Competes at a position where you need some elite traits to stick and not sure he has those.

JWF - learning that the competition is a different animal. Will learn not to force as much if he wants to stick. Still think he can be a bench scorer giving you some fire a la Lou Williams if he really works on his game, but that’s a long ways away.
 
The game made me glad I picked Brantley as the rookie with the best shot to make the team. That block he made was NBA caliber.
 
My son and I were at the Summer League game last night. After they showed Joe Ingles was there we talked how it would be cool to get the Ingles jersey he was wearing signed by him. We said it would be cool if we asked him to sign it Headband Joe but if he instead signed it Head BanJo. I feel it does fit his and our humor perfectly. Anyway we thought it was funny and I wanted to let others in on it. :)
 
Bradley looked really good when he wasn't playing against NBA caliber players. There was a 3-4 minute stretch at the end of the first half where he was going at it with Ivan Raab, almost possession by possession, and Raab owned him.

His FT stroke makes my physically ill and his defensive instincts are slow as ****.

I don't stay up at night worrying about 3rd string centers. I don't think either Bradley or Reed makes a world of difference - if The Jazz had to play either one extended minutes then we're screwed anyway. But Reed seems to be the better choice.
 
jazzrule said:
The game made me glad I picked Brantley as the rookie with the best shot to make the team. That block he made was NBA caliber.
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I liked what I saw from Brantley - I felt like he was trying to be a little too cute at times on offense; but I get that - he's trying to show off his bag of tricks.

Seems like he got a little "Crowder-like" swagger too. This could be fun.
 
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