Las Vegas Summer League thread

[stitches]

I dont think that's a huge concern for a backup. Are teams really going to let their guys rack up fouls when Udoka is likely playing?

If he's as good as he's looked in SL, it's easy to let your player 11 and player 12 in the game to rack up fouls against him if he's indeed shooting around 40% ...

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I dont think that's a huge concern for a backup. Are teams really going to let their guys rack up fouls when Udoka is likely playing?

You can also play him at the beginning of Q2 and if they keep fouling him then you get in the bonus earlier.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If he's as good as he's looked in SL, it's easy to let your player 11 and player 12 in the game to rack up fouls against him if he's indeed shooting around 40% ...

You can manage when he plays if this is the case. It’d be fairly easy.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

My favorite part of the commentary on last nights game was Sam Mitchell talking about udokas ft form and saying it’s not bad and not broken. Uhhhh sir… it ain’t fixed either.

His form looks great. It's likely a nerves thing like it is with most people who cant shoot FT's well.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If he's as good as he's looked in SL, it's easy to let your player 11 and player 12 in the game to rack up fouls against him if he's indeed shooting around 40% ...

Are teams really going to do that though? Do they want to play against Rudy Gay at center instead? I just don't foresee it being a thing teams are regularly doing unless Udoka is just playing like Thanos out there.

 

[jom2003]

He shot 33% as a senior. Just because his shot is smooth doesn’t mean he’s a good shooter.

I’ve comped him as a poor-man’s CJ Miles but that may have been too generous.

Don’t care about this cat at all. NBA players should be cruising in summer league, even the fringe ones.

We could’ve had either Bane or McDaniels AND Doke. Hughes is junk.

You can always bet against the second round prospects that DL drafted.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

His form looks great. It's likely a nerves thing like it is with most people who cant shoot FT's well.

His form is no bueno. He starts his shot too low which leads to more potential places it can go astray... he also rushes through it... kinda flings it... it is not smooth at all. He needs to have a coach (go find the Drummond guy) and absolutely buy in and listen to him.

It isn't wonky with his arms going different directions but in its current form I don't see it being consistent enough to be 60% without some technique overhauls.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Are teams really going to do that though? Do they want to play against Rudy Gay at center instead? I just don't foresee it being a thing teams are regularly doing unless Udoka is just playing like Thanos out there.

I mean you play him to start the second and fourth quarters are teams going to want to be in the bonus for 9 minutes of the quarter? Its and end of quarter/game issue that can be managed as a backup... if he was a starter without a competent backup then yeah it sucks to manage. That strategy works when you want Dwight Howard or Shaq off the floor... if its Udoka you can simply change the way you play him or put Gay out there and shrug. Its more a problem when he has a dunk and it turns into two free throw misses... but if he's going up for a dunk hes big and explosive so it likely turns into an And 1 unless you get him early and hard.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I mean you play him to start the second and fourth quarters are teams going to want to be in the bonus for 9 minutes of the quarter? Its and end of quarter/game issue that can be managed as a backup... if he was a starter without a competent backup then yeah it sucks to manage. That strategy works when you want Dwight Howard or Shaq off the floor... if its Udoka you can simply change the way you play him or put Gay out there and shrug. Its more a problem when he has a dunk and it turns into two free throw misses... but if he's going up for a dunk hes big and explosive so it likely turns into an And 1 unless you get him early and hard.

I think teams trying to play Dok off the floor (by making him guard up top) is going to be a bigger issue than him getting intentionally fouled.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

His form is no bueno. He starts his shot too low which leads to more potential places it can go astray... he also rushes through it... kinda flings it... it is not smooth at all. He needs to have a coach (go find the Drummond guy) and absolutely buy in and listen to him.

It isn't wonky with his arms going different directions but in its current form I don't see it being consistent enough to be 60% without some technique overhauls.

IDK, I guess I would have to see clips of FT's back-to-back, but his form looked really good to me. Of course it isnt 100% smooth, that's probably the nerves at play, but it's a smooth one motion release without a hitch.

He's already completely rehauled his form from the Kansas days, I dont think he needs to do it again. IT's probably more just getting comfortable with it in game.

Like this FT looks great to me. The form is pretty damn good. Maybe it's a bit rushed and could be slowed down, but it looks good. He just shoots it a bit too hard/flat and hits back iron. There might be like a few degrees he could improve on with his launch angle, but it's very very minor tweaks.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

IDK, I guess I would have to see clips of FT's back-to-back, but his form looked really good to me. Of course it isnt 100% smooth, that's probably the nerves at play, but it's a smooth one motion release without a hitch.

He's already completely rehauled his form from the Kansas days, I dont think he needs to do it again. IT's probably more just getting comfortable with it in game.

Like this FT looks great to me. The form is pretty damn good. Maybe it's a bit rushed and could be slowed down, but it looks good. He just shoots it a bit too hard/flat and hits back iron. There might be like a few degrees he could improve on with his launch angle, but it's very very minor tweaks.

It always looks sped up to me... so not sure it is a nerves thing. it almost looks like a dart throw in a way. The overall form is okay... kinda but the way it speeds up is concerning to me.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

A good shooter should be shooting way better than 34% from the college three point line.

His overall field goal% through 3 year in college was 41% btw.

I don't want to overreact, but he's putting up Trey Burke shooting percentages when shooting is supposed to be his main skill. I'm having CJ Miles flashbacks.