Summer League Thread

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’m not going to necro-bump the draft thread right now but with hindsight (of how the draft order played out) I would’ve drafted Cason with the first pick (trading down or not), Whitmore with the second, and GG with the third.

(Cason is there to balance out the knuckle-headedness and bridge to the good of the culture that’s here)

We need to be a little patient here on GG… we will see where his head is at when he hits some adversity that lasts more than a couple weeks. Talent wasn’t the big issue.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We need to be a little patient here on GG… we will see where his head is at when he hits some adversity that lasts more than a couple weeks. Talent wasn’t the big issue.

We definitely had people on here gaslighting us that his footwork/ability to get shots off wasnt a talent.

 

[NUMBERICA]

We need to be a little patient here on GG… we will see where his head is at when he hits some adversity that lasts more than a couple weeks. Talent wasn’t the big issue.

Oh I know. But he at least has knees attached to an elite NBA body, biomechanics, and innate ball talent.

Swinging on talent with a guy with huge,
clear negative knee indicators is like swinging without a bat. Swinging on GG is swinging with a metal bat that he uses as a bong/pipe.

 

[KqWIN]

We need to be a little patient here on GG… we will see where his head is at when he hits some adversity that lasts more than a couple weeks. Talent wasn’t the big issue.

It depends on what you mean by talent. If he's trying to be a star scorer, talent is definitely an issue. I feel like the key for GG is to come to terms with his talent level and realize he has to make it another way.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I’m not going to necro-bump the draft thread right now but with hindsight (of how the draft order played out) I would’ve drafted Cason with the first pick (trading down or not), Whitmore with the second, and GG with the third.

(Cason is there to balance out the knuckle-headedness and bridge to the good of the culture that’s here)

I guess what this speaks to is how uncomfortable I am that the success of our draft relies on Keyonte being a star. Otherwise, I don’t know what we just did with the three picks.

Like, the Jazz were already deep in talks for Collins and they take Hendricks? All while knowing they’re keeping KO? It’s just… blech. If we’re passing on high-end talent that’s fine but let’s maybe give them a chance to play?

 

[cowhide]

One Summer game and people are losing their minds. Happens every year. How about we wait a while before claiming GG is All Star talent. The Jazz were not the only team to pass on him multiple times. The kid did himself no favors with the way he behaved if the reports are true. I hope the kid matures and has a great career. Many teams have selected someone who flops while passing on a future star. It happens every draft.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

"College player will have to adapt his game to make it in the NBA" is such a rare situation. GG the only player in the history of college basketball who will have to do that.

 

[KqWIN]

Do you guys know what the word "gaslight" means. It is not psychological manipulation to have a disagreement on a basketball player. It is actual (an attempt at least) gaslighting to invent a fake scenario and use it to try to manipulate the conversation.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I guess what this speaks to is how uncomfortable I am that the success of our draft relies on Keyonte being a star. Otherwise, I don’t know what we just did with the three picks.

Like, the Jazz were already deep in talks for Collins and they take Hendricks? All while knowing they’re keeping KO? It’s just… blech. If we’re passing on high-end talent that’s fine but let’s maybe give them a chance to play?

It does seem pretty wild we took Brice over GG.

Hopefully Brice's knee is OK long-term, but taking a bet an 18 year old matures seems safer than going with the guy who has had 3 knee surgeries before age 20.

 

[HeatCheck]

JHS: The Tony Bradley of wings.

I'm guessing the Lakers will turn JHS into a player by year 3. He is younger and has more tools coming into the league than either Caruso or Reeves. Neither one of them are super athletes either.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Oh I know. But he at least has knees attached to an elite NBA body, biomechanics, and innate ball talent.

Swinging on talent with a guy with huge,
clear negative knee indicators is like swinging without a bat. Swinging on GG is swinging with a metal bat that he uses as a bong/pipe.

I think sometimes with age comes maturity and stupid can be cured... but many times its harder to heal stupid than a knee. You are more educated on the body stuff than I am. I don't love the knee issues but maybe a reduced load on those knees and a professional medical team can cure Brice. He's certainly very talented and productive. I'm fine with the bet they made. I think we are clearly averse to certain types of personalities. I think that may have hurt Cam and GG more than medicals or talent. It can certainly be too risk averse... so I get someone having an issue with it. I'd have to know what it is like behind the scenes with GG or Cam and talk with the people around them to see if I thought it was stuff they'd grow out of.

 

[Elizah Huge]

The last few pages have been pure ****ing gold to read.