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Game Thread Jul 05, 2025 07:00pm: 76ers Vs Jazz (Summer League)

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Obviously ACE and VJ situations are much different. VJ being green lit to take 27 shots is a clear sign that Philly isn't invested in any other perimeter player on their Summer League Roster. Our situation is a lot different, and with ACE even on an off shooting night would have eye popping numbers if we green lit 27 shots. For Ace 13 FG was a good number for him for our teams situation.
 
RandyForRubio said:
He very clearly did not mostly suck.
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You could tell Cody had a lot of nervousness and was rushing things offensively. I did like that there were times that he didn't settle for 3 and dribbled toward the basket. It looked like that was what he was instructed to do, however, and not his natural inclination.

I'm just going to treat him like a rookie this year.
 
KqWIN said:
Seeing a lot of fans online wondering why Ace Bailey didn't play a lot with the ball in his hands. This must be the first time they're watching him and they believed in the baby Durant hype lol.
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Ace is closer to McDaniels than he is Durant. Like Jaden, the best way he can contribute immediately is turn into a defensive hustle guy. He's ahead of where Jaden was offensively, but he's not good enough to dominate the offense like he did in college. No NBA offense is going to stop so Ace can get in the mid post and go to work. He is going to have to find other ways to score and improve his ball handling so he can initiate.
 
rocfan1 said:
VJ being green lit to take 27 shots is a clear sign that Philly isn't invested in any other perimeter player on their Summer League Roster. Our situation is a lot different, and with ACE even on an off shooting night would have eye popping numbers if we green lit 27 shots.
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Wait, I thought Ace was supposed to be "The Man" on the Jazz from day 1?

(Morgan Freeman voice: "It turns out he wasn't The Man.")

I mean, if you're a #5 pick with a planet-sized ego and the excuses start flying in your very first SL game, it's probably not your biggest problem that your team "greenlit" just 13 shots for you (which sounds like BS anyway).
 
This was a painful game to watch. I don't care about the result or the box score. But the fact that the kid who would have put an end to the tanking was playing for the other team, looking like a future star and absolutely radiating the "IT factor" like some lab-grown combination of a young D-Wade and Jimmy Buckets, is tough to accept.

Meanwhile, Ace looked like he hadn't played basketball in years. Make no mistake, this is another hyper raw project. The worst thing the Jazz can do now is to anoint him "the man", gift him all the bad shots he desires and remove every hint of accountability. And I'm afraid that's exactly what's going to happen.

I said early on that in the long run, VJ may become the best player out of this draft, and this game did nothing to change that view. Kid is built different.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
This was a painful game to watch. I don't care about the result or the box score. But the fact that the kid who would have put an end to the tanking was playing for the other team, looking like a future star and absolutely radiating the "IT factor" like some lab-grown combination of a young D-Wade and Jimmy Buckets, is tough to accept.

Meanwhile, Ace looked like he hadn't played basketball in years. Make no mistake, this is another hyper raw project. The worst thing the Jazz can do now is to anoint him "the man", gift him all the bad shots he desires and remove every hint of accountability. And I'm afraid that's exactly what's going to happen.

I said early on that in the long run, VJ may become the best player out of this draft, and this game did nothing to change that view. Kid is built different.
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I remember when Trey Lyles took a lot of shots and scored a lot of points that one SL.
 
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