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Game Thread Jul 09, 2024 07:00pm: Thunder Vs Jazz (Summer League)

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I am not sure if I want to see Keyonte playing in this game. I remember being really frustrated last season when Keyonte often spent half of his possessions aimlessly dribbling beyond the 3-point line while waiting for something to develop inside. I wished that he became more active and asserting...and then I saw him yesterday against Memphis and was "not like that!".
 
jazznik said:
I am not sure if I want to see Keyonte playing in this game. I remember being really frustrated last season when Keyonte often spent half of his possessions aimlessly dribbling beyond the 3-point line while waiting for something to develop inside. I wished that he became more active and asserting...and then I saw him yesterday against Memphis and was "not like that!".
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Im pretty sure he will not play. They said "some of the highest minute guys wont play on this", and Keyonte was 2nd in minutes (to Kessler) with 32:08.
 
HermanG said:
Im pretty sure he will not play. They said "some of the highest minute guys wont play on this", and Keyonte was 2nd in minutes (to Kessler) with 32:08.
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I like that strategy. I think it was important for everyone to play the first game (from a fans and marketing perspective), and then stagger the groups the rest of the summer. Maybe bring the best of them back into a single rotation at the end of Las Vegas.

I also think they’re using summer league to evaluate if they should keep Lofton and Bazley for this season. If they don’t play well, they get cut before their contract has any guarantees. If they do, then at least they get brought to camp.
 
HermanG said:
Im pretty sure he will not play. They said "some of the highest minute guys wont play on this", and Keyonte was 2nd in minutes (to Kessler) with 32:08.
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Yeah, hopefully he can instead spend today watching the tape of his yesterday's exploits.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I just know what he is at this point and want less of him. He did well enough but I have no hope for him being any kind of meaningful rotation piece.
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Yeah, I guess. I think he is pretty clearly much better than Hendricks at everything other than shooting which is kind of depressing
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeah, I guess. I think he is pretty clearly much better than Hendricks at everything other than shooting which is kind of depressing
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But if you think designing an offensive game with Walker in the game is hard, designing one with Bazley in isn't helping.
 
hgb said:
But if you think designing an offensive game with Walker in the game is hard, designing one with Bazley in isn't helping.
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No one is suggesting Darius Bazley play much more than a handful of minutes due to injury at most.... Kind of a false equivalency
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
No one is suggesting Darius Bazley play much more than a handful of minutes due to injury at most.... Kind of a false equivalency
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Yeah, I guess. I'm not against keeping him around, but this complete lack of offensive is very concerning. I had certainly had (maybe still have, let's see) hopes he could be more impactful.
 
hgb said:
Yeah, I guess. I'm not against keeping him around, but this complete lack of offensive is very concerning. I had certainly had (maybe still have, let's see) hopes he could be more impactful.
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I mean he can still be impactful off cutting, hitting the occasional wide open shot, and just hustle.

He's a smart player, he just has so me bad brain farts that seem to be overthinking related and not just trusting his own abilities.
 
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nateboz said:
Time for Hendricks to finally look like a top 10 pick.
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I hear he isn't playing tonight

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