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NBA Summer League Wild Overreaction Thread

Cody's offensive game is based on using his length to drive on guards and wings. The problem is that in the big leagues he runs into NBA help defenders. This is where his game is struggling to translate from the NCAA. He's not just going to be able to waltz his way to the rim during the regular season, so he needs to come up with a counter or two, whether that's a floater or midrange jumper.


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SoberasHotRod said:
Looks like Proctor was held back by the bum Flagg.
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I really liked Proctor. I wanted him with the 54th or whatever pick it was. Came close. Thought he might get there for a minute.
stormkoopacv03 said:
Demin was bad, 0 ast and 6 to. Meh performance.
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He said one of his better shooting nights. And it was.
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Cody's offensive game is based on using his length to drive on guards and wings. The problem is that in the big leagues he runs into NBA help defenders. This is where his game is struggling to translate from the NCAA. He's not just going to be able to waltz his way to the rim during the regular season, so he needs to come up with a counter or two, whether that's a floater or midrange jumper.


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If he could dribble he would’ve been a steal. I will say I never saw him shoot on the move last year. So he has improved.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Cody's offensive game is based on using his length to drive on guards and wings. The problem is that in the big leagues he runs into NBA help defenders. This is where his game is struggling to translate from the NCAA. He's not just going to be able to waltz his way to the rim during the regular season, so he needs to come up with a counter or two, whether that's a floater or midrange jumper.


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I think Cody is just a classic example of a player who felt pressure to enter the NBA too early because the money was there. Glad he's making progress. I dont expect him to be good until year 3.
 
One dude, with Utah ties, I've enjoyed watching in summer league and to be honest, actually got drafted last year and got minutes is Pelle Larson - former Ute that transferred to AZ. Watching him play well is another 20 year long gut punch watching the Ute program just be anything besides the program I watched growing up. I hope Alex Jensen 1) can turn it around and 2) doesn't tarnish his legacy if it's too far gone to.

Portland gets a pat on the back, as for now, for picking a guy who has a great game that translates to success in the NBA, but since he's not crazy athletic and other obvious things I don't need to say, he was said to have been a surprise pick and picked to high.

The NBA and media journalists act like the have the draft and picks down to a science, when clearly, they're throwing darts at a board and hoping they'll stick.

It is kinda fun to see guys tear it up in the league you believed in and the media didn't see it. There's also been a few guys I thought would be great in the NBA for the Jazz that absolutely blew or were far below expectations for different reasons e.g. Exum and Kanter.
 
I watched the Hawks/Grizzlies game. It feels like one of the few games left with multiple potential NBA players playing.

My guy Javon Small looked great. A true point guard, always looking to make the right play, with enough self creation to keep guys honest. I think he can be a rotation player.

The guy that has impressed me the most in summer league is Jahmai Mashak. He was obviously going to be a great defender, but he's shown that he can play on the offensive end as well.

GG Jackson is capable of looking like a super star in the NBA at times and like a scrub in summer league at times. He's got a wide range.

Cam Spencer wasn't great this game.

Asa Newell looks like he will be a rotation player. I'm not sure he'll be anything more, but he moves really well for his size.

Durisic looked pretty bad.

Bufkin was just ok, which isn't great for a third year player, but maybe he shouldn't be considered a third year player with all his injuries.
 
Watched CMB and Kas on replay this morning.

CMB was great. Very reminiscent of South Carolina where everyone around him was terrible, and he was the only one on his team that could do anything. He actually made a 3. Seems like everyone is being asked to take a lot of 3s in summer league.

Kas had a better game than his stats suggest. He has surprisingly been very good defensively in summer league, even picking guys up 90 feet from the basket. He should have had at least 5 more assists. He made a bunch of beautiful plays and his team couldn't do anything with it. In the end he's going to have to shoot 3's much better than he has. The foul drawing is translating so far, but so are the turnovers. He just makes too many careless passes, and has to clean that up.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Watched CMB and Kas on replay this morning.

CMB was great. Very reminiscent of South Carolina where everyone around him was terrible, and he was the only one on his team that could do anything. He actually made a 3. Seems like everyone is being asked to take a lot of 3s in summer league.

Kas had a better game than his stats suggest. He has surprisingly been very good defensively in summer league, even picking guys up 90 feet from the basket. He should have had at least 5 more assists. He made a bunch of beautiful plays and his team couldn't do anything with it. In the end he's going to have to shoot 3's much better than he has. The foul drawing is translating so far, but so are the turnovers. He just makes too many careless passes, and has to clean that up.
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Where are you on Kas vs Clayton jr?
 
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