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Summer 2015: FIBA games of Utah Jazz players

Italy handing it to Ukraine. They have beat everyone pretty badly they have played. Could be a real threat. Have the 4 NBA guys plus quality players like Gentile and Hackett.
 
stitches said:
Pleiss finished with 16 pts(8/12 FG), 6rbs, 1 ast, 2 stl in 25 minutes of play, playing against Gortat. In some situations Gortat was quicker than Pleiss and he had trouble containing him, but overall (especially offensively) he held his own against a legit NBA starting big.
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It'll be interesting to see what Q and Co. can do to his defense. I hope they can at least make him AWARE (which would give him a leg up on Kanter). Awareness + Favors/Gobert covering for you + playing against backups = a good place for him to start.
 
Gotta love soccer. Had it on tv while watching the basketball streams. two games two draws. Exciting stuff.
 
It's easy to dismiss these games as meaningless or weak competition or whatever, but it's not as if guys like Dirk and Toney Parker are lighting everybody up. This is legit competition and Pleiss is playing as well as anybody. Now, I don't expect him to come in and be a star based on these games, but I'm drinking the kool-aid on him as a guy who can be an effective and impactful rotation big in the NBA right away.
 
stitches said:
Pleiss finished with 16 pts(8/12 FG), 6rbs, 1 ast, 2 stl in 25 minutes of play, playing against Gortat. In some situations Gortat was quicker than Pleiss and he had trouble containing him, but overall (especially offensively) he held his own against a legit NBA starting big.
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Once again, thanks for the updates. You are the best
 
NAOS said:
It'll be interesting to see what Q and Co. can do to his defense. I hope they can at least make him AWARE (which would give him a leg up on Kanter). Awareness + Favors/Gobert covering for you + playing against backups = a good place for him to start.
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I think he is aware in D, he rotates and gives help defense, he's just physically slow moving his feet laterally. I think he does have the desire and awareness to defend, he just might not be quick enough to be great defender. On offense he makes passes that Kanter would never even contemplate.
 
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