Summer League Thread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Look at you making assumptions based off of SL games lmao. ****ing absolute clown.

Uhh whats teh assumption off SL? I had him 5th on my big board lmfao.

 

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Are you serious or joking? I just call it as I see it. In the summer league game I watched i said he was invisible... because he was... if he had played like this I wouldn't have said it obviously. I said numerous times I'm not making any definitive judgements based on summer league. I think my stance on Bilal has been really consistent from pre-draft time to right now. One summer league game did not make me declare him a bust and one will not make me think he is a top 7 prospect in this draft. Its super encouraging though.

I'm kidding...







....









.... or am I?

*Runs off to islandproperties.com and purchases a beachside property on Bilaly Cubaly island.*

 

[Elizah Huge]

The duality of man:

Anyone doing victory laps off a couple of SL games is laughable

Bilal has shown everything he needed to show this SL. Point blank period.

If this is the base of what he has to work with going forward, he's at a great starting point.

 

[KqWIN]

When I posted that... what provoked my post was one of those burst of speed with ball in his hands where he left his defender in the dust... but then didn't finish... and a few possessions before that he had a typical Dante sloppy handle where he lets the ball to get poked away...

A lot of it is the rawness with bursts of intrigue sprinkled throughout ... plus they have very similar built big, long guards with some athleticism... IMO Bilal is more athletic, but still...

Bilal has a big length advantage. He's got a couple inches in height, 5-6 inches in winspan, and 4 inches in standing reach IIRC. I also think he's more athletic, but that might be the length. Hopefully Bilal can get some junk in the trunk like Exum did over time.

There is something funky about Bilal's finishes so far, the French league is strong but I think there are better athletes in SL. Been quite a few plays this SL where he gets to the whoop and doesn't know what to do. His instincts aren't there yet and it leads to some ugly/awkward finishes around the hoop.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I said more than 60%. I know math is super hard for you.

Lmao ok. Got it. Have to be at all 4's or higher. Tough crowd.

 

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Bilal has a big length advantage. He's got a couple inches in height, 5-6 inches in winspan, and 4 inches in standing reach IIRC. I also think he's more athletic, but that might be the length. Hopefully Bilal can get some junk in the trunk like Exum did over time.

There is something funky about Bilal's finishes so far, the French league is strong but I think there are better athletes in SL. Been quite a few plays this SL where he gets to the whoop and doesn't know what to do. His instincts aren't there yet and it leads to some ugly/awkward finishes around the hoop.

He looks like more natural mover too... Dante moved more awkwardly... and he doesn't go flying in the stands on every rim attack like Dante did...

 

[Elizah Huge]

Lmao ok. Got it. Have to be at all 4's or higher. Tough crowd.

Or you can just admit you were being disingenuous and we can move on. I know that will never happen but it’s an option. Until then it will be a funny inside joke.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The duality of man:

What prospect did I put down? That was the point if you dont remember. I'm not saying anything about reworking a big board off SL performances. Keep hunting tho

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Or you can just admit you were being disingenuous and we can move on. I know that will never happen but it’s an option. Until then it will be a funny inside joke.

I genuinely think that's close to a 5x5 but whatever man. I didtn make up any numbers.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He looks like more natural mover too... Dante moved more awkwardly... and he doesn't go flying in the stands on every rim attack like Dante did...

And he can pull up off the dribble.

 

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For all the good things Bilal showed, especially in the second half, he still seems awkward and timid off the dribble... it will take a lot of work before he has anything resembling an NBA level pull up game.

 

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And he can pull up off the dribble.

IMO nowhere near consistently enough... in fact, despite his good game today... one of the things that he didn't show was pull up game. He looked hesitant on multiple ocassions where a pull up jumper was on the table for him and he "record scratched" in those rather than trying and missing those shots...