NBA Summer League: 7/16/08
Finally catching up. Old posts:
7/12/08
7/14/08
Tuesday's games weren't great, we spent a lot of time bouncing around, so I only have thoughts on two of them:
Milwaukee 73, Detroit 59
After a dismal performance in his first outing, Joe Alexander looked a lot better here. He's still playing too fast and his shot still doesn't look that good to me (though it did go down a bit yesterday), but he played a much better game that included firing some pretty nice passes for assists. The more I see him, the more it looks like he's more comfortable playing a four-type game, which may be a problem at his size. His strength and athleticism will make up for some of that, though.
The Pistons were terrible without Rodney Stuckey, but Walter Sharpe showed a very nice, soft jump shot in limited minutes.
I was waiting all game for Alexander and the Pistons' Deron Washington to meet at the rim, but it never materialized.
Speaking of Washington, there was some kids in front of us who went and got his autograph on a basketball after the game. When they came back up, I saw that he had signed the ball "Deron Washington #8." Who sings a ball with their Summer League number?
Golden State 99, Charlotte 93
I'm higher on D.J. Augustin than most, but I really do think this guy can run an NBA team. He can't play defense, but he is super quick, the best passer here, and he finished almost everything at the rim against the Warriors, including two or three and ones. He's going to surprise some folks.
Wednesday's action includes the Knicks, Wizards, T-Wolves, Cavs, and Rockets, so I'm sure I'll have plenty more that tomorrow.
7/12/08
7/14/08
Tuesday's games weren't great, we spent a lot of time bouncing around, so I only have thoughts on two of them:
Milwaukee 73, Detroit 59
After a dismal performance in his first outing, Joe Alexander looked a lot better here. He's still playing too fast and his shot still doesn't look that good to me (though it did go down a bit yesterday), but he played a much better game that included firing some pretty nice passes for assists. The more I see him, the more it looks like he's more comfortable playing a four-type game, which may be a problem at his size. His strength and athleticism will make up for some of that, though.
The Pistons were terrible without Rodney Stuckey, but Walter Sharpe showed a very nice, soft jump shot in limited minutes.
I was waiting all game for Alexander and the Pistons' Deron Washington to meet at the rim, but it never materialized.
Speaking of Washington, there was some kids in front of us who went and got his autograph on a basketball after the game. When they came back up, I saw that he had signed the ball "Deron Washington #8." Who sings a ball with their Summer League number?
Golden State 99, Charlotte 93
I'm higher on D.J. Augustin than most, but I really do think this guy can run an NBA team. He can't play defense, but he is super quick, the best passer here, and he finished almost everything at the rim against the Warriors, including two or three and ones. He's going to surprise some folks.
Wednesday's action includes the Knicks, Wizards, T-Wolves, Cavs, and Rockets, so I'm sure I'll have plenty more that tomorrow.
posted by H.S. Slam, Ph.D at 10:58 AM
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