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MourningView posted:I'm already sick of hearing about how Napier "knows how to play the game" I liked the vine of him getting crossed over bad
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Jul 7, 2014 01:10
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Jota posted:I liked the vine of him getting crossed over bad Post it
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https://vine.co/v/MUQOWnELOYO Edit: I don't think it is actually that bad, he will get worse within 2 weeks of the regular season starting
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Jul 7, 2014 01:17
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James Ennis is going to be your 2014-15 NBA league MVP
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Jul 7, 2014 01:25
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Seriously, this kid is 7/8 from 3 and has 29 points. If Australia produces these kinds of results, Exum is going to be the next Chris Paul.
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Jul 7, 2014 02:00
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Jul 7, 2014 02:10
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Kentavious couldn't really shoot in summer league last year. He looks much better now. Jodie Meeks might have to be a 7th man. That makes me happy. Joe Dumars is the best.
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Jul 7, 2014 03:14
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Here's the schedule the rest of the way: Championship day is Friday.
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Jul 7, 2014 03:43
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Isaiah slipping into speaking tongues once a quarter is probably the best reason to have the summer league on.
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PantsFreeZone posted:Seriously, this kid is 7/8 from 3 and has 29 points. If Australia produces these kinds of results, Exum is going to be the next Chris Paul. Between this and the other thread im starting to think you actually believe this means something in the summer league
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Jul 7, 2014 21:58
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Magic are playing Gordon at SF. Uhoh.
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Jul 7, 2014 22:13
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Rick posted:Magic are playing Gordon at SF. Uhoh. Last year I was like "hey playing Oladipo at PG in summer league is prett smart, the games don't matter and it lets him work on his ball handling!" and then they went out and did it all year. So, I dunno. It seems like a lot of teams might think Gordon is a SF though. Good luck with that on offense.
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Jul 7, 2014 22:20
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Mitch McGary looks good and that makes me extremely happy.
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Jul 8, 2014 01:40
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the_american_dream posted:Between this and the other thread im starting to think you actually believe this means something in the summer league If you read all those posts and came away with this impression then I don't know what to say.
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Jul 8, 2014 01:56
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jimcunningham posted:Mitch McGary looks good and that makes me extremely happy. Yeah I've gone from "ugh great way to replace cole aldrich presti" to "holy poo poo mitch mcgary loving owns" in the span of like 5 hours
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Jul 8, 2014 04:22
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Mandrel posted:Yeah I've gone from "ugh great way to replace cole aldrich presti" to "holy poo poo mitch mcgary loving owns" in the span of like 5 hours Why do we ever question presti?
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MourningView posted:Last year I was like "hey playing Oladipo at PG in summer league is prett smart, the games don't matter and it lets him work on his ball handling!" and then they went out and did it all year. So, I dunno. It seems like a lot of teams might think Gordon is a SF though. Good luck with that on offense. I'm thinking this season was a continuation of playing Oladipo at PG in games that didn't matter and he'll go back to SG before too long.
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Jul 8, 2014 18:43
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EvanTH posted:I'm thinking this season was a continuation of playing Oladipo at PG in games that didn't matter and he'll go back to SG before too long. Well now but I don't like the guy they drafted to replace him there much either
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Jul 8, 2014 19:07
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Noel's lane presence is crazy this game
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Jul 9, 2014 00:09
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Summer league was a really good predictor of rookie performance last year. McLemore sucked in summer league and sucked in real games, Otto Porter was useless in summer league and useless in real games, same for Shabazz Muhammad. That was my first summer league so I don't know if it's a real trend or a fluke because of a terrible class. It also provoked Bill Simmons to call Kelly Olynyk Bill Walton 2.0.
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Jul 9, 2014 00:21
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WEREWAIF posted:Summer league was a really good predictor of rookie performance last year. McLemore sucked in summer league and sucked in real games, Otto Porter was useless in summer league and useless in real games, same for Shabazz Muhammad. That was my first summer league so I don't know if it's a real trend or a fluke because of a terrible class. Players that are bad in Summer League are typically bad in real games. Players that are good in Summer League have a chance at not being worthless in real games.
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Jul 9, 2014 00:24
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Everyone in last year's draft sucked so that's not really meaningful. The single best summer league performance I've ever seen was Marco Bellinelli, who looked about a million times better than Kevin Durant did that same summer. Lots of good players have had a bad summer league game or two, but in general I think Kibner has it right. If they're bad the whole time then that is concerning. Being good in summer league is borderline meaningless.
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Jul 9, 2014 01:14
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A good part of it is also that the coaches will ask the player to focus on things that are normally out of their comfort zones.
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Jul 9, 2014 01:26
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WEREWAIF posted:Summer league was a really good predictor of rookie performance last year. McLemore sucked in summer league and sucked in real games, Otto Porter was useless in summer league and useless in real games, same for Shabazz Muhammad. That was my first summer league so I don't know if it's a real trend or a fluke because of a terrible class. Marquis Teague looked improved in Summer League last year though. And Tony Snell was making some shots.
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Jul 9, 2014 01:35
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Kibner posted:A good part of it is also that the coaches will ask the player to focus on things that are normally out of their comfort zones. Yeah, a lot of guys will have crazy turnover and shooting numbers because the coaching staff wants to see if their weaknesses look salvageable or if they need to be hidden. Also the refs are often tryouts too, so the foul and turnover numbers are seriously elevated.
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Summer League nearly made me buy a Bellinelli jersey a couple of years ago. That's how accurate it is.
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Jul 9, 2014 17:05
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Jack's Flow posted:Summer League nearly made me buy a Bellinelli jersey a couple of years ago. Third leading scorer on the NBA champion? Sounds pretty accurate to me.
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Jack's Flow posted:Summer League nearly made me buy a Bellinelli jersey a couple of years ago. He was hitting threes from everywhere! I almost placed real money on him to win rookie of the year over Durant.
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Jul 9, 2014 17:16
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Adam Morrison turning into Summer League Kobe Bryant bought him a few years in the league. You know, the Lakers were never the same after they lost the one player they could all make fun of/play FIFA with.
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Jul 9, 2014 18:20
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Rick posted:Adam Morrison turning into Summer League Kobe Bryant bought him a few years in the league. Guys who are still going to Summer League after 3-4 years in the league are the best/saddest. Even if they're really lovely they'll just destroy the summer league because they've been practicing against NBA players for years and they're playing a bunch of college guys, d-league flotsam who will never sniff the league, and guys hoping to get Euro contracts.
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Jul 9, 2014 18:26
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Nerlens Noel is just a joy to watch. So many blocks and steals. Then he just pulled down an ORB and threw in a lefty hook. He was worth the wait.
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Jul 9, 2014 22:13
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Noel has looked way better than I remember him looking pre-injury.
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Jul 9, 2014 23:51
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Mahorn sitting next to MCW is hilarious. It looks like a dad with their 8 year old.
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Mandrel posted:Noel has looked way better than I remember him looking pre-injury. Working with NBA coaches for a full year will do that.
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Jul 10, 2014 00:16
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These commentators have been talking about pancakes for a long time.
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Having seen shootarounds last year, I know that Brett Brown was working with Noel a LOT. Working on refining his offense and his free throw shooting. Just watching the shootaround, the amount of time Brown specifically worked with Noel was long and intense compared to any other player. Noel has clearly been his pet project.
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Quest For Glory II posted:Having seen shootarounds last year, I know that Brett Brown was working with Noel a LOT. Working on refining his offense and his free throw shooting. Just watching the shootaround, the amount of time Brown specifically worked with Noel was long and intense compared to any other player. Noel has clearly been his pet project. There isn't anyone else worth coaching on that dogshit team.
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