Nice summer league wrap

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  1. Mediocre Man

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    MKG at #2 while only playing 1 game?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Nice read. Thanks.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I didn't watch him play, but apparently he left quite the impression? :dunno:
     
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  5. Mediocre Man

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    You could see what he is all about in that game. This isn't a list of how they did in summer league, it's a list of how they should fair in the NBA based on summer league
     
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    I almost hate to point out that he brings up Lillard favoring going left, so I guess I won't :)
     
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    Interesting to me that the shooting guard, Beal, who shot for such poor % in college, "didn't shoot the ball all that well". I don't get taking him 3rd and hoping one day he will start shooting better; especially a guy who is not that athletic.
     
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    It looks like you're not the only one that is mistaken about that being something he needs to work on. :)
     
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    It's always nice to know that I am not the only one wrong :cheers:
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think Barton was a steal. I don't suspect he'll ever be a star, but I could easily see him as a starter or a solid role player off the bench. Maybe a defensive stopper.
     
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    I think Leonard would be ranked higher if wasn't sick that one game.
     
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    I think the problem is that he didn't put up eye-popping numbers, but he played above expectations (at least for me he did) and I think he showed some real promise. I suspect that most of these lists are based off stats.
     
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    Barton will be a great player to have coming off your bench. Leonard will be solid. Lillard will be our Chris Paul/B-Roy (Maybe not as good as either, but close). Pretty good haul, I'd say.
     
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    I am a little worried that people are putting too much on Lillard so early. They're already tagging him as a franchise player and he's only played four SL games. I think the guy is definitely talented, and I have high hopes for him, but I want to see how he does in the league before we start tagging him a franchise player.
     
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    The comparison of Leonard with Przybilla is interesting. I'm guessing he means that Leonard isn't soft, is prepared to set nasty picks and bounce people around, and will get called for a lot of fouls, because Leonard isn't the rebounder or shot-blocker Joel is, but can probably jump higher than Joel ever could. Oh, and he's already a better FT shooter than Joel became after much practice.
     
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  16. Mediocre Man

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    He said he meant as a compliment, really LOL
     
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    Interesting (my fave word today) that Chad Buchanan calls Chauncey Billups the best case scenario for Lillard. Now, Chauncey has been a finals MVP, but it's a far cry from the Derek Rose comparisons flying around. I don't think of Chauncey as a guy who was great at getting to the rim, but maybe I've forgotten the younger Billups.
     
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    I think it actually is. Przybilla has had a long career and racked up the rebounds and blocks, and has a very solid defensive reputation. Yes, he's inept offensively, but to be fair, so is Leonard.
     
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    I know Billups was a scoring machine during his first stint with Denver, but I never watched him much. I thought he was more of a shooter than a slasher.
     
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    Oh I know. I just found it funny that he had to say that
     
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