Lillard to play in summer league???

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Natebishop3, Jul 5, 2013
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    I thought this was expected? He said he was going to Vegas a few days ago, he'll probably play a game or two.
     
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    Just practice.

    He won't play in the games.
     
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    Seems silly to me. Remember Nolan Smith got hurt last year, so why should we risk Damian getting injured? He doesn't need any practice. This should be CJ McCollumn's time to shine.
     
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    He's on the official roster.
     
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    Freeman's article implied that he thought it was more about an opportunity to practice with CJ and get some work in. Anyone remember the dates of the US Select team?
     
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    But he wouldn't have to be on the roster to do that.... not saying you're wrong, but it wouldn't make sense to add him to the roster.
     
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    Well it's either Summer League or pick up games at UCLA (or wherever). So I don't see much harm in it.
     
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    Not unusual for young guys to do that... good mid-season workout and good practice time with the rookies with very little injury risk.

    More than anything, I'm surprised how many actual Blazers are on ya'lls Summer League roster. It just reminds me of how young the Blazers are. When you look at most teams, more than half the roster are guys who're trying to break into the league.

    7 of your 11 summer league players will likely be under contract next season though. That's pretty much half your team competing in the summer league...
     
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    US Select camp is July 22nd - 25th
     
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    I still think the bigger story is that Thomas Robinson is not playing. I would REALLY like him to play.
     
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    Many players on the 'official roster' don't even get in games. If he does play, it will only be for a few minutes early in the session.

    :MARIS61:
     
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    Eh, I'm wondering if they haven't added him because the team hasn't actually introduced him yet.
     
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    That would be a huge story, but he's not officially on the roster yet.
     
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    When the trade is official on the 10th can they still add him in time since they don't play till the 13th?
     
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    If the Blazers need players for their summer league team I'm available.
     
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    They have to add a PG to the summer league roster. Yes CJ needs minutes at PG but he also needs minutes as a SG. And more importantly the other players like TRob (I assume he will play) and Crabbe need to play with a true PG. Otherwise they will all look bad.

    CJ needs time to develop into a back up PG. But don't shatter his confidence by only playing him there. It will be frustrating for us all to watch.
    I could be wrong, but I doubt he will shine there.
     
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    Well presumably he was going to play in Summer League for Houston, so I don't see why he wouldn't unless there is a hangup with his physical.
     
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    So, if Thomas Robinson joins the Summer League squad, that'll be a 12 man squad, with 8 of your likely roster players playing in Summer League. Damn...
     
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    Yeah, but Lillard won't play much, if at all. Batum/Matthews/Lopez/LMA won't be there. Ordinarily, I'd be concerned about what that means for the bench, but it literally can't be a worse bench than it was last season. Plus, I still think a few vets will be added this summer that will get some PT and be better than what the bench offered last year. Plus, Lillard did play last year, and without him and LMA, the Blazers don't win 20 games last year.
     
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