Portland vs Utah Summer League Finale! Friday, 5:30pm, Game Thread!

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Apparently not.
     
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    I have yet to see Exum hit a jumper. Why are we swarming him?
     
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    WOW! Barton avoids the double team and no-look assist to Meyers!
     
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    That was a nice play by Will to MyLe.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Maybe giving someone else an audition as a third PG?

    Is Crabbe still looking useful?
     
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    Meyers has 4 rebounds in 8 minutes, that's more than he's totaled in 2 games. Crabbe looked better, Will definitely is looking better tonight. All good to see. Tell BBert Meyers can't flip his hair, it doesn't move with all that hair product
     
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  8. Rastapopoulos

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    He's actually hit a couple of shots! Like everybody else, though, pretty clueless on defense. If Utah wasn't having an epically bad shooting night, Exum would have a ton of assists.
     
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    I think you get a little too excited about Exum.

    11 minutes, 0-3 shooting, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, no points.
     
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    I hate to say this, but I think we'd be a lot better with Brackins playing Joel's minutes.
     
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    The refs let Gobert get away with a lot of bullshit.
     
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    He can't shoot, but his floor vision is obviously elite and he has a very quick, tight dribble. Come on - it's pretty obvious he's a talent.
     
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    The way Joel has played this summer league makes me wonder if he knows he's on the trading block? Not that I do but he seems less engaged so far after 3 games.
     
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    Why do you think his floor vision is elite? It's good, but elite? I guess I'm a little bit reluctant to use that word with a guy who is averaging 3 assists in summer league.
     
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    Bobby Brown is like a poor man's Mo. I'd rather see Appling.
     
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    Crabbe doing a fair amount of driving in Summer League (this game especially). Good to see.
     
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    I think Crabbe's problem is that he doesn't have a quick release. He passes up a lot of open shots because I don't think he feels he can get the shot off.
     
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    Exum looks shitty.
     
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    Thanks mike
     
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    Assists are an incredibly poor measure of floor vision. Sabas had way better vision than a lot of PGs but of course would never rack up assists because that's not the system. Exum is also very unselfish, especially in comparison with overdribblers like Brown.
     
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