Is anyone on our SL team worth keeping?

I haven't been able to watch any of the SL yet this year, but I hear Russ Smith is a keeper.

 

First half of that sentence explained the last half

 

For somone who hasn't watched the games, your insight is smazing. You're absolutely correct. He keeps the ball to himself and keeps us from having any chance at winning.

BNM

 

Have to admit I find SL pretty unwatchable. When Portland had a high pick like Roy or Lillard, yes, wanted to get a first look but when it's a bunch of maybe end of bench guys and not a chance guys, oi vey. I did try. Just couldn't.

 

Sadly, that's the wrong sport.

 

The only I want from summer league is Brent Barry

 

It is almost unwatchable. Just hoping to see some sort of improvement from guys that have a chance to be rotation players

 

A Hasty Typo, lol.

 

Have you see nany improvement? I thought you said the other day you arent able to watch SL?

I'm seeing improvement. Hard to assess though because of the NON NBA players ball hogging.

 

I watch every game. You must have misread. You're right about the ball hogging. Tough to analyze anyone.

 

I must have misread or it was someone else.

So if you have been watching, you did not see Vonleh impact the paint at all? you didnt see him push guys out of the way and snag rebounds and put them back up? You didnt see him do a back and forth post up move that reminded me of Olajuwon?

I did. I also saw how game one he seemed a bit timid, but in game two came out as a beast. Not only do I see improvement from last year, but he improved from game one of SL to game two.

Im not a fan of this Russ guy though. He will not allow anyone to evaluate any of our other guards and wings.

 

I see he is a good offensive rebounder, which I have stated 2 or 3 times. I do not see the low post footwork that is Olajuwonesque, or enough to name it the Vonleh shake

 

Admittedly, it was only one move, but it was still a move that was better than I had seen from him as of yet. and yes it reminded me of Olajuwon.
He isnt getting the ball in the paint enough to show his improvement I think.

 

Ok

 

Yeah, this is a bit of a snoozefest, but it's all we've got right now.

I've seen improvement in Vonleh. Mostly in his confidence with the ball, but that's not to be underestimated.

Montero looks the same to me - smooth, bursting with potential, but still very, very raw. If he was 20, he would have been a high lottery pick. Now, he looks like he may be 30 before he puts it all together.

Layman looks better than I thought he would, but it's pretty sad when the guy you took with the 46th pick is the highlight of your summer league team.

I LOVED Connaughton and the toughness and spirit he had at Notre Dame. I loved it when he started at PF and pulled down as many rebounds as Townes and Cauley-Steines combined when ND ALMOST upset KY in the Elite-8. But, I'm afraid that was where his basketball career peaked. I think it's time for Patty Baseball to put down the Spauding, pick up the Rawlings and move onto the next phase of his professional sports career.

BNM