ESPN's Summer League recap: Not one mention of the Blazers

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  1. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    chris_in_pdx, Jul 18, 2017
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    I thought you were exaggerating, then I read the article. Lonzo. Ingram. Kuzma. More Laker talk. I'm surprised Thomas and Zubac didn't get mentions...
     
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    I think Ball's success in SL will only make his fall during the regular season even better.

    MCW looked pretty damn good for a season as well, but at the end of the the day, if you can't shoot in today's NBA, you're a huge liability.
     
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    Kyle Kuzma opened a lot of eyes. Steal for the Lakers at 27.
     
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    Yeah but on the positive side there was no Blazers mentioned in this section either:
    Who was the biggest disappointment at summer league?

    I will take that as a win from the national media
     
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    It's shit like this that makes me fear that even if the Blazers win a championship, they'll still lavish more attention on the team they beat if it has a supetstar on it like LeBron or whoever.
     
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    ESPN and ESPN2 BOTH been jerking him off at the same time for the last five minutes. I fucking hate the Lakers
     
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    "We take you now, to the Kemper Open!" --Brent Musburger before the Blazers even left the court after winning the 1977 Championship.

    I still remember the wild locker room scene and the champagne being poured all over the place when the Sixers won the Eastern Conference that year.

    I also remember the Sports Illustrated article about how the Sixers lost the 1977 Championship. That's right kids. The Blazers didn't win. The Sixers lost. In case you didn't know.

    :cheers:
     
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    It's a little annoying that SL has become the spectacle that it is.

    It used to be an entertaining little taste of NBA action during the summer. A chance to watch your rookies and your young guys. Now it's becoming more than it is. More than it should be. If MM thinks Blazer fans are being ridiculous about SL, I think the national media and Laker fans have lost their damn minds.
     
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    What is this summer league thing you guys are talking about?
     
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    Nothing that matters.
     
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    It's the current year and you guys are still reading/paying attention to espn?
     
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    Fake sports News!
     
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    Ball is just another player that will ride his jock. But to me he will be one of worst defender at his position in the NBA this next year. He had only decent 1 time where he shot the ball from the 3 point line. Yea he average a lot assist in summer league. But everyone should remember NBA defense will be a lot better than summer league defense.
     
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    Wonder what D'Angelo Russell is thinking about now.
     
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    A question that had nothing to do with Ball, and they said his name 5 times.

    3. Who was the biggest surprise at summer league?
    MacMahon: Ball wasn't the only Lakers rookie who lit it up in Las Vegas. Kyle Kuzma, the 27th overall pick, was spectacular throughout the summer league. He's a skilled 6-foot-9 guy who certainly benefited from playing with Ball, which could be the case for years.

    Herring: Kyle Kuzma, who finished summer league with a 30-point, 10-rebound performance and championship game MVP honors, looked far more like a lottery pick than a late-first-round one. He has impressive range for a big, runs the floor in transition (important when your teammate is Lonzo Ball) and can move his feet on defense.

    Tedesco: John Collins already looks like he'll become a pretty good stretch-4 -- and maybe even stretch-5 -- after hiding most of those skills at Wake Forest. More than half of his college shot attempts were at the rim, and he attempted only one 3! He didn't really test his ability from deep range at summer league, but he made some nice plays out to the elbows, and I think he can extend further. At No. 19, that's a steal for Atlanta.

    Adams: I was blown away at the consistent high level of play from this year's top rookies. Summer league is typically dominated by second-year players or ball-dominant types, and it's common for top picks to struggle. In addition to Ball, Dennis Smith looked explosive and in control, Jayson Tatum showed an impressive offensive repertoire, Josh Jackson was a terror on the boards and Donovan Mitchell was a two-way menace.

    Pelton: I didn't consider Kuzma a first-round talent because he was a late bloomer, and his box-score stats didn't really reflect an ability to utilize his obvious athleticism. In Las Vegas, he showed that he can make the NBA 3-pointer (although his 48.0 percent shooting on a robust 50 attempts surely isn't sustainable), and his speed up the court was a perfect match for Ball's long outlet passes in transition.

    The John Collins take is pretty funny. He's saying John is gonna be a good stretch 4/5 but then he says John hasn't shot any 3's... at least he didn't say anything about ball.
     
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    I thought it was interesting that Magic said last night that they're not going to touch Ball's shooting mechanics.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    How the hell can Swanigan hope to have a great rookie year without an acceptable level of post-Summer League national media hype? This is a disaster!
     
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    He did make the all-SL team...
     
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    FLINT, MICHIGAN BAY-BEE! Him and JaVale McGee both.

    (Talking of whom: has McGee signed with anyone yet?)
     
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