Game Thread BLAZERS SUMMER LEAGUE 2024

Worf

 

He has all August to rest

 

Yeah I'm walking away with these games thinking he has DPOY upside. Maybe if he gets that good he'll also have all the other players calling him the most overrated player in the league lol.

 

I wouldn't rest him. He's a project shooting-wise. Get him some reps.

 

Cronin taking Murray over Leonard Miller is one of his biggest misses so far.

 

Clingan looks slow, but he covers space a lot quicker than it seems he should. That wingspan is nuts.

 

A few Game 3 thoughts:

-- Clingan looks to me like he has a good chance to be a better Przybilla. I think he does more offensively, if not necessarily putting the ball in the hoop himself. I think he plays intelligently and shows proto-leadership skills. Not sure if I think he's going to be better than Edey, but, in this draft, the Blazers probably got good value.
-- After a really bad first game, Chandler has played a quality point guard in the last two. He's getting us into offense, not forcing bad shots, doing what he needs to do and had a crazy dunk.
-- McGowens will be a fun player on the Remix and occasional Blazer one-game legend. Definitely has the offensive toolbox. Defensively, he's just the opposite.
-- Rupert's had a good if not great summer league. He's developing.
-- Murray tried to throw the game away at the end. Guy just can't seem to even accomplish the simple things.
-- As a lifelong bachelor, I thought the woman official was cute. Definitely would watch again.

 

Oh Noooo Wizards fans calling Sarr a bust

 

Clingan might be better at (and better off for the team) shooting threes than mid-range shots, taking into account the extra point you get.
With threes, he'll be wide open and can have a line to locate himself.

 

I don't think there will be any real busts in the 2024 draft. Some teams with get lucky , and some won't.

 

Butler had some good blocks.

 

Not going to agree or not (at least about Leonard - we absolutely should have drafted GG Jackson instead), but I maintain that taking Murray was part of the same "appease Dame" process as re-signing Jerami. Murray was widely regarded as the most NBA-ready player available at the pick.

 

clingan showed up with a knee brace after that block where he fell over. didn't enjoy that.

 

Awesome.

 

He did have an awful game, but it is SL

 

It helps that he knows where he's supposed to be.

 

I'm getting tired of the Murray slander! He's actually doing ALL the simple things. He's pretty much the calming leader out there and he's playing stellar defense. So he can't score - well neither can Sarr! He's always in the right place and he's doing stuff that doesn't show up in the boxscore (as well as things that do, like 9 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and a block. (It is pretty amazing that he hasn't even shot ONE FT so far, though.)