If you had to pick three players from our Summer League team...

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    As he should. Armon's got a little bit of "The Glove" in his game ... not nearly the offensive talent, nor the swagger, but one thing came through the TV pretty clearly after watching all five games: he likes playing defense and takes pride in it. Where he can go from here and what he'll eventually be remain to be seen, but I really like his unselfishness and his roleplayer's mentality -- guys like aren't usually stars, but they can play with just about any lineup and almost never kill you to have out there.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    corollary |ˈkôrəˌlerē; ˈkärə-|
    noun ( pl. -laries)
    a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
    • a direct or natural consequence or result : the huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.
    adjective
    forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.
    • associated; supplementary.
    ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin corollarium ‘money paid for a garland or chaplet; gratuity’ (in late Latin ‘deduction’ ), from corolla, diminutive of corona ‘wreath, crown, chaplet.’
     
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  3. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You guys how Bayless is gonna light this kid Johnson up in training camp right? He is gonna kill him!
     
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    I think Johnson will teach Bayless a ton about running an offense.
     
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    Why are you obsessed with everyone who is a current Blazer? HOMER!
     
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    Charcoal Filtered Writing Team

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    Exactly. If JB does anything over the summer, hopefully it is just keeping a cool head on the court and making simple passes.
     
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    Babbitt - I think his value and usefulness will go up when he is playing with the big boys

    Dante - Isn't he pretty much already on the team

    Johnson - His D is better than Mills, His offense is functional

    Notes - Can't jude Williams as I haven't seen him play, and I also think we should keep Mills.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    As a one-on-one player I have no doubt that Jerryd would give Armon a ton to deal with. But in a team oriented game where a point guard should be able to pass and defend and take a secondary role on offense without becoming completely useless? I'm not so sure.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Agreed, but that wasn't JB's role. He was a sparkplug off the bench.
     
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