Portland vs Atlanta Summer League Game Thread! 1pm Tuesday

Well, you leave him out there 5 minutes...

 

TRob had a 4 5 game (points rebounds assists steals), only 5 blocks from a 5 5 game!

 

I thought Meyers looked better than ever. He actually played good defense, that was amazing! That Kim Hughes is a genius!
The team as a whole plays great defense, seem well coached, not only do we have better players, we also play better as a team.
CJ was just impressive, I think he deserves minutes. The thrill was amazing as usual. T-Rob had just a ridiculous game, was just too good, his best plays were actually assists.
Freeland seemed a bit bummed coming off the bench on SL. Just proves how deep we are that a guy like Freeland doesn't even start for our summer league team!

 

After watching Meyers, that Kaman signing is looking better and better

 

I am totally off my trade Freeland kick. There is someone else I think should be traded/cut......

 

With Robinson gone, Freeland should move to PF and Leonard should start. Pudding replaces iron.

1/3 of our fouls (7 of 23) were committed by Leonard in his 21 minutes.

 

must spread rep!

 

Good thing is CJ is finally looking like the real deal.

 

Here's that CJ to Will lob.

http://www.csnnw.com/nba/mccollum-barton-alley-oop

 

Zero rebounds in over 21 minutes. ZERO rebounds.

 

There are still months left in the off-season, then training camp, then pre-season.. I'm as frustrated with Leonard as anyone but it's not over for him. He's still a 7 footer with athletic talent. Maybe it'll start to click for him sometime this year. If you keep your expectations at zero, anything he contributes or becomes will be a bonus. At this point it doesn't seem too productive to keep critizing the 14th guy on the roster. Especially after one meaningless pre-season game coming off an injury. He's a project, he'll work out in a year or two, or he won't and he'll be gone.

Blake, CJ, Barton, TRob and Kaman seems like it could be a decent bench, then there's Freeland, Claver and Wright.

 

It's really hard to think of a lottery pick as the 14th man on your roster. That's a hard pill to swallow.

 

In summer league too...Allan Crabbe got 2 boards in a short stint. He's 6'6

 

Meyers doesn't box out. I saw him repeatedly get beaten to a rebound by his man.

 

His 7 fouls mean one thing - he was trying on defense. That's the first time I see him do that. He was still confused somewhat but trying is the 1st step to improving. CJ was 1-7 from 3 two days ago.
I'm telling you, this is the beginning of a major breakthrough for him.

 

I thought he was in fear of messing up his pompadour with all that expensive hair product

 

Eh, I don't know. A few of the fouls were just touch fouls. Not like he was hammering people in the paint.

 

Meyers can rebound. Maybe he needs to get used to the combination of playing defense and also rebounding. The kid is starting to get better, you'll see.

 

He did some things better, pt well taken but ZERO rebounds in summer league with that many minutes when you're 7'1?