Game #2--Orlando SL #2 vs. OKC

[SuperReggie31]

Gametime: 1:00 p.m.

TV: NBATV, Summer League Broadband Pass

Indiana:

9 Jarrid Famous F 6-11 240 7/16/88 South Florida Petron Blaze Boosters (Phillipines)
8 Reggie Hamilton G 5-11 176 5/23/89 Oakland University Oakland University
23 Ben Hansbrough G 6-3 206 12/23/87 Notre Dame KRKA (Slovenia)
18 Matt Janning G 6-4 220 6/22/88 Northeastern Novipiu Casale (Italy)
11 Orlando Johnson G 6-5 224 3/11/89 UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara
16 Tyren Johnson F 6-7 225 7/24/88 Louisiana-Lafayette Rio Grande (NBADL)
4 Chris Kramer G 6-3 215 4/4/88 Purdue s. Oliver Baskets (Germany)
5 Hamady Ndiaye C 7-0 235 1/12/87 Rutgers Maine (NBADL)
29 Jeff Pendergraph F 6-9 240 4/29/87 Arizona State Pacers
13 Miles Plumlee C 7-0 252 9/1/88 Duke Duke
22 Matt Rogers F 6-11 225 12/3/87 Southwest Baptist Texas
6 Lance Stephenson G 6-5 210 9/5/90 Cincinnati Pacers
15 Robert Vaden G-F 6-5 205 3/3/85 Alabama-Birmingham Tulsa (NBADL)
14 Julian Mavunga F 6-8 239 1/24/90 Miami (OH) Miami (OH)

Likely Starters (Last Game Stats):

SF: Vaden
7 pts., 5 reb., 3-9 FG (.333 %), 1-3 3PT (.333)

PF: Pendergraph
1 pt., 6 reb., 0-2 FG, 1-2 FT

C: Plumlee
9 pts., 10 reb., 3-8 FG (.375 %), 3-4 FT (.750 %)

SG: Orlando Johnson
19 pts., 9 reb., 2 ast., 6-19 FG (.316 %), 1-4 3PT (.250 %), 6-10 FT (.600 %)

PG: Stephenson
13 pts., 2 reb., 6 ast., 4-12 FG (.333 %), 2-7 3PT (.286 %)

Last Box Score against PHI:
http://www.nba.com/summer-league/games/ ... einfo.html


OKC

45 Cole Aldrich C 6'11" 240 Kansas
23 Morris Almond G 6'6" 220 Rice
31 Kent Bazemore G-F 6'5" 195 Old Dominion
12 Dwight Buycks G 6'3" 190 Marquette
7 Marquez Haynes
11 Lazar Hayward F 6'6" 225 Marquette
25 John Holland G 6'5" 205 Boston University
42 Darnell Jackson F 6'8" 240 Kansas
15 Reggie Jackson G 6'3" 208 Boston College
3 Perry Jones III F 6'11" 235 Baylor
42 James Mays
30 Gary McGhee C 6'10" 250 Pittsburgh
33 Ryan Reid F 6'8" 235 Florida State
22 Garrett Temple G 6'5" 200 Louisiana State
21 Latavious Williams F 6'8" 225 Christian Life Center High

Likely Starters:

SF: Lazar Hayward
18 pts., 9 reb., 4-14 FG (.286), 1-4 3PT (.250), 9-9 FT (1.000)

PF: Perry Jones III
16 pts., 8 reb., 7-17 FG (.412), 1-1 3PT (1.000), 1-1 FT (1.000)

C: Cole Aldrich
1 pt., 7 reb., 0-4 FG (.000), 1-2 FT (.500)

SG: Garrett Temple
5 pts., 4 reb., 1 ast., 2-6 FG (.333), 1-3 3PT (.333)

PG: Reggie Jackson
19 pts., 3 reb., 2 ast., 7-15 FG (.467), 5-6 FT (.833)

Last Box Score against BOS:
http://www.nba.com/summer-league/games/ ... einfo.html

Misc Thoughts--

--Our frontline will need to be ready against theirs. Expect Aldrich, Hayward, and Jones to hit the boards hard.

--Pendergraph needs to show up.

--Stephenson needs to show he can balance this team.

[Indy2thaWindy]

Lance is playing great.

[Boneman2]

I think Lance will eventually start at pg in this league.

UR right about his vision Indy2, some guys have it and others don't. Lance just tries to create, and it works. Rarely does he telegraph anything.

[Indy2thaWindy]

He just needs to keep improving his jumpshot and recognize where the pick is coming from on D.

Mavunga!

[Indy2thaWindy]

Mavunga has a better post game than Hansbrough (Tyler).

[Wizop]

Mavunga may have been a better high school baller than Hayward.

[Indy2thaWindy]

Mavunga may have been a better high school baller than Hayward.

I never seen him before until last summer.

[granger05]

I just watched Lance's postgame interview. Apparently, he's going to try to bring it.

[Boneman2]

I just watched Lance's postgame interview. Apparently, he's going to try to bring it.

He's pretty young. There is still plenty of time to work on giving better interviews.

[Scoot McGroot]

Mavunga may have been a better high school baller than Hayward.

I never seen him before until last summer.

He graduated from Brownsburg. Was high school teammates with Hayward. Neither player, though each usually 4-6 inches taller than their counterparts, EVER stepped inside the 3 pt line.

[SuperReggie31]

Mavunga may have been a better high school baller than Hayward.

I never seen him before until last summer

I was one of their high school coaches during their time at Brownsburg. They were both equal in skill set as far as playing, but we used Julian on the inside more than Gordon. Gordon had a great outside shot with a great shooting motion whereas Julian was still refining his outside shot. Julian didn't start playing basketball until he was 15.

Neither player, though each usually 4-6 inches taller than their counterparts, EVER stepped inside the 3 pt line.

They did their shots equally. We (the coaches) knew that they were going to the next level and wanted them to expand their skill set and not be one dimensional players. The last half of Julian's junior year was when we told him to start stepping back a little bit. His senior year, we gave him the green light to start shooting 3's. Even though he was still our inside post-player, he vastly improved by adding his jumpshot.

Besides the fact that they were great players, the thing that stood out the most about these two was their high character and high intelligence. Never before have I seen or coached two players with that much talent, who will work harder than anyone else, and who has a ton of respect for the surrounding community. They both came from great families and it shows on and off the court.

I am extremely proud of them both and I am glad they are doing well.

[Scoot McGroot]

Mavunga may have been a better high school baller than Hayward.

I never seen him before until last summer

I was one of their high school coaches during their time at Brownsburg. They were both equal in skill set as far as playing, but we used Julian on the inside more than Gordon. Gordon had a great outside shot with a great shooting motion whereas Julian was still refining his outside shot. Julian didn't start playing basketball until he was 15.

Neither player, though each usually 4-6 inches taller than their counterparts, EVER stepped inside the 3 pt line.

They did their shots equally. We (the coaches) knew that they were going to the next level and wanted them to expand their skill set and not be one dimensional players. The last half of Julian's junior year was when we told him to start stepping back a little bit. His senior year, we gave him the green light to start shooting 3's. Even though he was still our inside post-player, he vastly improved by adding his jumpshot.

Besides the fact that they were great players, the thing that stood out the most about these two was their high character and high intelligence. Never before have I seen or coached two players with that much talent, who will work harder than anyone else, and who has a ton of respect for the surrounding community. They both came from great families and it shows on and off the court.

I am extremely proud of them both and I am glad they are doing well.

Cool to hear! Both seemed like great kids.

I saw them play at Noblesville, I think their senior years. Ultimately, I found myself yelling at them to step inside the 3pt line at SOME point on offense, but rarely saw either of them do so. Noblesville was a very weak interior team and could have easily been dominated there. I was a bit disappointed to see that a 6 foot nothing center for Noblesville pushed both of them around (though in hindsight, he was an extremely stout football player kind of athlete). I was pleasantly surprised at Hayward and his production at Butler, and much more at his production in the NBA. One thing about Hayward, especially, seems to be his desire to improve.

Unfortunately, I knew nothing else of Mavunga until I saw his name associated with our summer roster.