Vegas Summer League 2009

[mkwest]

lol Dragic getting in Blake's face.

[mkwest]

43-35 Suns at the half.

BG has 9, 6 & 3. DJ has 7 & 7. Taylor started the game off with a 3 and an alley oop pass to DJ, but McAlarney is getting the minutes over him. DJ has been shooting pretty decent from the foul line but is 1-4 and has missed his last 2. He left the game with a dislocated finger but returned later in the 2nd.

[mkwest]

Nice block by NCM.

[mkwest]

DJ just got tossed after things get a little tense between him and Kaspars Berzins.

[mkwest]

Suns win the final game 87-70. I couldn't hardly watch this one because it was choppy for the most part. Blake finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and block. Caner-Medley finished 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal & 2 blocks. DJ had 9 points, 8 rebounds & 2 blocks before being ejected. It was a tough night for him with that and the dislocated finger. Taylor shot 1 for 6 from the field for 3 points, 4 assists & 2 rebounds in 19 minutes.

Dragic with 21 points, 5 rebounds & 7 assists led the way for the Suns. Clark and Lopez also had pretty good performances as well and combined for 29 points and 6 steals.

[GswStorm3]

Blake awarded MVP for the Summer League

He was good, but that should have went to Randolph.

[mkwest]

I thought it would have went to Randolph myself.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

I was surprised that Blake got the SL MVP. I'm a little disappointed that we lost our last 3 SL games. Was Gordon available for the final game?

[mkwest]

Ralph Lawler on ESPN 710 talks about summer league, trade, and more.

I was surprised that Blake got the SL MVP. I'm a little disappointed that we lost our last 3 SL games. Was Gordon available for the final game?

No, he sat out all the games we lost. He swelling on his knee (minor), and was also resting up for the USA minicamp next week.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Enjoyed listening to the Ralph interview. I really hope that Baron is healthy and is motivated to win next season. We should definitely be improved.

[PlinkingPanda]

Uh.... Griffin is already injured? >.>;

Blake Griffin will spend the next three to four weeks resting a strain to his right shoulder, which he incurred in the third game of the Clippers’ five game Las Vegas Summer League schedule last week. Griffin, named the League’s Most Outstanding Player, went on to average 19.2 points and 10.8 rebounds.

Griffin will maintain his normal lower body training and conditioning regimen, and will be further evaluated regularly. He was examined and diagnosed Tuesday by Clippers’ team physician Dr. Steven Shimoyama. A second examination Wednesday by Los Angeles-based specialist Dr. Lewis Yocum confirmed the earlier diagnosis and suggested protocol.

As a precaution, Griffin will be held out of the USA Basketball National Team Mini-Camp to which he was invited and which starts Wednesday in Las Vegas.

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... _shoulder/

[mkwest]

Uh.... Griffin is already injured? >.>;

Blake Griffin will spend the next three to four weeks resting a strain to his right shoulder, which he incurred in the third game of the Clippers’ five game Las Vegas Summer League schedule last week. Griffin, named the League’s Most Outstanding Player, went on to average 19.2 points and 10.8 rebounds.

Griffin will maintain his normal lower body training and conditioning regimen, and will be further evaluated regularly. He was examined and diagnosed Tuesday by Clippers’ team physician Dr. Steven Shimoyama. A second examination Wednesday by Los Angeles-based specialist Dr. Lewis Yocum confirmed the earlier diagnosis and suggested protocol.

As a precaution, Griffin will be held out of the USA Basketball National Team Mini-Camp to which he was invited and which starts Wednesday in Las Vegas.

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... _shoulder/

I read this as a rumor on another board from someone inside the organization that he had injured his shoulder and would be out of training for a little bit (longer). 3-4 weeks is not that bad, although I would rather he be able to spend that time working on his shot. I am pretty sure it came off of the flagrant foul from McGee. It looked bad (like it hurt) when it happened, but he went on to finish out the SL with solid performances. Also, if you watched one of those videos I posted, he was having his shoulder iced.

I'm cool as long as he is good to go before training camp.

[PlinkingPanda]

Oh I see. I missed that game I believe. It's good that isn't not too serious since he can continue working out to stay in shape, but yeah his jump shot is still something he's gotta work on.

[mkwest]

Oh I see. I missed that game I believe. It's good that isn't not too serious since he can continue working out to stay in shape, but yeah his jump shot is still something he's gotta work on.

Here are the videos

Clips/Wiz recap

SL post game interview

[mkwest]

First 3 games are being aired on NBATV right now.

vs Lakers @ 5pm, vs Hornets @ 7pm, vs Wizards @ 9pm

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Summer League Highlights

edited by TheCalmInsanity

If you didn't see summer league and even if you did, it's worth checking out. It's about 9 1/2 minutes long. It's a can't miss.