Summer League Game 5: Bucks/Heat - 7/18/25 - 6:00 - ESPN+

Post #1 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:41 pm

Mercifully this ends SL. I have ESPN+ but I may pass in this one.

As always please keep the posts in this thread on this game only.

engelmartin · Post #2 » by **engelmartin** » Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:36 pm

Livingston, Markovic and Umude had their moments last game. I like Connor Ryan. But the thought of having to watch another summer league game makes me want to PUKE

Ron Swanson · Post #3 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:41 pm

You mean you guys aren't gonna appreciate the last look we get at BoobJob until he comes back from Europe in 2-years looking like a swole Serbian muscle God?

For shame.

stillgotgame · Post #4 » by **stillgotgame** » Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:24 pm

Looking forward to watching Livingston again. Summer league competition or not this has to be good for him.

ShootingtheJ · Post #5 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:13 pm

I always love more basketball no matter how inconsequential it is. If they play hard, I'm cool with it.

M-C-G · Post #6 » by **M-C-G** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 3:20 pm

stillgotgame wrote:Looking forward to watching Livingston again. Summer league competition or not this has to be good for him.

I’ve only caught 2 of the games so far, but he has popped out in both. It probably won’t happen this season, but he is a guy that could excel playing with the starters in an absolute grinder role. Play tough d, rebound, set picks, etc. kind of a Grant Williams type

RogerMurdock · Post #7 » by **RogerMurdock** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:06 pm

M-C-G wrote:
stillgotgame wrote:Looking forward to watching Livingston again. Summer league competition or not this has to be good for him.

I’ve only caught 2 of the games so far, but he has popped out in both. It probably won’t happen this season, but he is a guy that could excel playing with the starters in an absolute grinder role. Play tough d, rebound, set picks, etc. kind of a Grant Williams type

From the little we've seen of him in a real game, it seems like his big issue is decision-making and the speed of the game, things that may very well be the result of lack of experience with the big boys. If he could get a bit more playing time with actual rotation players (and who knows if he has earned it at all), he might start getting more comfortable and start displaying his strengths.

Ron Swanson · Post #8 » by **Ron Swanson** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:18 pm

There's a role for Livingston if he can eventually be respectable as a catch and shoot guy, because the problem is that he's still and probably always will be a disaster whenever he needs to put the ball on the floor. Gets the ball stripped/poked away constantly, and he's a downright horrible decision-maker. He's moderately effective at finishing through contact if he's attacking the rim with a full head of steam, but if it's not an open 3 or a putback off of crashing the boards, he should never be anything other than a guy who stays out of the way on offense.

BucksFanSD · Post #9 » by **BucksFanSD** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:29 pm

Livingston fits in exactly what the Bucks are trying to do this year - play uptempo and fast paced. He excels in transition and getting to the rim/line. It remains to be seen what type of role, if any, he will have. But him fitting in makes a whole lot of sense to me, especially with his new, slimmer body type. It looks like a lot of his game improved recently, and to a level that appears consistent.

GoldenAntlers · Post #10 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:56 pm

BucksFanSD wrote:Livingston fits in exactly what the Bucks are trying to do this year - play uptempo and fast paced. He excels in transition and getting to the rim/line. It remains to be seen what type of role, if any, he will have. But him fitting in makes a whole lot of sense to me, especially with his new, slimmer body type. It looks like a lot of his game improved recently, and to a level that appears consistent.

Making me want to watch Summer League with the way everyone has been talking him up.

ShootingtheJ · Post #11 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:13 pm

BucksFanSD wrote:Livingston fits in exactly what the Bucks are trying to do this year - play uptempo and fast paced. He excels in transition and getting to the rim/line. It remains to be seen what type of role, if any, he will have. But him fitting in makes a whole lot of sense to me, especially with his new, slimmer body type. It looks like a lot of his game improved recently, and to a level that appears consistent.

Yeah, both Livingston and Smith are physically different now, too bad Smith is too timid to do Smith with it.

Livingston remains on track to become Torrey Craig. Only question is how much time should we be investing in a Torrey Craig.

Matches Malone · Post #12 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:04 pm

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Matches Malone · Post #13 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:45 pm

Bogi making some nice plays again today and handling the ball well with a nice finish at the rim.

Matches Malone · Post #14 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:50 pm

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Post #15 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:59 pm

Bogi 8/3/2 on 4/5 shooting in 9 minutes

soxperry · Post #16 » by **soxperry** » Sat Jul 19, 2025 12:35 am

Tyler Smith is now untouchable.

Post #17 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Jul 19, 2025 12:37 am

Smith looked better. Ryan was bad.

Matches Malone · Post #18 » by **Matches Malone** » Sat Jul 19, 2025 12:57 am

Good to see Smith have a better showing. He's looked rough most of SL so hopefully he can gain some confidence moving forward.

Bogi improved and had some nice flashes. If he goes back to Europe, you won't get any complaints from me. But I'd also easily give him Ajax's roster spot, which is probably more of an indictment on Ajax than anything.

emunney · Post #19 » by **emunney** » Sat Jul 19, 2025 1:11 am

Continue to be a John Butler fan as a terminally strange player. I think he's longer than Giannis and weighs about the same as Nowell. But somehow it works, at least on this level and the G League. He's tough to deal with around the rim.

Baddy Chuck · Post #20 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Sat Jul 19, 2025 1:12 am

Cormac Ryan downfall will be studied.