2024 NBA Summer League Game 2: Orlando Magic (1-0) v. New Orleans Pelicans (0-1) - 7:30pm ET on NBA TV/ESPN+

thelead · Post #141 » by **thelead** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:51 am

TDS is ready for minutes from day 1. I'm really worried about the bench playmaking though with him likely taking the Ingles minutes.

Post #142 » by **Knightro** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:52 am

Not to pile on him, but I don't think Black has been all that locked in defensively either.

Post #143 » by **ChosenSavior** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:52 am

Nice defense by Tristan on Hawkins

Post #144 » by **Knightro** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:52 am

thelead wrote:TDS is ready for minutes from day 1. I'm really worried about the bench playmaking though with him likely taking the Ingles minutes.

You'll get Cole Anthony pounding the air out of the ball and like it!

Rainwater · Post #145 » by **Rainwater** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:53 am

SOUL wrote:
Knightro wrote:It's ultimately not worth rehashing, but it sure would have been nice if Black could have gotten a lot of these understandably ugly on ball reps out of the way last season...

I'm good. I like getting reps for Paolo/Franz/Suggs more. Can't give everyone the appropriate amount of reps at the same time. Black will get his.

Thing is that he is supposed to be the PG of the future.

3ddman23 · Post #146 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:53 am

Knightro wrote:Not to pile on him, but I don't think Black has been all that locked in defensively either.

And when he isn't locked in defense what is he really give us out there? Don't mean to get on him but I just dont see him as a full time pg.

djguevara114 · Post #147 » by **djguevara114** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:53 am

Man, really concerned about having no real PG or floor setter on this team… Black can’t even breakdown a team in Summer League….

Post #148 » by **eyriq** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:53 am

Magic Johnson

Post #149 » by **Knightro** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:53 am

Hawkins feels like the exact same guy he was when he was drafted. Very talented shooter, but certainly not a point guard and certainly not a defender.

Anti Chalmers · Post #150 » by **Anti Chalmers** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:55 am

So many whistles

3ddman23 · Post #151 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:55 am

Jekyll & Hyde black & Jett....

thelead · Post #152 » by **thelead** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:55 am

Knightro wrote:
thelead wrote:TDS is ready for minutes from day 1. I'm really worried about the bench playmaking though with him likely taking the Ingles minutes.

You'll get Cole Anthony pounding the air out of the ball and like it!

Tyus is still out there... don't care what a select few have to say. He would be AWESOME off the bench for us... and yes, I realize a trade would have to be made to make that happen.

Post #153 » by **ChosenSavior** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:55 am

When Huff goes out, our center play falls off a cliff lol

Post #154 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:56 am

Rainwater wrote:Thing is that he is supposed to be the PG of the future.

Our fanbase has put that on him for some reason.

Team was always going to heavily involve Franz and Paolo on-ball. He can still start with Suggs in the future without our fans defaulting to the progress of Jett and AB over the rest of the team.

It's like OKC tying their wagon to Cason Wallace and Topic.

RookieStar · Post #155 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:57 am

I seem enough... trade AB! Build around Jett and TDS. Modern day Tatum amd Brown!

Post #156 » by **eyriq** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:57 am

Let's see if we have a run in us

Rainwater · Post #157 » by **Rainwater** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:58 am

Man, I was hoping to see some more creation ability from Black and Jett especially with the team's refusal to improve the backcourt externally.

Post #158 » by **ChosenSavior** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:58 am

eyriq wrote:Let's see if we have a run in us

This is prime for an epic Magic comeback

Post #159 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:59 am

SL overreactions are hilarious... from both games

Post #160 » by **Knightro** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:59 am

I think Black has great potential still, but I can't help but feel like this team is too good at this point to stick him on the ball and have him initiate sets as the leader of the 2nd unit.

He still feels a long way off from being able to do that at a high level without significant growing pains and it just seems like the team has moved past being able to wait on him to figure that out.

Now if they don't actually care about this year's record, then ok go nuts. But I suspect they care quite a bit.