2016 NBA Summer League

NTB · Post #181 » by **NTB** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 6:27 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:I have tempered expectations for both chriss and Bender today. Both were drafted as projects so expect some dumb mistakes. Plus guards always seem to fair better than bigs in summer league. Ulis playing well would have a positive effect on these two.

I'm OK with all silly mistakes they might make. I just don't want to see them act or play passive. Just put some effort! You are supposed to prove yourself!

WeekapaugGroove · Post #182 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 6:43 pm

NTB wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:I have tempered expectations for both chriss and Bender today. Both were drafted as projects so expect some dumb mistakes. Plus guards always seem to fair better than bigs in summer league. Ulis playing well would have a positive effect on these two.

I'm OK with all silly mistakes they might make. I just don't want to see them act or play passive. Just put some effort! You are supposed to prove yourself!

Definitely want to see the effort at a high level. I can excuse missed shots, turnovers and fouls if it's done at full speed. I actually expect chriss to look better than bender in this wide open style of play. To me bender is a guy who will look better when playing with better more experienced players, some of the little things he does well might not translate in a sloppy summer league game.

The one thing I will keep an eye on is if Ulis looks physically over matched. That's a concern at his size and is something that won't get better when the real games start. I love his game but am legitimately concerned about his size.

JMac1 · Post #183 » by **JMac1** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 7:07 pm

sunsbum wrote:
Villalobos wrote:
which worries me about Bender, that he won't be developed to his strengths, and MAY be tried out at the 3, which IMO, would be a mistake.

Yep. This Bender at 3 stuff sounds like a really bad idea.

His strenths are shooting and play making, how is playing some 3 a mistake?

Also - i ate a half bag of hot takis last night... BM is coming, Im scared.

You dumb bastard (joking for the non-hip people on here), you know you are supposed to eat Takis and Hot Cheetos with a lot of other foods to help absorb all of that heat that is going to be shooting out of your ass later. :lol:

I love those chips on my cheat days, but when BM comes, I always ask myself....WHY!?! Oh why!?!

NTB · Post #184 » by **NTB** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 7:39 pm

Lol look at who's there

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Suns/status/751861244026511360[/tweet]

NavLDO · Post #185 » by **NavLDO** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 7:52 pm

darealjuice wrote:I'm not sure why Bender at he 3 is a bad idea? The kid can move like a wing at 7'1", is a very natural playmaker with the ball in his hands, and has a good outside stroke. He will need to tighten his ball handling skills a little, but even then he is already comfortable handling the ball and bring it up the court himself. In my opinion, it'd be a waste of his skill set to restrict him to playing solely as a pick and pop/roll guy, and I'm really excited to see him coming off of ball screens with Chriss considering his passing skills and Chriss' freaky athleticism. Just my 2 cents, though.

2 Reasons for me:

1.) We have our 'future 3' in Warren, unless they plan on developing him as a 'small ball 4', but then how many minutes does Warren get. This is personal for me, so take my opinion 'with a grain of salt', as I am very 'high' on Warren; he was coming along excellently last year (Offensively, at least) at the 3. He was shooting 40% from 3 in 23 mpg at 1.5 attempts/gm--not a lot, I know, but still good. His NBA career TS% and eFG% were 55% and 54%, which are pretty good for a 2nd year guy, his A/TO is about 1.2, which is good for a SF. His PER was 15.7 last year. His ORtg is 110...the bad part is his DRtg is also 110. OWS was 1.7; DS was only .6. So yes, this is where Bender can 'shine' over Warren.

2.) We need, IMO, two guys being developed at the 4, in case Chriss doesn't 'quite' workout, so I'd prefer his minutes come at the 4, rather than, the 3.

So, those are my 'opinionated' reasons why I don't want to see Bender at the 3.

Post #186 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 7:54 pm

So for those who don't have a stream...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6OEyt300Es

JMac1 · Post #187 » by **JMac1** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:02 pm

NTB wrote:Lol look at who's there

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Suns/status/751861244026511360[/tweet]

My man is die hard :lol:

darealjuice · Post #188 » by **darealjuice** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:02 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Suns/status/751868663624413184[/tweet]

Bender starting at Small Forward, very excited for this

MrMiyagi · Post #189 » by **MrMiyagi** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:02 pm

LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!

Post #190 » by **ATTL** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:03 pm

Game time!

Midnight_Suns · Post #191 » by **Midnight_Suns** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:04 pm

Bender moves sooo well for a 7'1 player.

MrMiyagi · Post #192 » by **MrMiyagi** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:04 pm

Nice give and go from Chriss and Bender

Post #193 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:05 pm

Love Bender moving a lot already!!

Post #194 » by **ATTL** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:05 pm

Bender is moving well without the ball

Post #195 » by **Cactus Jack** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:06 pm

Here we go. First look at Bender.

MrMiyagi · Post #196 » by **MrMiyagi** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:06 pm

Definitely Summer League :lol:

Good ball movement, though.

Midnight_Suns · Post #197 » by **Midnight_Suns** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:09 pm

Size be damned, Ulis is tenacious.

Post #198 » by **batsmasher** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:09 pm

Gorilla Warfare · Post #199 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:10 pm

Ulis looks great. Love how Bender can bring the ball down. Chriss looks springy.

Post #200 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Jul 9, 2016 8:10 pm

Chriss looks like a pogo stick. Fighting hard for those boards.