Saberestar wrote:bwgood77 wrote:Saberestar wrote:
I think our starting five will be
PG McNeal, SG Goodwin, SF Warren, PF Harangody, C Len
Booker, Alec Brown and Harrellson will play a ton of minutes too coming from the bench.
I'm not sure how good of a shooter McNeal is, but if he's not a good shooter, that could be a terrible shooting backcourt.
Yes, I know, but look at the other options at PG on this roster. I think they want Archie like an stablished SG, he was horrible last year playing PG.
I wish we would have brought in TJ McConnell for summer league. I know someone mentioned Aaron Gordon's shooting, but I didn't realize he played this well in summer league. I wish I would have been watching all these games....for fellow AZ fans..
After having a 22 and 18 game on Saturday, Aaron Gordon followed it up with another spectacular performance in the Orlando Summer League. He finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and three steals. While his stat-line is obviously impressive, what grabbed my attention the most was his jump shot.
His jumper looks completely revamped and is a lot smoother as a result. He used to have a slight hitch in his release, but it's not even noticeable now. He went 1-2 from behind the arc, and hit numerous mid-range jumpers. He looked comfortable shooting off the dribble, and was effective in doing so as well. HE EVEN HIT A FADEAWAY AFTER SIZING UP HIS DEFENDER. If he's going to shoot like this when the regular season rolls around, he's going to have a breakout season.
Later in the day, Stanley Johnson outplayed Justise Winslow. Winslow scored 17 points, and Johnson scored 14, but Stanley did it while taking just five shots (he made four of them), where as Winslow went 5-15 from the field. Stanley also had seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block. He hit two out of three of his three three-point attempts.
When Stanley was selected 8th overall, two picks ahead of Winslow, many criticized the Pistons for picking the wrong small forward. And even though it's still way too early to evaluate the pick, so far it looks like Detroit made the right decision. (side by side comparison and highlight video of Stanley dominating Winslow)
In other former Wildcat news, the Utah Summer League started today, which means it was time for T.J. McConnell to make his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers.
T.J. had a very good all-around game. He had six points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and a block. He played about 30 minutes, and had the highest +/- on the team with a +13. In usual T.J. fashion, he made a few hustle plays and played solid perimeter defense.
One reason why T.J. went undrafted was because many believed that he doesn't have the lateral quickness to get by his defender, or stay with the guy he's guarding. Granted he was playing against rookies, second-year players, and D-League caliber players today, but he certainly didn't look overmatched out there.
One area that he'll definitely need to improve is his jumpshot. He missed three wide-open threes in this one, and he has to be able to hit those to be an effective offensive player in the NBA. He doesn't have to be a 40% shooter, but he has to at least be respectable from out there, like he was in college. Otherwise, teams will start to sag off of him and prevent him from getting into the paint.
That being said, I believe he'll make this point guard-starved Sixers team.
http://www.azdesertswarm.com/2015/7/6/8903877/2015-nba-summer-league-aaron-gordon-shines-again-stanley-johnson
