Summer League 2010
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:17 pm
Summer Suns summary
Phoenix Suns update:
Here is a quick overview for the Summer Suns roster, polished off by Suns Director of Player Personnel Todd Quinter after departed Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin left.
The Summer Suns will play NBA Summer League games at UNLV on July 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 with NBATV broadcasting the games on the 9th (3 p.m. vs. Houston), 10th (1 p.m. vs. Toronto) and 15th (3 p.m. vs. Golden State). The team will have two-a-day practices in Las Vegas on July 7 and 8.
Earl Clark: You heard about him training in Miami with Amar'e Stoudemire but he apparently has been working hard ever since the season's end, when Alvin Gentry told him he would be disappointed if he was not a rotation player next season. He will get rotation time, probably meaning Louis Amundson will want to sign elsewhere. Clark has added about 15 pounds to his frame. After a year of seasoning, Clark should thrive in the summer games.
Taylor Griffin: He is expendable if he does not show more than his consummate work ethic, teammate character and fashion sense. He felt like he came a long way in learning a new position (the wing) at a new level and will have to show it for the team to pick up his team option. He is an inexpensive option to keep and has proven to be a good practice player who knows the system.
Gani Lawal: He and Dwayne Collins are in town already. Suns Director of Player Personnel Todd Quinter said he scouted Lawal three times. "I like that he improved every year I saw him," Quinter said. "He got better facing the basket on offense and with his back to the basket. He fixed his stroke to some extent. In the end, I think he'll be a dependable midrange shooter. He plays so hard. He is constant energy. He's mechanical but an athlete. He looks like he's dragging a bus behind him but he flies." He will play some center on this team. In Chicago, Lawal measured at 6 feet 9 in shoes, weighed 233 pounds and had a 7-foot wingspan and an 8-11 1/2 standing reach with 6.3 percent body fat.
Dwayne Collins: Collins is also in town and will kept off the court this week while he continues to do rehabilitation after a minor knee surgery for a slight meniscus tear. He will travel with the team to Las Vegas but might not play. Quinter said he remember the first time he saw Collins was as a Miami freshman against Louisville. He dominated physically on the interior and Quinter thought about how good he was going to be. He has some inconsistencies in effort but he is a "manster" when he does often bring it. "Our practices are going to be wars with those two guys and Robin (Lopez)," Quinter said. The best tidbit on Collins since seeing his massive hands comes from FS Arizona's Mark McClune and Josh Hall, who noticed that Collins arrived in Phoenix with a "Mr. Irrelevant" tattoo on his hand. He was the draft's last pick, which in the NFL draws the "Mr. Irrelevant" tag.
Scottie Reynolds: This is a gift for the Suns after Reynolds became the first undrafted first team All-American since the 1976 ABA-NBA merger. He has a shot at making the team as a third point guard so that the Suns can back off Steve Nash in practices. He is not a traditional point guard he can score and play an uptempo game.
Zabian Dowdell: Dowdell impressed the Suns last year at summer league and figured to be at Suns training camp until a guaranteed overseas deal. He wound up playing for Tulsa in the D-League and then was snapped up for Unicaja Malaga's stretch run. He also has a shot at being the roster's third point guard. The Summer Suns could play a lineup with Dowdell and Reynolds as the backcourt. Dowdell, who went to Virginia Tech, is now 25 years old.
Those are the main guys. The rest are:
Sean Prewitt: The roster's only legitimate center is a banger who played at Illinois.
Matt Janing: The Northeastern combo guard is 6-5 and makes plays off the pick-and-roll with a good handle and has the most athletic hands this side of Jared Dudley.
Anton Ponkrashov: The 24-year-old Russian shooting guard is 6 feet 7 and 205 pounds. He played on the national team and is a lefthanded playmaker.
Ryan Toolson: The former Gilbert High star, one of three local products on the team, is best known for a 63-point game he had as a Utah Valley State senior a year ago. He is Danny Ainge's nephew and not surprisingly will be the best shooter on this team. He played in Turkey last season.
Lawrence Hill: The former Deer Valley High star is a tough small forward who played at Stanford. He played for Veracruz in Mexico this year.
Gavin Edwards: The former Mesquite High was a part of two Suns draft workouts after finishing up at Connecticut, where he improved so much as a senior that his playing time tripled and he average 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds.
Marcus Johnson: The USC swingman, who once was Edwards' UConn teammate, is a defense-oriented leaper who averaged 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds as a senior. He once held Quincy Pondexter to two points.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/88028
Looks like Scottie Reynolds could make the team as well as our draft picks.
Phoenix Suns update:
Here is a quick overview for the Summer Suns roster, polished off by Suns Director of Player Personnel Todd Quinter after departed Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin left.
The Summer Suns will play NBA Summer League games at UNLV on July 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 with NBATV broadcasting the games on the 9th (3 p.m. vs. Houston), 10th (1 p.m. vs. Toronto) and 15th (3 p.m. vs. Golden State). The team will have two-a-day practices in Las Vegas on July 7 and 8.
Earl Clark: You heard about him training in Miami with Amar'e Stoudemire but he apparently has been working hard ever since the season's end, when Alvin Gentry told him he would be disappointed if he was not a rotation player next season. He will get rotation time, probably meaning Louis Amundson will want to sign elsewhere. Clark has added about 15 pounds to his frame. After a year of seasoning, Clark should thrive in the summer games.
Taylor Griffin: He is expendable if he does not show more than his consummate work ethic, teammate character and fashion sense. He felt like he came a long way in learning a new position (the wing) at a new level and will have to show it for the team to pick up his team option. He is an inexpensive option to keep and has proven to be a good practice player who knows the system.
Gani Lawal: He and Dwayne Collins are in town already. Suns Director of Player Personnel Todd Quinter said he scouted Lawal three times. "I like that he improved every year I saw him," Quinter said. "He got better facing the basket on offense and with his back to the basket. He fixed his stroke to some extent. In the end, I think he'll be a dependable midrange shooter. He plays so hard. He is constant energy. He's mechanical but an athlete. He looks like he's dragging a bus behind him but he flies." He will play some center on this team. In Chicago, Lawal measured at 6 feet 9 in shoes, weighed 233 pounds and had a 7-foot wingspan and an 8-11 1/2 standing reach with 6.3 percent body fat.
Dwayne Collins: Collins is also in town and will kept off the court this week while he continues to do rehabilitation after a minor knee surgery for a slight meniscus tear. He will travel with the team to Las Vegas but might not play. Quinter said he remember the first time he saw Collins was as a Miami freshman against Louisville. He dominated physically on the interior and Quinter thought about how good he was going to be. He has some inconsistencies in effort but he is a "manster" when he does often bring it. "Our practices are going to be wars with those two guys and Robin (Lopez)," Quinter said. The best tidbit on Collins since seeing his massive hands comes from FS Arizona's Mark McClune and Josh Hall, who noticed that Collins arrived in Phoenix with a "Mr. Irrelevant" tattoo on his hand. He was the draft's last pick, which in the NFL draws the "Mr. Irrelevant" tag.
Scottie Reynolds: This is a gift for the Suns after Reynolds became the first undrafted first team All-American since the 1976 ABA-NBA merger. He has a shot at making the team as a third point guard so that the Suns can back off Steve Nash in practices. He is not a traditional point guard he can score and play an uptempo game.
Zabian Dowdell: Dowdell impressed the Suns last year at summer league and figured to be at Suns training camp until a guaranteed overseas deal. He wound up playing for Tulsa in the D-League and then was snapped up for Unicaja Malaga's stretch run. He also has a shot at being the roster's third point guard. The Summer Suns could play a lineup with Dowdell and Reynolds as the backcourt. Dowdell, who went to Virginia Tech, is now 25 years old.
Those are the main guys. The rest are:
Sean Prewitt: The roster's only legitimate center is a banger who played at Illinois.
Matt Janing: The Northeastern combo guard is 6-5 and makes plays off the pick-and-roll with a good handle and has the most athletic hands this side of Jared Dudley.
Anton Ponkrashov: The 24-year-old Russian shooting guard is 6 feet 7 and 205 pounds. He played on the national team and is a lefthanded playmaker.
Ryan Toolson: The former Gilbert High star, one of three local products on the team, is best known for a 63-point game he had as a Utah Valley State senior a year ago. He is Danny Ainge's nephew and not surprisingly will be the best shooter on this team. He played in Turkey last season.
Lawrence Hill: The former Deer Valley High star is a tough small forward who played at Stanford. He played for Veracruz in Mexico this year.
Gavin Edwards: The former Mesquite High was a part of two Suns draft workouts after finishing up at Connecticut, where he improved so much as a senior that his playing time tripled and he average 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds.
Marcus Johnson: The USC swingman, who once was Edwards' UConn teammate, is a defense-oriented leaper who averaged 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds as a senior. He once held Quincy Pondexter to two points.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/88028
Looks like Scottie Reynolds could make the team as well as our draft picks.
awesome!