Summer League 2024, Multi-Game Thread – Celtics finish 2-3, in Vegas

[31to6]

UP:
Watson -- love him already, as I hoped to. So smooth doing lots of things out there, including grabbing boards and immediately heading up-court with a live dribble. A couple of nice passes tonight, looked good hitting some 3s, and I particularly liked his last bucket -- a one or two dribble pull-up baseline J from 17 or so -- all net.

House -- awesome energy and competitiveness. At his size I'm not expecting him to make the league, but he was everything I always wanted Tremont Waters to be out there tonight (including: a little bigger)

Ramsey -- I've criticized him for being selfish, and tonight he had two or three particularly good passes, plus made big plays defensively. Kept scoring. Props!

Cooks -- this guy was solid and had the biggest dunk of the night

STEADY --
Killie -- looks like he can be a consistently good G league player. Showed more mobility tonight than he has before, but not an NBA-level body or athlete

Davison -- a nice drive-and-kick to Watson for the game's first bucket, and a couple nice finishes in transition in the second quarter. Playing time throttled down tonight in favor of giving House a look, which seemed entirely fair.

Harper Jr -- this guy continues to look fine -- hopefully finds a home/steady check in the G-league

Scheierman -- his defense continues to look better, which may be a result of not facing Jaime Jaquez -- but again, props to him. Shot was off but he hit a key 3 and got a few late FTs to go. Feeling good about him overall.

Enurana -- he got to play! Looked fine. Face it everyone: he's just a random UDFA who is not likely to matter after this week.

DOWN --
Walsh -- this is the first game where I'm going to criticize him for his offense. What're you doing, bro? A couple of nifty moves where layups fell off the rim -- bad luck -- but several possessions where you think "the game is accelerating for him". Fine defensively and that's my main concern, but time to acknowledge that he's a wreck offensively right now.

Charlotte -- come on now, can't beat the SL Celtics without Queta, Springer, and even Drew Peterson? When they spot you a 10 point 3rd quarter lead?

Ownage. Good game. On to the next!

[Riverwalk2021]

Can Watson and Walsh trade contracts? Somebody shoot JW to the moon.

[31to6]

My desired outcome right now:

15th -- lock up Watson if he continues to look good in camp
2 ways: JD, Ramsey, Peterson or Tillie or Jay Scrubb IDC
Maine affiliates: House plus anyone on the above list (Peterson, Tillie, Scrubb) who'll do it

[Fierce1]

I see some Kyle Lowry in Ramsey.

[He_Got_Game]

My observations:

House: Plays exactly like Jose Alvarado. He swung this game with his energy.

Watson: Very smooth game to him. He doesn't try to do too much.

Baylor: His shooting is way off but lefties are usually great shooters so not really concerned.

Walsh: Man he plays out of control. He is RAW.

Cook: Was impressed with him. I had never seen him play before but I like what I saw. He looks like an NBA player.

Ramsey: This dude is a straight up bucket. Like it doesn't matter what weird angle he's at or even if he's off balance. Everything this dude throws toward the rim goes in.

[Fierce1]

Walsh has been a disappointment.

He still looks raw.

[snowman]

3 games in, Walsh 0-12 on 3-pointers. Not a good look young fella.

[Fierce1]

With KP out until January, the 9th and 10th spot is up for grabs.

I think Joe goes with a 10-man rotation this season.

Springer has the edge over Rico and Watson.

[ThePigeon]

Jahmi'us Ramsey reminds me of Cam Thomas from the Nets
Instant bucket. Really good offensive talent but sees only the basket (although he had some nice assists in this game)

I will give him a 2way instead of Peterson or JD. We know what they are and we don't need them in the foreseeable future

[Fierce1]

Jahmi'us Ramsey reminds me of Cam Thomas from the Nets
Instant bucket. Really good offensive talent but sees only the basket (although he had some nice assists in this game)

I will give him a 2way instead of Peterson or JD. We know what they are and we don't need them in the foreseeable future

True.

Even Scrubb looks to be a better option than JD and Peterson.

[cloverleaf]

With KP out until January, the 9th and 10th spot is up for grabs.

I think Joe goes with a 10-man rotation this season.

Springer has the edge over Rico and Watson.

I think there could be more minutes for Watson.

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[Fierce1]

With KP out until January, the 9th and 10th spot is up for grabs.

I think Joe goes with a 10-man rotation this season.

Springer has the edge over Rico and Watson.

I think there could be more minutes for Watson.

I would love to see that.

I'm on the Watson train.

[Fierce1]

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JB should realize that he can't say whatever he wants because there are consequences.

[sam_I_am]

UP:
Watson -- love him already, as I hoped to. So smooth doing lots of things out there, including grabbing boards and immediately heading up-court with a live dribble. A couple of nice passes tonight, looked good hitting some 3s, and I particularly liked his last bucket -- a one or two dribble pull-up baseline J from 17 or so -- all net.

House -- awesome energy and competitiveness. At his size I'm not expecting him to make the league, but he was everything I always wanted Tremont Waters to be out there tonight (including: a little bigger)

Ramsey -- I've criticized him for being selfish, and tonight he had two or three particularly good passes, plus made big plays defensively. Kept scoring. Props!

Cooks -- this guy was solid and had the biggest dunk of the night

STEADY --
Killie -- looks like he can be a consistently good G league player. Showed more mobility tonight than he has before, but not an NBA-level body or athlete

Davison -- a nice drive-and-kick to Watson for the game's first bucket, and a couple nice finishes in transition in the second quarter. Playing time throttled down tonight in favor of giving House a look, which seemed entirely fair.

Harper Jr -- this guy continues to look fine -- hopefully finds a home/steady check in the G-league

Scheierman -- his defense continues to look better, which may be a result of not facing Jaime Jaquez -- but again, props to him. Shot was off but he hit a key 3 and got a few late FTs to go. Feeling good about him overall.

Enurana -- he got to play! Looked fine. Face it everyone: he's just a random UDFA who is not likely to matter after this week.

DOWN --
Walsh -- this is the first game where I'm going to criticize him for his offense. What're you doing, bro? A couple of nifty moves where layups fell off the rim -- bad luck -- but several possessions where you think "the game is accelerating for him". Fine defensively and that's my main concern, but time to acknowledge that he's a wreck offensively right now.

Charlotte -- come on now, can't beat the SL Celtics without Queta, Springer, and even Drew Peterson? When they spot you a 10 point 3rd quarter lead?

Ownage. Good game. On to the next!

I would add a couple of things about our top 3 SL players.

Watson: the 3 looked smooth. That was a big plus. He does all the little things. He is not a consistent rim protector so ai don’t think he can play the 5. I still have concerns about his motor as at time he seems disinterested or lost.

Baylor: I like his chemistry with Watson. His all around playmaking is nice and he battles for rebounds. One huge concern I have is that when he drives he bounces off people like he weighs 150 lbs. He is much weaker than he looks. The refs bailed him out a little last night but at next level he could be in trouble if he doesn’t get stronger.

Walsh: Disruptive on defense but his inability to finish at the room and really poor decision making on offense was disappointing. I hope we see the second year leap in training camp.

[ConstableGeneva]

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What if they all lose by 10,000 points in their final game and Cs win against DAL by 20,000 points, do we make the semis?

[Fierce1]

The Dallas game should be the last game for the SL Celtics.

There's really no need to play more.

[phincsfan]

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JB should realize that he can't say whatever he wants because there are consequences.

Is this in regards to the lip reading service that was done between him and his girl? In that situation isn't it alright to say whatever he wants? It's not like he was being interviewed or he was on a show and gave his two cents about the nepo baby.

[Red2]

Scheirman needs to hit some shots. His shooting has been awful
So far

[Homerclease]

Scheirman needs to hit some shots. His shooting has been awful
So far

Definitely would make me feel better about the pick but overall I’m not worried about his shot. I remember watching Hauser in the summer league and he couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn while Matt Ryan couldn’t miss.