Iverson Armband wrote:Black Mage wrote:youngcrev wrote:Bona trying to dunk and block everything is fun. Him trying to block everything also puts him out of position way too often though. Summer league, so meh, just an observation. I like how much bigger and stronger he looks than these guys. Should be ready for that primary backup spot (don't love the idea of him start.
Edwards looked like he was kinda just going through the motions. Jumper looked good.
Broome looked exactly like what the scouting report said. Low ceiling, high floor guy. Kinda reminds me of Carlos Boozer without the scoring chops. Looks like he should be able to do some DHO stuff with the guards, hit an open 3, rebound, and punish small in the post by sealing them off and getting easy ones. The athleticism looks pretty terrible and I'm not sure what position he guards. Gonna struggle on the perimeter at the 4 and not gonna provide rim protection as a 5.
VJ... hell yeah. He just looked so much better than everyone else on the floor. Just summer league, but I'm excited that we might have a stud. Offensive creation is supposed to be the concern, but we was able to create pretty damn easily, and was doing a lot of things that I think will translate to real games. That ability to rise up over guys in the midrange could be a major weapon.
On the other side... thank god we didn't draft Ace, lol. Filipowski looked solid. He falls into the Broome category defensively, but he's skilled offensively.
I'm tired of the "it's just summer league" thinking. When you are rolling out a top 3 or 5 prospect that level of prospect is supposed to look like the best player on the floor. Remember when Evan Turner played and we all realized, why doesn't he LOOK like the best guy out there? Or Fultz?
Yes, a player can have a bad game, bad shooting nights happen all the time. However, even when the shot doesn't fall, that player should still "LOOK" like the best player. Best player meaning - looks calm and posied. Not sped up. Playing a good brand of basketball even amidst the chaos of summer league teams. Able to handle pressure, beat his man (even if shot or layup misses) getting what HE wants and not what THEY want him to have.
VJ aced it all.
Fultz looked like the best player on the floor during summer league. Tatum was balling too, but when they matched up, it wasn’t clear Tatum was going to be the better player at that point.
Now Turner is a completely different story.
My bad on Fultz. Trying to think of the player I had in mind.
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