SI.com All-Vegas Summer League Team

Hydroponic3385 · Post #1 » by **Hydroponic3385** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:53 am

SI.com All-Vegas Summer League Team

PG -- Jerryd Bayless, Portland
SG -- O.J Mayo, Memphis
SF -- Donte Green, Houston
PF -- J.J. Hickson, Cleveland
C -- Kevin Love, Minnesota

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/w ... cap/1.html

farzi · Post #2 » by **farzi** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:25 am

Number34 · Post #3 » by **Number34** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:39 am

wish they would explain their picks.

farzi · Post #4 » by **farzi** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:52 am

^ Bayless was the MVP, Love was second.

Mayo played pretty alright, Green had a few good games. Same with hickson.

There.

Hydroponic3385 · Post #5 » by **Hydroponic3385** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:29 pm

farzi wrote:k

Wow, thanks for that...

CBBI · Post #6 » by **CBBI** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:47 pm

Kevin Love (#5 overall)
27.3 MPG, .482 FG% (27-56), .000 3PT% (0-7), .750 FT% (18-24), 13.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 3.00 TOPG, 4.00 FPG, 18.0 PPG

Jason Thompson (#12 overall)
29.4 MPG, .490 FG% (24-49), .200 3PT% (1-5), .744 FT% (32-43), 8.6 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 3.60 TOPG, 5.00 FPG, 16.4 PPG

Robin Lopez (#15 overall)
28.0 MPG, .426 FG% (20-47), .000 3PT% (0-0), .727 FT% (16-22), 7.8 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.0 SPG, 1.8 BPG, 1.25 TOPG, 3.00 FPG, 14.0 PPG

Marreese Speights (#16 overall)
33.0 MPG, .486 FG% (34-70), .000 3PT% (0-2), .657 FT% (23-35), 10.2 RPG, 0.2 APG, 0.2 SPG, 2.2 BPG, 2.40 TOPG, 5.00 FPG, 18.2 PPG

JaVale McGee (#18 overall)
19.6 MPG, .419 FG% (18-43), .250 3PT% (1-4), .455 FT% (5-11), 4.6 RPG, 0.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.6 BPG, 1.80 TOPG, 2.00 FPG, 8.4 PPG

JJ Hickson (#19 overall)
30.2 MPG, .534 FG% (39-73), .000 3PT% (0-1), .500 FT% (19-38), 7.8 RPG, 0.0 APG, 0.0 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 3.60 TOPG, 3.00 FPG, 19.4 PPG

Alexis Ajinca (#20 overall)
15.0 MPG, .182 FG% (4-22), .000 3PT% (0-5), .857 FT% (6-7), 3.2 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 1.40 TOPG, 3.00 FPG, 2.8 PPG

Darrell Arthur (#27 overall)
27.4 MPG, .466 FG% (27-58), .500 3PT% (1-2), .786 FT% (11-14), 3.8 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 1.60 TOPG, 6.00 FPG, 13.2 PPG

Most Minutes: Marreese Speights 33.0
Fewest Minutes: Alexis Ajinca 15.0
Highest FG%: JJ Hickson .534
Lowest FG%: Alexis Ajinca .182
Most FGA: JJ Hickson 73
Fewest FGA: Alexis Ajinca 22
Highest 3PT%: Darrell Arthur .500
Lowest 3PT%: Kevin Love, Robin Lopez, Marreese Speights, JJ Hickson, Alexis Ajinca .000
Most 3PTA: Kevin Love 7
Fewest 3PTA: Robin Lopez 0
Highest FT%: Alexis Ajinca .857
Lowest FT%: JaVale McGee .455
Most FTA: Jason Thompson 43
Fewest FTA: Alexis Ajinca 7
Highest RPG: Kevin Love 13.5
Lowest RPG: Alexis Ajinca 3.2
Highest APG: Kevin Love 1.8
Lowest APG: JJ Hickson 0.0
Highest SPG: Darrell Arthur 0.8
Lowest SPG: Robin Lopez, JJ Hickson, Alexis Ajinca 0.0
Highest BPG: Marreese Speights 2.2
Lowest BPG: Jason Thompson 0.6
Highest TOPG: Jason Thompson, JJ Hickson 3.6
Lowest TOPG: Robin Lopez 1.25
Highest FPG: Darrell Arthur 6.0
Lowest FPG: JaVale McGee 2.0
Highest PPG: JJ Hickson 19.4
Lowest PPG: Alexis Ajinca 2.8

MalReyn · Post #7 » by **MalReyn** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:49 pm

Looks like this was limited to rookies.

Otherwise Douby would probably deserve a spot. Plus Dahntay Jones had an incredibly efficient summer league outing, including a remarkable 29 points on 8 FG attempts (in only 25 minutes). DJ Strawberry and Alando Tucker also played very well.

memgrizzlies · Post #8 » by **memgrizzlies** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:02 pm

If Rose and Bealey wouldve played, they would be on that list.

candy for lunch · Post #9 » by **candy for lunch** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:11 pm

Really? I'd like to see an explanation for that.

Indy07 · Post #10 » by **Indy07** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:13 pm

Memgrizzlies, What in the world leads you to believe that? Rose wasn't exactly stellar in his summer league games so far. Thats a relatively illogical assumption. Considering the forwards, Hickson was no slouch (posting 19 - 8- 1blk averages) while at SF Greene scored 22.6 a game. I don't quite know how Beasley would stack up. I'm sure he would be competitve yes but to assume he would knock one of these other players off automatically is just ludicrous. I mean if Anthony Randolph didn't make the team (the player I believe proved the most so far in SL- which doesn't mean much), I don't quite know how Beasley would fair. He wouldn't fit the bill as a C, but even then I'm not sure you can assume he would trump Love's 18 - 13 average.

As for Rose, I can safely say he would not have beat Bayless out for this list. Mayo's place is relatively debateable but he had solid numbers all around plus the most memorable play from Summer League so far.

Regardless, it is a subjective SL list.

Mumbles · Post #11 » by **Mumbles** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:15 pm

I was mostly impressed with Hickson's mad nastiness around the rim.

candy for lunch · Post #12 » by **candy for lunch** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:21 pm

Let's step back and remember this is the Las Vegas summer league.

Bernman · Post #13 » by **Bernman** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:56 pm

Bayless stuffed the stat sheet but Ramon Sessions inarguably ran his team better. True Hoop tabbed him as the best playmaker on the circuit.

Hickson is going to be a beast if he can improve his conditioning. He noticeably would move slower as halves went along. He'd be less apt to be in position on both defense and the boards, which wasn't for lack of trying. He'd still have some success on offense because he knew where he was going before his opponent. He has an advanced understanding of how to wrong foot opponents with a series of fakes and always has orientation of where his body is relative to the basket, allowing him to score from every different angle imaginable.

Post #14 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:46 pm

Considering that Hickson is a project he definitely played well in the Summer League. Still gotta get the FT % up as well as those assists numbers.

RapsGM · Post #15 » by **RapsGM** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:10 am

I thought Robin Lopez played exceptionally well considering he has almost zero offensive game.

Dynamos · Post #16 » by **Dynamos** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:28 am

So summer league is so serious that we need a all vegas summer league team?

Post #17 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:31 am

We need an All-Star break at the SL halfway point.

farzi · Post #18 » by **farzi** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:58 am

Should teh FG % be worrisome? Sub 50% against SL oponents?

evilRyu · Post #19 » by **evilRyu** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:18 am

were any of these performances worthy of having their jersey retired?

CBBI · Post #20 » by **CBBI** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:45 am

memgrizzlies wrote:If Rose and Bealey wouldve played, they would be on that list.

Beasley and Rose did play in the Orlando Summer League and quite frankly, neither one of them were all that impressive. I don't think you could make the case that either one of them played better then Bayless/Mayo/Greene/Hickson/Love.

Beasley: 19.6 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.8 BPG, and shot 38.8% from the field.
Hickson: 19.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.2 BPG, and shot 53.4% from the field.

Rose was even worse then Beasley. Rose averaged 9.5 PPG, 5.5 APG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG on 29.4% from the field, 0% from three, and 64% from the FT line, before being shut down with a knee injury. His performance certainly wasn't close to Bayless or Mayo's.

I just can't see how you could justify putting either one of them over any of the five guys they picked.