2015 Rookie/Free Agent Camp

SmashMouthRod · Post #1 » by **SmashMouthRod** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:03 am

19 Jarell Eddie G 6-7 218 10/30/91 Virginia Tech Austin Spurs (NBADL)
44 Solomon Hill F 6-7 225 3/18/91 Arizona Indiana Pacers (NBA)
10 Mantas Kalnietis G 6-5 185 9/6/86 Lithuania Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (Russia)
7 DaVonte Lacy G 6-4 210 3/11/93 Washington State Washington State Cougars (NCAA)
20 Trent Lockett G 6-5 209 12/10/90 Marquette Löwen Braunschweig (Germany)
23 James Nunnally F 6-7 205 1/16/90 UC-Santa Barbara Maccabi Ashdod (Israel)
6 Jon Octeus G 6-4 170 10/23/91 Purdue Purdue Boilermakers (NCAA)
50 Arinze Onuaku C 6-9 275 7/13/87 Syracuse Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
24 Romero Osby F 6-8 238 5/7/90 Oklahoma Indios de Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
40 Matt Stainbrook C 6-10 270 3/5/92 Xavier Xavier Musketeers (NCAA)
33 Myles Turner C 6-11 238 3/24/96 Texas Texas Longhorns (NCAA)
17 Christian Watford F 6-9 220 4/28/91 Indiana Reno Bighorns (NBADL)
42 Shayne Whittington F 6-11 250 3/27/91 Western Michigan Indiana Pacers (NBA)
1 Joe Young G 6-2 180 6/27/92 Oregon Oregon Ducks (NCAA)

I dont know what to expect here. Watford is a known but outside of him I dont know much about these guys. Any potential standouts here other than the guys that are already on the team. Thoughts?

Moooose · Post #2 » by **Moooose** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:21 am

Looks meh.

I've watched some NBDL games and Jarell Eddie is a good shooter. He's got this quick release ala Kevin Martin but I can't remember how he plays defense. He's purely a shooting guard though, I don't think he can play SF.

Other NBDL guys like Onuaku and Nunnally aren't really that special. Osby is borderline rosterable IMO but he's just another SF.

Is this a test for the young Pacers if they can carry this team? Because it really looks like we would see Solomon Hill anchor this team as the leader. Myles Turner if he can be a reliable big man option. Joseph Young if he can run the offense and score as the we need him to. And Whittington, if he can play more of a stretch 5.

This looks like a good opportunity for Eddie though.

Moooose · Post #3 » by **Moooose** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:24 am

Wait, where is The Stanko??

Post #4 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:07 pm

Moooose wrote:Wait, where is The Stanko??

Don't believe there was ever a chance he'd do summer league, as I think he has other commitments in Europe. Apparently, his tryout went ok, and he could be an option going forward, depending on what we do this summer.

8305 · Post #5 » by **8305** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:34 pm

Mantas Kalnietis G 6-5 185 9/6/86 Lithuania Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (Russia)

I'd say he's the most interesting guy on the roster beyond Solo, Turner and Young. Nets and Knicks were after him last year but he had a year left on his contract in Russia. Doesn't seem a stretch that he could be the back up point guard and an interesting one at that.

Wizop · Post #6 » by **Wizop** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:11 pm

the kid from Purdue might have a shot but I have hopes for the Litvak too.

DunkinDutchman · Post #7 » by **DunkinDutchman** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:14 pm

Being a big Boilermaker fan, I watched my fair share of Octeus this year. He has good size and strength. He is great at getting to the rim. Not a great shooter, and not great at dishing the ball once the defense collapses on his drives. He is an above average defender though. I would not mind at all if he were to end up as our third string pg.

8305 · Post #8 » by **8305** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:03 pm

Can't imagine we'd go into the season with both backup pg's being rookies.

Wizop · Post #9 » by **Wizop** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:28 pm

8305 wrote:Can't imagine we'd go into the season with both backup pg's being rookies.

agree, but I don't think I'd call a Euro-pro a rookie and if we can keep Stuckey, he'll be a veteran option and both guard spots.

DunkinDutchman · Post #10 » by **DunkinDutchman** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:32 pm

Who would be the other rookie? Joe Young?

chube · Post #11 » by **chube** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:35 pm

Didn't Nunally and Onuaku make it to our preseason roster last year?

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8305 · Post #12 » by **8305** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:45 pm

Wizop wrote:
8305 wrote:Can't imagine we'd go into the season with both backup pg's being rookies.

agree, but I don't think I'd call a Euro-pro a rookie and if we can keep Stuckey, he'll be a veteran option and both guard spots.

Sorry I didn't say it very well. I can't see both Young and Octeus making the team.

Mantas and Young seems feasible.

Post #13 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 1:24 am

DunkinDutchman wrote:Being a big Boilermaker fan, I watched my fair share of Octeus this year. He has good size and strength. He is great at getting to the rim. Not a great shooter, and not great at dishing the ball once the defense collapses on his drives. He is an above average defender though. I would not mind at all if he were to end up as our third string pg.

Octeus was an above average PG defensively in college. His inability to shoot will kill his opportunities in the NBA.

Post #14 » by **SOUL** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 3:17 am

If anybody needs a avatar of your new rook here ya go:

http://i.imgur.com/jdrY9p1.png

paulius33 · Post #15 » by **paulius33** » Sat Jul 4, 2015 8:59 am

Kalnietis will go off. he's making the league, bet on it

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Post #16 » by **Jake0890** » Sat Jul 4, 2015 5:11 pm

Welp, dropped the first Summer League game to Miami. Solo was AWFUL, 1-10 for 4 pts. Myles Turner went 20/8. Trent Lockett (who?) had 10, Jarell Eddie had 16. Kalnietes did have 8 assists too.

mikepacernation · Post #17 » by **mikepacernation** » Sat Jul 4, 2015 5:23 pm

Jake0890 wrote:Welp, dropped the first Summer League game to Miami. Solo was AWFUL, 1-10 for 4 pts. Myles Turner went 20/8. Trent Lockett (who?) had 10, Jarell Eddie had 16. Kalnietes did have 8 assists too.

was hoping solo would have a beastly summer league..

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Post #18 » by **Grang33r** » Sun Jul 5, 2015 3:15 am

Jake0890 wrote:Welp, dropped the first Summer League game to Miami. Solo was AWFUL, 1-10 for 4 pts. Myles Turner went 20/8. Trent Lockett (who?) had 10, Jarell Eddie had 16. Kalnietes did have 8 assists too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74cReElILc

Moooose · Post #19 » by **Moooose** » Sun Jul 5, 2015 2:33 pm

I am rooting for Jarell Eddie to make the team. Kalnietes was decent but he also had 6 TO's.

EuroPacer · Post #20 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Jul 5, 2015 2:47 pm

Did anybody see the Pacers top 10 plays? Looked on there like Solo was the next James. In reality it is just that he can take it to the hoop occasionally. I still think he has a lot to prove and needs to show it here.

Kalnietis is a name I know, when I was in Latvia I saw a Lithuania-Bulgaria? game and if I recall well Kalnietis started, he impressed me, lots of effort, grit and determination and a good eye for setting up his team-mates.