Western Conference Summer League Chatter

Post #1 » by **Smitty731** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:33 am

Hey All!

As I do annually, I emptied out the notebook and recorder from Summer League. Here is everything from the Western Conference teams:

https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/255028/2019-Western-Conference-Offseason-Chatter-From-Summer-League

Enjoy!

Smitty

Scoots1994 · Post #2 » by **Scoots1994** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:30 am

Thanks

Post #3 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:28 pm

I think this season's Warriors might have been the worst summer league team I've ever seen.

Scoots1994 · Post #4 » by **Scoots1994** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:01 pm

floppymoose wrote:I think this season's Warriors might have been the worst summer league team I've ever seen.

I've seen MUCH worse

They were boring though.

Phase 3 · Post #5 » by **Phase 3** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:20 pm

Jacob Evans dribbling the air out of the ball on every possession was not exciting lol...

As to the OP...thanks Smitty. I always enjoy reading your summaries.

KevinMcreynolds · Post #6 » by **KevinMcreynolds** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:20 pm

floppymoose wrote:I think this season's Warriors might have been the worst summer league team I've ever seen.

Really? I enjoyed watching Smiley and Poole. There was no reason to even watch the last couple of years.

GQ Hot Dog · Post #7 » by **GQ Hot Dog** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:27 pm

I enjoyed watching Evans development throughout the league. He's clearly someone that will excel playing with better, more dynamic players. He's a dedicated role player and he'll do great with all the little things, the hustle plays. He'll pass when he's supposed to, dribble into a passing lane when he needs to and take the shots he's supposed to. He's not Iguodala but he'll be a sort of cross between Iguodala and Livingston.

watch1958 · Post #8 » by **watch1958** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:58 pm

I was glad for the experience Evans got, but I don't think they did this to make him a backup point-guard, or to ever be the primary ball handler. I think they wanted him to get minutes handling the ball so he is comfortable in the half-court as a second or third ball-handler.

clyde21 · Post #9 » by **clyde21** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:48 pm

Smitty my mans right on

Mylie10 · Post #10 » by **Mylie10** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 pm

watch1958 wrote:I was glad for the experience Evans got, but I don't think they did this to make him a backup point-guard, or to ever be the primary ball handler. I think they wanted him to get minutes handling the ball so he is comfortable in the half-court as a second or third ball-handler.

Zactly!

Scoots1994 · Post #11 » by **Scoots1994** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:21 pm

Mylie10 wrote:
watch1958 wrote:I was glad for the experience Evans got, but I don't think they did this to make him a backup point-guard, or to ever be the primary ball handler. I think they wanted him to get minutes handling the ball so he is comfortable in the half-court as a second or third ball-handler.

Zactly!

It seems to me Kerr wants every player on the floor capable of basic ball handling and decision making. I think he almost prefers quality thinking above any other skill.