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標題[外電] Day Four Summer League Roundup
時間Tue Jul 14 21:41:14 2009
July 14, 2009 1:46 AM
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz
。The best pure passer in Las Vegas this week? Try Walker Russell, Jr. from the
D-League Select team. Russell lives for threading needles, lobbing
alley-oops, dishing on the break, and swinging skip passes to the weak side.
He couldn't care less about his own shot. There are 150 players here this
week with more electric games than Russell, but few of them are more
enjoyable to watch, and none of them are having more fun on the floor than
Russell.
。Ahmad Nivins looks like a pro player -- long, muscular, athletic, and
coordinated. The but that usually follows this profile is ... lacks
fundamentals, or doesn't have a post game. With Nivins, though, that doesn't
appear to be the case. He displays good footwork, moves around the floor with
purpose, and is a beast on the boards. When you ask folks here why he dropped
to No. 56 in the draft, you get a lot of shrugs, followed by a soft
endorsement of his skills. He's had a nice week thus far -- 14 points and 6
rebounds per game on 51.6 percent shooting from the field. The only apparent
drawback is that he looks waaaay too wound up on the court, and that
intensity occasionally works against him.
。Funniest moment of the day came before the first ball was tipped. In the
opening introductions of the Timberwolves-D-League Select team, Wayne
Ellington was introduced as hailing from Duke. As Ellington trotted onto the
floor, he did a double-take -- Whaaa?! -- then cracked a big smile as the
public address announcer corrected himself, noting that Ellington went to
North Carolina. "That was ridiculous!" Ellington said of the PA's snafu. "I
had to go over and say something to the guy."
。Kurt Helin watched the Pistons-Warriors matchup. Looks like Stephen Curry is
fitting in just fine with Golden State's system: "[Curry] is a gunner to the
point of recklessness - but what fan doesn't want to see that. He has not met
a shot he didn't like. Making said shots... well, maybe that will come with
time. He was 4 of 14 in his first game, 8 of 22 in his second, 7 of 19 in the
third. In case you're not up for the math, that is 34.5%. He's better from
three - 39 % - and tends to drain those if you leave him open. Not only do
the fans not care, neither do the coaches. 'The shots he's missing now he
will make soon, he's learning to make decisions,' said Keith Smart, who
coaches the Warriors Summer League team. You can see how Curry could fit well
as a point guard - a shoot-first point guard, sure, but he has the ball
handling skills and made some good decisions trying to set up teammates. In
the third game, with some Warrior regulars around him, Curry was clearly
trying to set people up. Of course, then he would jack up a 28-footer."
。Blake Griffin was the story of the evening for the Clippers, but DeAndre
Jordan continues to flash glimmers of hmmmmm. He went 8-for-9 from the field
against the Lakers in 27 minutes. Jordan was on the receiving end of some
alley-oops, but he also worked the post for a few of those buckets, something
he had trouble doing effectively last season. It wasn't all pretty for Jordan
-- four turnovers, and an 0-for-5 night from the line. But when he slows down
and works deliberately (but assertively), his athleticism is a tough matchup
for 95% of the bigs in the league.
。David Thorpe had an interesting tweet-servation about Griffin that, at first,
seems counter-intuitive, but makes a lot of sense when you watch the rookie
up close: "Griffin is a special athlete. Not because of his explosiveness.
It's the combination of athleticism, power, balance, and coordination."
*Jerryd Bayless has a Summer League scoring title to defend, and he got 22
points in his first game. His seven assists and eight free throw attempts are
probably more important to the Blazers' brain trust.
夏季聯盟得分王 Bayless 在第一場的時候一個不小心又得了22分了。
外帶七次助攻與八次罰球,可能會獲得拓仔大腦更多的信任
*Dante Cunningham put on a show for the Trail Blazers faithful (who, needless
to say, travel well), from Joe Freeman of The Oregonian: "While general
manager Kevin Pritchard and coach Nate McMillan scrutinized Bayless from the
stands, Cunningham stole a lot of their attention. The second-round pick from
Villanova started at power forward and showcased a nice midrange jump shot, a
nose for the basketball and sturdy defensive prowess. He finished with 21
points and nine rebounds, making 8 of 17 field goals and 5 of 6 free throws.
After the game, he was chosen to man an autograph zone in the lobby of the
arena, where he scribbled his name on jerseys, shirts and hats and posed for
pictures with fans -- many of whom sported Blazers jerseys. 'If he can knock
that (midrange shot) down consistently, he's going to be a player,' McMillan
said. 'And I think that's going to come. His rotation and everything is good.
He just needs to keep shooting when he's open.'"
Cunningham的這場表演,吸引了原本是來看Bayless的KP和RankA。
有著不錯的中距離跳投、提供一些防守能量。終場得了21分9籃板。(投17中8、罰6中5)
他還被選為,大廳簽名大使,與一些拓仔粉絲簽名與互動。RankA表示如果他的
中距離跳投一直保持這樣的水準,他就可以進入輪替名單。
(P.S.跳投大隊不是叫假的,從源頭就要下手。)
。I didn't get a chance to see the Kings-Bucks game, but Tyreke Evans put up
eye-popping numbers that had the campus abuzz: 33 points, 9 rebounds, 7
assists. What's more? 19 free throw attempts, 17 of them successful. Evans is
the most physical guard in Las Vegas this week (with Eric Gordon coming in
second).
。The Warriors have Anthony Randolph and Anthony Morrow mic'd up for Summer
League games.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-42-69/
Day-Four-Summer-League-Roundup.html
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※ 編輯: and1018 來自: 61.227.189.179 (07/14 21:41)
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推 Aldridge:Dante今天的打法讓我直接聯想到Outlaw 又是Tweener一個 07/14 21:47
推 windsky:Bayless那段應該是在講,7助攻與8罰球更有利於他取得Nate 07/15 09:09
→ windsky:跟KP的信任?跟中樞好像沒啥關聯。 (推一下努力小子!) 07/15 09:10
※ 編輯: and1018 來自: 114.47.66.222 (07/15 09:29)