I just caught up on watching the weekend games after being out of town.
Since nothing revolutionary happened in Game 5 outside of Luke Babbitt
busting out a little we're going to dispense with the blow-by-blow and get
down to the Summer League capsule.
My first observation is also the easiest: this was the most energetic, fun,
and free Portland Trail Blazers Summer League squad in years. Part of that
boiled down to the situation. For the last few years the Blazers have
featured Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden, Martell Webster, Jerryd
Bayless...lottery picks around whom the Summer League team was centered.
Those guys played with pressure on their shoulders. Other players watched
and deferred, knowing who the focal points were. The result was teams heavy
on talent and light on continuity. There were no featured players this year,
just a few second-year guys plus three draftees who were introduced in the
same breath and with nearly the same status. Everybody played like part of
the team. No doubt coach Kaleb Canales was an integral part of that dynamic
as well. He further cemented his reputation as a guy players like, respect,
and want to play for. Summer League is Summer League, but this outing didn't
hurt Canales any.
近幾年最有活力好看的拓荒者夏季聯賽
沒有重點樂透球員要關照 大家打得很有團隊
教練 Kaleb Canales 幹的不錯
On to the individual remarks.
Armon Johnson was clearly the standout player of the week for the Blazers.
His stock rose enormously. He played well on both ends, guarded a variety
of players, kept his head in the game, and filled the boxscore on good nights
and bad. His physical qualities were exciting. His production looked both
solid and transferable. You never decide anything based on one week in July
but Johnson has inspired hope, if not confidence, among observers and team
officials both. As much as folks don't want to admit it sometimes, the
Blazers point guard situation is still in flux. Johnson's performance was
enough to pencil him in as a possible partial answer to that conundrum.
"Possible" and "partial" aren't exactly ringing endorsements but given the
lack of solid leads so far they look pretty good.
Armon是拓荒者本周最佳球員 攻守都不錯
身體素質也佳 數據不是灌水的
雖然夏聯的表現不算什麼 但在PG爭奪戰上可以幫忙記上一筆
Luke Babbitt showed skills but he's going to have to re-invent himself if
he's to make an immediate impact for the team. He's pushing his deep shot as
much as shooting it. Even if he does make those shots opponents will quickly
erase the time and space he needs to get them off. His lateral movement with
the ball won't be enough to get him free. Based on what we've seen, nobody
in the universe (particularly in red and black) is going to say, "Let's pass
over Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Andre Miller, Greg Oden, Jerryd Bayless,
and Nicolas Batum (plus Rudy Fernandez if he's still here) to get Babbitt the
ball." That's the most optimistic assessment possible of his rank in the
offensive hierarchy. The one part of his game that could serve him well is
his ability to take contact and still finish a play. That's what he should
build upon on both ends of the floor. He needs to add core strength, get his
conditioning to a superb level, and try to fashion himself in an Eduaro
Najera mold, perhaps with a better long-range shot and more overall offensive
ability. The quickest way to crack the rotation would be to beat people up,
grab rebounds, and defend while hitting whatever open shots he got blessed
with. He didn't give off the vibe of a gunner. The possibility is there.
But it's going to take some self-realization and a lot of work from him.
Otherwise he's strictly a project for this year at least.
Luke有技巧 但要帶給球隊立即貢獻就還要多多開發
跳投要果決(?) 持球無法擺脫防守創造空檔
身體碰撞後還能完成投籃動作不錯
必須加強力量 學習Najera的模式 攻擊距離和能力加版
想進輪替最快方式 多抓籃板 空檔出來就要把握
Patty Mills had a nice enough week. His play will merit a second glance from
the Blazers and other teams. But he shaded too heavily towards his own
offense for a second-year player auditioning for point guard and that offense
suffered when his shot wasn't on. His defense wasn't to Johnson's level
either. If the Blazers keep four point guards then Mills should be on that
list but I'm not sure he showed enough to make them keep a fourth guy at the
position.
Mills有個足夠好的一周 他的表現足以讓拓荒者和其他球隊賞臉
但進攻退步 當不準時會很慘 防守也沒Armon的水準
(最新外電說他會去義大利打球)
Dante Cunningham didn't set the league on fire but he did a slow burn with
enough flare-ups to roast the opposition. His best contributions were hidden
somewhat: helping defend the middle, getting his body in annoying places,
intimidating opponents. He did hit shots when he had them. He also played
with a deeper confidence than the bravado that typified his rookie year. The
kid is going to be alright and Portland fans will be glad he's a Blazer.
He's also apt to remind folks that Luke Babbitt will be getting in shape in
order to be the second physical dominator in the Blazer lineup.
Dante雖沒大爆發但仍穩定成長
數據外的表現 幫忙防守 場上永遠在對方身前
命中空擋 打的比新人年更有自信
也提醒大家Babbitt想搶輪替先去練練身體吧
Jeff Pendergraph is a guy you're not ashamed to have on your side because he
works hard, throws his body around, and shows no fear when he's trying to
stop someone. This Summer League revealed that he has a long way to go
before he can transfer those qualities into a secure rotation spot. He
doesn't have enough sense of space, either personal or in the team concept,
and he fouls too frequently and too awkwardly. His post moves are light
years behind Greg Oden's when Oden played in his first Summer League. He's
just not there yet. It's like watching a power line spark and spew out
random energy because it isn't connected right. He's probably not a center
in any case. He has another contract year to work on his game. It'll be
interesting to see how much experience will smooth him out.
Jeff積極認真 無懼對抗
但以他表現想進輪替安全名單要很拼
場上空間感覺不夠好 犯規也太快 低位單打差
還有一年的保障約 慢慢觀察
Ekene Ibekwe is the archetypal Summer League success story who won't be
signed to the team he had success for because even though he played well he
simply lacks the physical attributes to fit the NBA mold. His reach is too
short and he's not thick enough to play power forward but he's nowhere near
quick or athletic enough to play small forward plus he lacks the skill set.
He did a great job this year and has a chance to get picked up somewhere as
(essentially) a practice player but his true future lies overseas or in the
D-League.
Ekene Ibekwe就像夏季聯賽原型
身體不夠好 有機會得到NBA合約 但未來應該還是海外打球或D-League
Bravo to the entire squad. They made July basketball enjoyable. While I
don't think anybody we saw will be revolutionizing Portland's game soon I
loved the attitude and approach and I'm comfortable that any players the
Blazers choose to retain will fit the organization.
Ben will have more interviews and notes from the week in Vegas when he
returns tomorrow. Until then feel free to share your own thoughts on Summer
League 2010.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/7/19/1576307/summer-league-2010-review
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