Summer league Open Thread
Mavs vs Clippers
Sorry this is late.. I am just starting the game on TiVo
BTW we signed Wright and Najera signed with the Nets (Thanks Marie!)
While I like the signing of Wright, it seems like we have quite a log-jam at this position of spare-part guys who are either really young or really old, offensive minded or defensive minded... I have a bad feeling we have been down this road a time or two before... and its not gonna be a smooth ride by any means.
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Looking forward to the game
Maybe we’ll have a discovery like with Brandon Bass last year.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:25 PM CDT
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The game hasnt even started yet??
They must be really running behind
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:26 PM CDT
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Yeah, definitely
I got home at 8:30 and the Lakers/Pistons game had just started…and that was supposed to tip off at 8.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:27 PM CDT
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And to kill time
They’re showing stuff from last year’s draft.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:28 PM CDT
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
who cares about this… get on with the game already!!
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:30 PM CDT
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I know, I'm impatient too
By the way, Toddy…great job with the blog updates!
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:31 PM CDT
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Haha
There’s a Damp clone on the floor…long socks and headband, big guy.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:34 PM CDT
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I wonder if he has
the tweety bird legs to go along with the overly-sized upper body
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:35 PM CDT
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He had a Damp-ish move
In which he didn’t finish at the rim at the first attempt, but got it to go the second time.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:36 PM CDT
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Maybe he's humbled by what happened last year
And will play better and be more committed to the game
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:40 PM CDT
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is terry on the floor?
I really want to get a good look at him also…
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:38 PM CDT
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Damp clone's name is singleton...
and we signed him today... bleh. He even has hands like damp!
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:40 PM CDT
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5:52 left
and dallas is down 6-14… Green looks good, though a little out of control at times. Kinda reminds me of Mo Shots
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:42 PM CDT
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Green with the foul again
Over-eager, perhaps? Rusty?
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:43 PM CDT
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yeah him and Mcleod both
seem to be a bit excited
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:43 PM CDT
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Faz looking good
but our defense (or lack there of) is making it easy for him
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:44 PM CDT
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I don't think we're sharing the ball that well
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:45 PM CDT
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I believe...
He’s in Greece with the Puerto Rico team for the Olympic qualifying. That tournament starts on the 14th.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:47 PM CDT
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wow
we are just throwing up crap and hoping it sticks
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:46 PM CDT
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this jordan guy for the Clips
is promising
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:46 PM CDT
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Sow
has a nice little post up game, but is rushing his moves
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:47 PM CDT
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I didn't see who's coaching
Is Carlisle here?
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:53 PM CDT
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no I think Terry Stots is in charge
Im sure jones is there also
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 9:54 PM CDT
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Nice aggressive move by Terry
He gets to the line
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 9:56 PM CDT
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I like Thornton
Too bad he’s not on our team
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:01 PM CDT
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Phew
They missed an alley-oop…no D there from the Mavs
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:10 PM CDT
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Too many jumpshots
Kind of like the real team sometimes…
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:10 PM CDT
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That should have been a foul on Faz!
It was a moving screen…foul on Gerald Green instead (again)
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:14 PM CDT
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Is it time to get a new one?
I’m considering getting a new laptop, but can’t afford it right now.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:18 PM CDT
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yeah
I cant decide between a dell or apple… not sure if Im ready to go mac yet
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:18 PM CDT
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I would love a Mac
But I can’t help but have doubts since I’m so used to Windows
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:19 PM CDT
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Anyone ever notice
that the coach with three first names looks like the guy on pringels cans?
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:16 PM CDT
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My brother and I call him Pringles
So yes, we’ve noticed, haha
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:16 PM CDT
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Rick-o IS there
but he is not coaching. I dont remember AJ being at the summer league games last year
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:16 PM CDT
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Clips had a nice
4 on 2 break… no defense from us
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:17 PM CDT
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Yeah
We’re all offensive-minded and that’s it
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:18 PM CDT
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What is he up to, anyway
Probably just spending time with his family
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:20 PM CDT
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I really thought he'd get hired again right away
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:20 PM CDT
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Damp clone
Can hit threes, but not free throws
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:21 PM CDT
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Shan has been open
most of the game, yet they cant seem to get the ball to him
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:23 PM CDT
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Not impressed with Green so far
He just had that one dunk…still only two points, at the end of the day, no matter how fancy
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:23 PM CDT
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17 points down... wow
so much for not losing one summer league game like Rick said
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:24 PM CDT
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Maybe we can come back
We don’t look like a team out there…looks like five guys who happen to wear the same clothes and be on the floor at the same time. We have no game plan.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:27 PM CDT
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Wow...
we are sucking big time right now…
Note to Pops: Get to Vegas FAST
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:25 PM CDT
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Is Pops leaning towards signing with a European team?
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:26 PM CDT
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let us pray
to who ever it is that one might pray too, that he is not… at least for the summer league games.
I have always liked him, and thought he should have gotten a spot on the team last year… but no, we opted for herpes instead
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:28 PM CDT
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That guy better not be back
Talk about a waste of space
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:32 PM CDT
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Green being more aggressive
And he’s not happy with how Faz wrapped him around the waist to stop the layup
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:39 PM CDT
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Green hit a three
but it was another offensive foul by damp clone… ugh. seriously, is this damps brother?
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:42 PM CDT
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I wonder if the real Damp can hit threes
Or a three
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:42 PM CDT
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Miles seems most comfortable
in bringing up the ball out of everyone else…
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:42 PM CDT
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Damp clone
Again can’t finish…is he really a shooter or something, pretending to have a post game?
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:46 PM CDT
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He has seven fouls
Just three left before he’s out
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:47 PM CDT
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He's probably the
Najera answer we are hoping for… but unable to do (so far) any of things najera does
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:47 PM CDT
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Damn the Nets for getting Eddie
But I like the changes they are making. If they get rid of Vince Carter, I’ll start liking them.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:48 PM CDT
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He doesn't look quite like Usher anymore
Must be the headband
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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wouldnt mind
if diop joined the summer league team also to work on the offense
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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I'm surprised he's not here already
I thought he would be playing
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:49 PM CDT
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they should have written it in his contract
that he has to work on his offense every summer through the summer league
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:50 PM CDT
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I hope Carlisle and the rest of the staff took a lot of notes from this game
Not enough ball movement, shoddy defense….what else? Too many jump shots, not attacking the basket enough…
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 10:53 PM CDT
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pretty much
everything that one might hope to expect in order to win a basketball game
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:55 PM CDT
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got a little bit of diop in him though
needs to learn to throw that down
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:56 PM CDT
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I wonder what Ricks expectations this year are?
is it championship or bust? Or is it win a playoff series and thats a good season
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 10:59 PM CDT
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That's a really good question
I personally think it’s the latter, perhaps deep in the playoffs like semis or conference finals. It’s his first year coaching the team and Kidd’s first full season with them, so expectations are probably high, but maybe not that high.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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we might miss
the lil general preaching championship or bust
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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Rick is swinging on Foster
someone always seems to do that about one of our guys every year
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:01 PM CDT
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Usher
Waited too long to throw it down and got blocked
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:03 PM CDT
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You know how Rick met with certain players privately
Did he ever meet with Damp or Terry or Stack? Does it mean anything if he didn’t meet with them?
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:06 PM CDT
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I think with stack he did
not sure about Damp or stack… expectations arent too high there.
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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Who is that ponytailed dude
I’m just curious
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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I kind of have a soft spot for him
Not as a player, but as a person…I heard during an Olympics broadcast that he lost his mom, sister, and fiancee to a car accident and then a year later, his dad died of a heart attack, so I just feel bad for the guy
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:11 PM CDT
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yeah I remember hearing about it
he palms the ball also with his thumb and index finger only…
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:12 PM CDT
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Jim Carey
Rick Carlisle reminds me of Jim Carey thats about what i am getting out of this game
kiddisaster
by aaronp on
Jul 11, 2008 11:12 PM CDT
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guess that was what the game plan was
cuz its all we have done
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:14 PM CDT
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guess rick really wants to find
his shooters
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Jul 11, 2008 11:14 PM CDT
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k,
korlov is done… forever. please dont put on another summer league jersey again.
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:15 PM CDT
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I don't mind a couple of good shooters
But I’d love to have some athletic guys who finish at the rim, like what Josh used to do. That’s what Green needs to do.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:16 PM CDT
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I wish thats what
Rick would say he is looking for… I think we have enough “shooters” in josh, stack, JET, Dirk, Jones, etc…
Not one of those guys are guys who really take it to the basket.
I guess he missed the memo on that need of a Slasher.
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:18 PM CDT
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Josh needs to rever to his old ways
Get to the rim again.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:21 PM CDT
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I'd like us to possibly
go after ‘quis now that indiana is apparently rebuilding… Maybe that would motivate josh?
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:22 PM CDT
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How did green
do????caught the first part and last part
kiddisaster
by aaronp on
Jul 11, 2008 11:19 PM CDT
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Let's see...
He had a dunk, one or two threes…and a lot of fouls.
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:20 PM CDT
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couple of dunks
but not much else, second half was better than first… but still has the same issues that we worried about. no defense, spotty shot, outta control at times, etc.
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:20 PM CDT
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He kind of had a "chip on my shoulder" attitude as well
He can either use that as a motivator or let it overwhelm him and stink up his game
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:22 PM CDT
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Najera to the Nets
Thats interesting …they assembled an intersting team in a strange way
kiddisaster
by aaronp on
Jul 11, 2008 11:21 PM CDT
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yeah it is puzzling
not sure why he chose to go there over a contender…
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Jul 11, 2008 11:22 PM CDT
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not sure how much
of a contender we are though! haha
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Jul 11, 2008 11:23 PM CDT
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Well that was
a nice game of “garbage time” we saw right there. Lets hope we see a different team out there tomorrow (is it tomorrow or sunday?) like with Pops back in the line up
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:24 PM CDT
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I think it's Sunday
6 PM Eastern, 5 PM Central
by Marie on
Jul 11, 2008 11:25 PM CDT
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Figured that
with Green..he should watch alot of Artest film…maybe some Pippen Film 8 hours a day until the beggining of the season
kiddisaster
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Jul 11, 2008 11:24 PM CDT
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and put on about 30 pounds
he’s 6-8 and listed at 200, but I doubt that.
I’d sacrifice a little bit of his vertical for some size to body up guys
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:26 PM CDT
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yeah probably
and I just looked on espn at the live blogging thread and someone just said that the lakers got artest. Cant find anything though on it
by Toddy on
Jul 11, 2008 11:31 PM CDT
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No, thanks
You’d be much better at it, I’d say.
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Jul 12, 2008 1:21 PM CDT
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