lipoli390 wrote:monsterpile wrote:Just read through the thread
Prince was really good in this game. Note a couple of passes he made too. He isn't just a 3 and D guy he can make some plays.
Yes rebounding could be a big problem. I will mention there was one play where I saw Okogie after basically guarding 2 guys sprinted into the paint and boxed out a guy. Idk if that is something he does consistently but that the type of winning plays guys need to make if they want to win this year including not getting killed on the boards. I'll be interested to see if Finch encourages some sort of minor move this season that results in a bigger player landing here. Jake Layman fan being up playing at PF in the 2nd half wasn't great to see.
Like Lip said Naz was really good as well.
I remember when after the first summer league game lip said McLaughlin should go back to becoming a lawyer or whatever. :) If you thought he was bad in that first wolves summer league game look up his summer league stats his first year. were. Personally I thought Wright was just fine in this game. He took some good shots but didn't make them. He isn't a true PG but there aren't a lot of them and few are as good of a defender as he might be. The Nets organization may have had a hand in the development of McLaughlin and he now looks like he is a quality depth PG dirt cheap. What if Wright takes a similar path? I'm not ready to Write him off just yet (no pun intended...or was it?). I'll be interested to see how he does in Iowa.
Monster - Hmm. I don't recall saying that about JMac. I don't even remember seeing him play for the Nets Summer League team in 2018. The first time I remember seeing him play was in person when he was playing on the Wolves Summer League team in 2019. My wife and I were instantly impressed by him and I remember posting on this board that he was my favorite Wolves prospect from that Summer League. Maybe I did say something about JMac the year before that; I just don't remember. See if you can find my post from that year where I made that comment. I honestly don't recall, so it would be fun to see.
I apologize I must have written that confusingly. My comment I mistakenly attributed to you was about him playing for the summer league for the Wolves not the nets. Maybe that comment was from Q (yes that was more where it was coming from I was just enjoying remembering that joking comment). Like I said regardless that was game 1 of his SL. After that obviously he impressed everyone else but he certainly started off rough that game but I though he played very solid even in that game after that. Here is the thread from SL that year the comments on game 1 started quickly. Let's just say you and everyone else wasn't impressed with J-Mac early on. Look through a few posts it's kinda fun. I'm not trying to prove anyone Wright or wrong just that some guys can and do improve over time. Martin is a guy that was better after playing a year of pro ball also. Ultimately it's about whether guys improve.
https://minnesotasports.enjin.com/mobile/forum/viewthread/page/1/m/15059925/id/32765480-wolves-summer-league-thread
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We both liked Barry Brown jr. He had a solid season in Germany last year. If he defends at a high level like he did in college and can make some shots he could have a shot at making an NBA roster still. I'm not as sure about his D now as I am about him making 3's which feels weird to say.