Minnesota Sports Forum

Orlando summer league starts today! I Happy 4th 'Merica!

Yep. I needs me some action. In fact I had checked on the NBA website this a.m. before you posted. They don't even have the team rosters in yet :-(. But, anyway - will be great to have some live games to discuss again: http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2015/teams/timberwolves/#roster

Anybody going? I suggested last year we have a wolves fan party in Vegas. Next year for the finals?

Frank the Tank going off. 19-10 through 3 quarters and 4-7 from 3 (15 points in the 3rd quarter).

I just finished watching Orlando Blue squad vs the Clips

Both Payton and Walters started out not so great but they got stronger as the game went on.

Royce White bleh. Did badically nothing and a few times was terrible

Dawson he flashed and was all over the court. I liked him at MSU but this was a really nice game for him

McMarrow is a large human being and played decent.

Marble looked good for Orlando

Aaron Gordon showed some flashes of offensive skills at times. Has plenty of physical ability it will be interesting if he can keep improving on the offensive end. The comps to Blake Griffin give you an idea of who he is but obviously isn't nearly that talented onthe offensive end but on defense he can do a lot of good stuff

Hezonja showed flashes of everything good and bad but all things considered was a positive. I really liked his passing actually. He showed he has the talent right away.

I think I missed another guy I found interesting but can't remember. Honestly for this being both team's first SL game it was actually pretty decent. I've seem much worse games over the years. It was a fun game that went into overtime.

BizarroJerry wrote:Anybody going? I suggested last year we have a wolves fan party in Vegas. Next year for the finals?

Yes, I have tickets for the first three games...Friday, Saturday and Monday.

It looks like my guy Joseph Young is already a bust.

http://www.vavel.com/en-us/nba/509619-joseph-young-has-impressed-the-pacers-so-far.html

good recap of day one

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/5/8894775/2015-nba-summer-league-schedule-orlando-tv-time

bleedspeed177 wrote:It looks like my guy Joseph Young is already a bust.

http://www.vavel.com/en-us/nba/509619-joseph-young-has-impressed-the-pacers-so-far.html

I liked Young a lot as a scorer, but I think he was drafted where he should have been. I think he'll provide some scoring off the bench for the Pacers, but he didn't do much else at Oregon in terms of distributing or defense. I'm happy with the backup PG that Flip drafted.

bleedspeed177 wrote:good recap of day one

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/5/8894775/2015-nba-summer-league-schedule-orlando-tv-time

I only watched a little...too weird to watch basketball with no fans in the stands. I did get a chance to watch one of my dark horse favorites for best player in the draft, Stanley Johnson, and he was terrific...13 efficient points in just 24 minutes, and outstanding defense. I know some were surprised that he was picked before Winslow, and Winslow also looked good yesterday, but I think Johnson will prove to be the more valuable player.