[Game] Summer League Game 1: Kings vs Raptors 3:30 PST/6:30 EST
- Thread starter Chubbs
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you can't really get a feel for Willie in a summer league game...players who can get their own shots excel in the summer league. Not shotblocking bigs. He doesn't need to show out...as long as he doesn't look lost come October, I'm fine with just watching him run out there and block some shots while in Vegas. Moreland too.
At game 8 rows up. Willy is awesome for a ragged first summer league game. He routinely out ran Raptors on fast breaks. He CAN guard just about anyone here. Anderson showed his experience and was very good on both ends. Dukan the 6-10 SF from Wisconsin has a great looking form on 3's and hit 3/6, plays within his abilities.
I was just able to watch the first half, and IMHO we didn't have a PG who could penetrate and pass out. No spacing and until Dukan came in, no 3 point shooting. Wish Stockton could have played. WCS had no PG help. Anderson must have looked better in the second half, but I wasn't impressed with his game in the first half. Oh well, some rest and practice, and they might look better on Sunday.
I was pretty much just watching WCS and not paying attention to anyone else. He is super fast once he hits his stride, like a wide receiver. His lateral quickness is unlike any other big I can remember. Most 7 footers look robotic, even Anthony Davis as good an athlete as he is has a bit of a jerk when moving. Not WCS, looks like a guard in a 7 foot frame.
For his first game out of the box, I thought Willie played very well. At times, defensively he was a force, totally disrupting the other team in the pick and roll. Offensively he didn't get a lot of chances in the post, and no one on the team seemed capable of throwing him a decent lob. The Kings had Stone playing the point, an experiment that I hope is over. James Anderson was probably the best player on the floor for the Kings. He was solid, hitting his jumpsuit, and at getting to the basket and finishing. Defensively he was a mixed bag, at times getting beat off the dribble, and other times getting in the passing lanes for a steal.
Sim is a long way from playing in he NBA. Moreland was OK, but didn't really make much of an impact tonight. Not completely his fault with such poor PG play. Hopefully next game we'll see Stockton, and look more like a team.
Sim is a long way from playing in he NBA. Moreland was OK, but didn't really make much of an impact tonight. Not completely his fault with such poor PG play. Hopefully next game we'll see Stockton, and look more like a team.
