HARRY GILES (merged)
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I don't think his defence will be a concern. He looked to me that he purposely stopped trying to stay in front of anyone driving game one to hand them off to Bagley so he could run out on a break and get an open dunk. That's just a kid trying to get a couple of highlights and get noticed the way Bagley did with his dunk on Wagner.
He switched well on the high pick and roll throughout the two games and had a great high double team at half court with Fox in game one that would have got he a fast break dunk but Fox fouled. He needs to stick the perimeter bigs a little closer as he's quick enough not to get beat on the first step and tall enough to contest without leaving the ground.
He's a talker and a leader which is great. You could see his frustration with the bench players awful offence, spacing and defence which shows he cares and wants to win no matter if is an important game or not. He ran up and down the floor at the start of game 2 and didn't get the ball much at all. The offence went to the other side of the floor, someone took a bad shot or he screened and popped and didn't get the ball off it often. he was unlucky as he'd get open on a good post up and the ball would go the other way.
This is what happened to Jackson in game one, they don't get the ball for awhile and when they do they force something. Game two they ran some sets for Jackson and got him some looks and he went for 20, Hopefully, this is the case for Giles game 3 and he can do the same.
ink they ran him more as a PF offensively than at C and I think that's where he should be in this roster.
The more sets are run the better Giles will look. He seems intelligent but in that 'do what the coach has asked' mindset, which is taking him out of the play while the rest of the summer league are playing freelance for their own stats.
KG scored a lot of points with a similar frame and when Giles and Bagley figure out they aren't going to back down NBA bigs on the block and decide to turn and face, use their speed and athleticism to create space and play balanced instead of off one leg hooks they'll both make huge steps forward in their production.
He switched well on the high pick and roll throughout the two games and had a great high double team at half court with Fox in game one that would have got he a fast break dunk but Fox fouled. He needs to stick the perimeter bigs a little closer as he's quick enough not to get beat on the first step and tall enough to contest without leaving the ground.
He's a talker and a leader which is great. You could see his frustration with the bench players awful offence, spacing and defence which shows he cares and wants to win no matter if is an important game or not. He ran up and down the floor at the start of game 2 and didn't get the ball much at all. The offence went to the other side of the floor, someone took a bad shot or he screened and popped and didn't get the ball off it often. he was unlucky as he'd get open on a good post up and the ball would go the other way.
This is what happened to Jackson in game one, they don't get the ball for awhile and when they do they force something. Game two they ran some sets for Jackson and got him some looks and he went for 20, Hopefully, this is the case for Giles game 3 and he can do the same.
ink they ran him more as a PF offensively than at C and I think that's where he should be in this roster.
The more sets are run the better Giles will look. He seems intelligent but in that 'do what the coach has asked' mindset, which is taking him out of the play while the rest of the summer league are playing freelance for their own stats.
KG scored a lot of points with a similar frame and when Giles and Bagley figure out they aren't going to back down NBA bigs on the block and decide to turn and face, use their speed and athleticism to create space and play balanced instead of off one leg hooks they'll both make huge steps forward in their production.
Yeah this is what surprised me I kept hearing he was Chris Webber who to me was athletic skill player, rather than a effort guy, I like his effort but I got to see more he's just meh to me at the moment he was getting more hype on here than Mike Malone did during that one brief successful run before he got fired. Atm he looks more like a taller Quincy Acy than Webber.
Here's the thing though.. players don't often say that a guy has skills if said guy doesn't. They easily call other players athletic, full of potential etc. Nobody called Thomas Robinson the next CWebb, or McLemore the next Kobe. Even WCS whose passing is pretty decent has never really been called a skilled player to my recollection.. instead they say he runs like no other big, has the ability to guard multiple positions etc.
No joke you guys, my 5 year old keeps talking about the drunk guy in front of us at the game Monday night.
“He said “I am so ******* happy about Harry Giles man!” How did I know he was drunk?! He had 1/4 of a pretzel stuck to his cheek...
Harry will thus always have a special place in our hearts...but good call cwebb, and thank you for posting that tweet SLAB, that’s epic.
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How many times did Giles get an offensive rebound on a missed FT? I think I counted thrice, and got put backs each time. That was amazing.
I feel we are just scratching the surface with him. Given his long layoff, lack of development for not playing real ball over the last almost 3 years, and the inevitable doubts that creep in as you go through the rehab process, I was expecting more rust. He needs to develop lot of aspects of his game, but I think he is a potential stud.
I feel we are just scratching the surface with him. Given his long layoff, lack of development for not playing real ball over the last almost 3 years, and the inevitable doubts that creep in as you go through the rehab process, I was expecting more rust. He needs to develop lot of aspects of his game, but I think he is a potential stud.
We need to remember that Giles went from playing no ball in more than a year to three games in four days so it’s no wonder his shot looked flat and he wasn’t playing too far above the rim (the team also had no fast break opportunities so there were no chances for the breakaway highlight play).
All in all, he’s playing better than I expected on defense (as in he actively effects play after play on that end with his presence alone) and about how I hoped he would on offense. Also, for all the talk about summer league having a bunch of scrubs fighting for a slot, Bam, Bell, and Jones are all probably NBA rotation guys and Harry didn’t look overmatched against them at all.
All in all, he’s playing better than I expected on defense (as in he actively effects play after play on that end with his presence alone) and about how I hoped he would on offense. Also, for all the talk about summer league having a bunch of scrubs fighting for a slot, Bam, Bell, and Jones are all probably NBA rotation guys and Harry didn’t look overmatched against them at all.
He flashed some impressive stuff tonite, The running hook shot in the lane, the turn around J in the post, the three.
Would love to see him attack the rim some more.
He rushes and gets a bit wild at times on O, but I'm sure that'll improve when he really finds his rhythm and with more experience and a better PG.
Absolutely love his defense, the swats, deflections, pokes, strips, hard fouls, bodying people, denying entry into the post and stare downs. All impressive. Hes very alert at all times and probably the best defender on the Kings already.
Would love to see him attack the rim some more.
He rushes and gets a bit wild at times on O, but I'm sure that'll improve when he really finds his rhythm and with more experience and a better PG.
Absolutely love his defense, the swats, deflections, pokes, strips, hard fouls, bodying people, denying entry into the post and stare downs. All impressive. Hes very alert at all times and probably the best defender on the Kings already.