Thanks!!

does anyone know where we can find box scores for the summer league games?

I know we should give Mahinmi and Gist another couple games, considering that it’s been a long time since Ian has played, and Gist probably needed this first game to feel settled.

Blair is gonna make all the teams that passed on him regret it.

Hairston got really hot, but when Julian Wright switched onto him late in the 3rd, that quieted things down a bit. Hill had a great drive and dish though to Hairston for the game winning corner 3. Practically an instant replay of the Parker-Mason christmas 3 except there was still about a minute left in the game.

I agree that Gist underperformed a bit. I think he was nervous–feeling the pressure a bit too much, perhaps. For example, he made a nice steal on an inbounds pass, but instead of pump faking the defender, he dribbled collected the ball and tried to stuff it in. He got absolutely stuffed on the play. He seemed to miss a few weak side rotations on defense as well.

Mahinmi’s biggest problem IMO, (and I can’t wait to hear from Graydon, Tim and everyone else), is that he’s a bit too passive. He needs to work on positioning for defensive boards and find a way to get himself more involved in the game. Still, he looked good running Darren Collison off the pick and roll and was generally able to recover on D. Had a nice move to the hoop, spin and a soft 9 foot left handed lay in.

Hill’s going to be fun to watch this season!

Hill was awesome, 25pts. Blair had a double double in first 17 mins on the floor (finished with 13/10).

McClinton not so hot, tried to run the point but would say its worse than Mason Jr playing the point..

I liked Hairston quite a bit, was hot in the 2nd half. Beck was hot in the first half.

Finally Gist / Mahimi disappointed in my opinion, but its only first game of summer league.

Can’t wait to watch the next game!

Hill and Blair looking good on both ends. Hairston just caught on fire…4 straight shots! Not the kind of defense I would hope for, lots of layups and uncontested shots.

Blair monster rebound and 3pt play!!

Thanks, Pheobus. Great take yourself, although I think that Nash is still the type of guy that you build a team around. The issue in Phoenix is more that Kerr does not seem to have a clue as to what type of team he wants. I love the guy but he should probably be fired–the situation with Amare doesn’t look promising.

Also, I must have missed when Tim Varner “drew a line in the sand” about provocative comments. He seems to be doing a great job moderating everyone, keeping posts fresh. I’ve never known him to shy away from good discussion, even if its not a homer Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto, Rasho Nesterovich, and Michael Finley love fest. As to insulting the league’s bottom rung teams, the Bard once wrote, “I must be cruel, to be kind.”

Finally to Mori’s “Double Tim Duncan at your own risk: Sigh. Actually, I didn’t see Tim really punishing single coverage enough last season. Getting RJ helps with that, since he’s another creator on offense, as opposed to “find the open shooter” because opponents are forced to double Duncan.

There is another story about George Hill–a young George Hill convinced Tim Duncan to sign a card for him after a Spurs at Pacers game. Hill still has the card and brought it to a practice to show Duncan, much to his surprise. Must have made Duncan feel old.

DeJuan looks good in the practice video, he works it inside for a lay-in, looks like he might draw a foul with that move couple plays later he nails a midrange jumper with some confidence, didn’t know he had that shot.

I wanna see Jack McClinton play in person, i’ve seen enough footage to decide that at only 4 inches taller than me that dude’s a baller.

I hope he’ll be able to dominate the boards, get some nice put-backs and most of all, be an intimidating shot blocker, but the guy’s happy go lucky vibes in the interviews gives me reason to doubt. Here’s to hoping that he proves me wrong!

Yes the college line is a lot closer in. But some of those shots were from 25-28 feet out. That’s well beyond the 23′ 9″ NBA range (at the top of the key).

I was impressed with McClinton’s ability to create space for his shot with dribble crossovers and step back moves. Not sure if those same moves will work against NBA level defenders, but at least we know the guy can curl off a Duncan or Dice screen and drain the open shot. And because he’s so deadly when left open, defenders will think twice about doubling off of him to help on Timmy. Imagine McClinton, Roger Mason, Manu, Finley and Bonner spreading the floor for Tim to do his work down low. Double at your own risk.

But especially considering Finley is not as mobile as he used to be and Mace prefers dribbling behind a screen to get his shots (he doesn’t seem to move that well without the ball), it’ll be great to have a player with McClinton’s skills.

Another thing that impresses me about the kid is his poise and confidence. On all of those shots, there is absolutely no hesitation. You can tell the guy believes the ball is going in EVERY TIME, and that’s something that not all shooters have (notably Matt Bonner). You could see the same confidence and composure on display during his interview session.

He may not be a “captain” yet, but it’ll be great having another Jack throwing in daggers.