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Summer League Notes And Discussion

Jack Strop said:
Damn, he flew back from San Diego and went to the summer league game?
Rudy, I already love you. Just Stop.
(But Chocolates, champagne and that french accent might get me to do something I'll most certainly regret in the morning).
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Yeah, must be hard flying in the Millers private jet

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Jack Strop said:
And Dante not too shabby, either. Wouldn't it be fun to see those two off the bench? I know Quin staggers his starters/subs so we may never see all subs in together. But I'd go with Hood over Ingles in the starting lineup. I think Utah needs a volume 3 shooter alongside Rubio.

Subs:
PG: Dante
SG: Donovan
SF: Ingles
PF: Johnson
C: Favs or ?

That's a pretty good unit. And definitely one that could play with some pace while raining down 3's or P&R with Derrick. Hayward just HAS to re-sign. I am so in love with this team right now.
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I'd be surprised if Hood starts

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Mitchell was freaking awesome. Dante looked great. Also, Ricky Rubio looks like a hitman... enjoying what he has going on with the hair right now.
 
Our back court seems pretty crowded all of a sudden.

Rubio/Exum/Neto/Mitchell/Ingles/Hood/Burks

I really love him, and have waited so long for him to hit a healthy streak, but I don't expect Burks to be here for much longer.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I'd be surprised if Hood starts

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I will not be surprised if Bradley wins the backup center position. He isn't flashy but he understands his role. Very good rebounder and has good hands. He is an old school type of player. The lineup you mentioned is a solid second team, with defense and scoring. I can't wait to see more from this team.
 
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I would be ok with JJ being our backup PF and the Jazz can look for his replacement next year.

Again if this team can stay healthy. I think they are better than last year.
 
My takeaways from game 1:

Mitchell has above average NBA quickness and speed. His spot up jumper has beautiful form and it goes in. Defensively I need to see him again full size shooting guards but signs look promising. His handle was better than I expected.

Bradley had better defensively mobility than I expected. He was rotating over to and cutting off the paths to the rim. He also rebounded in crowd. He still has a long ways to go strength wise and offensively. Overall I was encouraged that he will eventually be a rotation player.

Exum shot the ball better and had better form and balance. His handle is still too loose. Maybe he is destined to be a shooting guard.

Bolomboy didn't do much of anything. He struggled to hold position on the boards. The one really positive was he got switched on Murray and shut him down. We needed to see some more ball skills from Bolomboy.
 
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Is there a pic of Rubio, Neto and Gobert sitting watching the summer league game together? Mitchell and Dante looked fire.
 
I didn't know we had Tokoto on our summer league roster. I like his game. He's not a chucker and plays efficient. Solid passer and athletic freak. If he can keep improving he's going to stick on an NBA roster somewhere.
 
Exum is going to shoot a decent percentage from 3 this year. His shot looks a lot more smooth. It looks like changing his form took a little time to get down but it will pay off. You wont be able to leave him open from three. We already know he can get by just about anyone with his first step. If guys are having to rush out to guard him at the three that will open things up for him a lot.

Of the bench if he can keep hitting open threes, blow by a guys to get to the rim and play awesome defense he will be awesome in the backup PG spot.

Last year briefly Exum and Burks had some good moments pushing it in transition and running a bit when they played together. I am excited to see if Exum and Mitchell can get some chemistry off the bench next season and do some great things. They will be a good combo and both can play good defense and run the point just enough to be interchangeable on offense and defense. Exum, Mitchell and Inlges can switch almost every time on defense which will be incredible. If Hood plays with them off the bench that will be fun too.

Bradley gave me a lot of hope for filling an immediate need. He plays physical, he rebounds, he blocks out, plays defense and has soft hands. He might be able to step into that backup center spot right away or at the least by next year. I want to see him shoot more jump shots in game the rest of summer league.
 
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