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Summer League Notes And Discussion

I was wondering what Butterfield did after last year's summer league as he shot the ball pretty well:

"On March 14, 2017, Butterfield set a new FIBA Europe Cup record when he scored 11 three-point field goals in a 82–110 win against Usak Sportif.[1] He also tied the scoring record by scoring 39 points.[1] In April, he won the FIBA Europe Cup title after beating Élan Chalon in the Finals."
 
kabenac said:
I was wondering what Butterfield did after last year's summer league as he shot the ball pretty well:

"On March 14, 2017, Butterfield set a new FIBA Europe Cup record when he scored 11 three-point field goals in a 82–110 win against Usak Sportif.[1] He also tied the scoring record by scoring 39 points.[1] In April, he won the FIBA Europe Cup title after beating Élan Chalon in the Finals."
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Yeah, I would think he has some potential of moving up the European basketball league hierarchy. I'm not surge what's between France Pro A and the EuroLeague though.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
He has unique athletic features. He runs the floor well and moves his feet well, but he is a terrible jumper. I hope once he works on his body more and matures, that self-corrects a bit.
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It won't, his lower back arches too sharply and his *** sticks out too far. He will always be a bit awkward.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Tatum's comfort level vs Tokoto compared to Mitchell was night and day. Couldn't get to the spot he wanted to execute his moves, and when he was able to get the shot off they were off balance and contested looks. The only time he scored on Mitchell is when Exum botched a switch.
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It's always Exum's fault :)

In truth though, does X not read the play sometimes - or does he just drift mentally....
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
A lot of my HS friends were New Orleans Hornets fans. They hyped up Julian Wright when he got drafted so much. Dude use to be an insane athlete but just never figured it out. I love him in Summer League. He seems to always make the right play and he even helped control pace a few times by making the smart reads. Obviously you arent adding him to your team or anything, but you might invite him to camp just because you know he can play and help get your team ready.
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I liked his performance as well. I would invite him to camp too.
Honestly i was shocked to see him play that good after watching and laughing at him couple times in Turkish League last year.
He was literally bringing the ball up and taking 3s off dribble.

Coming outta draft, he was a small forward with 0 shooting ability as far as i remember.
Imagine him playing SF today...
 
I would rather have Wright or Griffin on the team over Bolomboy. Bradley has skills and BB IQ. Bolomboy seems lost on the court and isn't as athletic as I thought he was. Bradley needs to work on his body which he has plenty of time to do since he is only 19.
 
Rubashov said:
Yeah that Simmons bloke can play a bit, he might have a show.
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Think of all the teams we are going to have to keep tabs on next season :)

Jazz
76ers
Bucks
Spurs

Surely Bogut gets at least the vet min somewhere. He would be a crazy good pick up for Jazz still imo.
Baynes - not sure he should have declined his option, but he will get picked up somewhere.
 
Bolomboy kinda looks dumb and lost on the court kindof like when Exum is sucking. Bradley might be a decent backup C with time.
 
DownUnder said:
Bolomboy kinda looks dumb and lost on the court kindof like when Exum is sucking. Bradley might be a decent backup C with time.
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I didnt watch Bolomboy in the D-league last season so maybe he showed something there. But he does not look like an NBA player. But its also summer league.
 
Et tu Brute said:
Think of all the teams we are going to have to keep tabs on next season :)

Jazz
76ers
Bucks
Spurs

Surely Bogut gets at least the vet min somewhere. He would be a crazy good pick up for Jazz still imo.
Baynes - not sure he should have declined his option, but he will get picked up somewhere.
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I don't Bogut would help us that much. But i think Boston picks him up at some stage, he would sure help them a tonne.

I was surprised Baynes opted out.
 
This was a really useful exercise for Exum. He was able to apply what he has been learning in game situation, fight through a little adversity, and actually play through some mistakes without worrying about being pulled. Really happy with his progress. If I'm the Jazz I try to get him extended on a nice team friendly deal as soon as possible. He still has a good amount of work to do, but the tools are there.

It will be fun to see Donovan have the ball in his hands a little bit more in Vegas. I think the thing with him will be to see if he can play within the flow of the offense, and not take a bunch of bad shots.

Bradley needs a ton of work. He's really unathletic. I'm a bit worried about him, but maybe they think he is just a long term project. I'm thinking he should be in the D-league basically all year.

Right now I don't think NWG is an NBA player. Maybe as he adjusts to the game a bit more he'll figure out how to make it work. It just looks like the athleticism is too much for him at this point.

I need to see more Bolomboy. I still like his skills, but I don't think this kind of game (bad execution) is a good showcase of how he can play. He's much better in a disciplined game with better players imo.

Excited for vegas.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I forgot Semi Ojeleye was on Boston. Did he do anything these 3 games?
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No. They played him at SG, but he looked more like a PF in a SF body. Seemed in over his head. Guy is built like a tank though.

• Jonah Bolden for the 76ers impressed me a lot more.

• Tatum and a Fultz both looked pretty good (mostly).

• Mitchell looked like the best guy on the court in every game IMO. Even when his shot is off, he contributes so much in other places and his defense is fantastic. I like that he shut Tatum down in the 2nd half and let the team get back into the game.

• Bradley looked pretty good to me, but seems two years of hard work away from contributing for the Jazz.

• Bolomboy was up and down. Still like his potential though.

• Zizic, Korkmaz and Brown didn't really do much to impress me.

• Jaylon Brown, in particular, was a huge disappointment. He looked like "just a guy" instead of a top 3 pick. I think he's more of a PF instead of a SF and Tatum looks more like a SG to me. If Boston is willing to just bit the bullet, they'd be well off to start IT, Tatum, Hayward, Brown and Horford. Depends on what they do with Smart, Bradley and Crowder.
 
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