Game Blog: Spurs vs. Heat - Game 1 of NBA Finals... I mean...Summer League Game 4

[ace3g]

Hopefully I have better luck with this game thread...

[Bruno]

Cole vs. Joseph should be interesting. Cole might have been Spurs primary target in last year draft but Heat did a Batum to Spurs.

[timvp]

Yeah, Cole is another great test for Joseph.

[Thomas82]

Hopefully Ryan Richards can finally have a decent game tonight.

[ace3g]

Starters

Joseph, Anderson, Byars, Dawson, JaMychal Green.

[timvp]

No Zeller starting = Nice

No Jacque Vaughn coaching = Did he get the Orlando job?

[Mel_13]

The Orlando Magic continue their search for a new head coach. Sources close to the process continue to say that no one is being labeled a "frontrunner" however those close to the process say that if there were a lead candidate it would be former Magic guard and current Spurs assistant Jacque Vaughn.

http://sulia.com/channel/basketball/f/c95910b7-90ed-4ae6-a2c5-f05a890f20e1/?source=twitter

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN Attention all Orlando folks: Jacque Vaughn is not coaching Spurs' summer leaguers today in Las Vegas. Make of it what you will.

[Mel_13]

:lol Nepotism

[timvp]

I don't remember a summer league coach not coaching all the games. He very well could have gotten that job.




Oh and Wangmeme is making me miss Zeller.

[RodNIc91]

So who is coaching??

[timvp]

Wow, Ajinca is really bad at defending pick-and-rolls.

Good to see Cedric Jackson get some run and produce right away.

Denmon doing a good job of being more aggressive.

James Anderson has been terrible.

Joseph pretty damn good.


RC Buford interview again :hungry:

[ace3g]

nice steal and layup by Jackson

[ace3g]

Wilkerson looking good again!!!

[ace3g]

nice blk by Wilkerson

[DesignatedT]

Wilkerson playin ball

[Buddy Holly]

The huge human is mind numbingly awful.

[ace3g]

RC "needs to worry about getting a rebound" - on Ajinca!!!

[Mel_13]

https://account.nba.com/summerleaguebroadband

[timvp]

The Spurs have been playing at a good level of energy for this quarter. A lot of players showing interesting attributes.

[skinsfan1]

Is it on tv

[timvp]

That had to be the longest Buford interview in his life :lol

Jackson should have played sooner. He's been pretty darn good -- relatively speaking of course.

Joseph has been good. How many offensive fouls has he taken? Like five?

Dawson, Green and Wilkerson all have really good midrange jumpers. I'm not sure which one has the best. Green has great form.

I thought Ajinca had a good stretch. He started off horribly but he got into a little bit of a groove. But RC said exactly what I was thinking ... instead of throwing Diaw-esque passes, use your ungodly length to grab at gotdamn rebound. :lol

[Mel_13]

Is it on tv

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201190

[racm]

CoJo looks more and more like an NBA player.

At first I didn't know what Pop and RC saw in the guy, but I think they wanted a point guard - not to mention taking on a prospect.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

nice shot JA!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

bullshit miami always gets bs calls
and its embarrassing to listen to that announcer say ya'll

[skinsfan1]

Thanks Mel

[ace3g]

Wilkerson doing more work!!!

[ace3g]

did Ajinca just get a tip in off a missed FT???

[timvp]

LD Williams' defense has been great :wow

[ace3g]

and he follows it up with a crappy pass attempt...

[ace3g]

Ajinca using his size properly in the paint

[timvp]

Wilkerson's perimeter skills are deceptively advanced.

[ajballer4]

First game ive watched so far, but I like Wilkersons game. Definitely worth a training camp invite

[Stabula]

Fuck StateFarm

[timvp]

Ajinca's effort level is about 2353012398 times better than it was to start summer league. He's pretty effective when he's going all out. Buuuuuuuuut he still doesn't look like an NBA player, tbh.

[ace3g]

Yeah Wilkerson just passes that eye test for an NBA player; everything from how he moves on the court, defense, knack to get to loose balls/rebounds, etc.

[Buddy Holly]

How tall is he? Not how tall is he listed, but how tall is he really? A legit PF size or undersized.

[timvp]

Yeah Wilkerson just passes that eye test for an NBA player; everything from how he moves on the court, defense, knack to get to loose balls/rebounds, etc.


How tall is he? Not how tall is he listed, but how tall is he really? A legit PF size or undersized.

That's my question with Wilkerson. He's listed at 6-foot-8, which is short to begin with, but sometimes he looks more like 6-foot-7.5.

[ace3g]

If Spurs look to improve "internally" than Wilkerson would be a good option. He is in that mold of 2 players I've mentioned before: Dominic McGuire and James Singleton.

[Buddy Holly]

That's my question with Wilkerson. He's listed at 6-foot-8, which is short to begin with, but sometimes he looks more like 6-foot-7.5.

Better than 6'5. Coughblaircough.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

omg they picked up their teammate who fell! what good people.

[ace3g]

Ajinca 3 - step backwards

[Stabula]

:troll:elephant:monkey:flypig

[timvp]

Heat coaching melting down over obvious offensive fouls :lol

Joseph has drawn that same offensive foul a half dozen times tonight.

Green's J is pretty.

No Denmon in the second half?

Cedric Jackson showing he should have played in the earlier games.

[ace3g]

another rebound and put back (ability to finish around the rim) for Wilkerson

[Mel_13]

Ajinca 3 - step backwards

What a shame. With a minimum of effort he could make millions every year for at least a decade.

[Mel_13]

Cedric Jackson showing he should have played in the earlier games.

At least as good as Ronnie Price, no?

[timvp]

9 turnovers by Joseph :pctoss

[timvp]

At least as good as Ronnie Price, no?:lol


9 turnovers by Joseph :pctossMake it 10.




This Spurs coach needs to draw it up for Ehambe, tbh.

[ace3g]

Well I'm done with game blogs for summer league...

Spurs down 0 - 1 in the Finals

[Spurs151]

9 turnovers by Joseph :pctoss

Dang 9???? wow

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

why is kamla such an annoying asshole

[DesignatedT]

why is kamla such an annoying asshole

Cuz he doesn't know shit

[Mel_13]

why is kamla such an annoying asshole

:lol

I actually liked the fact that he seems to know more about the Spurs than our local sports radio guys and the beat writer for the only paper in town.

[timvp]

I like Kamla. Don't know why but he's alright in my book.

[venitian navigator]

Looks like no one in summer league is making a huge impression...I'm particularly sorry about Anderson, that I expected to show a lot more than what his stats show.

No one of the bigs is looking a decent nba prospect...Richards and Ajinca both have the body but...that's not enough.

Coming to Co Jo ...no play maker supposed to play important minutes in important nba games can afford 10 turnovers in a summer league game level...

Till now, a sl a little disappointing (we already knew that Kawhi was a wonderful nba player...).

[ace3g]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/120720_joseph

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/120720_ajinca

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/120720_wilkerson

[Russ]

I like Kamla. Don't know why but he's alright in my book.

He's the best. :toast

[Russ]

Looks like no one in summer league is making a huge impression...

Dawson looks pretty darn good. He has adequate size and skills and might have a shot with the Spurs.

The rest (including CJ and Anderson) look like Euroleague lifers.

[racm]

Dawson looks pretty darn good. He has adequate size and skills and might have a shot with the Spurs.

The rest (including CJ and Anderson) look like Euroleague lifers.

Dawson's only problem is that at his age he has no upside.

[8FOR!3]

I honestly look at Cory Joseph as an Avery Bradley except even less NBA ready coming into the league. He's made strides since last year and I can expect more of the same thing throughout this upcoming season. He's a project point guard, if you can see improvements each year you can assume he's getting better and he's working out. If you get the same player each year he's pretty much a goner.

[timvp]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/120720_ajinca


Interesting interview by Ajinca. (First of all, he tried to so Americanize his French accent that it's difficult to understand him, tbh :lol)

-He did some subtle complaining about minutes. A little bit whiny but also somewhat understandable.

-He said he picked the Spurs summer league team because they told him they'd allow him to play on the inside. He's aware that he played too far out on the perimeter previously and wants to work on playing closer to the hoop.

-He also said he picked the Spurs because they might have a spot on the team for him. That might mean the Spurs could be on the lookout for another big.

[tesseractive]

So who is coaching??

According to PTR, Austin Toros assistant coach Taylor Jenkins was coaching.

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2012/7/20/3173464/Vaughn-talks-with-Martins-replaced-as-Spurs-coach

Also, a sorta-confirmation on JV and Orlando:

"Though there's nothing official to report, word out of San Antonio camp is Vaughn was in discussions with Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins on Friday and is perhaps the front-runner for the team's head coaching job."

[MR-Clutch]

The scary thing about Joseph and especially Leonard is they haven't hit their athletic primes yet.

[MR-Clutch]

The scary thing about Joseph and especially Leonard is they haven't hit their athletic primes yet.

[widowmaker]

Leonard is an animal waiting to be unleashed already. Hopefully Corey Joseph is really maturing to end up playing real minutes next season.

[Truth4sale$]

A bit too early to write off CJ, he has shown great improvement in summer league play. Jamal Andersen is the probably the greatest spurs dissapointment (due to injuries) but hindsight is always 20/20. A full year for CJ playing for the TOROS will be perfect for him. With the current Point Guard depth, there is no need to waste him at the end of the bench. Patty Mills will be ahead of him. The NBA should give a team 2 roster exemptions for sending guys to the Dleague. That should never count against the 15 man roster.

[MR-Clutch]

A bit too early to write off CJ, he has shown great improvement in summer league play. Jamal Andersen is the probably the greatest spurs dissapointment (due to injuries) but hindsight is always 20/20. A full year for CJ playing for the TOROS will be perfect for him. With the current Point Guard depth, there is no need to waste him at the end of the bench. Patty Mills will be ahead of him. The NBA should give a team 2 roster exemptions for sending guys to the Dleague. That should never count against the 15 man roster.

This.

[Mel_13]

According to PTR, Austin Toros assistant coach Taylor Jenkins was coaching.

http://www.poundingtherock.com/2012/7/20/3173464/Vaughn-talks-with-Martins-replaced-as-Spurs-coach

Also, a sorta-confirmation on JV and Orlando:

"Though there's nothing official to report, word out of San Antonio camp is Vaughn was in discussions with Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins on Friday and is perhaps the front-runner for the team's head coaching job."

There was a story early on in the Orlando coaching search that it would be a three-stage process. The first round conducted by the GM, the second round with the CEO and the final round with the owner. JV has made it to round 2.

[Em-City]

we call him Jamal Andersen now? lol