Summer League Game Thread: Spurs vs. Bobcats - July 12, 2013

[TheGoldStandard]

Any other PGs on the roster?

[toki9]

Its summer league.. still needs a camp.. he'll get there.. sweet stroke.

Does he look like he has an odd gait? It almost looked like he was limping when he jogged up the court after inbounding...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

MANU TO BONNER!

[loveforthegame]

Thomas is smooth. One game, I know, but I'm impressed.

[TheGoldStandard]

Does he look like he has an odd gait? It almost looked like he was limping when he jogged up the court after inbounding...

Think he's a little out of shape to be honest.. he's lumbering around,

[LonestarLegend]

Think he's a little out of shape to be honest.. he's lumbering around,

Yeah I was gonna say, he looks a little gassed.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Nice block bad call

[Arc]

the refs are rookies too.. this is pretty hard to watch lol. calls every other second

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

BALL DON'T LIE

[DesignatedT]

Looked like a good block to me

[toki9]

Yeah I was gonna say, he looks a little gassed.

He seems to have decent size, maybe backup 3 role down the line? James Anderson 2.0? I kid...

[TheGoldStandard]

He's a backup SF who can stroke with the 2nd unit..

[LonestarLegend]

He seems to have decent size, maybe backup 3 role down the line? James Anderson 2.0? I kid...

He's been running at the 4. Maybe if he slimmed down some he could run a bit at the 3. I don't know if he's got the foot speed.

[TheGoldStandard]

Really want to see other players, rotation has been 8 deep.

[Kingsly Alexander]

Damn, Thompson is killing us at the end here

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

He's been running at the 4. Maybe if he slimmed down some he could run a bit at the 3. I don't know if he's got the foot speed.

He ran both the 3 & 4 so far this game. He is proving he can play both positions.

[LonestarLegend]

Really want to see other players, rotation has been 8 deep.
I don't even know who else is on the team. Freakin Wangmene got in, but no Pittman?

[TheGoldStandard]

He's been running at the 4. Maybe if he slimmed down some he could run a bit at the 3. I don't know if he's got the foot speed.

Something tells me he just works on his shot and passing.. doesn't really seem to have the conditioning.. Think he could improve with conditioning

[Mr. Body]

He looks pretty good...but he seems a little too loose and relaxed...

That's him, if you watched any Ohio State games.

Not sure he'll make it in the league, but I'm not sure why he went so late in the 2nd.

[LonestarLegend]

Something tells me he just works on his shot and passing.. doesn't really seem to have the conditioning.. Think he could improve with conditioning

Yeah, he hasn't played in a game like this since March, I'm sure he could.

[TheGoldStandard]

Ugh Joseph with his junk

[ace3g]

Baynes gets called for odd calls

[Russ]

Will the Spurs be up 5 with 28 seconds left?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

DE COLO WHAT ARE YOU DOING

[toki9]

Dunking on Baynes...

[TheGoldStandard]

DE COLO WHAT ARE YOU DOING

Manu esque

[Vic Petro]

De Colo can't contain Jeffrey Taylor.

[toki9]

Nando hits a 3, then fouls a 3...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

It should be 68 not 67 I think

[loveforthegame]

NDC defense is concerning.

CJ fading as the game progressed. Disappointing.

[TheGoldStandard]

NDC defense is concerning.

CJ fading as the game progressed. Disappointing.

played way too many minutes.. pressing way too hard

[LonestarLegend]

It should be 68 not 67 I think

Pretty sure Nando had a foot on the line.

[Kingsly Alexander]

Wow DeColo wtf. Right after I was gonna praise him too

[toki9]

i hoped our regular season guys would step up and really tighten in the last 2 minutes...not happening so far...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Pretty sure Nando had a foot on the line.
Damn

[LakerHater]

Ime bouta bench his Duncan's!

[TheGoldStandard]

Ime bouta bench his Duncan's!

Thomas on the bench, lol..

[Kingsly Alexander]

Timeout by a spurs coach at the end of the game? That's unusual

[TheGoldStandard]

De Colo... ugh

[LonestarLegend]

De Colo... ugh

Not a bad shot. Just missed it.

[Vic Petro]

Paul Pierce has a slowness to his offensive game too. For some players it's just their style. Maybe a way to lull defenders to sleep.

[Kingsly Alexander]

Lol Rick fox " the sleeves look like spanks"

[Texas_Ranger]

they don't wear this gay shirts in Europe

[loveforthegame]

:lol

[LakerHater]

Ya had Thomas!!?

[Texas_Ranger]

choke again...

[Baam]

Another choke incoming...

[TheGoldStandard]

Bad floor spacing.. why was Baynes that far out.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

BAYNES WTF

[toki9]

Well, summer league play...inexperience and unfamiliarity...

[Kingsly Alexander]

Wtf Baynes the bruiser that he is, gets the ball ripped away from him??

[ace3g]

CJ!!!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

DEFENSE

[loveforthegame]

CJ!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

WE DID IT GUYS, WE DID ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[LakerHater]

DAMN, noone picked up the ball handler!?!?!

[ElNono]

CJ saving the bacon after that poor DeColo D... nice game

[ace3g]

have to stop letting players walk into their shot...

[Russ]

This makes up for 6 & 7. :flag:

[Juggity]

Nice fake by CJ

[DesignatedT]

cojoooooooooooooo fresh off the nba finals

[Vic Petro]

Looking forward to seeing Thomas again. The other guys gotta pick it up.

[TheGoldStandard]

Sunday at 7:30 is the next game right?

[TheGoldStandard]

We need to see the others that were invited.. No sense having them there if we're going to have a short rotation.

[loveforthegame]

http://www.nba.com/#$/games/20130712/CHASAS/gameinfo.html

[barakz21]

CJ didn't look very efficient running the offense, although to be fair he did look like he was forcing things.... but damn that poise at the end!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

We need to see the others that were invited.. No sense having them there if we're going to have a short rotation.
They'll probably rotate all the non-Spurs guys

[KawhiLeonard]

Well i feel better about chocking away the finals now

[Jwash_1986]

Jeffery Taylor going to end up being the next Matt Barnes. His bitch ass act like a jerk, tuning he's some superstar in summer league. Dude you played and started in the NBA last year try that shit shading some elite players.

[Kingsly Alexander]

Everyone's gonna get a chance to play at some point

[siraulo23]

Number 5 !!!!!!!

[toki9]

DeColo shot 33% and Richards shot 20%...

[TheyCallMePro]

Cojo was great. Thomas was okay... would like to see him play some D and rebound a bit more. Baynes was god-awful. De Colo was average. Kinda liked what I saw out of Hollis Thompson. And M'baye looked solid. \

And Christ the Bobcats are going to be bad. We basically played four of their starting 5....Zeller, MKG, Bismack, and Jeffrey Taylor. A lot of those guys (especially Bismack and Zeller) just looked flat out terrible. And apparently, MKG can't hit the broad side of a barn with his jumper or 3 point shot. When they talked to the Bobcats GM, you could just tell he wasn't optimistic. He's probably planning on tanking the shit out of this season and going for Wiggins because his team is an utter mess.

[toki9]

Cojo was great. Thomas was okay... would like to see him play some D and rebound a bit more. Baynes was god-awful. De Colo was average. Kinda liked what I saw out of Hollis Thompson. And M'baye looked solid. \

And Christ the Bobcats are going to be bad. We basically played four of their starting 5....Zeller, MKG, Bismack, and Jeffrey Taylor. A lot of those guys (especially Bismack and Zeller) just looked flat out terrible. And apparently, MKG can't hit the broad side of a barn with his jumper or 3 point shot. When they talked to the Bobcats GM, you could just tell he wasn't optimistic. He's probably planning on tanking the shit out of this season and going for Wiggins because his team is an utter mess.

They'll have hard time competing with that roster...i guess they're the east coast Clippers (Before CP) now...

[jimo2305]

cj's definitely improved.. his body language is different too.. good game

[CitizenDwayne]

- That ending was one of the most exciting things I've ever seen in the summer league.

- Cory Joseph is gonna end up being better than I (and many others, I'd say) ever expected. He looked great.

- Deshaun Thomas is looking like a steal, but I'll wait to see more games before I expect a Neal-type breakthrough.

- I still feel a bit nervous any time De Colo is handling the ball. His jumper is looking better, but I don't really see much improvement anywhere else.

- Ryan Richards sucks.

- The announcers hyping up MKG as he was bricking every shot he put up was surreal.

[toki9]

- The announcers hyping up MKG as he was bricking every shot he put up was surreal.

Joel Meyer did say that Mark Price had a lot to work with as far as MKG's shot was concerned...thought he was subtly saying that MKG's shot was technically horrible...

[Spur|n|Austin]

I like Cory telling the others where to be and taking on a leadership role. This should be his team.

Whoa whoa whoa Miss Lippy

[spot2180]

I watched the replay last night on DVR. Cory Joseph did a decent job. He played with confidence and he hustled his ass off. That being said, he is trying to play like Parker, which I like, but he isn't TP. I think CJ will be a decent guard in the NBA someday--he is young--but TP was good enough to start at a younger age and it took him a while to get to the level he is currently playing. I am guessing he played more than Mills because he is taller than Mills and a better defender as well. If Mills ever gets his defense to the level of his offense, CJ won't play much, in my opinion.

DeColo? Don't know about this guy. He didn't play great, which seems to be the expectation especially since he mouthed off about playing time, but he didn't play terrible either. I hope he improves.

Thomas looked pretty decent for one game and was the most noticable player on the floor. It will be interesting how he responds now that opponents have seen how he plays. He took a lot of shots. Hopefully his % gets better. Could be a good pick up at 58.

I like Baynes. Yeah, he is pretty raw, but he is pretty athletic for his size and he isn't lazy. He brings a lot of energy on defense and offense, and he plays physically. His offense needs to improve, but I think he will be a good bench player for the Spurs. We are all looking for the next TD, but one of the things that makes Tim great is that he is so rare. So expecting a center, Splitter or Baynes to score 20 pts a game is not normal in the league today.

And I agree that Richards played poorly. He is a big, wide dude that chucked 3s. Spurs don't need that.

[rjv]

espn graded thomas an A- for game 1

[2centsworth]

Re-watched the entire game.

Cojo is definitely feeling comfortable and has a great attitude. His ball handling and jumpshot still need a lot of improvement IMO.

Decolo has skill but just not the heart or attitude for the Spurs. Just stays on the outside taking what he thinks the defense is giving, never imposing himself or breaking down the other team. Way too cute and soft with his game.

Baynes showed some flashes but looked real stiff at times too. He can really block people out and has a nice touch. Look forward to seeing more.

Thomas is a scorer, but can he do it at the NBA level. Has a long way to go but liked the energy. Definitely a good 2nd round pick.

Denmon has a nice stroke, but not an NBA player.

Richards was way more aware on defense that I originally thought. He has a decent feel on D. He has potential!

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY9XayhONjg

[kobyz]

One thing I notice with Baynes, he get frustrated way too early and easily when things doesn't go his team way, that cause him to play less effective, he need to remember to keep his calm and confident all the time.