Official 2016 Summer League Thread

[Keepin' it real]

76-67 Wolves still a winnable game

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[robert1886]

Simmons 3...smh

[ace3g]

9 pt game

[SAGirl]

Minnesota maybe showcasing Payne?

[TheGreatYacht]

Murray does all that dribbling and then settles for a bad shot, meanwhile Simmons gets to the paint at will.

[Richie]

Yeah, I think LJC is closer to being a rotation player than Murray is. Dude is the type of player that will look pretty much the same no matter what the level of compe ion is. He looks like a fringe SL guy, and he'd look like a fringe NBA player. But that's actually a huge increase in talent level. He doesn't seem to know where he's going some of the time, but that won't be a problem once he gets practice time. What I can see is that he's pretty smart. He knows when to switch, how to set screens off the ball, when to dive. The issue is that the SL team isn't about that, especially this year. He's not going to do well without a read-and-react flow and without chemistry with his teammates. But once all that gets sorted out, he'll be good. Hopefully, he and Murray work off each other in Austin this year.

Murray will get more minutes in the NBA than Jean-Charles this season, guaranteed. Neither will get many but frankly Jean-Charles might not even see the floor this year.

[SAGirl]

Simmons 3...smh

He can get to the basket and finish though... if he's going to be strictly spotting up what is the point? I do think his best asset is being able to score. He's definitely a shooting guard.

[robert1886]

Murray does all that dribbling and then settles for a bad shot, meanwhile Simmons gets to the paint at will.

Simmons can't shoot worth a crap . All that driving doesn't mean anything when in the nba they will just make him shoot

[SAGirl]

Simmons can't shoot worth a crap . All that driving doesn't mean anything when in the nba they will just make him shoot

He's reworked his shot. I hope for us that his shooting comes around. He was hitting the midrange well in other games. He might be a streaky shooter for all we know, he doesn't shoot enough.

[robert1886]

He can get to the basket and finish though... if he's going to be strictly spotting up what is the point? I do think his best asset is being able to score. He's definitely a shooting guard.

Nobody has ever questioned his ability to drive but he can't shoot . If he wants to get a lot more playing time he needs to have a decent consistency going . You can tell he's tries to penetrate and draw players which he does but his passing is really off .

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs lost to the worst team in the Vegas Summer League. Fitting. Time to shut this thread down.

[Richie]

Murray does all that dribbling and then settles for a bad shot, meanwhile Simmons gets to the paint at will.

Murray gets in to the paint better than Simmons, his herky-jerky style is excellent for his age. He shies away from contact because he needs to get bigger and his shot selection will take time but his impressive.

[Hoops Czar]

Murray will get more minutes in the NBA than Jean-Charles this season, guaranteed. Neither will get many but frankly Jean-Charles might not even see the floor this year.

I will be shocked if Murray doesn't play for Austin next season.

[TheGreatYacht]

Simmons can't shoot worth a crap . All that driving doesn't mean anything when in the nba they will just make him shoot

Shot 38.3% from three last year, but okay don't know why you brought that up

[SPURt]

That was fun, nice to hear the announcers love on Murray. I hope their optimism is well placed.

[SAGirl]

Nobody has ever questioned his ability to drive but he can't shoot . If he wants to get a lot more playing time he needs to have a decent consistency going . You can tell he's tries to penetrate and draw players which he does but his passing is really off .

Agreed on that.

[Chinook]

Murray will get more minutes in the NBA than Jean-Charles this season, guaranteed. Neither will get many but frankly Jean-Charles might not even see the floor this year.

Good to see you around again. I don't disagree about Murray seeing more time. But he has a long way to go, both physically and mentally. LJC just has to learn the system. Getting a good shot would be awesome, too. But he's easily the best defender on this squad now that Anderson is off the team.

[SAGirl]

Dare I say it, when you lose a SL MVP it shows. He dominated last season when he was 21 and was on his way to do the same, that is why he was pulled.

[tholdren]

Murray will get more minutes in the NBA than Jean-Charles this season, guaranteed. Neither will get many but frankly Jean-Charles might not even see the floor this year.

And he shouldn't - really no one on this summer league team should. Quite frankly they all look like . The summer league should be a great example to all of spurs talk about the context of a game. Sure simmons, anderson, and sometimes forbes lead in scoring, but watching them play is absolutely gut wrenching. Spurs smartest player is Ryan Arcidiocono, and watching some of the anti-fundamental stuff he does is like living in bizarro world. I have never seen an aspiring NBA player, PG no less, dribble to a trap spot and pick up his dribble. I saw this out of AT LEAST 4 different Spurs players including simmons. These bums jump in the air to throw as pass. Stokes and Lorbek are slower than Anderson. Terrible product.

[TheGreatYacht]

Murray gets in to the paint better than Simmons, his herky-jerky style is excellent for his age. He shies away from contact because he needs to get bigger and his shot selection will take time but his impressive.

Someone posted his points per possession earlier, and it was the worst among all rookies in the summer league. So far he can't shoot, he can't finish, and he needs to work on getting more assists than turnovers.

We better hope Parker and Mills stay healthy next year because he's not ready YET.

[ducks]

simmons had 2 turnovers and was 9-16 did not watch was 0-2 from deep

[ducks]

Someone posted his points per possession earlier, and it was the worst among all rookies in the summer league. So far he can't shoot, he can't finish, and he needs to work on getting more assists than turnovers.

We better hope Parker and Mills stay healthy next year because he's not ready YET.

DUH he has no training camp yet and I wonder how many actually practices he has had with spurs

[ace3g]

Disappointing that Bertans hasn't played yet, unless that was by design, and the Spurs just wanted him around the coaches/system.

[ducks]

I really hope the young guns are healthy for practice and training camp

[robert1886]

Shot 38.3% from three last year, but okay don't know why you brought that up

This summer : Utah- 2/10
vegas- 1/8
Total-3/18=16.66%

His midrange isn't so bad but he has no confidence in his 3 and it's obvious once he gets in 3 point area his form seems off maybe he is just thinking too much.