Summer League Game Thread - MALAKI'S REVENGE - Spurs/Wizards 7/11/23 @ 9:30PM CDT (5:30AM Riga Time) on NBA TV

[DPG21920]

That 2H from Branham whew buddy…Champagnie being a FT merchant is a really nice perk too.

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I wish the Spurs would have had a chabce at Bilal. Should have came out next season

I thought he was pretty underwhelms ng in the playoffs, but he has looked good today. He is at a position the Spurs are deepest at, is he not?

[8FOR!3]

Sochan is at worst the second best on the team at running the point.

Agreed but I think Sochan is so good at cutting and doing other things I wouldn't actually run him at the point most of the time. Although if we wanted to start him at PG I would've probably experimented with it a little more during SL (even though he's way too good for SL.)

Problem is everybody besides Wesley in our starting lineup looks like an NBA bench role player right now. We can get away with playing Sidy in Austin but Branham/Champagnie/Barlow are good enough to be backups today. Even don't mind Barlow splitting time in Austin depending on how he compares to Bassey/Mamu, but it's frustrating if Champagnie or even Branham (which I doubt would happen) don't get minutes bc someone 28-30's like Cedi/Bullock/McDermott are getting minutes over him.

[ace3g]

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WSH	19	27	19	20	85
SA	20	26	20	30	96

[SPURt]

Wesley is one of those players I want to improve so bad but he just can’t make it happen

[John B]

For whoever asked, Ashley is 5'10".

She’s tall

[Mr. Body]

Something's up with Blake's shot tonight. It's like he's flinging rocks.

[John B]

What was Blake doing? That was close to tech

[ace3g]

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She’s tall

And stunning.

[BatManu20]

Something's up with Blake's shot tonight. It's like he's flinging rocks.

Definitely has a weird hitch. More-so than usual.

[SPURt]

Also… Washington’s cupboard looks bare from a talent perspective. Bilal had a few flashes but Cook was the best player they had on the floor. That Davis pick looks pretty bad by now. Yikes.

[CorrectCrusader]

Shoutout to OP. It was in fact, "Malaki's revenge"

[BatManu20]

Wanted Branham to hit the 30-mark but Wesley kept getting the ball instead.

[Mr. Body]

And stunning.

I think she's with the Charlotte broadcast team. She's gorgeous.

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Agreed but I think Sochan is so good at cutting and doing other things I wouldn't actually run him at the point most of the time. Although if we wanted to start him at PG I would've probably experimented with it a little more during SL (even though he's way too good for SL.)

Problem is everybody besides Wesley in our starting lineup looks like an NBA bench role player right now. We can get away with playing Sidy in Austin but Branham/Champagnie/Barlow are good enough to be backups today. Even don't mind Barlow splitting time in Austin depending on how he compares to Bassey/Mamu, but it's frustrating if Champagnie or even Branham (which I doubt would happen) don't get minutes bc someone 28-30's like Cedi/Bullock/McDermott are getting minutes over him.

I think the Spurs could start Wesley at the 2 on opening day and be in better shape than entering the season thinking he will be the backup point guard. Everything he does well is what you want from an NBA shooting guard.

[td4mvp2k]

Definitely has a weird hitch. More-so than usual.

going back to college his shot never looked good

[redman112]

Shoutout to OP. It was in fact, "Malaki's revenge"

OP is on point with the thread le

[John B]

Something's up with Blake's shot tonight. It's like he's flinging rocks.

Been lifting too much

[Dejounte]

Wesley is one of those players I want to improve so bad but he just can’t make it happen

Baby steps tbh

gotta stick with it when the going gets rough and no one believes in him. That way it’s more satisfying to say later that I believed in him through these horrific times. Taking it game by game. IMO, this is nothing like a Lonnie situation. Wesley wants it and will pull through eventually.

[lefty20]

Good stuff from everyone... except Blake. Dude def gonna need to iron out them kinks in G-League.

[BatManu20]

[Mugen]

Man, Barlowe playing himself into a nice payday. I'm not even sure if the Spurs can retain him

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Baby steps tbh

gotta stick with it when the going gets rough and no one believes in him. That way it’s more satisfying to say later that I believed in him through these horrific times. Taking it game by game. IMO, this is nothing like a Lonnie situation. Wesley wants it and will pull through eventually.

That's ridiculous, but I'll allow it because I was your age once.

But you don't actually see any ap ude at seeing the floor from him, right? You just want to be loyal to him?

[Mr. Body]

Man, Barlowe playing himself into a nice payday. I'm not even sure if the Spurs can retain him

The Spurs are callous enough to shut down a player to keep people from seeing him. There's probably something in place with Barlow already.