Kiyaman's favorite time of the year...Official 2009 Summer League Thread

portega1968

El Cacique
I believe the signing of Almond is related to a possible 3way trade the Knicks may be cooking.

He's good friends with Josh Smith, who has not been shy about wanting to leave ATL and rumors have been that the Hawks are trying to move him. Smith has the power to veto any trade made before August 13, 2009.
 
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metrocard

Legend
NEW YORK KNICKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

No Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College NBA Exp

3 Wink Adams G 6-0 200 3 /9/1985 Nevada-Las Vegas R
13 Alex Acker G 6-5 185 1/21/1983 Pepperdine 2
11 Blake Ahearn G 6-2 190 5/27/1984 Missouri State 2
30 Morris Almond G 6-6 225 2/2/1985 Rice 2
44 Warren Carter F 6-9 220 4/ 23/1985 Illinois R
5 Joe Crawford G 6-5 210 6/17/1986 Kentucky 1
23 Toney Douglas G 6-1 200 3/16/1986 Florida State R
6 Patrick Ewing, Jr. F 6-8 240 05/20/1984 Georgetown R
43 Jordan Hill F 6-10 235 7/ 27/1987 Arizona R
17 Ron Howard G 6-5 200 11/14/1982 Valparaiso R
47 Yaroslav Korolev F 6-10 245 05/7/1987 Moscow 2
40 David Noel F 6-6 230 2/27/1984 1
18 Mouhamed Sene C 6-11 230 5/12/1986 Senegal 3
50 Rashaad Singleton C 7-0 270 5/22/1987 Florida Southern R
55 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 4/13/1983 Intl 4

NEW YORK KNICKS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE (All Times PDT)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIPOFF
Tuesday, July 14vs. Memphis3:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Wednesday, July 15vs. Detroit1:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Friday, July 17vs. Sacramento3:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Saturday, July 18vs. Chicago3:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Sunday, July 19vs. Washington1:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
 

pat

Starter
I remember from last year that the NBA streamed quite a lot of summer league games. Do they have a similar thing this year? If so, can someone post the link please?
 

pat

Starter
Greedy ****ers...


They really don't get it, do they? Probably they saw the user statistics from last year and thought 'Hey, there might be some money in it.' . But I guess those statistics were mainly due to the fact that it was free last year.

Who -- apart from Kiya -- is going to pay for watching summer league basketball?
 
Patrick Ewing Jr. withdrew from the Knicks' summer league team because of a medical issue. Ewing, who attended the Knicks' training camp last fall, injured his knee while playing in the N.B.A. Development League. -- NY Times
 

KingCharles34

All Star
NEW YORK KNICKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

No Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College NBA Exp

3 Wink Adams G 6-0 200 3 /9/1985 Nevada-Las Vegas R
13 Alex Acker G 6-5 185 1/21/1983 Pepperdine 2
11 Blake Ahearn G 6-2 190 5/27/1984 Missouri State 2
30 Morris Almond G 6-6 225 2/2/1985 Rice 2
44 Warren Carter F 6-9 220 4/ 23/1985 Illinois R
5 Joe Crawford G 6-5 210 6/17/1986 Kentucky 1
23 Toney Douglas G 6-1 200 3/16/1986 Florida State R
6 Patrick Ewing, Jr. F 6-8 240 05/20/1984 Georgetown R
43 Jordan Hill F 6-10 235 7/ 27/1987 Arizona R
17 Ron Howard G 6-5 200 11/14/1982 Valparaiso R
47 Yaroslav Korolev F 6-10 245 05/7/1987 Moscow 2
40 David Noel F 6-6 230 2/27/1984 1
18 Mouhamed Sene C 6-11 230 5/12/1986 Senegal 3
50 Rashaad Singleton C 7-0 270 5/22/1987 Florida Southern R
55 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 4/13/1983 Intl 4

NEW YORK KNICKS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE (All Times PDT)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIPOFF
Tuesday, July 14vs. Memphis3:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Wednesday, July 15vs. Detroit1:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Friday, July 17vs. Sacramento3:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Saturday, July 18vs. Chicago3:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Sunday, July 19vs. Washington1:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion
I have a boner
 

metrocard

Legend
Alan Hahn's scouting report

Toney Douglas:
Has impressed people the most in the practices because he is showing an extra gear and a terrific ability to dart laterally both with the dribble and defensively as well. Not a great shooter, but he can get to the rim. His court vision is good. Definitely ready for a rotation spot.

Jordan Hill:
Has been very active but is still somewhat raw. Plenty of time to work on offensive moves and to develop more explosiveness, which he should have. He does get after the ball, though. You can't teach that.

Morris Almond:
Hasn't stood out much in practice. Aside from the obvious -- dude can shoot -- he doesn't stay active enough to be a consistent threat. Not enough energy and intensity flowing out of him. You can see why he couldn't keep a seat on Jerry Sloan's bench.

Alex Acker:
Long and very athletic and, opposite of Almond, very active. Not a great shooter or offensiv threat, however. If he were more like 6-7 or 6-8, he might be more of a given as an NBA small forward. At 6-5, he's a bit undersized for the frontcourt, but perfect to defend shooting guards (like OJ Mayo).

Blake Ahearn:
D-League standout, is very flashy and makes you notice. He is very confident with the ball, makes flashy passes -- one-handed variety, around his back, under the arm of a defender, etc. -- and can shoot it. Struggles defensively and doesn't always make the safe pass (a little too careless), but the real issue for him at the NBA level is his first step. Not much blow-by speed there to beat people off the dribble.

Predicts tomorrow's starting five:
PG Toney Douglas
SG Morris Almond
SF Alex Acker
PF Jordan Hill
C Saer Sene
 

JayJ44

Starter
Looking forward to forward to the first summer league game. Been a while since I've seen the Knicks play. My prediction: Toney Douglas will score at least 25 points. Jordan Hill probably won't won't look great in the first game, he's been struggling in practice. By the end of the week he should be good though.
 

DANUTZ39

Benchwarmer
Looking forward to forward to the first summer league game. Been a while since I've seen the Knicks play. My prediction: Toney Douglas will score at least 25 points. Jordan Hill probably won't won't look great in the first game, he's been struggling in practice. By the end of the week he should be good though.

So far Almond scored already all of our 4 points.

first he went to the hole then he hit a jumper from like 18-20 ft away.
 

DaTPRiNCE

The Knicks are Back
Douglas is playing nice his shot is money and his defense is dirty

Hill is looking alright playing solid D but he isnt getting much touches


so far im liking the picks
 

TunerAddict

Starter
Hill has a real nose for the ball and he is a gritty player. His offense isn't looking too great, but other then that he is looking good.

Douglas is running the game pretty well and his D is nasty.

Almond is looking good.

Tskitsvili is impressing me. Good hands, blocking shots, hitting a 3. Deff the kinda center for a Dantoni type system, except we already have Darko.


And DAMN!

Eddy Curry is still fat as ****. My hopes were dashed now...
 
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