I agree completely.
Its only one SL though, but Chandler look really impressive. Same with Nichols.
These two guys are very versitle and can play multiple positions. They're going to be excellent bench players for us.
Balkman is just an animal. Like I said, Balkman is our best YOUNG player he brings something no one else on this roster('cept Lee) brings and thats high intensity agressive basketball on both sides.
donchris, good post.
We're going to fucking CRUSH CHINA. Balkman is going to make Yi his personal ho.
Not to get too excited.... but Chandler looked good last night, the thing w/ summer league is you have to take almost everything w/ a grain a salt. The thing that you most watch for is player instincts, defense, and rebounding, because those are things that will not fade once the competition increases. I like the way Chandler played the passing lane, and made the outlet passes to Balkman. I mean the two of them looked like they have been playing together for four years last night, imagine if they grow together over the years. I like Nichols ability to come of screens and score as well as knocking down all the open shots he got, again these are the types of plays that show talent to me, not just the fact that shots were dropping but these are the type of shots he should be able to hit in the regular season too. Which brings me to Morris, not to say his rebounding wasn't impresses ( remember that was the knock on him, and odly enough David Lee when he came into the league)but he won't score those buckets on pro post players, I like the wide open shot he hit the Nate fed to him, but other than that I think he just looked a little better because of who he was matched against. Renaldo is still skinny but showed his hustle last year wasn't just about him trying to make the team, and looks like he's going to still be our energy guy.Nate was a little bit more controlled, but is still light years away from being a point, but I really think he can be smallest 2 guard in league history, he's a scoring machine, just not a playmaker. NIce to hear Q is feeling back to normal ( no pun), maybe we won't need Artest after all ? I'm now torn as to if we should keep Fred Jones or not, an athletic Defensive SG might need to be a keeper, think about it, like Q said last night we have 5 starters capable of giving 20 a game, but I think maybe we need a starter who can score but doesn't have to and brings some intagiables. Q, Steph, and Jones may not be Billups,Hamilton, and Prince, but it is a good enough perimeter D to prevent our weak interior D from being exploited every night. But then again who do we trade Jamal to and for who, we need to get rid of some of these players, and Nichols and Chandler look like keepers. I say first we cut Jerome James, look there is no putting lip stick on that pig, it was a horrible acquisition, and just even seeing him on the bench is a insult to the team. I was for cutting Malik until I heard he was joining the team in Vegas this week, plus he's our looker room leader, so now it's Dan Dick ( pause) that we need to cut in my opinion, Mardy is our backup, Nate plays with too much heart to let go, so DD is gone. Defensively our bench is solid, w Lee, Balkman, Mardy, and Jones, but we need another starter to bring that defensive tenacity.
Tonight let's shut down Yi for disrespecting the game by not wanting to play for the franchise that greats such as Osacar Robinson, and Kareem made a name for themselves. I hope he gets dunked on, or better yet I hope Nate blocks him like he did Yao Ming