Game Day (Summer League): Mavs (0-0) @ Suns (0-0), Fri 7/6/18

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I am excited to think about all of the potential 3 point shooters on the team. How much would having that shooting open up the lane for Booker, Jackson, and point guard (Knight)

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jonh wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:21 pm
Wally_West wrote:
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9 pages for a summer league game?? :shock: NICE! 8-)
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We have way too many white guys on the floor right now.

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INFORMER wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:35 pm
EDC wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:29 pm
Maybe you shouldn't scream at Bender. :)
LOL! THAT WAS SO GREAT! I'm happy for Bender. :D

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Well 10 points and 8 boards on 66% shooting in 22 minutes is pretty good start for the number of touches he got. I know they are playing fast out there but I don't think he should have been as winded as he was. Hopefully they can build up that stamina soon.

We only saw a few pick and rolls where he got the ball and basically no post ups. I really want to see how he handles contact in the post.
It was pretty insane that they were doubling him from the get go.

He got lost on defense some but he challenged shots really well. Not a bad opening night for the young guy.

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I get that he is the #1 pick, but you have to interview Bridges and/or Reed after that game. ESPN being ESPN.
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If Ayton gets really comfortable making the pass back out, our shooters should feast off double teams. I’m kind of surprised that Dallas put so much effort into containing him.

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That Bender block was something else.

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Xylus wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:48 pm
That Bender block was something else.
He wanted that really bad and I can't blame him. That dude was jawing at him constantly.

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To many turnover (18 in a 40-minute game), but considering that this was their first game together it was a good win.

Reed, Bridges, Okobo, and the 3rd quarter Jackson looked good in particular. Ayton got his feet wet, Bender played more inside the arc, and most importantly, nobody got hurt.
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Awesome seeing the new guys!

Ayton looked good. He’s got a pro body already. We always say to the rookies that they need to fill out. Ayton will fill out too and it will be scary.

Reed 18 points. He was “On fire!”

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Xylus wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:47 pm
I’m kind of surprised that Dallas put so much effort into containing him.
I'm glad they did. Good learning experience for Ayton.
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I know it is ridiculous to read too much into 1 summer league game...but Okobo was soo much better than I was expecting--he only had 9 points, but had 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 21 minutes.

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Okobo is a player for sure

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It feels so good to win, especially after last seaon's extremely disappointing summer.

Ayton looked good out there. I'm not overly concerned about his lack of touches. We knew we would need to run plays for him, and you don't get as much of that in summer league.

Harrison / Okobo / Bridges all looked too good for Summer league. Not just the shots going in but the awareness of the game and the ability to play at another level physically.

I don't think Reed is in that group physically, but he knows how to play. We'll see if that carries over to the NBA.

Bender and Jackson both looked very good - in stretches. At other times they looked like guys in NBA bodies without NBA minds - for opposite reasons. I expect this to be the worst summer league game for each of them.

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+/-:

+18 Josh Jackson
+15 Davon Reed
+12 Dragan Bender
+6 Elie Okobo
+6 Tai Odiase
+5 Shaquille Harrison
+1 DeAndre Ayton
0 Jack Cooley
-7 Alec Peters
-8 George King
-13 Mikal Bridges

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Cap wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:28 pm
+/-:

+18 Josh Jackson
+15 Davon Reed
+12 Dragan Bender
+6 Elie Okobo
+6 Tai Odiase
+5 Shaquille Harrison
+1 DeAndre Ayton
0 Jack Cooley
-7 Alec Peters
-8 George King
-13 Mikal Bridges
That settles it--time to cut bait and get rid of Bridges.

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BlaCkAdDa wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:52 pm
Reed had a sweet shot too.. Reminds me how he impressed last SL
Yep, back to the Sweet D impression. Speaking of which, we have added some great shooting. Bridges was wet from three!
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carey wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:08 pm
OKOBOOOOO
He looked like the real deal. I'm very pleased with him so far.
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specialsauce wrote:
Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:09 pm
Ayton caught the ball under the basket and tried to pass out for a 3. Jesus. Back your man with one dribble and dunk the damn ball.
That bothered me too. Hopefully he'll figure out that he's bigger than everybody else in time.
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