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Danimal wrote:

ShelC wrote:We'll see if Watson is the real deal with how he handles Chriss. You can't talk about character, effort, accountability and all that other stuff and then let the 20 year pet project act like a s***. I really wish the SL coaching staff would've pulled him from the game and laid into him a few times early on just to set the tone.

they benched him once after a technical but it seemed to be the non SL players laying into him, not the coaching staff. Perhaps that's the issue with not having the head coach run the SL team. They don't want to clash with some players for example?

djy2j wrote:4. Who was the biggest disappointment at summer league?

MacMahon: The Phoenix Suns' sophomore lottery picks. Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss both shot worse than 40 percent from the floor and didn't exactly dominate the glass (each averaged 6.0 rebounds per game) as Phoenix went 2-4. That isn't exactly reason to believe that the Suns' rebuilding project can be fast-tracked.

carey wrote:

djy2j wrote:4. Who was the biggest disappointment at summer league?

MacMahon: The Phoenix Suns' sophomore lottery picks. Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss both shot worse than 40 percent from the floor and didn't exactly dominate the glass (each averaged 6.0 rebounds per game) as Phoenix went 2-4. That isn't exactly reason to believe that the Suns' rebuilding project can be fast-tracked.

Pretty much. It was a disappointing Summer. While I do think having Ulis would have made a big difference the team should have been much better than 2-4. We played our roster guys big minutes too. Sad showing for a team that was talking about winning the whole tournament before they left.

carey wrote:

djy2j wrote:4. Who was the biggest disappointment at summer league?

MacMahon: The Phoenix Suns' sophomore lottery picks. Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss both shot worse than 40 percent from the floor and didn't exactly dominate the glass (each averaged 6.0 rebounds per game) as Phoenix went 2-4. That isn't exactly reason to believe that the Suns' rebuilding project can be fast-tracked.

Pretty much. It was a disappointing Summer. While I do think having Ulis would have made a big difference the team should have been much better than 2-4. We played our roster guys big minutes too. Sad showing for a team that was talking about winning the whole tournament before they left.

The Bobster wrote:Point guard play made a big difference for this year's summer league team. I wish they had given David Stockton a little time to see if he could get the offense running a little better than James did.

jonh wrote: I think we would have had a better summer league if Chriss hadn't shown up with Markieff's attitude and Boris Diaw's body.

Danimal wrote:
JJ: Thought his handles were better than i expected. Shooting form was ugly but i think he will probably take less pull up shots once put with our main guards.
I know tatum is doing great, but i still feel Jackson is a good pairing with booker due to the all-round game he has. Its true he does have a great motor and an aggressive yet quiet demeanour. I hope that rubs off on some of the others. Too often folks with the suns talk about 'chip on their shoulder'/playing with an edge, which basically equates to talking trash and getting T's - not contributing positively to the game. Jackson just seemed to go about his business and send a message at the right time like the stare down after the block at Utah. Will be interested to see if he gets in folks heads. It sounds weird to say this about rookie, but Jackson please take Chriss under your wing not the other way around

ShelC wrote:We'll see if Watson is the real deal with how he handles Chriss. You can't talk about character, effort, accountability and all that other stuff and then let the 20 year pet project act like a s***. I really wish the SL coaching staff would've pulled him from the game and laid into him a few times early on just to set the tone.

Split T wrote:

Danimal wrote:
JJ: Thought his handles were better than i expected. Shooting form was ugly but i think he will probably take less pull up shots once put with our main guards.
I know tatum is doing great, but i still feel Jackson is a good pairing with booker due to the all-round game he has. Its true he does have a great motor and an aggressive yet quiet demeanour. I hope that rubs off on some of the others. Too often folks with the suns talk about 'chip on their shoulder'/playing with an edge, which basically equates to talking trash and getting T's - not contributing positively to the game. Jackson just seemed to go about his business and send a message at the right time like the stare down after the block at Utah. Will be interested to see if he gets in folks heads. It sounds weird to say this about rookie, but Jackson please take Chriss under your wing not the other way around

For all the love Tatum got in summer league, Jackson averaged essentially the same points, shot the same percentage from the field and averaged more rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.

Danimal wrote:It sounds weird to say this about rookie, but Jackson please take Chriss under your wing not the other way around

carey wrote:

jonh wrote: I think we would have had a better summer league if Chriss hadn't shown up with M******f's attitude and Boris Diaw's body.

Holy crap is this getting overblown.

O_Gardino wrote:

Danimal wrote:

ShelC wrote:We'll see if Watson is the real deal with how he handles Chriss. You can't talk about character, effort, accountability and all that other stuff and then let the 20 year pet project act like a s***. I really wish the SL coaching staff would've pulled him from the game and laid into him a few times early on just to set the tone.

they benched him once after a technical but it seemed to be the non SL players laying into him, not the coaching staff. Perhaps that's the issue with not having the head coach run the SL team. They don't want to clash with some players for example?

Somebody posted an interview with the SL coach, and I was not impressed. Lots of beating around the bush and "maybeish" kind of talk. Seems like the kind of "encouraging" coach who doesn't like calling people out.

carey wrote:

jonh wrote: I think we would have had a better summer league if Chriss hadn't shown up with M******f's attitude and Boris Diaw's body.

Holy crap is this getting overblown.