I don’t see how a 90% foul shooter can go 1-6 from the line and have a good game, but I didn’t watch it so I will defer. I will say, that saying someone had a good game but for shooting is akin to saying the girl you went out with was wonderful in all areas except her looks. That may be praiseworthy, but that doesn’t get her more dates.
You could've just stopped after 'I didn't watch it'.
Hawkins looked like he fit out there and was taking good looks we've all seen him hit a dozen times. They were running actions for him all game. He hurt his knee, looked like knee-to-knee collision on a drive, and came up short on his next 4 free throws right after, then came out of the game. I guarantee he doesn't miss 5 FTs again. He's gonna have plenty of opportunities this year.
Andre played his typical role that we became accustomed to, so you should know it doesn't always show in the box score. His D, passing, and athleticism will keep him on the court.
Sanogo looked a little winded but played pretty well. A couple nice O rebs and some great passes that led to open (missed) shots. Missed a couple bunnies, but his strength translated well to this level and he affected several drives to the lane on D.
Bouknight looked like he has looked. Bad. The wrong energy and effort levels, especially on D. Can become a black whole on O. That Charlotte summer league team is awful. Wouldn't be surprised to see them lose out.
Didn't get the chance to watch Tyrese.
'Fairly horrific' is dramatic, and simply incorrect, if you watched them play. It was a pretty solid day for their first real experiences at this level of play. Hawk/AJax got a ton of facetime/announcer talk in the opening games of the season. Lots of mentions of national champs.
Excited to see the rest of their games.
