Niels - Jazz Summer League Squad

[ford82]

Against the Sixers - 6 pts, 2-7, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 13 min - He had the second best plus/minus only behind Dante Exum. He didn't shoot that well but played well when he was out there. Honestly, I thought he was more effective defensively than Rodney Hood.

 

[joober jones]

Against the Sixers - 6 pts, 2-7, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 13 min - He had the second best plus/minus only behind Dante Exum. He didn't shoot that well but played well when he was out there. Honestly, I thought he was more effective defensively than Rodney Hood.

His shooting wasn't horrible, given that 2 attempts were blocked, making his attempts that actually could be made or missed more like 2-5. In any case, I'm glad he got some PT with Utah. In general I think the Jazz are higher on him than the Grizzlies were. I was his biggest detractor his first couple of seasons, but in his senior year he served me more crow than could be eaten by Joey Chestnut. I think he's an NBA level talent and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up pulling an Ollie career-wise.

 

[selles]

His shooting wasn't horrible, given that 2 attempts were blocked, making his attempts that actually could be made or missed more like 2-5. In any case, I'm glad he got some PT with Utah. In general I think the Jazz are higher on him than the Grizzlies were. I was his biggest detractor his first couple of seasons, but in his senior year he served me more crow than could be eaten by Joey Chestnut. I think he's an NBA level talent and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up pulling an Ollie career-wise.

That's well said, I completely agree. The kid has the same kind of heart. Maybe I've just seen Rodney Hood on bad days, but I've never seen anything from that guy that screams NBA. Three years from now it wouldn't shock me at all if Rodney's out of the league and Niels is in.

 

[Chief00]

Great nice, friendly and polite kid.

 

[djct1999]

His shooting wasn't horrible, given that 2 attempts were blocked, making his attempts that actually could be made or missed more like 2-5. In any case, I'm glad he got some PT with Utah. In general I think the Jazz are higher on him than the Grizzlies were. I was his biggest detractor his first couple of seasons, but in his senior year he served me more crow than could be eaten by Joey Chestnut. I think he's an NBA level talent and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up pulling an Ollie career-wise.

Niels was the perfect compliment to last year's team, a necessary glue guy willing to sacrifice personal glory to simply make his team better. Like Ollie, I do think that if Niels lands on a roster he will stick. Its simple with Niels. The more you see him play, the more you recognize how good he really is. Unfortunately, Niels' strengths typically aren't displayed in a summer league setting. Unlike Ollie, who bounced around many minor league circuits, Niels has lucrative opportunities to return home. Thats where the similiarities end. If he doesn't get a guarantee, my guess is he goes back to Germany and may revisit the NBA at a later time. Ollie's journey was nothing like that.

 

[David 76]

Love Niels. Hope he makes the NBA. But I tnhinked blocked shots count as misses.

 

[joober jones]

Love Niels. Hope he makes the NBA. But I tnhinked blocked shots count as misses.

They do count as misses officially, but I guess the point I'm awkwardly trying to make is that it's more just the wrong move in the wrong place when you get blocked than it is a case of doing poorly in regard to pure shooting.

 

[David 76]

Poor timing not bad aim?

 

[joober jones]

Poor timing not bad aim?

Pretty much. I may be splitting hairs a bit too much.