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" Non-UConn note about that game. The star matchup was Ace Bailey vs VJ Edgecombe. VJ (27pts on 47%) decisively beat Ace (8pts on 23%)"

From a Uconn point of view our coaching staff were after Edgecombe. Looks like they saw his frightening potential as a one and done (#3 lottery pick) . I didn't know that his dad is Ron Harper who had a very good NBA career:

Ron Harper (2023) - Hall of Fame - Mid-American Conference

Ron Harper, Class: Induction: 2023 Sport(s): Men's Basketball - Ron Harper attended Miami University where he played college basketball from 1983 to 1986. He was
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dennismenace said:
From above posting:

" Non-UConn note about that game. The star matchup was Ace Bailey vs VJ Edgecombe. VJ (27pts on 47%) decisively beat Ace (8pts on 23%)"

From a Uconn point of view our coaching staff were after Edgecombe. Looks like they saw his frightening potential as a one and done (#3 lottery pick) . I didn't know that his dad is Ron Harper who had a very good NBA career:

Ron Harper (2023) - Hall of Fame - Mid-American Conference

Ron Harper, Class: Induction: 2023 Sport(s): Men's Basketball - Ron Harper attended Miami University where he played college basketball from 1983 to 1986. He was
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Esgecombe's dad is Ron Harper???

I thought the Harper kid from Rutger's was Ron's kid.
 
caw said:
Bouknight having a solid game so far.
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I know he’s had his issues and his antics have left me shaking my head but I don’t think I root for anyone harder than Bouk to turn it around. He was our first glimmer of having NBA level talent again after the vomit inducing later Ollie years.
 
Just spent 40 minutes at 9am watching a Spanish replay of the Blazers/Warriors Summer League game. I really need to find a hobby..

Thoughts on Bouknight -
  • Bouknight has finally learned that his role can't be isolation scorer and nothing else. Showed a very well rounded game alternating between on-ball and off-ball
  • He was picking guys up full court (was a team strategy), crashing the boards hard, was a big threat on fast breaks, even had a mean block in the 1st quarter that turned into a layup. 4 assists but also 2 passes that turned into FTs
  • Did show some old habits towards the end of the first half and early in the 4th (although to be fair the game was over by then). Got lazy on defense, wasted a possession with a dribble combo stepback 3 that missed, few bad TOs and instances of bad body language. But overall solid game
  • Not sure his contract situation (exhibit 10, 2 way, G League only?). But he's in a tough spot. At the end of the day he is a 4th year former lottery pick that averaged double digit scoring in the G League last year. So while he's shown A LOT of growth expanding his game, I'm not sure if the Blazers expect him to play a veteran glue guy role or if they expect him to dominate. Really rooting for him regardless
 
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Liam would of went 4th had cooper flagg chose uconn. I like Kon but DUKE brand is really powerful and i see why they always get top 5 players. Liam will be will better with nba space. His decision processing speed was promising
 
REB1094 said:
Just spent 40 minutes at 9am watching a Spanish replay of the Blazers/Warriors Summer League game. I really need to find a hobby..

Thoughts on Bouknight -
  • Bouknight has finally learned that his role can't be isolation scorer and nothing else. Showed a very well rounded game alternating between on-ball and off-ball
  • He was picking guys up full court (was like a team strategy), crashing the boards hard, was a big threat on fast breaks, even had a mean block in the 1st quarter that turned into a layup. 4 assists but also 2 passes that turned into FTs
  • Did show some old habits towards the end of the first half and early in the 4th (although to be fair the game was over by then). Got lazy on defense, wasted a possession with a dribble combo stepback 3 that missed, few bad TOs and instances of bad body language. But overall solid game
  • Not sure his contract situation (exhibit 10, 2 way, G League only?). But he's in a tough spot. At the end of the day he is a 4th year former lottery pick that averaged double digit scoring in the G League last year. So while he's shown A LOT of growth expanding his game, I'm not sure if the Blazers expect him to play a veteran glue guy role or if they expect him to dominate. Really rooting for him regardless
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I believe Bouk is an exhibit 10, and the Blazers plan to keep him as a integral piece of their G-league team with a chance for him to play some games in the NBA if the situation warrants it. Will get $50,000 salary if he stays with the G-league team for more than 60 days; can be converted to a 2-way before the start of the regular season.
 
navery12 said:
Gotcha, felt like that was the insinuation with saying a GA. I always associate grad assistants with guys straight out of undergrad and not mid-30s but I suppose it's a possibility
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Guess I coulda said new staff position or “player development coach” of some kind. Figured GA coaches are usually staff under the assistant coaches. Was Diarra a GA for only his first year after graduating?
 
Samoo said:
I believe Bouk is an exhibit 10, and the Blazers plan to keep him as a integral piece of their G-league team with a chance for him to play some games in the NBA if the situation warrants it. Will get $50,000 salary if he stays with the G-league team for more than 60 days; can be converted to a 2-way before the start of the regular season.
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I don't think he's eligible for a two-way because he's already amassed 3 years of NBA service.
 
Watching 2 games at the same time

Bucks vs Cavs, Andre has not looked good..he has to become an offensive threat soon. I don't think Milwaukee will bring him into the regular rotation unless he does

Mavs vs Spurs, Dylan Harper and Cooper Flagg are both looking really good. Cooper has missed a lot of shots but is living at the FT line. Harper just keeps making plays. Fun game
 
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REB1094 said:
Watching 2 games at the same time

Bucks vs Cavs, Andre has not looked good..he has to become an offensive threat soon. I don't think Milwaukee will bring him into the regular rotation unless he does

Mavs vs Spurs, Dylan Harper and Cooper Flagg are both looking really good. Cooper has missed a lot of shots but is living at the FT line. Harper just keeps making plays. Fun game
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Bigger concern is will AJ actually make the roster, him being out the rotation is a given at this point with the wings ahead of him. Given Doc's comments about him when interviewed by the broadcast team during the game I'd imagine the Bucks coaching staff/front office wanted to see more offensively from him and its still more of the same. If he can't get any type of game off as a 3rd year player in this setting then it's about to get dark.
 
REB1094 said:
Watching 2 games at the same time

Bucks vs Cavs, Andre has not looked good..he has to become an offensive threat soon. I don't think Milwaukee will bring him into the regular rotation unless he does

Mavs vs Spurs, Dylan Harper and Cooper Flagg are both looking really good. Cooper has missed a lot of shots but is living at the FT line. Harper just keeps making plays. Fun game
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Unfortunately think we may be getting close to the end for Andre his offensive game just hasn't gotten there. Electric player but in todays NBA he doesnt fit, really hope I'm wrong
 
Andre doesn't cost the Bucks anything to cut. Writing seems to be on the wall.
 
McNeeley hits 1 of 2 FTs to go up 2, Kalkbrenner gets the game winning block on Judah Mintz. 14/5/2 but not great shooting percentage (4-11 FG although 3-8 3P)

Kalkbrenner and Liam were getting in each other's faces hyping each other up afterwards. Seems they really like playing with each other lol
 
This sounds sort of awful to say, especially as he’s one of my favorite recent Huskies, but the fact that NBA coaches after a few years can’t coax any sort of offensive game out of AJax makes Dan Hurley moving him to the dunker’s spot and getting anything out of him on that end that much more impressive. I was one of those idiots who kept wondering why they didn’t lock him in the gym to make him shoot all offseason or change this or that in his game on offense but it’s getting more obvious he just really can’t for whatever reason. Real shame as he’s a great kid and a heck of an athlete
 
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navery12 said:
And even if he doesn't he'll be playing overseas. There's no chance he's gonna stop playing basketball and become a grad assistant
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Yeah, I know he would go to Europe if he does not stick on a NBA roster, no he isn't just going to stop playing basketball, but I would like him to be on a NBA roster.

Players in Europe depending on the league they go to and what their role and production would be, especially 1st and 2nd scoring options, can make good money.
 
AJ is being misplayed on the wing. Put him at the 4 in dnkers sport and let Him Wreck havoc defensively.

He isnt a candidate for europe as they value scoring.

Jackson is a bit role player on a good nba team. You can't ask him for anything offensive, he wont give it to you.
 
Blue Blood said:
Unfortunately think we may be getting close to the end for Andre his offensive game just hasn't gotten there. Electric player but in todays NBA he doesnt fit, really hope I'm wrong
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He has been awful in these last two games. Today, in 20 minutes: 2 pts, 1 reb, 3 assists on 0-3 on FG's, 0-1 on 3's and 2-2 on FT's.
I didn't see any of today's game but yesterday he ran around on defense but I don't recall him shutting down his man and then he stood in the corners on offense waiting for the passes that never came.
It's almost like he's afraid to make a mistake or miss a shot so he's passive. So sad to see a guy who played with abandon at UConn but now seems like he has no confidence. His teammates and the members of the other team seem to sense it
 
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PAHusky said:
This sounds sort of awful to say, especially as he’s one of my favorite recent Huskies, but the fact that NBA coaches after a few years can’t coax any sort of offensive game out of AJax makes Dan Hurley moving him to the dunker’s spot and getting anything out of him on that end that much more impressive. I was one of those idiots who kept wondering why they didn’t lock him in the gym to make him shoot all offseason or change this or that in his game on offense but it’s getting more obvious he just really can’t for whatever reason. Real shame as he’s a great kid and a heck of an athlete
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It's painful to watch. He's regressed if anything and looks lost. Like he doesn't know his role or is playing with no confidence.
 
Bouk and Cam going at it in the late game tonight. Solid start for both through a half.

Yang isn’t bad and probably not the reach people said he was at 16 but he might have worse conditioning than Clingan did to start last year and also can’t rebound to save his life. Good offensive skill though.
 
Cam looks awesome. He had back to back 3/4 court passes for layups in the 4th quarter, directly taking advantage of Bouknight's lack of effort and court awareness. I've been really unimpressed with Bouk tonight. He was bringing the energy in the first half but he's been completely lethargic in the second half, particularly on the defensive end. Not fighting through screens, not paying attention to his defender.

And on offense, he's been playing way too unselfishly for the most part. He's had wide open looks that he's passed on, even once when he had gotten into the lane and no one was around him. He also settled for a contested 3 midway through the 4th as Memphis was pulling away. Still out up 15 points but I thought it was a mostly uninspired effort. Greenberg hit the nail on the head late in the broadcast... What kind of player is he? He lacks an NBA identity.

He got pulled from the game with like 90 seconds left and the Blazers went on a run. His +/- was -13 despite a good shooting night (4/6 and 5/5 from the line) and 15/2/4 stat line.
 
Mike Honcho said:
Cam looks awesome. He had back to back 3/4 court passes for layups in the 4th quarter, directly taking advantage of Bouknight's lack of effort and court awareness. I've been really unimpressed with Bouk tonight. He was bringing the energy in the first half but he's been completely lethargic in the second half, particularly on the defensive end. Not fighting through screens, not paying attention to his defender.

And on offense, he's been playing way too unselfishly for the most part. He's had wide open looks that he's passed on, even once when he had gotten into the lane and no one was around him. He also settled for a contested 3 midway through the 4th as Memphis was pulling away. Still out up 15 points but I thought it was a mostly uninspired effort. Greenberg hit the nail on the head late in the broadcast... What kind of player is he? He lacks an NBA identity.

He got pulled from the game with like 90 seconds left and the Blazers went on a run. His +/- was -13 despite a good shooting night (4/6 and 5/5 from the line) and 15/2/4 stat line.
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For Bouk, ignoring the defensive issues, I think he's playing the role they are asking of him. Nothing more, nothing less. He's played the same way two games in a row. If they wanted him to do something else, I think he'd adjust, or at least try to do so.
 
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