Spurs Summer League Game 1 Quick Poll And Postgame Discussion

Although Hill was otstanding, I voted for Blair. I expected Hill to play this well. I only hoped that Blair would show the skills that I was so effusive about on Draft Night. Who cares if he’s only 6-7 and has no ACLs? He’s the best rookie rebounder I’ve seen in ages.

Hey, rik, I forgot where we were talking (PTR has been active lately), but… what was the joke with “Mana” instead of “Many”? Didn’t get it.

I voted for George. After last years horrible performance, I thought he deserved my vote.

Blair was just awesome… how lucky are we?

What’s next?

I’m not used to wins in the summer league or preseason… is this a sign of things to come?

FYI, I voted for Hairston. I expected George and DeJuan to do their thing, and they did not disappoint.

Blond whitey on the court.

LD did you find a box score?

Beck crossing Kobe.

These teams almost look un-athletic after the game we just saw.

Tough one. We got the win tho.

Blond white guy just dunked.

Albino dude is balling.

I’m out for now. Good game and I’ll talk to y’all later.

So, we have a starting 5 of Hill-Mcclinton-Hairston-Gist-Ian with Dejuan coming off the bench and ROMEL FRICKIN BECK?
Man i want to watch some toros games next season!!!!
SERIOUSLY, ROMEL BECK? I was very impressed with his play for mexico, and I wonder for a lot of time what the hell happened to that skinny guy who embarrased kobe and USA.
I cant watch summer league games, but from what I read there was a discussion about his position. He is not a PG. He is a 6’7 shooting guard, with a tayshuanesque frame. He reminds me a lot of Kevin Martin, a skinny 2 incredibly efficient at scoring wth 3’s and free throws and 0 …no wait….-100 defense. Great as a bucket getter off the bench me thinks. We are a bit stocked at the guard positions, but i would love if he could stick around with the toros or something.

I just put up an interview with Ian and a photo of Gist.

Hill looked impressive running the show and his confidence never wavered. You can tell he’s been working with Chip Engelland and the results are in the box score.

Blair was just a BEAST on the boards. He has it all…the timing/anticipation, length, arms, and sheer will to get to the ball. He tried to do too much on offense at times, but that’s to be expected.

Hairston’s outside shot was falling…that’s all he needs because the defense and understanding are there. If the shot keeps falling he’ll find himself on the roster and maybe dressing out.

didnt get to see it, but you gotta like anyting that has blair pulling down 10 boards. wonder if i can find this game archived on-line somewhere?

liked to see the lines put up by hairston and romel beck – and of course we would expect george to have a big week. perhaps one more game like that from him and the spurs will dial out his minutes.

Blair had 10 boards in a little over 22 minutes = 21.8 rp48 minutes! Last year dwight howard averaged 18.6 per 48 minutes. It’s one summer league game i know, but he had similar efficiency in college.

What a great way to spend a Sunday, 4 rows behind the bench. The action is sooooo much faster and way more physical seeing it in person. The guys really bang and beat up on each other. I guess they take advantage of the fact that they can’t foul out.

One thing that really sticks out about Blair (I posted this in the game thread and I believe someone else mentioned it as well) is the way he positions himself under the boards for rebounds. The ability he has is almost Rodman-like. He goes after the ball and swallows it, engulfs it. It’s almost like he is playing by himself out there. He has huge hands, bigger arms. Tree trunks for legs. I LOVE HIM. I’d give him my ACL’s.

Hill had a great game. He pushed the tempo. Don Neuman was screaming at him to push the ball upcourt a la 7SOL it seemed like. When he wasn’t playing, he was coaching from the bench, yelling out plays to the players on the court and telling guys where to be on the court. That was cool to see and hear.

Hairston caught fire in the second half and finished with a good game also.

Ian was OK. ATS told me after the game that Ian told him in his interview that this was his first game in a year, so you could tell he was rusty and trying to find his rhythm. I think he will be fine once he gets a few games under his belt.

McClinton was horrible. It looked like he was trying too hard. Bad passes, bad shots, but hey, it’s only one game.

James Gist can get up. He went up for one rebound and it seemed like his head was about 2 feet above the rim. I wouldn’t mind seeing him on the Spurs roster come the beginning of the season. He’s a nice guy also, I got a pic of him in the concession area. He was talking to a friend about the block Tolliver got on him, playing it off like he meant to do that and give Tolliver the block, it was funny.

That’s about it, everyone else was below average, mediocre. I’ll post some pics in this thread once I re-learn how to do it again.

He goes after the ball and swallows it, engulfs it.

I LOVE HIM. I’d give him my ACL’s.

You crack me up. Recced to Blair’s ACLs.

hey.. did anyone notice the free throws? 91%? wow. ian and blair just missed one ft between them.

hey.. did anyone notice the free throws? 91%? wow. ian and blair just missed one ft between them.i dont get to watch the games, so all i have are box scores… so i cant comment all that much on the summer league games…

hey.. did anyone notice the free throws? 91%? wow. ian and blair just missed one ft between them.i dont get to watch the games, so all i have are box scores… so i cant comment all that much on the summer league games…is there a feed or something?

Didn’t seem like any one of them was an “easy” rebound or that he was already in a position to make the play when he did. I was EXTREMELY impressed with his awareness, timing, and suction cup hands.

See, I told you, these guys are fast!

Sorry, my camera sucks and my picture taking skills suck worster.

Look at Blair’s face. It’s like he’s in a rebound trance. He’s probably thinking to himself, “Even if Jack makes this free throw I’m STILL going to get the rebound”.

Coach Don checking to see if Blair is magnetic since he grabbed all those boards.

Given the previous posts about McDyess, some people are expecting Ian to pick up the big man loose ends. Right? God I hope not.

For the ladies.

Romel Beck anyone?

This game started at 11pm my time, so I wasn’t able to watch it, but I really appreciate all the work that you are doing Wayne, and the comments from everybody else as well. This is the first time i’ve been excited about summer league in about 5 or 6 years, so it’s great to have some top-notch reporting coming out of Vegas. Much appreciated.

Me and The Gist sharing some nachos.

did anyone else here think that the dunk hill threw down in the first half deserved to be in the SC 10 top plays of the night…im just saying though…

it’s his first time being a part of some NBA action and he proved himself with a double double. I was expecting less but was instead pleasantly surprised. Hill is in his second year and is already fairly established at the NBA level, plus I can’t vote for someone with 4 turnovers.

Who’s this Gee dude?

alonzo gee is a less than noteworthy banger who played his colelge ball at alabama. he doesnt have too much size, quicks, or scoring ability. he was able to fare pretty well in college against guys that couldnt match his size and strength. this was basically teams from smaller schools. against, the big boys he was an also ran type of player.

i didnt get a chance to see any of the first game, so i’m not sure “how he looked” out there, but i dont expect to see him anywhere in south texas any time soon.