Any information on whether the games will be on archive again this summer? That was handy last year.
I couldn't find the Orlando Summer League games on archive that's why I'm wondering.
I just looked at the scoreboard and I guess it starts tomorrow. What league was it where Rose (Chicago) played against Beasley, and where CDR and Chalmers were going off?
Orlando Summer League - Teams were Sonics, Heat, Magic, Pacers, Nets, Bulls.
CB32 beat me too it, ah well enjoy my ramble ....
It's an awful league and it's an awful league most years with mostly awful games.
The opener (opening day, second game) with Beasley/Rose was very fun though. Good game. Well worth watching. The rest? Not so much. Fairly poor.
Nets have no guards who can run the team so they're horribly disorganized and very ugly to watch. This despite a good number of talented players on the floor.
Ditto for the Bulls. Rose is sitting out the rest of summer league so there's really no reason to watch them now. You're just seeing Noah and Thomas struggle offensively like they do in the regular season.
Orlando have an awful roster. Only two players worth their salt in Gortat and Courtney Lee. Neither player is really imposing, both happy going about their business quietly so their team's play is really poor most of the time. They allow the bad players to control far too much of the action. Difficult to watch.
I only got to see one Sonics game and it was when Durant showed up for game two. They were alright. Seattle weren't that good in terms of being a cohesive unit (why they're not my favourite team to watch) but they just have so much talent that it didn't matter. The flow of the game wasn't the most pleasant to watch but if you're watching for Westbrook or one of their other main players then there's good stuff in their games. The game was a massacre with Seattle just having far too much talent for it to be even competitive out there.
Indiana probably have the best coached summer league roster I've ever seen (I certainly can't think of one that's been better). It looks like they've been playing together for months. The defensive rotations, the offensive execution, the fluidity to their play. Very watchable. Not a lot of NBA type names on their roster but the sum of their parts is far greater than their individuals. Earl Calloway looks good. Outside of that they're have been a few good performances but not sure if there's NBA talent there, need to see more of them as I don't know much about their players.
The Heat have been splendid to watch. Mario Chalmers is a joy to behold and he runs the team extremely well. Best point guard in the tourney. Beasley is a lot of fun to watch for his scoring and singing. Kasib Powell has looked very good and should be in the league next season. Lasme has a few standout athletic/defensive plays. Miami are very watchable. They're my favourite team out of the six by far.
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