07-14-2024, 07:08 AM
Brandon Williams- Looked ok. two way caliber. Very quick and aggressive. He did have two back to back turnovers in the 4th when Utah went on their run. My ask for him is show us you can run a team and get teammates shots. If Luka has a rest day and Exum is hurt, show us we can have faith in you to play 20 minutes and run our offense. I didn't really see it last night.
Omax- Not great on offense. I agree with Nico that when the game slows down for him, he will be a player. I wish we could have gotten him looks from three that Cody Williams got. Omax really didn't get any of these looks. His role in the NBA is pretty simple, but he is not quite ready for it. He needs to defense point of attack like DJJ. I think this is what he is best served at as opposed to guarding bigger stronger players. Although He still needs to learn the tricks of the trade. On offfense, it is hit open threes and make quick decisions on drive closeouts. I don't expect they are going to ask him to create for himself very often. I would still like to see him make more than two shots and fill up the stat sheet a little more.
Melvin- Not sure what he is yet. I don't buy for a second that he is a factor for the last spot on the roster. That just doesn't make sense. Maybe a two way. Handle looks off. Not sure how good of a shooter he is but don't want to make snap judgements. Big, strong build, but I thought he looked a little small out there in height. We need to remember that he just turned 20 and this is his first game playing for an NBA team (first game in US?). With that, he didn't look like a chicken with their head cut off running around that a lot of youngsters look like.
Sharp- He is a factor protecting the rim. No surprise that he doesn't bring much else. He averaged like 3 points a game as a 5th year senior. Still, his height and skill of blocking shots is probably something you want him on the G league team (non two way) to see how he responds with hard coaching over the next year.
Gortman- Nice showing. Only had 10 minutes of play. Tough to know if this was 3-4 really nice plays that would have been mixed with some bad hero ball because he really didn't get a lot of minutes. I would have liked to see him get a few more minutes.
Miller- Boy, does he have a strong build. Did I hear his brother is Leonard Miller? He may not be quite two way level yet, but he is interesting. Looks the part more than Alex Fudge
Speaking of Fudge---Nothing really stood out. Had a three, but not much stood out. You would think you would have higher expectations on a returning two way player. Only had 14 minutes off the bench. I think his spot is in jeopardy.
AJ Lawson- Shooting, shooting, shooting. It has been 3 years right? He just hasn't shown he can make open shots. Does a lot of other NBA things. If he can't be a good open three point shooter though, there is no place for him on this roster.
Thought Dudley did well with this rag top team of ill fitting parts...or your normal summer league team. They played better than I thought.
Omax- Not great on offense. I agree with Nico that when the game slows down for him, he will be a player. I wish we could have gotten him looks from three that Cody Williams got. Omax really didn't get any of these looks. His role in the NBA is pretty simple, but he is not quite ready for it. He needs to defense point of attack like DJJ. I think this is what he is best served at as opposed to guarding bigger stronger players. Although He still needs to learn the tricks of the trade. On offfense, it is hit open threes and make quick decisions on drive closeouts. I don't expect they are going to ask him to create for himself very often. I would still like to see him make more than two shots and fill up the stat sheet a little more.
Melvin- Not sure what he is yet. I don't buy for a second that he is a factor for the last spot on the roster. That just doesn't make sense. Maybe a two way. Handle looks off. Not sure how good of a shooter he is but don't want to make snap judgements. Big, strong build, but I thought he looked a little small out there in height. We need to remember that he just turned 20 and this is his first game playing for an NBA team (first game in US?). With that, he didn't look like a chicken with their head cut off running around that a lot of youngsters look like.
Sharp- He is a factor protecting the rim. No surprise that he doesn't bring much else. He averaged like 3 points a game as a 5th year senior. Still, his height and skill of blocking shots is probably something you want him on the G league team (non two way) to see how he responds with hard coaching over the next year.
Gortman- Nice showing. Only had 10 minutes of play. Tough to know if this was 3-4 really nice plays that would have been mixed with some bad hero ball because he really didn't get a lot of minutes. I would have liked to see him get a few more minutes.
Miller- Boy, does he have a strong build. Did I hear his brother is Leonard Miller? He may not be quite two way level yet, but he is interesting. Looks the part more than Alex Fudge
Speaking of Fudge---Nothing really stood out. Had a three, but not much stood out. You would think you would have higher expectations on a returning two way player. Only had 14 minutes off the bench. I think his spot is in jeopardy.
AJ Lawson- Shooting, shooting, shooting. It has been 3 years right? He just hasn't shown he can make open shots. Does a lot of other NBA things. If he can't be a good open three point shooter though, there is no place for him on this roster.
Thought Dudley did well with this rag top team of ill fitting parts...or your normal summer league team. They played better than I thought.
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