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| Ok inspired by the one and only Mavsluvr aka Mr. Followil here are my thoughts about the Mavs first summer league game.
First of all let's start with the opponent the Mavs were facing. OKC has one of the most, if not the most, talented rosters in this years edition of summer league. With guys like Tre Mann, Jaylin Williams, Ousmane DIeng, Chet Holmgre, Cason Wallace. Okc also already has 3 games behind them, whic also is a factor.
OK now on to the Mavs.
Jaden Hardy – I've got to say that I was a little dissapointed with Hardy in his first 23' summer league game. Listening to coach Dudley before the SL, when he said that the focous is for him to not take that many bad shots and to make progress as a playmaker.. I haven't really seen much of that. My main concern is the shot selection part. There were really some forced shots, ok a few were at the end of clock, but nontheless, I feel a little underwhelmed with his shot selection. As fort he playmaking part, he had a few nice passes to the roll man, but I missed him making some skip passes. Also his body looks better, but it hasn't really shown on defense..
Dereck Lively – Let's start with his defense. He is amazing on defense, OKC hesitated to go to the rim when he was in the game. He officialy didn't have a block, but altered almost every atempt at the rim. It was evident that he only had 1 practice with the team, some missed possesions, some lapses, but all in all he simply understands how to play defense and the ammount of ground he covers on defense is just absurd. He has all the tools to be an all defensive o reven DPOY type of potential, from his mobility, wingspan to ther most important thing – bbal IQ
There were a few possesions when he switched on smaller guys, well let's just say none of them scored a basket.
In the PnR he was amazing. Kidd will be able to use him in all type of coverages from drop, blitz, to switch. I was really impressed with him in drop, his positioning is phenomenal, he really takes away both the pass and the drive.
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On offense he is raw. THe screens are not ideal, but Duke wasn't really a PnR team, so he'll need some time to adjust. As someone who played as a C in his younger days, I understand that as a Roller you have uniqe chemistry with every ball handeler and it takes time to »get« what the ballhandler wants. He also need to add a few pounds and it'll all be easier.
The same thing with the »bad hands« comments. If you don't have chemistry with your teammates even a 5cm difference in where the ball is heading makes a huge difference. Repetition is everything and I can almost ensure you he'll catch all those balls by game 3.
The part of his games that impressed me the most is his passing. I saw that in Duke, but yesterday he made 3 great reads out of the roll, and that will be HUUUUUGEEEEEE once he'll get Luka as his PnR partner.
OMax – I'm also going to start with his defense. His on ball defense is.. Phenomenal – there were a few possesions (2 or 3) where it looked like the offensive player broke him, but he came back in a split second and contested the shot. We all loved DFS, bet man Omax is a tier or two above Dorian as an athlete. He basically put Chet in his pocket and was everywhere on the court.
On offense he did what will be expected from him. Spot up and making smart reads on cuts. I like his patience and timing on cuts, somehow reminds me of Josh Green. I missed some shot creation from him, but love the decision making. Just making all the right plays.
Sorry for the bad english and to be continued… |
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