KINGS! Summer League-Vegas Gm 4 - 7/12/17 (round 1 vs Bucks)

Kings vs. Bucks at 5:30 PT. Bucks team has D.J. Wilson (17th pick), Rashad Vaughn who is their best scorer and Thon Maker (one of the funniest names in the NBA). Hopefully Skal and Papa show up.

Bucks SL team

http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Milwaukee-Bucks/16/Rosters/Summer_League

Now it's SL crunch time! Unleash Scrubbs and let Naz Long bomb his way into our hearts. We're going to live up to that proud tradition of Ray McCallum.

((I'm in full IDGAF mode. ))

For selfish reasons I would love to see the Kings beat the Bucks so that I can get early preview of the Fox vs Smith Jr. battle.

I wanted Kings to get Smith if Fox was not there.

I saw Dallas next in line on the bracket and thought the same thing. Hopefully we can get some wins with our back against the wall.

Just some info in case you didn't know.

1. Thon Maker will not participate, it was planned that he would play a couple of games and then go back to Milwaukee to train with Giannis.
2. I doubt that any player on Bucks SL roster can guard Fox.
3. Naz Mitrou-Long is half greek (Mitrou is the last name of his greek mother)

I think Kings will advance.

Smith has looked good in SL. Last night he iced a win with a 3 point shot at the end of the game. He looks ready for the NBA to me. Good ball handling and setting up teammates for hoops.

Cuban and Carlisle have really focused on him from what I have read. Carlisle sitting next to him on a plane trip going over game film of Westbrook. Cuban urging him to clean out his twitter posts.

Smith Jr and Fox will face off (assuming neither is DNP - Lonzo'd) even if we lose.

I really just wanna see Skal go off tonite.. I know he has it in him.

Smith Jr has been better than I thought. But I have same concerns with him as I kind of do with Frank Mason Jr. For a player with subpar length for the position, I would like to see a little more speed and quickness to gain an edge.

I have been fairly impressed with Mason but I would feel more confident in him if he had that extra gear that he would go to put the defense on their heels. I see the same thing with Smith Jr. He has exhibited good poise and decision making in the half-court. Very impressive for a 19 year old! (Much better than Fultz the Gunner) but I see a guy who is not going around defenders a la Isaiah or even a Kemba Walker or Chris Paul.

That gear that I am referring to (the one De'Aaron Fox has and the one Donovan has) is the difference between pretty good and star. Even a guy like Stephen Curry who does not have blow-by-speed has quickness that can not be contained.

It will be exciting to see Fox vs Dennis Smith Jr. I don't think Smith has the quickness to keep up with him. Smith Jr will want to make a statement against player picked 4 slots ahead of him, and Fox will want to show why he was.

I just want the Kings to win. I don't care if they are playing a pickup game at the freaking YMCA. Just win, baby!

Seriously?

If we want to win today then perhaps we should play Cooley more minutes than Papa G. Cooley gets rebounds out of his area and defends without fouling. Papa G does neither. Papa G has been disappointment and maybe this embarrassment is good for him as lesson for as much progress as he has made, he still hasn't accomplished anything. I think it will be good for him to schooled by Z-Bo in practice. If Boogie calls Randolph the toughest guy he goes against, he will be a nightmare for Papa G. Z-Bo projects as backup center especially if we trade Koufos for wing help. Melo appears to be on move in a potential 4-team trade to HOU. Maybe we can get in on this action and swap Koufos for a wing with Koufos going to HOU.

Yep: Nazareth Jersey "Naz" Mitrou-Long was born on August 3, 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario to Jersey Long and Georgia Mitrou. In the summer of 2015, Mitrou-Long decided to display his full last name on his jersey to honor his mother.
His father is from Trinidad, but his nationality is Canadian, go figure...

Smith vs Fox would get me excited

Does anyone know which channel it's on? Directv only lists "Teams TBA" on ESPN2 and NBATV.

ESPN2

Sorry if I missed it, but does anyone know why Richardson hasn't played the last couple of games?

He had a spasm in the same hamstring that he hurt last year. They are being careful.

Sean Cunningham‏Verified account@SeanCunningham 11m11 minutes ago


Hearing Kings rookie De'Aaron Fox is unlikely to play tonight vs Bucks in Summer League. Some hope remains, however

Ailene Voisin‏Verified account@ailene_voisin


Kings rookie Bogdan Bogdanovic arrived in Las Vegas and will attend Kings-Bucks game tonight.

Time for I.T. Jr. (Frank Mason) to take over summer league!

My direct TV guide is showing different teams....hope it's wrong

Oh jeez... hopefully PJ has a lozenge tonight.

No Fox and Hield is done for the SL.

Jason Jones‏Verified account@mr_jasonjones
No Malachi Richardson, Buddy Hield or De'Aaron Fox tonight for the Kings. Bucks fans lining up their emojis.


Is it possible to tank Summer League because that's sorta what could happen tonight.

I hope Fox's ankles won't be an issue going forward. They just said he sprained his ankles multiple times in the past week. It's not serious at all, just minor tweaks. He'll play in the next game.

GP's kid doesn't look anything like him.

I cannot stand to listen to him. I'd rather put forks in my blender.

This should be interesting:

Mason, Montero, Jackson, Skal and PapaG for the Kings.

what in the hell...full court pressure in SL?

Whatever happened to barber shops? And hair cuts? And does that guy really have a clip in his hair?

PJ was the one Sprewell choked. Voice has never been the same.