Summer League Roster
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Moreland was very impressive in summer league last year. He surprised a lot of people with his shotblocking and rebounding. However, if you had followed his career at Oregon St, it might not have been as big a surprise. He was a four year player, and his last two years there he averaged 2.2 and 2.3 blocked shots per game along with 10 plus rebounds per game. Oregon St. wasn't exactly a powerhouse then, so he didn't get the press he might have gotten at UCLA etc. But we did get a hint of what could be. It's a shame he got injured, but we have him under contract for two more years.
frontcourt is interesting. Normally defense is a dirty word in Summer League, but that is going to be what we bring.
Glad to see Moreland get a chance to reshow his stuff -- with so much catastrophic turmoil in the organization, almost everyone who saw him do his thing last year is gone, and he could easily have been just totally forgotten about.
Glad to see Moreland get a chance to reshow his stuff -- with so much catastrophic turmoil in the organization, almost everyone who saw him do his thing last year is gone, and he could easily have been just totally forgotten about.
I'm interested in these things off that roster:
Stauskas- not so much in skills but more in how he looks physically...want to see him aggressive in taking open shots and driving
Stockton- in that last regular season game....the little guy pushed the ball and was all over the place as a pest. A tremendous opportunity for him
Hawkins- curious to see how he translates to better competition....good player
Moreland/WCS - defense...interested to see these guys play together....interested to see WCS period
Bullard- is he in shape or rather better shape
Should be fun.
Stauskas- not so much in skills but more in how he looks physically...want to see him aggressive in taking open shots and driving
Stockton- in that last regular season game....the little guy pushed the ball and was all over the place as a pest. A tremendous opportunity for him
Hawkins- curious to see how he translates to better competition....good player
Moreland/WCS - defense...interested to see these guys play together....interested to see WCS period
Bullard- is he in shape or rather better shape
Should be fun.
I still want Moreland to succeed with us.
Better rebounder and shot blocker than WCS. OTOH, Trill is a much more versatile defender, and if his shot is as good as he claims, not the liability on O that you get with Moreland.
If WCS needs his minutes limited, I'm rooting for Moreland to succeed. Best case we have a defensive two headed monster playing alongside Cuz.
Two young shot blockers is a good problem to have.
Better rebounder and shot blocker than WCS. OTOH, Trill is a much more versatile defender, and if his shot is as good as he claims, not the liability on O that you get with Moreland.
If WCS needs his minutes limited, I'm rooting for Moreland to succeed. Best case we have a defensive two headed monster playing alongside Cuz.
Two young shot blockers is a good problem to have.
I like Moreland, but he looks undersized imo. It's very hard to tell him apart from a wing during the games. I think he was listed at 6'10 220lbs.
Id like to see him improve. A lot of talent there with his crap blocking. I Think he's more of a shot blocker than a rim protector.
I really want to see Bhullar's new and improved conditioning.
I want to see more confidence with Nik. I hope to see him light up the summer league.
Id like to see him improve. A lot of talent there with his crap blocking. I Think he's more of a shot blocker than a rim protector.
I really want to see Bhullar's new and improved conditioning.
I want to see more confidence with Nik. I hope to see him light up the summer league.
Love that we're bringing in Hawkins. A small school scorer with a fantastic shooting stroke (considering who his dad and who's been coaching him for the past three years this isn't the least bit surprising). He's undersized at the two guard but not really enough of a creator or athletic enough to play the one. But he can shoot and isn't entirely a waste of space defensively. If he pans out, he could be a less Marcus Thornton-ey Marcus Thornton (meaning he's capable of catching and shooting and generally not being Marcus Thornton), which would go a long way to helping the bench not crap away games while Boogie's sipping Gatorade. Plus his dad played for George Karl, which could mean a lot or absolutely nothing.
If u told someone who had no idea where players were drafted and just had them watch Summer League to evaluate the rookies, they would have thought Moreland was a top 5 pick. He was that impressive in SL last year. A statistician did some number-crunching and found that Moreland was one of the top 3 most important players to step on the floor in SL. It should also be noted that its not often a guy who's played 3 NBA minutes and went undrafted has trade rumors that other teams want him.
As a side-note, I see a lot of marketing potential with bringing the super long/athletic/ high energy/defensive minded WCS and Moreland off the bench. Being the "block brothers" or whatever nickname you want. That could be a cult following thing among Kings fans get behind real quick.
As a side-note, I see a lot of marketing potential with bringing the super long/athletic/ high energy/defensive minded WCS and Moreland off the bench. Being the "block brothers" or whatever nickname you want. That could be a cult following thing among Kings fans get behind real quick.
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From the few times I saw him in the Thunder he actually played good D in the NBA as well, didn't he get derailed by injury/alleged assault charges or some other sort of charges.
Also why is Ben not playing the guy should be taking every chance to work on his game in a live environment which is what the SL is built for , for players like him.
Also why is Ben not playing the guy should be taking every chance to work on his game in a live environment which is what the SL is built for , for players like him.
SL roster usually carries 12-13 guys, and so far we have 11 names, which means Ben may still get on the court. Thing is trying out Mclemore as a lead guard would be much more helpful than playing off the ball and catching a few oops, which he is destined for given the composition of the roster.
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Liggins is a good player to take a SL flyer on. Karl wants a wing defender who he can set loose on opposing star players and being a versatile defender is really Liggins' calling card. And I think that's really taking a page from the Spurs in terms of grabbing a guy with 3&D potential who has bounced around a bit, played overseas and who is now hungry and willing to buy into a program to earn his spot.
