summer-league Stories - Straight Outta Vancouver
Strong Second Half Powers Nets' Win Over Charlotte
The Nets trailed by 10 at the half on Thursday in Orlando, but a 31-16 third quarter gave them a lead, and they evened their Summer League record at 2-2 with a six-point victory over the Bobcats. Marcus Williams and Hassan Adams led the way with 16 points each,...
Pacers Blow Out Nets
The Nets allowed 36 points to the Pacers in the first quarter of their third Summer League game Wednesday, and lost by 25. New Jersey shot just 37 percent from the field and just 1-of-12 from downtown, while committing 31 turnovers. Sean Williams scored 10...
Marcus Williams Shows Off as Sean Williams Throws Off Rust
Marcus Williams scored 28 points on 10-for-17 shooting and Sean Williams looked like he was getting into basketball shape Tuesday as the Nets beat the Heat, 73-65, in Orlando summer league action. Marcus Williams controlled the game as none of the Heat guards...
Nets Fall to Magic in Summer League Opener
The Nets shot just 40 percent from the field and committed 23 turnovers in their first game at the Pepsi Pro Summer League on Monday, falling to the host Orlando Magic by 11. Rookie Sean Williams started at center, blocking three shots, but also committing...
The NBA Summer League Drinking Game
(image courtesy: pbo31) It was a lazy Sunday evening. The Pistons NBA Summer League squad was preparing to face off with the LA Clippers. The Clippers were missing their draft pick, Eric Gordon, and I was missing something as well-- a good beer to crack while the game tipped off. I grabbed...
NBA Summer League 2008: Pistons vs. Clippers
As promised, here's your game thread. With Clippers draft pick Eric Gordon sitting out with a strained left hamstring, the competition should be a little lighter than expected. Instead, the defensive focus should be on Walter Sharpe, who will face a trial by fire tonight-- he'll have his hands...
Wake Summer League Finals Schedule
The Triad Summer Pro-Am League playoffs wrap-up tonight at 6:30. Click through for a schedule of the Wake Forest players in action and the full bracket. 6:30 Main gym - Chas McFarland and C.J. Harris vs. L.D. Williams and Ty Walker Secondary gym - Al-Farouq Aminu vs. Glasgow 8:00 Main gym -...
Boys of Summer
Grizzlies played their first summer league game yesterday, winning 86-57 over the Oklahoma City Thunder. While summer league isn't exactly a fair indicator of real success, it is worth noting that OKC's team is typically recognized as one of the best. Russell Westbrook, Sean Livingston, and James...
The Rewatching
After watching the first game of Summer League a second time, I'm going to drop a few really quick notes: Thabeet's hands looked absolutely terrible. Sam Young did look very excellent. Dominate to the same degree as Russell Westbrook. The scores were backwards for much of the web-a-cast. Darrell...
Championship Appeal
If summer league is any indication of real success, the Grizzlies are readied for a storied season this year. Of course summer league isn't any indication of real success, but is still modestly amusing and can tell you something about the young players on the floor. Seconds ago the Grizzlies beat...
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