Pritchard? Nesmith?Begarin is the only guy on the C’s squad tonight that shows NBA promise. Eye popping athleticism despite some mistakes here and there.
Pritchard? Nesmith?Begarin is the only guy on the C’s squad tonight that shows NBA promise. Eye popping athleticism despite some mistakes here and there.
You mean the Sacramento flavor. The LA version has had a better go during their monarchy.This is the hardest any collection of Kings has ever played.
He apparently brought one back in himselfPP should have brought the amateurs back to vegas with him to play this game
Pritchard showing again why he’s a second unit guard. This isn’t a knock on him he simply struggles against high end athleticism and length. He has a role on next years team. I’ve said my peace on Nesmith. Begarin is far and away our best long term prospect.Pritchard? Nesmith?
It seems he's slow laterally.how many guys have gone by Nesmith tonight? yikes
Langford could have used one more showcase to be in this discussion.Pritchard showing again why he’s a second unit guard. This isn’t a knock on him he simply struggles against high end athleticism and length. He has a role on next years team. I’ve said my peace on Nesmith. Begarin is far and away our best long term prospect.
It's been ugly.how many guys have gone by Nesmith tonight? yikes
The team defense has been beyond bad, too.how many guys have gone by Nesmith tonight? yikes
His defense was better last season in real NBA games than it's been tonite.how many guys have gone by Nesmith tonight? yikes
He hasn’t showed big enough leaps the past two years to have Begarin’s type of upside. His baby leaps give him role/rotation player upside......which isn’t a bad thing but the chances of him growing into a star type player have long passed imo.Langford could have used one more showcase to be in this discussion.
Agreed, though its SL and Nesmith has a spot/role whereas most of the Sacto squad is fighting to get an invite to camp.His defense was better last season in real NBA games than it's been tonite.
I’m embarrassed by how hyped I was for this.Agreed, though its SL and Nesmith has a spot/role whereas most of the Sacto squad is fighting to get an invite to camp.
The good news is that outside of this forum and a few bleak backwaters of the internet, this game and its results don't matter at all.
I was excited too. But after the third quarter I downgraded to doubtful to return.I’m embarrassed by how hyped I was for this.
He’ll always have that 1Q baseline left handed throw down.Can we move on from Carson Edwards?!
Same. This is a safe space for Celtics junkies though.I’m embarrassed by how hyped I was for this.
If I were ranking guys solely on this game I'd go Begarin, Edwards, PP and Nesmith. The latter two just totally melted down in the face of pressure tonight. Edwards could create looks at least, but as usual just can't make enough to be the guy he needs to be. Begarin has the advantage of being new and shiny at least.Begarin is the only guy on the C’s squad tonight that shows NBA promise. Eye popping athleticism despite some mistakes here and there.
Looks like most of the SL Celtics are looking for an invite to camp with the Kings. The Celtics lead Sacramento in assists.
This is the hardest any collection of Kings has ever played.
I was excited too. But after the third quarter I downgraded to doubtful to return.
Agree with all of these.He’ll always have that 1Q baseline left handed throw down.
Pritchard showing again why he’s a second unit guard. This isn’t a knock on him he simply struggles against high end athleticism and length. He has a role on next years team. I’ve said my peace on Nesmith. Begarin is far and away our best long term prospect.
Hey I’m a Romeo protector but that isn’t going to influence my opinion that his ceiling isn’t nearly as high as Begarin’s. I would discuss Nesmith’s ceiling but I’m afraid people would have to duck. Thank you and don’t forget to tip your waitress!
I frequently agree with you. I was thinking he looked like a much better prospect than Romeo, but I fear Romeo's protectors.
And this one:He’ll always have that 1Q baseline left handed throw down.
AN's always had trouble moving his feet on defense. It's just in the NBA thus far he hasn't really been ISO'd that much plus he has better help behind him.His defense was better last season in real NBA games than it's been tonite.
Def seemed like one case of PP reading his press clippings and another case of Davion Mitchell’s having them hanging in his locker pregame.I watched for about 10 minutes, during which it looked like Pritchard was telling himself that he could score 90 against these guys, too.
I thought PP facilitated OK in the first half but no one was really doing anything with the passes he made even though he was getting trapped on the PnR.PP's facilitation was the other growth story, and it might have been fool's gold, this was the first game where an NBA caliber defender put real ball pressure on him, and he folded.
Probably 4 more.Romeo as usual gets an Incomplete grade. How many semesters can he drop a class before mid-terms?
I don't think it's a question of negating, but more... you expect those two guys to be very good in SL, they're 2nd year guys drafted in the 1st round who played NBA rotation minutes for a playoff team. The question was, did they look so good early because they had improved skills, or did they look so good because they were NBA rotation players up against mostly scrubs? The title game took some shine off the "these guys really improved" theory. PP might just have burned himself out, but this was also the first matchup that had a chance to show whether PP improved on some of the weaknesses identified last year (decision making and pass placement against long active defenses, and creating for himself and others against better athletes who got up in his space). That Mitchell so thoroughly dominated him is concerning for anyone hoping he'd taken a step. Of course the sample is tiny, so you can't take too much from it, but I'd say for just about everyone SL didn't change what I thought about them. I'd have liked to see Romeo in this one just because another 5-6 shots from 3 would have been nice to judge the only thing I really thought was a takeaway, which is I thought his shot looked cleaner and his release faster, but we only had a dozen or so attempts to look at.Clearly this was written before the championship game, but I don't think Nesmith's and Pritchard's awful performances negate all the good things they showed in Vegas.
https://www.si.com/nba/2021/08/18/all-nba-summer-league-team-jalen-green-davion-mitchell
If Nesmith can continue hitting open 3s when the real games begin, he'll be an asset.
There are really no excuses for Nesmith's poor performance. After he hit his first two shots, both 3-pointers, the Kings sped him up, and he looked out of sorts on both ends the rest of the way.I don't think it's a question of negating, but more... you expect those two guys to be very good in SL, they're 2nd year guys drafted in the 1st round who played NBA rotation minutes for a playoff team. The question was, did they look so good early because they had improved skills, or did they look so good because they were NBA rotation players up against mostly scrubs? The title game took some shine off the "these guys really improved" theory. PP might just have burned himself out, but this was also the first matchup that had a chance to show whether PP improved on some of the weaknesses identified last year (decision making and pass placement against long active defenses, and creating for himself and others against better athletes who got up in his space). That Mitchell so thoroughly dominated him is concerning for anyone hoping he'd taken a step. Of course the sample is tiny, so you can't take too much from it, but I'd say for just about everyone SL didn't change what I thought about them. I'd have liked to see Romeo in this one just because another 5-6 shots from 3 would have been nice to judge the only thing I really thought was a takeaway, which is I thought his shot looked cleaner and his release faster, but we only had a dozen or so attempts to look at.
The ceiling may not be super high on these guys but for the 14th and 26th pick last year, the Celtics could have been a lot worse. Off topic, SI is just a mess. Adblock plus blocked almost 70 ads when I opened that link, insane stuff.Clearly this was written before the championship game, but I don't think Nesmith's and Pritchard's awful performances negate all the good things they showed in Vegas.
https://www.si.com/nba/2021/08/18/all-nba-summer-league-team-jalen-green-davion-mitchell
If Nesmith can continue hitting open 3s when the real games begin, he'll be an asset.