Pass the Mic: NBA Vegas Summer League Live Blog
Jason Thompson (photo. Rider)The first three of today’s six Vegas Summer League games will be aired on NBA TV:
* Knicks/Spurs, 4 p.m. EST — Danilo Gallinari had an up-and-down pro debut. See if he gets it together for Game #2. Two-year contract in hand, newly-signed Knicks PG Anthony Roberson doesn’t have to gun like his life depends on it anymore.
* Kings/Mavericks, 6 p.m. EST — Sacto Lottery pick Jason Thompson was impressive last night, putting up 17 points and 9 boards and making the game-winning shot against Portland, and Quincy Douby scored 24. Gerald Green’s comeback continues.
* 76ers/Wizards, 8 p.m. EST — The Big Three Lite (Nick Young, Dominic McGuire, Andray Blatche) up against Philly’s promising trio of Jason Smith, Thaddeus Young and Marreese Speights.
The NBA.com live-stream includes Lakers/Wolves at 8:30 p.m. EST (Kevin Love vs. Coby Karl), Grizzlies/Clippers at 10 p.m. EST (O.J. Mayo vs. Al Thornton) and Cavs/Rockets at 10:30 p.m. (J.J. Hickson vs. Donte Greene. And don’t forget Tractor Traylor.)
Come here to post your observations, scouting reports and breakdowns of the action as it happens, and we’ll look for the best ones to put in tomorrow’s Smack.
July 16th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
control says:
This isn’t an observation, scouting report or breakdown: I hope NY loses, and loses big.
July 16th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
chaz says:
Why in the helllll is tractor traylor playing in the summer league its like your uncle to play in a pick up game with you.
July 16th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
BillBlaze says:
jason thompson is going to be a beast sooner then people think. kids got game.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Homeless J says:
Tuning in now. but as per usual, there’s a one quarter lag. I shall come to expect this from now on.
Can we all agree on the new nickname for Tractor Traylor: Tits McGee?
July 16th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Kobeef says:
Jeez…I’m on fire today…BREAKING NEWS
Posey signs with the Hornets for $25mill over 4 years.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Homeless J says:
hornets are on the rise. That move puts them even farther over the top. it’ll be interesting to see how long it takes posey to go from this arc of his Robert Horry-like career to Robert Horry’s current career. will it happen by the time that contract plays out?
While I’m waiting for the first game to start, for anyone who’s honestly wondering why Tractor Traylor’s old ass is running around in summer league - he needs money really bad. I don’t know if it’s been mentioned yet, so if it has, I apologize, but I remember reading sometime either early this year or late last year about how he got smacked with tax evasion and money laundering because he used his NBA money to help his cousin start slanging. he got a lot of whatever NBA money he had saved taken away and now he needs the money. hence, Tits McGee in summer league.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Homeless J says:
Walt Clyde Frazier is wearing a shirt that looks like he got a coffee stain on the left side of it, and instead of trying to get it out, he just dipped that entire half into a bathtub full of coffee and let it dry and is passing it off as a fashion statement. it is entirely effective. during halftime I am going to fill a bathtub with coffee and dip all of my shirts halfway into it so I can be more like Walt Clyde Frazier.
for the Spurs I’ll be watching george hill and ian mahinmi. two dudes I’ve heard a ton about but have never seen play.
what the hell? They showed a replay of Tractor jumping up in the air in that other game and punching rooster boy in the stomach. He WANTS THAT MONEY.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
fiyaman says:
WTF the screen says the score is 10 -7 but when u got to NBA.com says the score is 37-29 ..what a lag
July 16th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Homeless J says:
if you thought Roberson was going to stop gunning relentlessly just because he signed his contract, you’re sadly mistaken. ten minutes, seven shots taken and two three attempts (one made) and no assists at the half. It seems to only have encouraged him.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Homeless J says:
yeah the lag is lame as hell. Apparently it’s live on NBA TV with a constant lag on the internet, probably to encourage people to pay for NBA TV.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Austin Burton says:
My man Nate is getting a little old for summer league, isn’t he?
July 16th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Homeless J says:
Nate must have played at least three or four years in a row now. wasn’t he in the 05 class? I’m almost certain there’s some kind of limit on how many years in a row you can play summer league. certain enough to not want to go out of my way to google it, but uncertain enough not to want to be quoted on it.
You have to think Nate likes playing in summer league. Like I said, I don’t watch a lot of knicks games, but it seems like there’s always somebody better playing in front of him or he’s just in the doghouse for being a total asshole. it’s the only time of the year he gets to go all out with no restrictions.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
JHov says:
Jason Thompson is the truth..even though he did get swatted away like a fly on one of his drives! Is there anyway Sac-town includes him in that deal with Ron Artest(to the Lakers)..then I’m all in!!!!
July 16th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Homeless J says:
I was busy yesterday and missed all the games. so I didn’t see Jason Thompson but I see that game in the archives, and I couldn’t pay my actual cable bill. considering that’s cut off, I could see myself watching a lot of summer league games today. I promise not to comment on all of them here.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Homeless J says:
Q-Rich is doing a halftime segment where he appears to be at a poolside barbeque while incredibly faded. At first I was weary of this development until it became clear to me that Quentin is one of those guys who you need to get stoned for him to become interesting in conversation. he just started spewing off a list of obscure nicknames for the summer leaguers. he had like ten just for Wilson Chandler, and a couple for Paul Davis. in the background was some dude who didn’t look like a basketball player but was dressed like Scarface and the whole thing looked like an Onyx music video. Josh Howard should take notes - this is how to subtly let people know you get high during the offseason without blatantly saying it on the radio.
Every good team has a culture, and a distinct feel to it. With the Spurs, you know the team is going to work hard and play defense. with the Knicks, you know the team is going to smoke weed, hang out at barbeques with dudes who look like they traffic coke for a living and eat ribs until they pass out.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
itsakademiks says:
Nuffin like good weed, good coke, and good bbq on a hot summer evening.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Jim says:
Homeless J, you deserve an award, but mostly for dropping the Anna Karenina line on the Knicks.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
word says:
wow are the knicks doomed ?
balkman just fucked up his ankle hard
July 16th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Homeless J says:
thank you, thank you.
Balkman’s ankle looked bad. supposedly it’s just a sprain but he needed to wrap a huge bag of ice all over it and needed crutches to get to the lockers. however, if my Shaun Livingston Theory (patent pending) holds true, the injury would have been a lot worse if he had augmented his hair style in any way, which he seemingly hasn’t one bit since he has entered the league. if he had shaved his dreadlocks (taken off the extensions? or his Predator mask? his hair looks like he takes it off at night in one piece and puts it in an airlocked container so it never changes or ages) he would have broken his ankle in every way possible, due heavily to being used to having that much of a weight on your head at all times and not having it would throw your balance off.
watching the Kings game now. some guy named Justin Hawkins is going off and scoring most of the points so far and Jason Thompson is impressively doing a little bit of everything. I’ve only seen Gerald Green throw up bricks so far.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
A-Slam says:
Is it just me, or does Marreese Speights look alot like the game?
July 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
oscarisalakerfan says:
Our main man doc has been balling…..Third leading scorer at the half….havent watched much of the game but when Rick Kamla mentions you that’s always pretty cool………
July 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
A-Slam says:
the rapper for those who might get confused
July 16th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
the mamba says:
Gotta love that commentary homeless j. The knicks may be my new favorite team now. Now with d’antoni and the cock, can we get a little mafioso representaion at these “family” bar b ques.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Dime Magazine says:
You guys see my dude Jason Smith do his thing for Philly in that game? Knicking down 20-footers like it’s nothing. Will be a killer when his guy doubles down on Brand.
- PC
July 16th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
kobeef says:
24 and 13 from Speights!
This kid is the real deal.
Phily is going to be tough next year.
@Dime
Thanks for the shout on the Posey trade.
Reading more on it now and I don’t get it. New Orleans has Peja and Julian Wright at SF already - where does Posey fit in this picture?