The Hornets were second favorite to win the summer league acording to some Vegas odds I saw on Twitter. That seems strong to me. It says something about a young core. I guess it does anyway.
I didn’t watch a single second of the Summer League. I saw a highlight. One, single, highlight.
Yeah that was badass. He tried some off the backboard stuff but that dunk was strong. I think I’m gonna like this kid Bridges.
The Summer League as a whole, is purported to be a huge waste of money. Like a luxury for people who already live luxuriously. Well maybe not a huge waste, but one of those business trips that you wish you could go on when you’re part of the support staff. It’s big business, and a cost of doing business to see what you have, coaches, players, prospects.
The Hornets lost to open the tournament play, so they are done. There were a couple injuries to report which I don’t like but there are dumber injuries to be found out there. Malik Monk supposedly broke his thumb but then it wasn’t a break. Devonte Graham has a lesion on his something something in his knee. So, for those reasons I don’t like the Summer League.
Another reason I don’t like summer league: you don’t get to see the players you want to see. An all world player is not going to run up and down and bang with some dude trying to make a G-League squad. It reminds me of the NC Pro-Am that I went to a couple summers back in Durham. I was all excited because John Wall, Raymond Felton and some other players with NC ties would show up from time to time but on a random Tuesday night? The Plumlees were the star attractions. We’re talking midsummer Duke years Plumlees but the most I remember was one or two of them playing in a wheelchair basketball scrimmage.
I’m not complaining about anything the league or the Hornets want to do. Please, showcase basketball year round and have Lebon show up in his ugly ass Lakers shorts to get people all juiced up. Bring about 40-60 people out to Vegas and show them a good time. Nothing makes a team come together better than $200 steaks and staying in a nice hotel. I just don’t want to watch it and I don’t want first rounders getting injured.
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