Post by FLHoya on Jul 13, 2012 23:51:22 GMT -5
Quite a few days in the Hoya basketball universe, huh? Among the news items over the past 72 hours or so:
--Henry Sims made his NBA Summer League debut with the Jazz, and signed up with the Bulls' squad for another session.
--Hollis Thompson signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder
--Stephen Domingo re-classified to the Class of 2012 and apparently intends to enroll for the 2012-13 academic year.
--Tickets to the Georgetown-Florida game in Jacksonville were officially set at "outside your price range."
--Most importantly, Nate Lubick watched a summer league game on NBATV.
My initial reaction was this had to be the most eventful three-day summertime stretch in a long while. If nothing else, the news stories had a nice symmetry between past, present, and future Hoyas.
A quick glance at HS.com's news archives though and...well, maybe not so unusual. On or about the first long weekend of August last year were: the reveal of the Maui Invitational bracket, announcement of the Memphis home date, Moses Ayegba
tearing his ACL in the Kenner League playoffs, and the Tombs exciting three-game run through the same tournament.
Then of course, a week and a half later there was this: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/fight-ends-georgetown-basketball-exhibition-in-china/2011/08/18/gIQAs1zeNJ_story.html
Guess summer isn't boring any longer.
In a related* point: Friday night Kenner League.
(*debatable)
Falco, "Der Kommissar":
After the Fire, "Der Kommissar":
Tombs 71 On Point 65
After a typically sparse weeknight crowd took in the opener between Beyond Belief and Town Tavern, the bleachers filled with a good number of Hoya fans for Tombs' second Kenner League game. A large contingent of Hoya players took in the game as well: Tyler Adams, Mikael Hopkins, Markel Starks, Aaron Bowen, Nate Lubick, Jabril Trawick, and Greg Monroe, among others.
Otto Porter made his summer league debut this evening after a weekend in Las Vegas at Lebron's camp. He was the only new Georgetown edition to the roster. Bradley Hayes joined his teammates on the Tombs bench but didn't dress; he's no longer
wearing anything extra on his foot (besides a shoe, I guess). Hayes was joined by the aforementioned Stephen Domingo.
On Point played a lean roster of six, composed of former Tar Heel Marcus Ginyard, Maryland's Berend Weijs, and a selection of players from smaller D1 schools (Robert Morris, Maine, Centenary). The short bench, Tombs' freshman and walk-on heavy lineup, and poor shooting all contributed to some degree to a tractor pull of a first half.
Tombs jumped out to a 12-3 lead and it did appear to be a blowout in the making. Their shooting went ice cold however, and On Point reeled of a 20-5 run to take a 22-18 lead with 3:35 left in the half. Tombs scored four points before the break, but went into the half trailing 22-20 because that's how the score operators roll from time to time in the Kenner League.
Such was the tough scoring environment early on that Tombs' first asssist of the game came 30 seconds into the second half. The drought wouldn't last: Otto Porter and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera each poured in several straight baskets to open up their accounts in the second stanza and tilt the balance slightly towards the Tombs.
The big momentum swing came with around 7 minutes to go, when Tombs went on a 8-0 run to break the final tie of the game. On Point applied some pressure in the final minutes, but never got closer than 4 points.
Hardly an exciting game, but some positive performances from Hoya players.
Otto Porter: 23 points, 9-17 2FG, 0-3 3FG, 5-6 FT, 15 RB, 3A, 5TO, 1STL, 1BLK
Otto seems likely to fill stat lines throughout the summer. His versatility allows him depending on situation to play any of the 3 positions for Tombs that exist in the Kenner League (guy who handles the ball, guy who shoots the ball, guy who asks for the ball in the paint but doesn't get it).
He's certainly plenty talented: in fact, you get the impression he was going about 75 percent tonight. Many of Otto's offensive chances were in the face up or pull up game, off a few dribbling moves; he probably could have attacked the rim or posted an opponent many times, but he was more content, it seemed to me, to work on his mid-to-long range shooting.
That or...you know...it's Kenner League and that's how a lot of guys play just normally.
Messed around and got a double-double, I guess. You notice even in a pedestrian (being generous) Kenner League game how good Otto is on the glass, always reading a shot and using his length and quickness to gain an advantage. The length is also beneficial disrupting passing lanes and playing help defense (this was particularly true in the first half).
Good hustle play later in the game: he was stripped going in for a layup, sprinted down court and caught the corresponding break from behind to poke away a clear layup attempt.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera: 29 points, 8-14 2FG, 2-7 3FG, 7-9 FT, 3RB, 3A, 2TO, 1STL
What was it I said last week?
"This is all to say: He played a very good first game. He clearly possesses some exciting talents. But it's not likely he'll duplicate this performance--nor be expected to--most games out this summer."
Well, shoot.
Actually, this was a much different game for DSR than last Sunday. His shooting touch was off early in tonight's game--he was 3-9 from two and 0-1 from three in the first half. Them's the breaks when you're a jump shooter: sometimes the shots aren't falling. I thought he relied a little too much on the jump shot in the first half, and even when he explored the lane of the dribble in the first half, On Point's defense mostly shut it down.
Speaking of working off the dribble: I like that he's got a good hesitation move he likes and can use from the perimeter to get into the lane. I also like that in Kenner League he can get to a favored shot--he seems to prefer a short fall-away from the edge of the lane--and make it with good frequency. That being said, it's an interesting thing to project into Big East play: will he be quick or savvy enough to beat Big East caliber guards? Can he consistently finish in traffic? Is he strong enough to absorb contact and still get a quality shot up?
For now, I'm enjoying watching him do all of that at the Kenner League level. DSR's scoring outburst in the second half came largely from attacking the rim and getting good looks at layups and short jumpers. He finished his scoring from the field with two straight three-point plays, including one after absorbing a solid foul from Ginyard.
Some exciting talent, indeed, and he has a good team situation to showcase that. Caprio and Allen, as I suspected, received fewer minutes tonight than last weekend, and even when they were in the game DSR did the bulk of the ball handling for Tombs. Looking forward to watching him tomorrow.
Brandon Bolden: 8 points, 3-9 2FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-8 FT, 10RB, 1TO, 3BLK, 2STL, 4F
One significant improvement Bolden made over his last game was timing his blocked shots. He's got a high level of activity on the court, but was swiping at air for most of last Sunday. Much better both challenging jump shots and providing help defense in the paint.
In one-on-one post situations, he's still a work in progress. He's fairly skinny, and that becomes evident when matched against a bigger/stronger center: there's a lot of hop in his move when he tries to back someone down, and he had his shot blocked several times tonight in part due to a low release point. Only one of his field goals was off a post move, a lefty hook in the final minutes. Defensively, he was a little better tonight, but still has a tendency to be out of position.
He was a bit unlucky tonight in that he was fouled several times going in for (what should have been) easy layups. After one time being fouled on a fast break, he slapped the basket support in frustration. Of course, you make your own luck:
he only converted 2 of 8 free throws.
David Allen (5 points, 3 rebounds) was Tombs' leading scorer as late as seven minutes into the game. He's not shy about taking the ball to the hole--witness his baseline attack and reverse layup. Or shooting from anywhere beyond the line, come to think of it. But he and John Caprio (0 points, 2 rebounds) got fewer touches as the game wore on.
TOMORROW: Clyde's opens the day at noon, and Tombs takes on Hoop Magic at 2:40pm, thereby fulfilling the principle demand
of WG's 2006 "March on Georgetown".
--Henry Sims made his NBA Summer League debut with the Jazz, and signed up with the Bulls' squad for another session.
--Hollis Thompson signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder
--Stephen Domingo re-classified to the Class of 2012 and apparently intends to enroll for the 2012-13 academic year.
--Tickets to the Georgetown-Florida game in Jacksonville were officially set at "outside your price range."
--Most importantly, Nate Lubick watched a summer league game on NBATV.
My initial reaction was this had to be the most eventful three-day summertime stretch in a long while. If nothing else, the news stories had a nice symmetry between past, present, and future Hoyas.
A quick glance at HS.com's news archives though and...well, maybe not so unusual. On or about the first long weekend of August last year were: the reveal of the Maui Invitational bracket, announcement of the Memphis home date, Moses Ayegba
tearing his ACL in the Kenner League playoffs, and the Tombs exciting three-game run through the same tournament.
Then of course, a week and a half later there was this: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/fight-ends-georgetown-basketball-exhibition-in-china/2011/08/18/gIQAs1zeNJ_story.html
Guess summer isn't boring any longer.
In a related* point: Friday night Kenner League.
(*debatable)
Falco, "Der Kommissar":
After the Fire, "Der Kommissar":
Tombs 71 On Point 65
After a typically sparse weeknight crowd took in the opener between Beyond Belief and Town Tavern, the bleachers filled with a good number of Hoya fans for Tombs' second Kenner League game. A large contingent of Hoya players took in the game as well: Tyler Adams, Mikael Hopkins, Markel Starks, Aaron Bowen, Nate Lubick, Jabril Trawick, and Greg Monroe, among others.
Otto Porter made his summer league debut this evening after a weekend in Las Vegas at Lebron's camp. He was the only new Georgetown edition to the roster. Bradley Hayes joined his teammates on the Tombs bench but didn't dress; he's no longer
wearing anything extra on his foot (besides a shoe, I guess). Hayes was joined by the aforementioned Stephen Domingo.
On Point played a lean roster of six, composed of former Tar Heel Marcus Ginyard, Maryland's Berend Weijs, and a selection of players from smaller D1 schools (Robert Morris, Maine, Centenary). The short bench, Tombs' freshman and walk-on heavy lineup, and poor shooting all contributed to some degree to a tractor pull of a first half.
Tombs jumped out to a 12-3 lead and it did appear to be a blowout in the making. Their shooting went ice cold however, and On Point reeled of a 20-5 run to take a 22-18 lead with 3:35 left in the half. Tombs scored four points before the break, but went into the half trailing 22-20 because that's how the score operators roll from time to time in the Kenner League.
Such was the tough scoring environment early on that Tombs' first asssist of the game came 30 seconds into the second half. The drought wouldn't last: Otto Porter and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera each poured in several straight baskets to open up their accounts in the second stanza and tilt the balance slightly towards the Tombs.
The big momentum swing came with around 7 minutes to go, when Tombs went on a 8-0 run to break the final tie of the game. On Point applied some pressure in the final minutes, but never got closer than 4 points.
Hardly an exciting game, but some positive performances from Hoya players.
Otto Porter: 23 points, 9-17 2FG, 0-3 3FG, 5-6 FT, 15 RB, 3A, 5TO, 1STL, 1BLK
Otto seems likely to fill stat lines throughout the summer. His versatility allows him depending on situation to play any of the 3 positions for Tombs that exist in the Kenner League (guy who handles the ball, guy who shoots the ball, guy who asks for the ball in the paint but doesn't get it).
He's certainly plenty talented: in fact, you get the impression he was going about 75 percent tonight. Many of Otto's offensive chances were in the face up or pull up game, off a few dribbling moves; he probably could have attacked the rim or posted an opponent many times, but he was more content, it seemed to me, to work on his mid-to-long range shooting.
That or...you know...it's Kenner League and that's how a lot of guys play just normally.
Messed around and got a double-double, I guess. You notice even in a pedestrian (being generous) Kenner League game how good Otto is on the glass, always reading a shot and using his length and quickness to gain an advantage. The length is also beneficial disrupting passing lanes and playing help defense (this was particularly true in the first half).
Good hustle play later in the game: he was stripped going in for a layup, sprinted down court and caught the corresponding break from behind to poke away a clear layup attempt.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera: 29 points, 8-14 2FG, 2-7 3FG, 7-9 FT, 3RB, 3A, 2TO, 1STL
What was it I said last week?
"This is all to say: He played a very good first game. He clearly possesses some exciting talents. But it's not likely he'll duplicate this performance--nor be expected to--most games out this summer."
Well, shoot.
Actually, this was a much different game for DSR than last Sunday. His shooting touch was off early in tonight's game--he was 3-9 from two and 0-1 from three in the first half. Them's the breaks when you're a jump shooter: sometimes the shots aren't falling. I thought he relied a little too much on the jump shot in the first half, and even when he explored the lane of the dribble in the first half, On Point's defense mostly shut it down.
Speaking of working off the dribble: I like that he's got a good hesitation move he likes and can use from the perimeter to get into the lane. I also like that in Kenner League he can get to a favored shot--he seems to prefer a short fall-away from the edge of the lane--and make it with good frequency. That being said, it's an interesting thing to project into Big East play: will he be quick or savvy enough to beat Big East caliber guards? Can he consistently finish in traffic? Is he strong enough to absorb contact and still get a quality shot up?
For now, I'm enjoying watching him do all of that at the Kenner League level. DSR's scoring outburst in the second half came largely from attacking the rim and getting good looks at layups and short jumpers. He finished his scoring from the field with two straight three-point plays, including one after absorbing a solid foul from Ginyard.
Some exciting talent, indeed, and he has a good team situation to showcase that. Caprio and Allen, as I suspected, received fewer minutes tonight than last weekend, and even when they were in the game DSR did the bulk of the ball handling for Tombs. Looking forward to watching him tomorrow.
Brandon Bolden: 8 points, 3-9 2FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-8 FT, 10RB, 1TO, 3BLK, 2STL, 4F
One significant improvement Bolden made over his last game was timing his blocked shots. He's got a high level of activity on the court, but was swiping at air for most of last Sunday. Much better both challenging jump shots and providing help defense in the paint.
In one-on-one post situations, he's still a work in progress. He's fairly skinny, and that becomes evident when matched against a bigger/stronger center: there's a lot of hop in his move when he tries to back someone down, and he had his shot blocked several times tonight in part due to a low release point. Only one of his field goals was off a post move, a lefty hook in the final minutes. Defensively, he was a little better tonight, but still has a tendency to be out of position.
He was a bit unlucky tonight in that he was fouled several times going in for (what should have been) easy layups. After one time being fouled on a fast break, he slapped the basket support in frustration. Of course, you make your own luck:
he only converted 2 of 8 free throws.
David Allen (5 points, 3 rebounds) was Tombs' leading scorer as late as seven minutes into the game. He's not shy about taking the ball to the hole--witness his baseline attack and reverse layup. Or shooting from anywhere beyond the line, come to think of it. But he and John Caprio (0 points, 2 rebounds) got fewer touches as the game wore on.
TOMORROW: Clyde's opens the day at noon, and Tombs takes on Hoop Magic at 2:40pm, thereby fulfilling the principle demand
of WG's 2006 "March on Georgetown".
