Johnson with another nice one.
Knick draftees along with Toppin also looked good in a win against the Cavs. Quickley with his rest day gave McBride and Grimes room to shine which they did. Obi was a bit sloppy still, but he was still effective. No Mobley for the Cavs, but they trotted out three guys with NBA experience which let them stay competitive though they were down by 20 to our summer Knicks at one point.
I don’t know if this puts us in the summer league playoffs or not. Nice contributions from Walker, Simms, and Hall off the bench.
This was a really deep, talented draft.
Clearly some talent which fell out of the draft as well. M.J. Walker, big shooting guard from Florida State, a team mate of Scottie Barnes, hit 3-3 from trey, with 5 boards, 2 steals and a block in 20 minutes.
Grimes was 28-6-4-1 and remained aggressive...someone must've told him, KEEP SHOOTING.
Deuce was 23-4-5-2-1.
Obi 21-4-2, hit all three FTs and 2-4 treys. Nice assist on the ball moving around the horn, when he passed on a good shot from this three in the corner pocket face up, to Grimes in the deep corner.
PS: It is inevitable that we will engage in the wouldacouldashoulda game, as nice talent up and down behind 19, 21 and 32, but Grimes and McBride [and IQ] are solid young players to bring up behind Fournier, Burks, Barrett, Rose and Walker, as is Obi behind Randle, and Jericho behind Nerlens and Mitchell.
PPS: Liked what I saw of that Turkish center the Rockets took at 16 who talks to the basketball at the FT line. He is a masher and a rebounding beast in the box, good for 6-8-10-12 trips to the FT line per game. And that center the Pistons drafted at what, #52, Garza is it? Not the most nimble footed motherfucker I've ever seen, a very skilled center, dropped 25 pounds since the college season ended, and looks to be a steal for the Pistons, who have assembled a very, very nice core of young talent. Watching Cade standing eye to eye with Obi took my breath away. That level of skill at that level of SIZE? Wow. Really liked Scottie Barnes on Toronto too. He's like a 6'9" swiss army knife.
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