Summer League Open Thread #2: Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 6:35 AM EDT
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Game 2 from Orlando has the Indiana Pacers summer league team taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder which should provide plenty of interesting action. A couple of players with local ties played for the Thunder in their win over Orlando yesterday. Former IU Hoosier, D.J. White appeared to have a solid outing scoring 13 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in 32 minutes of PT. Former Hoosier and Pike Red Devil, Robert Vaden scored a bucket in his 7 minutes of burn. The Thunder also have Russell Westbrook, James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Shaun Livingston running with them this summer.
As for the Pacers, it will be intersting to see if Leo Lyons and/or Aaron Jackson get some run tonight. Jim O'Brien mentioned that one of the 13 players was hurt although he didn't specify who. I was assuming he was splitting up game time for the free agents so Jackson and Lyons would get a look tonight. I guess we'll find out tonight.
You can catch the action streaming live tonight at 7:00PM EDT from the Magic's summer league site. Please drop by with your comments on the game while watching. Dante & Galante ought to be in rare form delivering their "analysis" in near delirium since this will be their third game of the night.
After the jump, a few links of interest including plenty of interest in Tyler Hansbrough's first game without wearing the Tar Heel baby blues.
- Pacers.com Summer League Central gathers up all of the Pacers info from Orlando.
- 2009 Orlando Pro Summer League, Day 1
Third Quarter Collapse was on the scene for day one of the 2009 Orlando Pro Summer League and spoke with Jim O'Brien and Larry Bird after the Pacers' game yesterday. - Josh McRoberts with JMV yesterday (audio)
- Lester Conner talks summer League with Kravitz & Eddie (audio)
- Tyler Hansbrough Gets a Taste of the NBA Court - TrueHoop
Ross Siler reports from Orlando on Hansbrough's first summer league game for the Pacers."I can probably score 30 points in an NBA game and someone would still question whether I can play in the league or not, so I don't care," Hansbrough said. "I'm not out to satisfy other people." He is not the highest-drafted rookie in Orlando this week -- that distinction belongs to Oklahoma City's James Harden -- but Hansbrough might be the featured attraction.
- Tyler Hansbrough Makes Pacers Debut -- NBA FanHouse
Tim Povtak reports on Hansbrough's summer league debut for The Fanhouse. - HoopsHype - Hansbrough's debut a hit
John Denton offers up his take on the Pacers win and Hansbrough's debut. - Hansbrough Takes His First NBA Steps - HOOPSWORLD
Tommy Beer reports on Hansbrough's debut including a little insight to the minor dust up with Marreese Speights. - PBN | Summer madness
Sam Amico from ProBasketballNews.com offers his thoughts from Orlando and also came away impressed with Hansbrough.
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Have a feeling we might get blown out tonight ....
Westbrook – Harden – White – Vaden – Mullens
looks like there bringing a little more firepower than Indy
by Man of Pace on Jul 7, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man, we have the beard. Thats all that needs to be said.
but ya, thats a pretty talented summer league team…
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game starting? I'm on dial-up so im just lookin for some updates.
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by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Better play tonight so far
At least shots are falling. Couple nice strokes from James Harden and Trey Johnson.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Harden will be a fantastic pick for OKC. They will be a fun team to watch this year!
by jantz101 on Jul 7, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think he is talented but terribly un-athletic for a lottery pick.
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is awkwardly athletic the right term? He seems to be able to get the job done, but doesnt look super quick
by jantz101 on Jul 7, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya, kinda like Danny, i mean dannys more athletic, but ya know how he played below the rim,
thats kinda what im seeing from harden, lots of sneaky lay-ins and three’s./
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by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JJ Redick
sending in texts about McRoberts.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh McRoberts is not afraid to punch someone in the face. It’s shaping up to look like I need a McBob jersey.
by spstevenson on Jul 7, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orlando Summer League…where low-ball contracts are signed
by spstevenson on Jul 7, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice little hansbrough to hibbert connection for a little hook
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough bangin inside for a putback layup
by jantz101 on Jul 7, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy Hansbrough
3-ball without hesitation
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was waiting for him to hit a 17’ yesterday and today. Guess we will have to settle for a 3! Great to see the big guy has range
by jantz101 on Jul 7, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hansborough playing the best of our guys so far tonight?
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice follow Roy
Loved how he got low in the post.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McRoberts with another flush
I’d give Mac player of the game so far.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ack
McRoberts rolling around on the floor in pain. left ankle?
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh McRoberts
He looks really good. The injury is minor. I am looking forward to McBob’s development.
by Rob Ives on Jul 7, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DJ White offered up a strong move
drew a foul getting in Hansbrough’s kitchen.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Leo Lyons
knocks down a couple of jumpers.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What have I missed? What have been the highlights of Dante and Galante in particular?
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They were on McRoberts for quite awhile
because he was playing well and JJ Redick was texting in stories.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How certain are we that
Blalock isn’t Tinsley out there? I am not convinced. They look too much like each other in grainy online video feeds.
by spstevenson on Jul 7, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like he has the night off
either that or he’s searching around Orlando for his shot.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bruno said he was
resting his sore right knee tonight
by spstevenson on Jul 7, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have a feeling its right where he left it.
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by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think D&G just put a transistor radio up against the mic. Nice sound.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hansbrough throws up some weird/ugly looking shots…
by dbcb on Jul 7, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Would you rather fight a grizzly bear or Josh McRoberts?
I would go with the grizzly. Josh McRoberts scares me”
hahahahahaha
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, vander meer
nice idea, about 2 seconds to late trying to hit Hansbrough under the hoop.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
David Thorpe on Hansbrough
Hansbrough will always be able to get buckets off garbage inside. That’s a talent.
Hansbrough does a great job of racing the floor.
by dbcb on Jul 7, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice Hansbrough.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough is more athletic than I remember from college… he isn’t getting the offensive rebounds I was expecting though
by dbcb on Jul 7, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice finish and 1 for Hansbrough
missed the 1 though
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this hansbrough having range adds a whole other dimension when compared to foster
by dbcb on Jul 7, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoever the tiny pg is, he dribbles with the ball too damn high
by dbcb on Jul 7, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ay yi yi
Someone put a fork in the ball.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pacers up 69-62 after 3Q
Need some more action.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
10 missed FTs
At leats they’re getting to the line.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Game now tied
Tied, but not exactly exciting.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
welp that is all i can take this is miserable basketball lol
by dbcb on Jul 7, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He he
D&G getting on Harden for poppin’ his shirt in summer league.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Russell Westbrook kicked the ball boy like Oklahoma City kicked Seattle.”
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It does indeed. There should be a team moved there. Charlotte has been given 2 opportunities to support a professional basketball team, and both have not worked out well.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when some of the people here were saying Hansbrough just relied on getting calls and it wouldn’t happen in the pros? Working pretty damn well so far :]
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough knows how to draw contact
even outside the Dean Dome.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Which is incredibly wonderful news for us. The pick is looking better and better. And now McRoberts is starting to fulfill his major potential. PF looks like less of a problem.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defense and Summer League is a major oxymoron.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pacers up 3 with 5 minutes to go
Refs appear ready to let everything go.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NICE FINISH!
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
by?
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough
Changed his shot in mid-air to finish. Next time down took a hit to the face from DJ White for two more free throws.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough. Dodged like 3 guys for a reverse.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am actually loving the Hansbrough pick right now. At first I was a little stunned and annoyed, because I love Blair. But I started accepting it as Blair dropped (meaning something was really wrong with his knees). The more I thought about it I started thinking: We are building a very good young team with a good young core. Hansbrough’s destiny in life is to become an energy 6th or 7th man on a championship team. Right now I am actually thinking that Dick Vitale may be right: I could really see him throwing up a 14 and 8 within 3 years.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is good with that interior bounce pass
by jantz101 on Jul 7, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats from the offense they run at georgetown, all those back cuts, their big men are always solid passers
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by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You pooped in my refrigerator? And ate the whole wheel of cheese?!?!?! I’m not even mad, that’s amazing!
That is my reaction to the Westbrook shot.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Roy Hibbert may pick up the official and throw him out the window”
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious
Defensive 3 seconds called on OKC.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really love how they just openly hate the summer league.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't possibly got to OT again...
22.9 left, tie game.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No call for Hansbrough that time
OKC ball
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
AHAHAHAHA They are praying over the air for the game to not go to overtime. If they were on ESPN, I would watch every single game they announced.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh. Josh McBobs may need crutches. Uhohuhohuhoh
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Illegal screen?
with 2.3 left!!! Classic.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough hits the fade away elbow jumper at the buzzer...
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by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hansbrough shooting FTs????
Makes both.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
excess foul penalty
DJ White had 7 fouls so the Pacers got 2 FTs.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well, atleast the season doesn't start next week.
But this summer league time was going to help alot
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
by cfizzle on Jul 7, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At worst, it gives him a lot more time to work on his jump shot.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MCROBERTS ON CRUTCHES. DAMMIT.
Is swearing allowed here?
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty mild
but I do prefer to keep it a family show. No worries.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright. It is different at every blog so I was just making sure.
You run a great show over here. Keep up the good work.
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by rollonubears on Jul 7, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes
Harden nearly tied it with a 3 at the buzzer.
by Tom Lewis on Jul 7, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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