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Nyballa561
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7/14/2010  7:36 PM
I really thought he would be dominating in the Summer League, he showed us so much last year, and I definitely thought he would be a player who was going to be key in D'Antonis rotation. Also, the weight loss really made it seem like he was making it a point to improve his game and really be an important player on this squad.

So far in SL, he has been flat out AWFUL. He looks like a different player out there. Not only the fact that he is missing some really wide open jumpers, but he isn't making his free throws, and is making some really odd plays. He seems lost out there, IMO.

Is there something to be concerned about here, or am I just overreacting?
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7/14/2010  7:40 PM
yeah he's actually playing over confident and ******up..brain dead is more like it.
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7/14/2010  7:50 PM
Looking downright lost.

Lost weight, lost bulk, lost his skills?

Wouldn't panic but there's nothing good about what he's done in SL.

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7/14/2010  7:53 PM
He's not really being aggressive. Maybe he's not playing with no passion because he has nothing to prove anymore, I don't know.
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7/14/2010  7:57 PM
I would not look too deeply into summer league.

A few years ago I thought Nichols was gonna be solid based on his lighting it up. I even thought his stroke was better than Chandler.
Nichols is no longer in the league and Chandler is in a whole other level now.

Robinson had a summer league where he looked like the next Nash... obviously he is not.

Summer league is a very unstructured assortment of players that favors street style over NBA team play.
I like our 2nd round picks and think we could really see where they are at by mid-season, although probably a lil longer for J. Jordan.
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7/14/2010  7:58 PM
Team offense is being run so poorly by Douglas, even by Summer League standards. Lots of guys look unorganized as a result.
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7/14/2010  7:58 PM
When you lose that much weight at the young of an age(and its not like he as a fat guy) I suspect he is not getting good nutrition for his body. He looks weak and actually much less explosive. Maybe he needed to lose 5 pounds---25 pounds seems to have backfired.
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7/14/2010  8:04 PM
BRIGGS wrote:When you lose that much weight at the young of an age(and its not like he as a fat guy) I suspect he is not getting good nutrition for his body. He looks weak and actually much less explosive. Maybe he needed to lose 5 pounds---25 pounds seems to have backfired.

That could very well be it. Maybe he'll get his strength back by October or November.
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7/14/2010  8:05 PM
I saw a few times, when attacking the basket, he would make a drive, and run into his own man....

Theres no organization out there....No need to get hurt, and risk your paycheck, in these games....

I think Walker is fine, but should definitely hit the weight room before the NBA season start.....

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7/14/2010  8:13 PM
Summer League?

Man, We talking about Summer League...

Not the regular season

We talking about Summer League

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7/14/2010  8:20 PM
How did he look today?
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7/14/2010  8:35 PM
umynot wrote:How did he look today?

Worst then he did the previous game..I'm put some blame on the coach, the lane was wide open with J jordan on the floor.

It's a good thing we have some shot blockers cause we have no defensive structure whatsoever

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7/14/2010  9:09 PM
JohnWallace44 wrote:Team offense is being run so poorly by Douglas, even by Summer League standards. Lots of guys look unorganized as a result.

How does that explain his defensive issues?

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7/14/2010  9:15 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/14/2010  9:15 PM
BRIGGS wrote:When you lose that much weight at the young of an age(and its not like he as a fat guy) I suspect he is not getting good nutrition for his body. He looks weak and actually much less explosive. Maybe he needed to lose 5 pounds---25 pounds seems to have backfired.

lmao, you think he is starving himself? lol all of a sudden this weight loss is becoming a negative, not a positive. Just playing, but seriously i hope he hasnt lost too much strength
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7/14/2010  9:17 PM
Didn't Lampe look good in SL? Cuts both ways.
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7/14/2010  9:25 PM
Pharzeone wrote:
JohnWallace44 wrote:Team offense is being run so poorly by Douglas, even by Summer League standards. Lots of guys look unorganized as a result.

How does that explain his defensive issues?

dude played 3-2 zone for 4 years at Syracuse, gonna take a bit of adjustment.

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7/14/2010  9:26 PM
BRIGGS wrote:When you lose that much weight at the young of an age(and its not like he as a fat guy) I suspect he is not getting good nutrition for his body. He looks weak and actually much less explosive. Maybe he needed to lose 5 pounds---25 pounds seems to have backfired.

I remember John Bagley of Celtics and Boston College fame would complian that he felt tired and weak when he came into camp at a lower weight. Maybe it's the case here. Or maybe Walker just needs to tweak his strength training regimen and diet to make up for the weight loss like Briggs said. One thing is for certain -- he doesn't look like the same player physically.

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7/14/2010  9:34 PM
Maybe he's just a bit rusty. SL just started so I'm willing to suspend judgment for a bit.
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7/14/2010  9:48 PM
martin wrote:
Pharzeone wrote:
JohnWallace44 wrote:Team offense is being run so poorly by Douglas, even by Summer League standards. Lots of guys look unorganized as a result.

How does that explain his defensive issues?

dude played 3-2 zone for 4 years at Syracuse, gonna take a bit of adjustment.

?? Walker didn't go to Syracuse.

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7/14/2010  9:53 PM
Pharzeone wrote:
martin wrote:
Pharzeone wrote:
JohnWallace44 wrote:Team offense is being run so poorly by Douglas, even by Summer League standards. Lots of guys look unorganized as a result.

How does that explain his defensive issues?

dude played 3-2 zone for 4 years at Syracuse, gonna take a bit of adjustment.

?? Walker didn't go to Syracuse.

oh haha, got mixed up in threads. was thinking Rautins

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