Watched the 2nd Westchester game on YouTube.
One of the announcers mentioned that Summers might be on the squad to be a Carmelo type player, and it sure looks like he's been given a lot of freedom to shoot the ball. He seems redundant on the present NY Knicks roster, though, but I can see another team taking a chance on him.
Some decent play from Thanasis, but nothing that makes him worthy of being signed by the parent club. He's playing with energy, though. Did have a great high flying lob pass dunk off a Trice assist, but did not look good from the outside.
Atkins looks small. Has a very good jump hook in the post-he's a very small PF with some muscles but no bulk. Did NOT look closely at his perimeter D. He can block shots, but again- he is not a big player.
Have seen very little from Saunders...disappointing. It is clear to me that he's probably reading books to prepare for his Masters Degree, and not working on his game. Priorities...priorities.
Trice has started slowly in both games, and then come on strong...taking over at certain times during the second half of each game. You get the sense that he could be more aggressive with the ball, but is not trying to do too much. Good range on his shot, and he has a nice "split the seam" midrange J. He can go left and finish, but has missed some of those shots, although he's looked fluid doing it. He's made some very nice passes, and does a nice job pushing things on the break. He's not big, but is a pretty tough defender, and seems to be strong for his size, especially his lower body.
I think that if we had Summers last year, he might have be given a 10 day contract after Melo got injured, but I don't see a need for him now on this roster.
We know that Phil is not a fan of small guards, but I can picture Trice as an energy type guard who you bring in every now and then to give the team a spark. Has a good shot, can pass the ball, and he seems to have the BB IQ you want for a PG, or "Lead" Guard.
I'm predicting he gets a shot with the bit team at some point in the future, although it will be less likely if Calderon continues to play well and Grant shows progress as the season continues.
EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?