philliken Posted July 2 Just in case you want to set your DVR's (Or if you're Old Guy - your Tivo ), Javon's summer league games are televised. Fri - July 5 - 8:30pm Central on ESPN Sat - July 6 - 9:00pm Central on ESPN Mon - July 8 - 8:30pm Central on NBA TV Wed - July 10 - 6:30pm Central on ESPN2 The next four are tbd. Link to schedule and roster below. https://www.nba.com/pelicans/pelicans-announce-mgm-resorts-nba-summer-league-2019-roster-and-mini-camp-schedule 1 Littlebill reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted July 2 Assume Javon is still playing hurt? It's a shame that he doesn't have time to recover first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted July 2 39 minutes ago, Clock_Tower said: Assume Javon is still playing hurt? It's a shame that he doesn't have time to recover first. Who says he hasn't recovered? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Box and Won Posted July 2 And here's a blurb on Isabell and the Clippers: Quote L.A. opens their Summer League campaign on Saturday, July 6, at 4:30 p.m. PDT against the Los Angeles Lakers on ESPNU. The Clippers will complete their opening round with contests against the Memphis Grizzlies (Sunday, July 7, at 8:30 p.m. PDT on ESPN2), the Washington Wizards (Tuesday, July 9, at 8:30 p.m. PDT on NBATV) and the Sacramento Kings (Thursday, July 11, at 7:00 p.m. PDT on NBATV). Willie Reed is playing for Utah's Summer League team. He had a nice game last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheChosenOne Posted July 2 Thanks for the info, I’ll be watching and tracking our guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willie Posted July 2 7 minutes ago, Box and Won said: And here's a blurb on Isabell and the Clippers: Willie Reed is playing for Utah's Summer League team. He had a nice game last night. I know of his issues but I still believe Willie can be an effective backup player in the NBA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted July 2 17 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Who says he hasn't recovered? Me. Understood he finished the last portion of our season with a repetitive injury requiring rest to fully heal -- and it doesn't sound like he has had time to heal. Old Guy/other medical experts -- what is length of time for a normal recovery? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLU_Nick Posted July 2 21 minutes ago, Clock_Tower said: Me. Understood he finished the last portion of our season with a repetitive injury requiring rest to fully heal -- and it doesn't sound like he has had time to heal. Old Guy/other medical experts -- what is length of time for a normal recovery? So baseless speculation. Nice. ”doesn’t sound like he’s had time to heal” - GTFOH everyone on here knows he was hobbled at the end of last season 3 Bizziken, rgbilliken and Littlebill reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted July 2 12 minutes ago, SLU_Nick said: So baseless speculation. Nice. ”doesn’t sound like he’s had time to heal” - GTFOH everyone on here knows he was hobbled at the end of last season I wonder, what does “healing sounds like”? Birds chirping? Ocean waves? Clock forgot Bess played in a totally optional 3 on 3 tourney in the spring. He wouldn’t compromise his future by playing in that tourney if he was not ready. 2 rgbilliken and SLU_Nick reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wgstl Posted July 2 3 hours ago, Box and Won said: And here's a blurb on Isabell and the Clippers: Willie Reed is playing for Utah's Summer League team. He had a nice game last night. 3 billies playing this summer. This is amazing, honestly. 1 Box and Won reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUBillsFan Posted July 2 3 hours ago, willie said: I know of his issues but I still believe Willie can be an effective backup player in the NBA. I agree. It seems like there are loads of guys with Willie's skill set in the NBA. I think Kevon Looney is an example of what peak Willie could look like in the right situation. He just got $15 million over 3 years from the Dubs. The problem for Willie is that there are a lot of those type of guys (who like him haven't proven themselves as well as Looney) and most of them don't have Willie's other issues. If you're an NBA team looking to sign a backup center to a minimum contract, are you taking Willie or someone without his baggage? Despite his issues / past, I still hope Willie can work out his personal stuff, make it back to the NBA and have a good career. Even though he left early, his bio still says SLU, so his success is a positive for SLU. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAndGrind Posted July 2 Just now, RUBillsFan said: I agree. It seems like there are loads of guys with Willie's skill set in the NBA. I think Kevon Looney is an example of what peak Willie could look like in the right situation. He just got $15 million over 3 years from the Dubs. The problem for Willie is that there are a lot of those type of guys (who like him haven't proven themselves as well as Looney) and most of them don't have Willie's other issues. If you're an NBA team looking to sign a backup center to a minimum contract, are you taking Willie or someone without his baggage? Despite his issues / past, I still hope Willie can work out his personal stuff, make it back to the NBA and have a good career. Even though he left early, his bio still says SLU, so his success is a positive for SLU. I will always root for Willie but Willie has been his own worst enemy. And he’s made some terrible personal and professional decisions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old guy Posted July 2 3 hours ago, Clock_Tower said: Me. Understood he finished the last portion of our season with a repetitive injury requiring rest to fully heal -- and it doesn't sound like he has had time to heal. Old Guy/other medical experts -- what is length of time for a normal recovery? That is hard to say. Let's assume he has a soft tissue injury, this can go from a sprain to an Achiles tendonitis with some of the injuries being a whole lot worse than others. With a soft tissue injury, what works is rest, ice, anti inflammatories, and some ROM exercises. JB continued playing last season, despite his injury, therefore making it worse rather than better. If he did it for a long enough time, the injury can transition from an acute inflammatory soft tissue injury to a chronic inflammatory soft tissue injury. It is hard to say what is long enough but he did a lot of playing with the injury. Once the injury goes from acute to chronic, it is a LOT worse to treat and obtain full recovery. So, it is not clear where Bess is at this time within the spectrum of a soft tissue injury. If he has become a chronic case, he will be limited to one degree or the other (perhaps very slightly) for a long time, and if he wants to play he will have to do so with his chronic injury in place. One of the good aspects of a chronic soft tissue injury is that as long as it it not really pushed to the point of developing a new secondary acute injury on top of the existing chronic one, he may be stable enough to play. I am sorry but we do not have enough information to say much else about this issue. Do I think he is fully recovered?, I strongly think this is not the case. Can he play, he probably can with some limitations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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crymdg2 Posted July 3 Gonna happen A LOT to people from Zion, but great to see Javon in a NBA uniform regardless! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RamJAMTIME Posted July 4 6 hours ago, crymdg2 said: Gonna happen A LOT to people from Zion, but great to see Javon in a NBA uniform regardless! Anyone know if jerseys matter? Do they split the teams randomly, or is there a main team and scrubs in summer league? Bess probably stole the ball the previous two times down the court, but that doesn't generate clicks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheChosenOne Posted July 4 Willie Reed played again last night and put up 14 points on 7/13 shooting (0/1 from the line), 16 rebounds (8 offensive/8 defensive), 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal in 24 minutes. We'll have our first chance to see Bess tomorrow night at 9:30 ET on ESPN. 3 Box and Won, Zink and tarheelbilliken reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted July 5 Didn't think twice about starting a new thread, buried it here. Michael Porter hurt again. Starting to feel a sorry for the kid. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/04/nuggets-michael-porter-jr-injury-summer-league/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quality Is Job 1 Posted July 5 3 hours ago, HoosierPal said: Didn't think twice about starting a new thread, buried it here. Michael Porter hurt again. Starting to feel a sorry for the kid. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/04/nuggets-michael-porter-jr-injury-summer-league/ Don't feel sorry for him. This one appears to be more of a typical injury, not a career-threatening one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Don't feel sorry for him. This one appears to be more of a typical injury, not a career-threatening one. I would feel sorry for the Nuggets but then I remembered that Kroenke owns them so never mind. 1 SLU_Lax reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgeldmacher Posted July 5 Porter signed a $15 million four year contract after playing 1.5 games of college basketball. He was paid his first year of pay without having to a play a single game. He also signed a multi year shoe endorsement contract with Puma. From the standpoint of him being a kid who has not been able to play the game that he loves, I feel sorry for him. From the standpoint of someone getting probably about $20 million dollars for not doing very much, I don't feel sorry for him at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NashvilleBilliken Posted July 6 Bess with some good minutes in the first quarter. A couple of boards and fouled on the break (non shooting). One of the first off the bench and he looks like he belongs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJK Posted July 6 Javon in first quarter. Playing the only defense seen yet in the game. Subbed in for Zion. on ESPN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJK Posted July 6 Holy crap... earthquake! Bess has missed all three shot attempts but his defense has caused the ground to shake with fear. 1 RamJAMTIME reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianstl Posted July 6 9 minutes ago, BJK said: Holy crap... earthquake! Bess has missed all three shot attempts but his defense has caused the ground to shake with fear. Crazy that it impacted Vegas like that. Looks like it was a big 7.1 in the same area as yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
