Who Is Brandon Wallace?

Yes .. more small forwards!! lets turn into the knicks.

i think he could play pf . I know they said he didnt do much there but he’s got the size. Just sign him and put him in the d league for now

Why isn’t the lead article on Leon Powe? He was the story of the game.

The lead article isnt on powe because we already know what we have in powe. He’s not an athletic freak that can defend like wallace can

I really liked what this Kid brought, but let’s not forget that summer league breeds temporary all stars.

Justin Reed looked like he was destined to break out after his last summer league appearence and…well…he didn’t.

I am not saying this guy won’t find a spot, I hope he does, but I just know too many guys who dominate summer league and wind up busts.

rondohondo said:

“The lead article isnt on powe because we already know what we have in powe.”

Did we? Did anyone think Powe was going to dominate Greg Oden? Powe was outstanding. I liked what Wallace did, but Powe was the reason they won the game.

Rondo also played an excellent game, even though he didn’t score. There were no turnovers— not a single errant pass—and Sergio Rodriguez was completely under control.

id we? Did anyone think Powe was going to dominate Greg Oden? Powe was outstanding. I liked what Wallace did, but Powe was the reason they won the game

I just meant we all know powe is a banger and not an athletic defender something we need more, but i cant say i expected powe to dominate oden like he did tonight

Leon played a thoroughly professional game. It’s not about posterizing. It’s about boxing out, always being in the right place, taking away Oden’s strengths.

Powe tonight reminded me of Paul Silas, and that’s about as high praise as I can give for a performance by a power forward.

dude Paul Silas..

haha yea like you said its one game lets not compare powe to silas either

It’s just one game for Brandon Wallace also.

i know but i’m comparing him to allen ray not paul silas

I am hopeful for Powe too ..

I dont want kandi.its obvious he tries hard to stick around because he loves the lifestyle of the nba..makes me sick.

To me, Powe was the story and Rondo cannot shoot. Outside of Powe and Wallace, the Defensive rotations seemed very quick. Was this luck or are we actually teaching defense?

can he waive a towel from the bench? If so, luck him up!

He can be our own mateen cleaves

Found some Yi gifs on another board.

Not bad at all …http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48626&page=4

To me the story was Powe. He was awesome. The other story was Rondo passing up open layups as the announcers and Doc discussed.

I thought Pruitt played well. Showed a good handle, made smart passes and knocked down a few open jumpers. Other than a good anticipation steal on transition, I didn’t notice him much on D – though I wasn’t really paying attention.

Why get excited about Po? Even if he makes the team, Doc will never play him until the 75th game, when he “discovers” him.

Powe not Po

When Doc discovers Po that’ll be Jeff’s lead story—and we’ll all be in trouble.

I wasn’t too impressed with Wallace. “rondo can’t shoot” I’m assuming you missed his 65 foot three pointer.

Lamarcus Aldridge looked the best of all but Leon looked like the NBA vet among rookies. He is a guy that we have needed for years – a banger. If he makes a big step over last year (and last night indicated that) we have a real rotation contributor. By the way, McRoberts looked over his head. I agree with others that Rondo didn’t turn ball over but needs to practice a shot in Vegas. Davis and Pruitt both looked like they would have been 1st rounders in another year so good for Danny (so far on 2007 draft). G.Green showed progress on help defense and provided a few thrills. Brandon Wallace looks like a talent. Same school as R. Balkman right? Two unknowns from same school. Maybe So Carolina needs a new coach. I also thought that Allred looked OK but Wallace has lead on last roster spot. We need another point guard but I don’t see Alan Ray cutting it. Why isn’t Telfair on the roster – his decision or team’s?

i didn’t get to see the game – do you guys think that Powe may be the power forward we are looking for to start next to Jefferson?

Wallace is athletic, wont be an NBA player though.

Green looked decent even though he didn’t hit his shots.

I hate big baby. He is terrible when he is doing anything other than rebounding.

Rondo looks like the game come so easy to him now, he could have dominated at any point last night.

Summer league is terrible basketball.

I told you Oden is overrated. Horford is going to end up being the best player in that draft…

Allan Ray looked great I thought.

Brick’s right – Powe was the story of this game. He looked like a man among boys.

Davis looked rather small out there. Yes, he’s round, but he seemed like a rotund shooting guard to me. Still, he showed some hustle (although a penchant for fouls).

Pruitt’s got a nice stroke. I thought he handled the ball pretty well too.

I don’t think Ray will make this team.

Gerald looked like an absolute gunner out there. I’m still not a big fan of his game.

I need to see Wallace a little more to get more jazzed about him. Right now I don’t see him making this team.

I thought Rondo played well. He just seems to create havoc for the other team when he’s on the floor. He’s all over the place. His outside shot still didn’t look very good, but his role on offense will be to get in the paint and create looks for Pierce, Allen and Jefferson.

Wallace reminded me of Tayshaun Prince, tall lean and having the ability to give multiple jumps in succession. Please, I said reminded me, not is.

Just a first game impression, but I thougt Powe,especially, and Big Baby did a nice job defending and rebounding against Oden. Even though he’s not ideal I think Powe takes a bit of pressure off us to get another big. If we do go after a big I still think Mikki Moore can be gotten with a decent contract. I doubt Olowokandi will be back and I don’t think Allen Ray helps us much so this could free up two roster places. Twill be interesting, but I don’t see any pressure on the C’s to do something drastic or immediate. Am still waiting for GG. He still seems to be rushing his shots and is drifting when shooting from outside instead of stopping and going straight up.

I can’t understand cautious blogger reserve on two players that really impressed last night. Apart from Powe who played like a man among boys and solidified his roster value, I was extremely impressed with two rookies. Davis, although his shot wasn’t falling, showed a variety of basketball skills, excellent passing and a high BBIQ. He’ll be a keeper and could become our PF of the future because he plays smart, has handles and shoot range, and isn’t afraid to mix it up inside. He is still adjusting to the speed/size differential of better competition.

The other “shocker” was Brandon Wallace who dominated at his “3” position and showed that he could become a great inside-outside player. While it’s only Summer League he did look to be one of the best players on the court. He looked more like a veteran than a rookie and I saw enough to want him signed. I understand that this was NOT a surprise to the coaching staff because Wallace has been very impressive in practice too. He also showed a high basketball IQ (always important), great lift and enough lateral speed that he could become the help defender so lacking. He truly looked more like our “second round steal” than any other player on the court and proved once again (as was the case with Gomes) that a player miscast for a playing position can looked great when played at his best position.

When you look at the skill level and impressive performances of Davis, Wallace and Powe and compare their upside to Scal, one has to feel good that our roster has been upgraded.

I was less impressed with Gabe and Allan Ray. I’ll give Gabe the better grade because he’s a rookie and his inexperience was evident. He has better size, athleticism and defensive ability that Ray and I expect that he’s a more potent offensive weapon too. Allan Ray had a chance if he could consistently knock down the outside shot but his inconsistency there, at his apparent strenght, doesn’t bode well for his Celtic future.

Rondo again displayed his PG skills and stabilizing affect as a field general. That he didn’t shoot more may have been due to his desire to get the team into an offensive rythmn and get guys “into” the game. We’ll see how he does later in SL.

It’s sad to say and perhaps a bit premature to comment after one SL game, but GG simply has a long way to go. With three year’s experience, he (like Marcus Banks before him) looked only for his own offense and failed to dish to his teammates when multiple opportunities presented, especially on his penetrations inside. He showed some defensive improvement but less so than Brandon Wallace who’s a rookie. He may have a great offensive upside, but I’m increasingly thinking that he’ll always be a one dimensional player with a “bankrupt” basketball IQ.

Why are folks down on GG? He shut down Martell Webster pretty nicely—Webster—who was drafted 14 places higher, BTW— could barely get off a shot.

Gerald will score. He has that scorer’s mentality. The question is whether or not he can do enough other things to stay on the floor. Last night, he did.

I agree with Brick. Gerald’s passing ability is definitely down on the list of things he needs to improve. There are plenty of shoot-first, ask questions later kind of scorers in the league who do quite well. I think his defense is paramount. And he did do a decent job last night. But, I would caution that it’s a lot easier to guard a bunch of other young guys who have no clue what’s going on either. Let’s see how he does when the season starts against some wily veteran.

I was impressed with Pruitt. He didn’t have a “great” game. But, his poise and ball-handling ability are better than Allen Ray, and he’s like a foot taller, which means he can actually defend both guard positions. And his perimeter shot looks quick and steady enough to be reliable. I think Ray is expendable now.

When you look at GG’s size and hype and his game development and compare that to Gay or Marcus Aldridge he’s a decided disappointment.

 It’s nice that you can get excited about his defensive performance last night but I remain unimpressed. With his size and athleticism he should have DOMINATED offensively/defensively and not merely had a good game among inexperienced players. This is GG’s 3rd season and we should be seeing that type of dominance if we’re to expect him to become a star in this league.

Sorry, but I failed to see that he learned much about team play this past off-season. He may be incrementally better but at this pace we’ll all grow beards before we see the “savior” emerge from mediocrity!

BTW, anyone see Yi against Memphis? I’ve only seen clips. That turnaround is deadly. We all wondered whether he could get it off against NBA players. I guess the answer is yes.

Wallace is an athletic 3 who will have time to develop. He’s a keeper!

GG looked better on defense, shutting down Webster. Only one game, but the faact he didn’t get lost by an active athletic guy is a plus. He’s a shooter, who didn’t shoot outside of the offensive flow. What’s wrong with that? To also expect him to be a distributor I think is unrealistic at this stage of his growth. At the end of last year, we were all saying, "If he could only play defense.’ One can hope!

But, just think, Wallace comes on…GG is definitely on the trade train!

Just finished watching the game. Thanks to my DVR. Albeit it was one game but Wallace definitely opened some eyes. Right now he looks like a homeless man’s Gerald Wallace. If he continues to play like this, he could take Allen Ray’s roster spot. Powe also looked good. He’s definitely one tough SOB, which the C’s desperately need but I’m still not sure he’s anything more than a 9th or 10th man. He likes to shoot a little too much (granted it’s summer league) and has a lot of trouble getting his shot off, although tonight his herky jerky shots were falling. If he just focuses on playing D and throwing his body around he can definitely be a useful player. Glen Davis hustled at times and he’s clearly comfortable handling and passing the ball, so that much was encouraging.

Were two summer league game records set last night?

Oden had 10 fouls
Yi had 7 turnovers

Who is the game coach for Celts in the SL? Think Doc was paying any attention to Powe? I doubt it. Doc is a small ball coach. Small in many ways.

The Celtics should eat Veal’s salary and be done with it.

Wallace was intriguing, but I’m sure there will be some on this board that will have him in the All Star game this year. Every year it’s someone…Orien Green, Justin Reed etc. Still I think there will be a deal made, and some of these spare parts will be sent packing. So if they sign him and he continues to play well, there’s a pretty good chance he could make the roster.

By far the most impressive player out there was LeMarcus Aldridge. He made it look easy, smooth and big and powerful. Guy looks like an all-star.

Oden is a year out of high school, learning a new set of rules, in his first game. The Celts tripled-teamed him half the time. He’s rough, but he can pass out of the post. Oden will be ridiculously good in 3-5 years. Way better than Parish or Ewing, who the announcers were comparing him to.

For the Celtics, Wallace clearly was the surprise of the evening. It’s just one game, but the comments made about him by Doc & Bulpett & Gorman about his outstanding practice sessions add to the positive impression. That plus his 9/10 rpg in college, and his basketball IQ (great if it’s true!), and you have think he makes this team and contributes first year. I don’t care who has to get cut, Big Baby, Pruit, but I hope not Ray, Allen.

Big Baby and Pruitt both showed flashes, but also showed why they dropped into the second round. Big Baby might have height issues. Have to see more of Pruitt to get better idea.

I like Leon, but he has limited upside. His shot (like the Big Baby’s) got blocked multiple times. He took advantage of Oden who doesn’t know how to play in the NBA yet in his first game, I wouldn’t put too much stock in it.

Don’t give up on Ray, Allen just yet. His shot wasn’t falling, but he looked much better taking the ball to the hoop than last year. You have to figure his shot is going to fall – that’s supposed to be his strength. If by the end of the Vegas league if his shot remains inconsistent, then he’ll have to go. If he can convert those consistently, he has the become an offensive force.

Green is lightning quick and can shoot, but clearly lacks basketball IQ. Package him to Milwaulkee!

Rajon has the dish-off down pat. If I were Doc, I would tell him he CAN’T PASS ON A DRIVE during summer league. Seriously. Larry Bird played a whole summer left-handed. Just shoot the damn thing, Rajon!

Oden’s performance was entirely predictable. Powe got some pretty good experience last year, plus he’s smart, so Oden got a bit of an education. Fast forward to February and I’m sure it would be a different story.

Oden’s going to be good, but the question is will he be a Joe Barry Carrol, or a Tim Duncan category franchise player. He’s got a ton to learn and he’ll have plenty of nights when he flat out sucks this year. But he’s smart, very gifted and he’s going to learn. My only question is whether he has the fire in the belly to become a franchise player. I don’t think anyone can accurately predict that right now.

So yeah, he sucked last night, but I really wish we had him.

Rajon was and is the biggest story from last night and the rest of the Summer League and into camp really. His development is the single most important factor to this team. I found him terribly dissapointing last night. He didn’t show any signs that his jumper has improved, he continued to pass up shots when he was given a free pass to the basket, and beyond that he only had 1 assist the entire game.

In addition, who’s going to backup at the point? I like that Telfair says all the right things, and is apparantly in shape for once, but that’s not enough to give me confidence he can handle serious minutes at the point, and Gabe Pruitt looked showed he can play, but didn’t necessarily show me he’s a real PG.

I was pretty happy with Powe and Big Baby. I don’t care too much about scoring from my backup 4, the board and defense looked good from both, although I’m not sure there’s room for both to get run during the regular season. If we bring in Camby or another defensive minded big to start at the 5 I’m not sure there’s room for either one of them to get any run.

scndtony said:
  “Who is the game coach for Celts in the SL? Think Doc was paying any attention to Powe? I doubt it. Doc is a small ball coach. Small in many ways.”

Armond Hill coaches the games, but Doc actually runs the practices himself. So everything that they run is stuff Doc has put in and wants to see.

wallace played well,both sides of the ball. pruitt looked good on o, was beaten to the basket on d. big baby played under control but had difficulties getting shots off aldridge and oden.i am not an allen ray man, and even tho at this point it’s only one summer game, i would love to see wallace beat him out for the last spot. cliff ray was amazingly active in the coach’s box.

I like Leon Powe’s toughness, I really do. But he’s 6’8" and not quick enough to play the 3. Possibly, just possibly, he can be a valuable sub on a playoff team if he sticks to a narrow role – grabbing rebounds, leaning on the other teams’ bigs, cleaning up the garbage – but he’ll always be very, very limited.

As was said above – it won’t be long before an Oden-Powe matchup comes out very differently.

Keeper! I know it’s just one game, but you can see he can guard more then one postion and has a good over all feel for the game. Another excellent find for Danny and co. ;D