Guards, Guards and more Guards
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Westphal has a keen eye and a discerning one. Assistant Coaches Shareef Abdur Rahim and Mario Elie gave good remarks for R.Thompson, Rice and Landesberg but apparently Westphal was hardly pleased, unlike last year when Evans was playing.
My choice would be:
Tyrese Rice
Rajon Rondo mold of player, but has better 3pt shooting out of Boston U.
Sylven Landesberg
An aggressive SG, always looking to slash but lacks the athleticism that Kevin Martin had nor the shooting that Francisco Garcia brings. Still, his upside is good.
Ryan Thompson
Defensive Guard. 6'6 220 like that of the physique of Xavier Henry. Limited on the offensive end but is very physical on defense.
After six summer league games, the Kings are still looking for guards to invite to training camp.
In the midst of developing rookie centers DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside, and monitoring veteran forwards Omri Casspi and Donté Greene, the Kings looked for a guard or two to stand out.
"I think that nobody stood out as kicking down the door of opportunity," Kings head coach Paul Westphal said. "Let's put it that way."
The group of guards included Donald Sloan, who signed a non-guaranteed, one-year contract before summer league. It also featured Sylven Landesberg, Tyrese Rice, Devan Downey and Ryan Thompson, the younger brother of Kings forward Jason Thompson.
The Kings would like to add another point guard and another player with outside shooting ability.
Each had good moments, but none blew away the competition. Kings summer league coach Mario Elie said he liked how the players responded, knowing they weren't the focus of summer league.
"We're going to get back as a coaching staff in September and see who to bring in," Elie said. "A lot of evaluating, but I love my guys."
Westphal watched each game and said with a chuckle, "Nobody's really a threat to be (a) starter alongside Tyreke (Evans) from the group."
Westphal said statistics wouldn't be the deciding factor as to whether any of the players return for training camp.
"I think all of them had an opportunity to show what they can do," Westphal said. "And you understand that sometimes shots go and sometimes they don't. But we look for things like quickness and court awareness and form and confidence."
In the midst of developing rookie centers DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside, and monitoring veteran forwards Omri Casspi and Donté Greene, the Kings looked for a guard or two to stand out.
"I think that nobody stood out as kicking down the door of opportunity," Kings head coach Paul Westphal said. "Let's put it that way."
The group of guards included Donald Sloan, who signed a non-guaranteed, one-year contract before summer league. It also featured Sylven Landesberg, Tyrese Rice, Devan Downey and Ryan Thompson, the younger brother of Kings forward Jason Thompson.
The Kings would like to add another point guard and another player with outside shooting ability.
Each had good moments, but none blew away the competition. Kings summer league coach Mario Elie said he liked how the players responded, knowing they weren't the focus of summer league.
"We're going to get back as a coaching staff in September and see who to bring in," Elie said. "A lot of evaluating, but I love my guys."
Westphal watched each game and said with a chuckle, "Nobody's really a threat to be (a) starter alongside Tyreke (Evans) from the group."
Westphal said statistics wouldn't be the deciding factor as to whether any of the players return for training camp.
"I think all of them had an opportunity to show what they can do," Westphal said. "And you understand that sometimes shots go and sometimes they don't. But we look for things like quickness and court awareness and form and confidence."
Westphal has a keen eye and a discerning one. Assistant Coaches Shareef Abdur Rahim and Mario Elie gave good remarks for R.Thompson, Rice and Landesberg but apparently Westphal was hardly pleased, unlike last year when Evans was playing.
My choice would be:
Tyrese Rice
Rajon Rondo mold of player, but has better 3pt shooting out of Boston U.
Sylven Landesberg
An aggressive SG, always looking to slash but lacks the athleticism that Kevin Martin had nor the shooting that Francisco Garcia brings. Still, his upside is good.
Ryan Thompson
Defensive Guard. 6'6 220 like that of the physique of Xavier Henry. Limited on the offensive end but is very physical on defense.
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