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Summer League: Rockets 98 - Mavericks 95
The Dream Shake — ... Boxscore Mavs Moneyball First Half Observations -- James White looks incredibly awkward with the ball.  It's like he's too athletic for his own good; the ball just can't catch up with him.  He needs to work on controlling his dribble and must filter out the recklessness of his play.  We know he's not the best shooter around - he just doesn't seem very coordinated in that respect.  Thus, James' ability to get to the rim will be his calling card. ...

NBA Summer League Day Two Recap - The Breakouts
Pounding The Rock — ... but I like him more than I thought I would.  He seems to be involving himself in the rough stuff.  5-17 isn't what you want to see from a guy who's a shooter, but he's not drifting around lost. Jason Thompson - He had another unimpressive outing.  He should be standing out.  He is, for the wrong reasons. Jon Brockman - 7 rebounds in 9 minutes for Marcus Williams' old high school rival.  Enough said. Game Four - Mavericks vs Rockets This was a Rockets runaway that turned ...

Adventures in Summer Leaguing, Volume II
The Two Man Game — Houston Rockets 98, Dallas Mavericks 95 Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images. Box Score I wasn’t able to watch last night’s summer league game due to a little basketball tournament of my own, so of course Rodrigue Beaubois turned in an absolutely magnificent performance when my back was turned.  Roddy followed up his disappointing debut with a lights-out showing in game 2, registering a stat-line almost too monstrous to believe: 32 points 12-21 FG 7-12 3FG (This ...

Intrigue For The Unknown
The Cowhide Globe — ... Beaubois, a little known PG from France ripped off a line of 34 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds while hitting 7 three-pointers. George Hill followed that game with a solid 25-point performance of his own. I know that it's summer league... and we shouldn't get too overhyped by the performances that take place here... But... 34 points... 7-three balls. Wow. That's pretty impressive! ...