G-League South Bay Lakers Discussion

Called for a foul on a shot block - bench didn't like the call.

 

Just like in preseason, Upshaw screens really high sometimes - like at the three point line. I'm not sure we need him all the way out there. That's a job for a PF

 

Upshaw had the ball poked away, but he recovered it. Something he'll have to work on.

 

Whistled for an illegal screen. Not sure why; he wasn't moving, and I didn't see a 'bow.

 

Missed a "jumper" from the FT line.

 

Utter collapse by the D-fenders. They're up only 1 after this quarter.

Good opportunity to see some of Upshaw's weaknesses still. He pokes at the ball a bit; should just hold position against bigs.

 

15 minutes. 2-4 FG, 2-2 FT, 6 points, 5 boards, 2 blocks, 3 TO, 2 PF, 1 steal.

 

Starters are 19-47, 3-15 from three a night after shooting lights out.

 

BTW, A.C. Green is the color commentator for D-Fenders' home games. Pretty cool.

 

Santa Cruz up 5. Upshaw brought in to cover a 290 pound dude.

 

Harris is a gunner - few other people touch the ball when he gets it.

 

Harris just complains all game.

 

Upshaw...umm...takes a three. Missed. Then gets a steal at the other end.

Teammate gets knocked down. Upshaw runs over - first teammate there to check on him.

 

Upshaw likes to play a kind of zone in the paint for shot blocking (or so I've read). But he's so long that he does a gret job of chasing ball handlers out of the paint.

 

This is a track meet. Good for conditioning.

 

Upshaw checks out. Those were some fairly unproductive minutes - fire drill up an down the court.

 

I like him getting these reps. It's only going to help.

I want these notes in here, too, so people have an idea what Upshaw is doing, what his strengths and weaknesses are. We didn't get to see much of him in preseason.

 

Finishes at 6/6 with 2 blocks in 23 minutes. He'll have to be more productive than that, but it's not bad.

 

Good stuff, Trodgers.