Class of '66 Old Fart

6:00 tonight on ESPN2, Troy's team takes on the T'Wolves in a semi-final game.

Not much to report for his 2016 AAU season. Only played in 4 games and in 2 of those games he didn't play a lot of minutes. Maybe he's still a twig? Daniel Mading '17 - Team Belief Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 4/16 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 11 4/17 10 4 9 0 2 2 3 7 0 1 0 1 33 4/17 8 3 12 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 15 4/22 Did Not Play 4/23 8 3 5 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 10 4/23 Did Not Play 4/24 Did Not Play 7/7 Did Not Play in Gauntlet Finale Avg 7.0 37% 9% 71% 3 0 1 0

Late Saturday night, Yogi's Nets were knocked out of the LV summer league tournament 91 - 83 by the Cavs. Yogi played 16:11 / 10 pts. on 4 of 10 FG's / 0 for 1 on 3's; / 2 of 2 FT's / 0 reb / 1 asst / / 1 TO / 2 stls

I read a blurb that he had some achilles heel surgery early this year. Found the article from May and he said he had surgery 3 months ago. http://www.insidethehall.com/2016/05/12/q-a-christian-watford-talks-pro-career-his-brother-more/

Welcome aboard Kernel but boy does your first post stink! I'm kidding, really. It seems pretty clear at this point that it's quite an uphill battle for us to snag Langford. Happy to have you with us on btb. A really great group of posters.

In the category of FWIW, the following was from a day 2 & 3 summary of Vic's Skills Academy. "Capable" jump shooter stands out because he's not proven to be a very consistent shooter especially on 3's, despite the 3 for 6 game he had on Thursday. [32% FG shooter and only 25% on 3's for his 16-game AAU season prior to Vic's event.] He does do a good job of drawing fouls as he gets to the line a lot and shoots 75% on his FT's. "Durham is a natural scorer. He changes pace well in the half court and keeps his defender guessing while he slides to the rim. He is a capable jump shooter, but is best when slashing to the paint which he did on a number of plays on Thursday. He dropped 15 points in 20 minutes on 50% shooting from three."

Won their final summer league game beating the Pelicans 88 - 76. Not the greatest 5 games for Verdell. Verdell Jones - NBA D-League Select 2016 NBA Summer League Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/8 12 4 5 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 0 0 18:53 7/10 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5:32 7/11 DNP - Coach's Decision 7/13 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:42 7/15 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6:02

Final game at Vic's. Note that Luka Garza played on the opposing team.

Verdell is also playing in the Las Vegas Summer League for the D-League Select team. They finished 2 - 2 and play today at 4:30 E.T. in the consolation round. Game will be televised on NBATV. Verdell Jones - NBA D-League Select 2016 NBA Summer League Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/8 12 4 5 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 0 0 18:53 7/10 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5:32 7/11 DNP - Coach's Decision 7/13 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:42

Yogi plays in the Summer League quarterfinals on Saturday at 10:00 E.T. on ESPN Troy plays in the Summer League quarterfinals on Saturday at 6:00 E.T. on ESPN2.

Troy plays in the Summer League quarterfinals on Saturday at 6:00 E.T. on ESPN2. Yogi plays in the Summer League quarterfinals on Saturday at 10:00 E.T. on ESPN2.

Thursday night game at Vic's Skills Academy. All the teams play 1 more game on Friday. Definitely one of Durham's better shooting games.

Well, the coach is his dad!!

Nets beat Philly 87 - 84. Yogi played 13:40 / 9 pts on 4 of 5 FG's / 0 for 1 on 3's / 1 of 3 FT's / 1 reb / 0 asst / 2 TO's / 1 stl / 1 blk.

Suns beat the Heat 77 - 74. Troy played 30:02 / 15 pts. on 5 of 9 FG / 2 of 5 on 3's / 3 of 5 FT's / 8 reb / 1 asst / 1 TO / 1 stl / 0 blk. Definitely a good outing for Troy.

Today's afternoon game. NOTE: Jordan Tucker playing on the No Class team had an absolutely dreadful game.

Committed 6/22/17. 5'11" PG from Carmel High School has received an offer from Indiana University. ESPN (4*,49) Prospects Nation (4*,66)

Troy's Suns team plays again today (Thurs.) vs. the Heat at 6:00 E.T.; televised on NBATV Yogi's Nets team plays again today (Thurs.) vs. the 76ers at 6:30 E.T.; televised on ESPNU.

Yogi's Nets team plays again today (Thurs.) vs. the 76ers at 6:30 E.T.; televised on ESPNU. Troy's Suns team plays again today (Thurs.) vs. the Heat at 6:00 E.T.; televised on NBATV

From the Victor Oladipo Skill's Academy. Don't panic over the team name - arbitrarily assigned. A very solid outing for Durham; excellent shooting %.

Both Troy and Yogi have games scheduled for Thursday in the Las Vegas Summer League Playoffs. Most of the games will most likely be televised on NBATV but the bracket doesn't give any tipoff times. If their teams win tomorrow, they will play quarterfinal games on Saturday; semifinals on Sunday and the summer league championship game next Monday. http://www.nba.com/summerleague/bracket/

Both Yogi and Troy have games scheduled for Thursday in the Las Vegas Summer League Playoffs. Most of the games will most likely be televised on NBATV but the bracket doesn't give any tipoff times. If their teams win tomorrow, they will play quarterfinal games on Saturday; semifinals on Sunday and the summer league championship game next Monday. http://www.nba.com/summerleague/bracket/

Suns lost to the Heat 80 -71. Troy played 19:46 and had 6 pts. on 3 of 4 FG's / didn't shoot any 3's or FT's / 2 reb / 0 assts. / 1 TO / 2 stls / 0 blks. He did pick up 4 fouls.

Yogi and 2 others did not play in today's game; listed as DNP - Coach's Decision.

From Mike Miller: Jager was a tough, smart guard in high school. Averaged 13.2 points, 5.1 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 steals as senior at Bloomington South. For his freshman season at Wabash College he played in 26 games averaging 32 min./game. He averaged 15 ppg on 40% from the field; 36% on his 3's; 74% on FT's.