Velcro Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Share Posted July 10, 2008 http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/vslnews08.htmlNBA Summer League Presented by EA SportsAUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons announced that the club will participate in the NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports. The 21-team league will be held in Las Vegas, on the campus of UNLV, from July 11-20 at both the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion. Two of Detroit’s games - vs. L.A. Lakers (July 11) and vs. Dallas (7/17) - will be televised by NBA TV. In addition to game action, NBA TV will provide reports on summer league teams, featuring interviews with players, coaches and team executives. NBA.com will provide live webcasts of all games. Games featuring L.A. Lakers, L.A. Clippers, Milwaukee, Dallas and Charlotte will be open to the media and general public. For media credentials, please contact the Detroit Pistons Media Relations Department at (248) 377-0135. Following is the Pistons schedule for summer league: DATE GAME TIME TV July 11 Detroit vs. L.A. Lakers 5:00 p.m. PST NBA TV July 13 Detroit vs. L.A. Clippers 7:00 p.m. PST none July 15 Detroit vs. Milwaukee 3:00 p.m. PST none July 17 Detroit vs. Dallas 1:00 p.m. PST NBA TV July 18 Detroit vs. Charlotte 3:00 p.m. PST none Following is the Pistons Summer League Roster: NO PLAYER POS HT WT COLLEGE/COUNTRY BIRTHDATE NBA EXP. 6 Alex Acker G 6-5 185 Pepperdine 1/21/83 1 year 28 Arron Afflalo G 6-5 215 UCLA 10/15/85 1 year 23 Derrick Allen F 6-8 238 Mississippi 7/17/80 R 7 Will Bynum G 6-0 185 Georgia Tech 1/4/83 1 year 34 Ryvon Coville F 6-9 250 Detroit 3/1/84 R 20 Kentrell Gransberry F/C 6-9 270 South Florida 8/1/85 R 25 Amir Johnson F 6-9 210 Westchester HS (Los Angeles) 5/1/87 3 years 44 Trent Plaisted F 6-11 245 BYU 10/20/86 R 35 Cheikh Samb C 7-1 195 Senegal 10/22/84 1 year 14 Walter Sharpe F 6-9 245 Alabama-Birmingham 7/16/86 R 12 Marcus Stout G 6-4 195 Fordham 6/20/86 R 3 Rodney Stuckey G 6-5 205 Eastern Washington 4/21/86 1 year 8 Deron Washington G/F 6-7 210 Virginia Tech 12/12/85 R COACHES: Michael Curry, Georgia Southern Dave Cowens, Florida StateDarrell Walker, Arkansas Pat Sullivan, North CarolinaHarold Ellis, Morehouse CollegeBill Pope, Kansas ATHLETIC TRAINER:Mike Abdenour, Wayne State ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH:Dave Boyer, Wayne State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feardabull Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 3,594 Reputation: 202 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/08/2007 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Go get 'em KG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 The only true center on Detroits roster is 7'1, 195 lbs. Heck, McHugh Mattis was heavier than that, and he was only 6'5/6'6. KG should get plenty of PT I would think. Hopefully he makes the most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 64,918 Reputation: 2,104 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted July 10, 2008 tough road ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbull Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 1,991 Reputation: 15 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/04/2002 Share Posted July 10, 2008 How do the NBA teams pick the coaching staff for the summer league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 How do the NBA teams pick the coaching staff for the summer league?Not sure, but the Piston's new head coach (michael curry) is head coaching the summer team, so KG has every opportunity to impress the guy that has the most power to get him on the roster (other than Joe Dumars, who i'm sure will be there as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 5,982 Reputation: 109 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/12/2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 The only true center on Detroits roster is 7'1, 195 lbs. Heck, McHugh Mattis was heavier than that, and he was only 6'5/6'6. KG should get plenty of PT I would think. Hopefully he makes the most of it.Samb is around 230lbs not 195.That was what he weighted entering the NBA a couple of years ago.KG is on Detroit's team as a favor to Heath, because the one thing the Pistons have a lot of is PFs.The Pistons are going to want minutes for Plaisted, Sharpe, Johnson, and Samb.I think that Kentrell must show a lot in practice he is better then a guy like Plaisted which he clearly is imo.I am a Detroit Pistons' fan so I hope that Kentrell can become their version of "Big Baby" Glen Davis.If he works hard he can be that type of player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullMedic Posted July 10, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,478 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/2007 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Set up to record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted July 12, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 No PT for KG yet... i forgot about the foul limit being increased... on player has 8 fouls for detroit already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted July 12, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 KG finally got in the game1 pt on 1 of 4 shooting from the charity stripeand 1 rebound in 2 minutes of play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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