2008 NBA Las Vegas Summer League

[RussDaBus]

The Las Vegas Summer League begins today at 3pm central.

http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/

Here is the schedule: http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/schedules/index.jsp

By my count there are 5 former valley players participating this year including Paul Miller.

The 5 are: Paul Miller - NY Knicks, Blake Ahearn - Minnesota TWolves,
Jamal Tatum, Anthony Tolliver, and Tim Whitworth (Bradley) are playing on the Spurs Team.

Here is a link to their rosters:

http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=knicks
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=timberwolves
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=spurs

Games will be shown on NBATV and online through webcasts. Here is a link to the scoreboard. If you wanna watch it is free. You just have to sign up. Here is the link to the live webcasts:
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/scoreboard.jsp

[DUBulldog]

The Las Vegas Summer League begins today at 3pm central.

http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/

Here is the schedule: http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/schedules/index.jsp

By my count there are 5 former valley players participating this year including Paul Miller.

The 5 are: Paul Miller - NY Knicks, Blake Ahearn - Minnesota TWolves,
Jamal Tatum, Anthony Tolliver, and Tim Whitworth (Bradley) are playing on the Spurs Team.

Here is a link to their rosters:

http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=knicks
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=timberwolves
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/team/index.jsp?team=spurs

Games will be shown on NBATV and online through webcasts. Here is a link to the scoreboard. If you wanna watch it is free. You just have to sign up. Here is the link to the live webcasts:
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/scoreboard.jsp

I know the roster lists his college as Bradley, but Whitworth actually attended Drexel.

[RussDaBus]

I wasn't sure about that guy. I have never heard him. Thanks for the correction.

[DUBulldog]

I wasn't sure about that guy. I have never heard him. Thanks for the correction.

I hadn't heard of him either...I had to do a search on him to figure out where he actually went to school.

[Majik45]

The Spurs Summer league actually did just pick up a Bradley player, as it was announced that Daniel Ruffin was added to their team yesterday.

[upsaluki]

The Spurs Summer league actually did just pick up a Bradley player, as it was announced that Daniel Ruffin was added to their team yesterday.
Yep, It's Ruffin

[upsaluki]

Tolliver got some decent minutes. Tatum and Ruffin were both DNPs.


Spurs (1-0)
Field Goals Rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
J.Gist F 18:16 3-5 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 0 0 1 0 3 6
M.Hairston F 19:58 0-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 1 0
I.Mahinmi C 33:40 5-10 0-0 8-10 4 4 8 1 3 0 2 0 18
G.Hill G 33:26 2-9 1-2 12-16 1 7 8 1 6 0 2 0 17
M.Cuffee G 19:57 1-7 0-3 6-6 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 8
D.Green 19:29 4-8 1-3 3-5 0 4 4 1 4 0 4 0 12
A.Tolliver 25:04 5-9 3-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0 13
B.Morrison 07:12 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
R.Powell 14:25 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2
K.Adeleke 02:39 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
A.Maric 00:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Nwaelele 05:34 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.N'Doyle - - -
D.Ruffin - - -
A.Sy - - -
J.Tatum - - -
T.Whitworth - - -
Total 200 21-59 5-17 31-42 11 29 40 9 23 3 12 5 78
35.6% 29.4% 73.8% Team Rebs: 9 Total TO: 14
Grizzlies (2-2)

[TNMSUFAN]

Tolliver got some decent minutes. Tatum and Ruffin were both DNPs.

Blake Ahearn played 28 minutes last night scoring 17pts for the Timberwolves summer team

[DoubleJayAlum]

Hopefully, Tolliver, Ahearn, Tatum and Ruffin can all make rosters.

Every Valley kid that makes an NBA roster helps recruiting for all of us.

[Webersback]

Ruffin was dropped Sunday before any games were played. Tatum is still on the team, but did not play last night.

[outpost]

Miller DNP'd for the Knicks last night.

[upsaluki]

Ruffin was dropped Sunday before any games were played. Tatum is still on the team, but did not play last night.

Too bad for Ruffin. Hopefully, he gets drafted in the D-league. I think that definitely helped Ahearn and Tolliver.

[upsaluki]

Tolliver got the start tonight.

[upsaluki]

Nice game by Tolliver. George Hill sucked up 30 minutes as the starting PG with an 0-10 night. Tatum was one of 7 DNPs in a game that wasn't even close. I'm not sure JT will see any action in this summer league session with the way things are going. Tolliver is showing some nice range.


Spurs (1-1)
Field Goals Rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
D.Green F 28:44 5-10 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 10
A.Tolliver F 24:14 4-5 2-3 4-4 1 1 2 1 5 0 2 0 14
I.Mahinmi C 30:26 2-9 0-0 6-7 3 6 9 0 6 2 3 1 10
G.Hill G 32:00 0-10 0-3 3-6 1 6 7 4 6 0 5 0 3
M.Hairston G 20:15 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
R.Powell 09:53 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Gist 26:40 5-7 1-1 3-3 3 8 11 1 7 2 5 0 14
D.Nwaelele 15:42 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2
B.Morrison 10:15 3-6 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
A.Maric 01:51 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
K.Adeleke - - -
M.Cuffee - - -
B.Smith - - -
B.Stricker - - -
A.Sy - - -
J.Tatum - - -
J.Watkins

[RussDaBus]

http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=1520800024

Paul Miller
31 Mins 5-7 fg, 0-1 3fg, 0-3ft, 10pts, 9rbs, 1ast, 1st, 1 to, 7 fls

Anthony Tolliver
20 Mins 3-7 fg, 3-5 3fg, 1-2ft, 10pts, 9rbs, 1ast, 0st, 2 to, 1 fls

Good showing for The Valley!!!

[smsandmsuson]

Blake Ahearn has 6 points on 2-3 shooting and 1-1 from the line in 12 minutes against LAL tonight. Game just moved to the 4th.

[upsaluki]

Spurs sit G. Hill and Tatum has a decent game for the Spurs. Tolliver sat also. I expect Hill and Tolliver will be back and JT will not get many minutes next game.

Spurs (2-2)
Field Goals Rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
J.Gist F 20:05 5-6 1-1 2-2 0 3 3 0 4 1 1 0 13
R.Powell F 23:19 3-7 1-3 4-5 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 11
J.Watkins C 24:41 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 0 6 0 2 0 6
M.Cuffee G 21:02 2-5 0-0 3-3 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 7
B.Morrison G 20:53 4-9 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 3 1 3 0 9
M.Hairston 26:29 5-9 0-0 0-1 1 4 5 1 3 2 3 1 10
D.Nwaelele 18:35 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 0 3 0 2
K.Adeleke 08:29 0-1 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 0 3 0 5 0 3
J.Tatum 17:55 2-5 0-1 4-6 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 8
A.Sy 13:51 0-0 0-0 4-4 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 4
B.Stricker 04:41 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
D.Green - - -
G.Hill - - -
I.Mahinmi - - -
A.Maric - - -
M.N'Doyle - - -
D.Ruffin - - -
B.Smith - - -
A.Tolliver - - -
T.Whitworth - -

[Jon 4 the jays]

Tolliver has singed a contract with the Spurs :original:

[upsaluki]

Tolliver has singed a contract with the Spurs :original:
Congrats to AT! :valley: His outside shooting has been pretty surprising to me. I'm hoping Tatum can turn a solid season in at the D-league and get a serious look next year. What are the terms?


SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they signed forward Anthony Tolliver. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.

The 6-8, 240-pound Tolliver played on the Spurs summer league teams in Las Vegas and at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City. He averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 23.0 minutes while shooting .571 (12-21) from the field and .615 (8-13) from beyond the arc in three games in Las Vegas. At the Rocky Mountain Revue Tolliver appeared in all four games, averaging 11.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes while knocking down 53.3 percent (8-15) of his shots form beyond the arc.

Last season Tolliver played for the Iowa Energy in the NBA Development League. He appeared in 25 games averaging, 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game while shooting .509 (112-220) from the field. Prior to joining the Energy Tolliver was in training camp with Cleveland Cavaliers and appeared in three games before being waived.

Tolliver spent four seasons at Creighton University where he averaged 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 124 career games. As a senior, he averaged 13.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 blocks in 33 games and was named first-team All-MVC after being the league’s only player to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots per game. Tolliver was also named a Senior CLASS Award All-American and a Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.

[smsandmsuson]

FWIW--Heard many reports that Minnesota was not going to bring back Telfair which faired well for Blake's chances. Well, Telfair was re-signed today by Minnesota. No word on Blake yet

[blueness]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10389168

[Chairman of the Boards]

Tolliver has singed a contract with the Spurs :original:

Two thumbs up!
:jays:

[doinit salukistyle]

Two thumbs up!
:jays:

awesome...good for him!

[XSaluki]

AT knew what he had to do to play in the NBA and it showed in the summer league. I hope it works out to some decent playing time.

Congrats to AT.

The more Valley NBA players, the merrier.