[分享] Augustin under summer-league microscope
ORLANDO, Fla. -– The guy getting the most reps at Charlotte Bobcats
practice won't suit up for summer-league games.
That's intentional, assistant coach Dave Hanners said, because working with
point guard D.J. Augustin trumps other agendas.
Augustin is the only point guard under contract for next season. It's
possible free agent Raymond Felton has played his last game as a Bobcat. So
when Augustin volunteered to practice, Hanners made sure he's continuously on
the court.
"My understanding of what summer-league is about is making the Bobcats a
better team next season,'' said Hanners. "For D.J. to get as many reps as he
can, right up until we play, I think that's ideal.''
Hanners said three other point guards – Jeremy Pargo, Sherron Collins and
Denis Clemente – have all done well.
"All of them are a little better at running the team than I thought they
might be for their age,'' Hanners said. "I've seen at summer league before
where they get caught up in the competition part and forget to run the team.''
Collins grew up in Chicago, so he was thrilled when Bobcats owner (and
ex-Bulls superstar) Michael Jordan invited him to training camp. That
somewhat made up for the disappointment when former Kansas guard Collins went
undrafted.
Ultimate jet-lag: Three days, three flights and 14 time zones later,
Australian Nathan Jawai finally made it to Orlando.
Jawai had national-team responsibilities back in his home country, then he
had a connecting flight to Brisbane cancelled. He finally got here, by way of
Los Angeles, for the fifth of seven practices before the Bobcats begin games
at the Magic's practice facility Monday.
It speaks to Jawai's experience – he's played for Toronto, Dallas and
Minnesota – that he fit in so quickly.
"You couldn't tell (he was new to the offense), and he only went over it on
paper this morning for 20 minutes,'' Hanners said. "He understands there's
secondary break, there's side pick-and-roll, there's high pick-and-roll…He
knows what they are and once he learns our name for them, he's OK.''
Jawai is a burly 6-10 and 280 pounds. He's had several stops-and-starts,
including a scare in Toronto when doctors examined him for an enlarged heart.
You could easily see him as a keeper, except the Bobcats are already loaded
with centers.
"I'm exhausted,'' Jawai acknowledged. "My legs are gone, but a day's rest and
I'll be fine.''
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