Carroll's stock rising
After a series of lackluster pre-draft workouts, Utah State's Jaycee Carroll continues to turn heads in summer league games.
He was outstanding for New Jersey during the Orlando Summer League and, according to Doug Smith of the Toronto Star, Carroll scored 14 points in "about four minutes" in the Raptors' game in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Dave D'Alessandro of the Newark Star-Ledger talked to Nets' boss Rod Thorn about Carroll at the end of the Orlando Summer League.
"If he can play some combo guard, at the end of the day -- if he can be a 'one' for a few minutes a night -- I think he is" an NBA player, Thorn said. "He's giving up size at the two-guard. But he's a very competitive kid, and he has a real quick release. He'll make some shots. But whether he can guard those guys will be the key. If he improves his ball-handling . . . we played him a lot at the point, and he did a nice job. He got pressed a lot, but did a nice job. So that's the key. But with his makeup, the way he's put together, he looks like a player."
I'm wondering if Carroll is one of those players who isn't impressive in one-on-one and two-on-two situations -- like he encountered in pre-draft camps -- but is at his best when blending with a team.
It certainly appears his chance of sticking in the NBA have improved since the draft, doesn't it?
-- Steve Luhm
He was outstanding for New Jersey during the Orlando Summer League and, according to Doug Smith of the Toronto Star, Carroll scored 14 points in "about four minutes" in the Raptors' game in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Dave D'Alessandro of the Newark Star-Ledger talked to Nets' boss Rod Thorn about Carroll at the end of the Orlando Summer League.
"If he can play some combo guard, at the end of the day -- if he can be a 'one' for a few minutes a night -- I think he is" an NBA player, Thorn said. "He's giving up size at the two-guard. But he's a very competitive kid, and he has a real quick release. He'll make some shots. But whether he can guard those guys will be the key. If he improves his ball-handling . . . we played him a lot at the point, and he did a nice job. He got pressed a lot, but did a nice job. So that's the key. But with his makeup, the way he's put together, he looks like a player."
I'm wondering if Carroll is one of those players who isn't impressive in one-on-one and two-on-two situations -- like he encountered in pre-draft camps -- but is at his best when blending with a team.
It certainly appears his chance of sticking in the NBA have improved since the draft, doesn't it?
-- Steve Luhm
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