Andray Blatche, Caron Butler Playing For Goodman League This Weekend
by Mike Prada on Sep 21, 2011 12:15 PM EDT
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PrintSome of you were wondering before about why Andray Blatche hasn't been playing in any Summer League games during the lockout. Wonder no more. According to Michael Lee, Blatche is playing for the Goodman League team on Saturday against an Indy Pro-Am team featuring Zach Randolph and Eric Gordon, among others.
Blatche will be joined by former Wizards star Caron Butler as well, who is playing for the first time since injuring his knee in Dallas. More information on the participants for that game is here. There's also a Goodman-Rucker game in New York the following weekend, featuring Durant, Joakim Noah, Will Bynum, Corey Brewer, Taj Gibson and Wes Matthews.
The long-awaited Goodman-Drew rematch is on October 9. Lee reports that Nick Young will likely play for the Drew League, along with other newcomers Trevor Ariza, Ryan Hollins and Dorrel Wright. JaVale McGee likely won't play. The Goodman League team will likely stay the same, with Jeff Green and Michael Beasley possibly joining.
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Blatche and Randolph 1v1?
Here’s hoping Dray doesn’t slide over to C
by Bullet Nation in Exile on Sep 21, 2011 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
Caron's an unrestricted Free Agent
I bet a whole lot of eyes will be watching him.
by jmpalomo on Sep 21, 2011 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I doubt it.
unless we get rid of Rashard. Butler could also still be the answer at the SF position if he’s still healthy and he also can do some ball handling too as we saw during his time here.
I could see if we do not retain Nick. Caron can play the Swing Forward/ Big guard
by jmpalomo on Sep 21, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We have too many SF's as it is
I'm a Wizards fan. We've been trying to tell you about Lebron for years. Hated the man before it was cool.
by returnofswagger on Sep 22, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm surprised we've been fairly quiet on this point...guys who need minutes to develop
by Bullet Nation in Exile on Sep 22, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Its actually kind of annoying
Shard will start and get his. Then either Vesely or Singleton are first off the bench. But then the other is not going to be playing as much as we would like. And then there is Booker who I really like as a player, who really is not going to get much burn this year.
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by returnofswagger on Sep 22, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, the minutes crunch at the 3 doesn't look good
by Bullet Nation in Exile on Sep 22, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Grunfeld said that
Vesely can play the 5. I think Grunfeld envisions moving Vesely around someday.The 3 is for Singleton to lose. He is closer to starting than Vesely.
by hambonejackson on Sep 22, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
@ the 5?!?
Tell me you just made that up….. Pleeease?
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Sep 22, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
After they drafted he mentioned that. He might be thinking 3 or 4 seasons down I hope. I think they consider him to be more a 4/5 player who can play the 3, but not the position he is there for.
by hambonejackson on Sep 22, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I could see it for stints
He is pretty obviously not our go to backup C plan forever. But in small ball runs where we aren’t playing against all-star C’s, I could see that working.
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by returnofswagger on Sep 22, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Vesely's draft position ensures him major minutes unless he's awful.
If he’s not as good as Singleton but also not a bum…he’ll get the minutes. EG hyped him up and he’s the 6th pick, gotta have him on the floor somehow.
that will suck if Book's minutes went down significantly.
he may have to scrap for backup PF mins too as Keveen will hopefully be ready for much more PT and playing some more PF. In theory it all sounds like a good problem to have, but when you truly dont know what any of these guys can really do it kind of sucks
I know
He seems like the player on the outside looking in and yet he fits so much in to this team Sadly, he looks like potential trade bait. I hope they keep him because he is a very good player, but where are his minutes coming from?
by hambonejackson on Sep 23, 2011 6:22 AM EDT up reply actions
What a random assemblage of players...
Is it even fair to call this a Goodman League team anymore?!? Just seems like a bunch of random guys trying to get in a good run.
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by averagebro on Sep 21, 2011 4:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
But how does this work?
Is Goodman actually a league with teams playing eachother and are these goodman vs some other league their allstars going at eachother?
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Sep 21, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The league itself is over
It only happens in the summer.
This is a separate barnstorming kind of thing they’re doing during the lockout – players commit or don’t commit to whatever.
so officially they have their own league team
and setting up their own opponents.
by hambonejackson on Sep 21, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh not really
It’s all really informal. It’s just that when they play, they play as the Goodman League team.
Most of the pros who play for the Goodman League in these exhibitions are either a) from DC, and/or b) have played inside da gates in the league before. Caron and Dray used to be regulars. Dray actually first broke his foot out there, though I think he reaggravated it later.
I love it that Caron is playing for our local pro am team rather than for Dallas' or Racine/Milwaukee's
thank you Tuff Juice!
Blatche, Butler and Wall
Its a transition between the past and the future. Interesting that Blatche is a part of both.
by hambonejackson on Sep 21, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
So in name only
Good to be loyal to da gates. Thanks. Maybe I will have time next summer to go watch.
by hambonejackson on Sep 21, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
You should!
I went a couple times this summer and really enjoyed myself.
One thing: DMC has no DC or Goodman connection, so him popping up for Goodman in all these games is a little weird.
Shilling for DCeeeeeeeeee
I wonder whether Ziller would see Javale or DMC as the bigger headache…almost certainly Javale, heh. The devil you know…
by Bullet Nation in Exile on Sep 22, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Wall is trying to manipulate
DMC on to the team. So DMC now calls DC home. This is my impression.
by hambonejackson on Sep 22, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they talked about it for sure
And if they wanna team up, Washington is the best situation. The Kings are a mess with both Jimmer, Tyreke (how is that going to even work?!) and then the high usage Cousins plus they might move or contract the franchise in the near future.
I’m in the DMC to DC camp for sure anyway
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Sep 22, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't hear Wall call Sacramento home
Wall wants to stay in DC and DMC and Wall are thinking about unfinished UK business. I have to consider them playing together in the Goodman is like an audition Saunders and Grunfeld can watch. DMC may want to say goodbye to Sactown. However, if they decide for what ever reason they don’t want McGee, There is always a potential trade.Maybe McGee and next years 1st for DMC.
Then there is the Martin/McGee wierdness I don’t really get, but it has me concerned how McGee is viewed around the league,
by hambonejackson on Sep 22, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Without a trade
the earliest the Wizards could get DMC on the Wiz would be the Summer of 2015… The Kings control the rights to Cousins until then.
With Samuel Dalembert being an Unrestricted Free Agent (and reportedly looking at going to Miami)..Sacramento could be looking for a Center. They have 6’11" Jason Thompson, but his best position is PF… and of course, Cousins plays PF… So unless the Kings plan on playing one of those two young guys out of position, they’re gonna need a Center.
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I don't even know if Grunfeld
likes DMC. Its interesting that Cousins suddenly finds DC a home the summer before McGees contract year and a few months after Wall said the team needs a big man. Right now, because I can’t watch McGee to see how much he has improved, I’d trade McGee for Cousins. Now, if I could take McGees brain out and insert Bill Russells brain in, I would not trade McGee for anyone.
by hambonejackson on Sep 22, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Hambone, JvM and DMC are a good fit together
Better than with AB imo.
I don’t think in PF/C. I see a big bodied, crafty postscorer with great vision and passing ability and a little range on his jumper combined with a athletic help defender that runs the floor very well and a conviniently low usage tupe. Defensively, DMC guards the post player and JvM the quicker more atheletic big.
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Sep 23, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Blatche can fit with anyone
because he can play the wing or post up on either side of the floor. He can be jump shooter if you want him to be. If you want to post up DMC, thats what McGee does. If McGee could shoot, but he can’t. McGee plays on one side of the floor and thats it. Blatche is also a better passer than McGee.
But the reality is, Blatche isn’t going anywhere. He is signed through 2015 I think. McGee has 1 more season. He is easier to trade. Take Blatche and you take his contract. Take McGee and you can negotiate with him after this season.
by hambonejackson on Sep 24, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
KMart has always been an ahole
and if i recall he complained Mcgee was in the dunk contest…probably never liked him for whatever reason.
Its a local community league in DC
so i suppose anyone can create a team and join the league. They play at Barry Farms where the Citys ex-Mayor grows his coca plants.
Oh by the way
the reply isn’t working right. I noticed Wall will be playing.
Bring back Caron!
Cuz lets face it he is the man
by Ron Carlos Jeines on Sep 22, 2011 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Nah man, that era is over. Let the kids play!
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