We keep looking for little glimmers of goodness from the typical pile of ugliness that is Summer League basketball. It's understandable. On the one hand, we've got us fans... who are desperately looking for any sign at all that guys like Gabe Pruitt, Lester Hudson, or Bill Walker have figured something out and will help this team. "Hey... that was a great rebound. We need that from him""whoa.. he hit that shot from deeper than usual. That's new""hey... nice pass. When did he learn that? That can help us!"On the other hand, we've got 5 guys on the floor trying to impress coaches. And you don't do that by passing ALL the time. These guys are trying to show they've got a quicker first step... a more fluid jumper... a better grasp of the game. So they often try to do a little too much.So that makes it hard or us to figure out who is really getting what done. But one guy who HAS made an impression on a seasoned observer, Ross...
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