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Josh Gray scores 19 ( 8 rebounds)to lead nets to victory
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:09 am
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:09 am
LAS VEGAS — The thing Josh Gray was worried about after the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington Wizards 88-85 Monday afternoon in NBA Summer League action at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center was that he had scored a little too much.
The point guard led Brooklyn with 19 points in the win that improved their record to 2-1 and kept them in the mix for a spot in the eight-team championship tournament with one preliminary game remaining.
It’s not what he actually came here to do.
“My goal was to come in and show these GMs and scouts that they could trust me with their unit on the third string,” said Gray. “Come in, be a floor general, run my unit, take care of the ball and make the right plays. That’s what’s going to get me a job, and that’s more realistic instead of trying to go out there and score 30 points.”
Gray added eight rebounds against Washington and also had five boards against Dallas on Friday, showing an ability to rebound above his 6-foot-1 height. And he shot well against the Wizards — 6-for-12 from the field and 6-for-7 from the free throw line on aggressive drives to the rim.
The former LSU star played two seasons in the G League and a pair of 10-day contracts with the Phoenix Suns before playing last season in Korea. He’s started all three games and played more minutes than any other non-roster player here with the Nets by far.
“He’s just stable,” said coach Adam Harrington. “He’s obviously a little older, played professional basketball. So that was one of the reasons we really wanted him on the team, was obviously we’re giving him a great look but he would bring stability to the team, especially with some of our roster guys, because that point guard position is so important. We play with an offense with multiple ballhandlers, and he was having a good game tonight. And we sort of rode on the back of him, and he did a great job for us.”LINK
The point guard led Brooklyn with 19 points in the win that improved their record to 2-1 and kept them in the mix for a spot in the eight-team championship tournament with one preliminary game remaining.
It’s not what he actually came here to do.
“My goal was to come in and show these GMs and scouts that they could trust me with their unit on the third string,” said Gray. “Come in, be a floor general, run my unit, take care of the ball and make the right plays. That’s what’s going to get me a job, and that’s more realistic instead of trying to go out there and score 30 points.”
Gray added eight rebounds against Washington and also had five boards against Dallas on Friday, showing an ability to rebound above his 6-foot-1 height. And he shot well against the Wizards — 6-for-12 from the field and 6-for-7 from the free throw line on aggressive drives to the rim.
The former LSU star played two seasons in the G League and a pair of 10-day contracts with the Phoenix Suns before playing last season in Korea. He’s started all three games and played more minutes than any other non-roster player here with the Nets by far.
“He’s just stable,” said coach Adam Harrington. “He’s obviously a little older, played professional basketball. So that was one of the reasons we really wanted him on the team, was obviously we’re giving him a great look but he would bring stability to the team, especially with some of our roster guys, because that point guard position is so important. We play with an offense with multiple ballhandlers, and he was having a good game tonight. And we sort of rode on the back of him, and he did a great job for us.”LINK
Posted on 7/9/19 at 8:51 am to BowDownToLSU
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The former LSU star
Posted on 7/9/19 at 8:55 am to BowDownToLSU
Good for Josh. I know he's been doing really well in the G League, hopefully he continues to develop and can get more than a 10 day contract
Posted on 7/9/19 at 9:02 am to BowDownToLSU
leads the nets *summer team to victory
Posted on 7/9/19 at 9:22 am to BowDownToLSU
Even though some of his plays made me want to slam my head against the wall, I've always liked him. Seemed like a good, level-headed leader. Can never forget the gamewinner against WVU he had
Posted on 7/9/19 at 9:43 am to wutangfinancial
Gray has worked hard and improved greatly. He should be an inspiration to other current & former LSU players.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 9:49 am to Pledge
This is one more thing to point the finger at Johnny Jones. People criticize that season on Simmons all the time, but I don't understand when people will realize who was the real problem. We had an extremely talented team, he had 0 idea how to utilize everyone, though.
Also, the next biggest problem is that you couldn't trust Quarterman with the ball, because he got into a "Me vs Everyone" mentality and you couldn't play Gray, Simmons, and TQ together. Simmons and Gray actually played very well together because Josh Gray understood who the Alpha was. If TQ had the same mindset that Gray had, that team is easily in the 2nd weekend of the tourney. However, our coach was incapable of making him understand that.
Also, the next biggest problem is that you couldn't trust Quarterman with the ball, because he got into a "Me vs Everyone" mentality and you couldn't play Gray, Simmons, and TQ together. Simmons and Gray actually played very well together because Josh Gray understood who the Alpha was. If TQ had the same mindset that Gray had, that team is easily in the 2nd weekend of the tourney. However, our coach was incapable of making him understand that.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 10:52 am to BowDownToLSU
Duop Reath also had 4 points and 2 boards for the Nets.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 11:32 am to LSUButt
They also had Blakeny and Victor. Could you imagine what Wade could have done with that squad?
Posted on 7/9/19 at 12:13 pm to tigahlovah
and Hornsby and Sampson, and the kid from Ball, La.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 12:21 pm to basiletiger
Aaron Epps
He made a big jump under Wade his last season.
He made a big jump under Wade his last season.
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