Before we talk about Dwayne Anderson, I wanted to wrap-up talking about Dante Cunningham’s first game in the NBA Summer League. Obviously, Dante had a very good game in terms of statistics, but the most important thing is what the Portland Trailblazers coaching staff thinks. The Portland Trailblazers game recap relayed some important quotes about their game last night. Head coach of the Trailblazers summer team, Joe Prunty, discussed Dante’s play:
He looked very comfortable. I thought he did a really nice job setting screens, slipping screens, separating after he set screens. I thought he did a really nice job of going after boards. He got a few of what I like to refer to as ‘dirty rebounds,’ where they’re out of your area, you hustle after them. They’re not the ones that sort of fall into your lap. So I really appreciated the effort he gave.
Additionally, the Portland Trailblazers official blog, called Center Court, written by Casey Holdahl, provided some discussion about the game and postgame audio from the players, including Cunningham.
One more thing before we get to Dwyane. Just a quick update on former Villanova coach Patrick Chambers. It seems like he is doing well at Boston University. Little did I know that he named former Villanova walk-on, Ross Condon, as one of his assistant coaches awhile back. I found this out in his blog, seeing a picture from one of his older posts.
Chambers also has a Twitter account, which he regularly updates, keeping fans in the loop regarding the BU basketball team.
Finally, on to Dwayne Anderson. Undoubtedly, many wondered how Anderson would perform in live NBA game action, as he was supposed to take the court tonight for the Washington Wizards summer team. After checking the box score, Dwayne’s name was not to be found, which left some questions to be answered. I checked around a little bit, and it looks like Dwayne was cut from the Washington Wizards yesterday, along with a slew of other players. I did not see any reasoning behind the decision, but my guess is only a certain number of players can attend the Summer League, meaning the Wizards had to cut down their roster, and unfortunately, Dwayne was one of many to lose a spot.
