I Bleed Blue and White

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.

Although not official, all signs are pointing to a deal that would send Randy Foye to the Washington Wizards.  In addition to Foye, Mike Miller would go to the Wizards, while the Minnesota Timberwolves would get Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, Oleksiy Pecherov, and the # 5 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft.  If the deal goes through, the T-Wolves would have back-to-back lottery picks this Thursday at # 5 and # 6.

Added by Chris:

…Not to mention they have 2 more 1st round picks…talk about a major overhaul…

…Glad to see Foye moving back farther East…he won’t see as many looks playing with Gilbert Arenas (Mark’s man-crush) but it should help him develop as an NBA guard…congrats Randy…

…But as a Knicks fan, I’m not happy that the T-Wolves just one-upped us to snag the 5th pick…

Yesterday, May 18th, Scottie Reynolds had a workout with the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.  Joining him in this workout was Jerel McNeal, Lester Hudson, and Mike Rose.  The Wizards website has some videos posted of the workout and player interviews.  It looks like new head coach Flip Saunders worked these guys out extremely hard, with lots of full court drills. 

Comcast SportsNet also covered Scottie’s workout with the Wizards.  A short video clip in which Scottie talks about what needs to work on is posted.  This link will take you to the video page for Comcast SportsNet, then click on the SPORTSNITE tab, and the aformentioned video clip is from 5/18 – “Scottie Reynolds visits the Wizards.”

Lastly, ESPN’s Andy Katz wrote an article today regarding the underclassmen players who are currently sitting on the fence for the NBA Draft.  Scottie was not mentioned in the article, but the piece is an excellent read and provides insight into who might stay in the draft and who may return to school.  Obviously, these decisions will have a big impact on Scottie staying in or returning to Villanova.