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MOST IMPRESSIVE: Marcus Williams, Nets and Tyrus Thomas, Bulls (tie) -- A day after a 5-of-18 stinker in the opener, Williams once again looked like a dazzling playmaker who might someday run New Jersey's offense once Jason Kidd heads off to the Hall of Fame.

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Marcus Williams was impressive running the point for the Nets.
He scored 28 points, got to the free-throw line nine times, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists in the Nets' 73-65 defeat of Miami. More importantly, Williams got anywhere he wanted on the court, looking like a second-year player on the verge of having a breakout season.

Thomas, the No. 4 overall pick in last year's draft, was once again clearly the best player on the floor in Chicago's 92-80 defeat of Charlotte. His quickness and newfound midrange jump shot allowed him to score 24 points. He added eight rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots.

Unlike some of the standout veterans who plan on skipping the rest of the summer league (Adam Morrison, Raymond Felton and Kareem Rush), Thomas said he's attacking this assignment.

"I'm here to play so I might as well play my best,'' said the 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward. "Me coming out here and just laying back and chilling all week that would be a waste of my time. So I'm gonna make the best of this week."

Author:	Bulldog Scott [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:18 am ]
Post subject:	Summer League
Looks like Tyrus is off to a good start. I know it's summer league, but at least he isn't crapping the bed. From espn.com Quote: MOST IMPRESSIVE: Marcus Williams, Nets and Tyrus Thomas, Bulls (tie) -- A day after a 5-of-18 stinker in the opener, Williams once again looked like a dazzling playmaker who might someday run New Jersey's offense once Jason Kidd heads off to the Hall of Fame. Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Marcus Williams was impressive running the point for the Nets. He scored 28 points, got to the free-throw line nine times, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists in the Nets' 73-65 defeat of Miami. More importantly, Williams got anywhere he wanted on the court, looking like a second-year player on the verge of having a breakout season. Thomas, the No. 4 overall pick in last year's draft, was once again clearly the best player on the floor in Chicago's 92-80 defeat of Charlotte. His quickness and newfound midrange jump shot allowed him to score 24 points. He added eight rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. Unlike some of the standout veterans who plan on skipping the rest of the summer league (Adam Morrison, Raymond Felton and Kareem Rush), Thomas said he's attacking this assignment. "I'm here to play so I might as well play my best,'' said the 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward. "Me coming out here and just laying back and chilling all week that would be a waste of my time. So I'm gonna make the best of this week."

Author:	M_C [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:48 am ]
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Quote: and newfound midrange jump shot yeah, I'll believe that when I see it.

Author:	Spinnin' Bucket [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:55 am ]
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Word is he spent 7 days a week in the gym this offseason. Sounds like somebody got through to him.

Author:	KDdidit [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:57 am ]
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Espn.com wrote: Unlike some of the standout veterans who plan on skipping the rest of the summer league (Adam Morrison, Raymond Felton and Kareem Rush), Thomas said he's attacking this assignment. Was this sarcasm by the writer? Standout veteran...Adam Morrison?

Author:	Bulldog Scott [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:59 am ]
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Either that, or maybe they're considered standouts for summer league...I don't think that anybody considers Adam Morrison and NBA standout.

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Author:	Brick [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:01 pm ]
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KDdidit wrote: Espn.com wrote: Unlike some of the standout veterans who plan on skipping the rest of the summer league (Adam Morrison, Raymond Felton and Kareem Rush), Thomas said he's attacking this assignment. Was this sarcasm by the writer? Standout veteran...Adam Morrison? Kareem Rush's last year: # On April 21, 2007, Rush became the champion of the Baltic Basketball League and was named the Final 4 MVP. # On February 24, 2007, Rush was named the MVP of the Lithuanian Basketball League All Star Game. # On December 21, 2006, signed a contract with the ULEB Cup participant Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas from Vilnius. He was chosen by the Slovenian coach Zmago Sagadin and led his team to the cup final.

Author:	good dolphin [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:26 pm ]
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Just from looking at the writer and the source, I have a feeling this was originally written in spanish and translated to english. Some of the words may not be exact. I'm assuming "superstar" is one of the words.

Author:	torch! [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:02 pm ]
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From what I saw he looked like the same player, didn't see any new shot (I didn't watch the whole game, but most of it), the SL camera/webcast kind of sucks though, I'll wait til preseason to start judging

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