Today is the Bull's summer league debut which can be seen at 2pm on orlandomagic.com

Some things to think about and discuss prior to the game

-What position does Tyrus play at?

-Does Thabo have the potential for lockdown defense and the handle to play some pg? Does he have enough offense to ever be a starting SG?

-Will Luuuuc make the team as our only 7-footer?

-Does anyone else on the roster have a chance to surprise us and make the team? (like duhon a couple years ago) A 3rd PG if Thabo cannot handle it?

-A chance to size up a lot of players we have talked about leading up to the draft

guys on other rosters of interest include:
Charlotte
Adam Morrison-wally sczerbiak or larry bird?
Sean May-can he sustain UNC success after injury plagued rookie year

Indiana
Danny Granger-Can he step up to fill Peja's void
James White-Was he the defensive SG we should have taken?
Shawne Williams-Intriguing and versatile prospect

Miami Heat
Vincent Grier-Well, I go to U of I and have a soft spot for big 10 players
Daniel Horton-another big ten guard, good defensive guard
Kevin Pittsnogle-Have YOU ever been pittsnogled? A shooting big, we could use 1

New Jersey
Marcus Willaims-best PG in college

Orlando
James Augistine-One of best rebounders in big ten history, AND he has can post up
Marco Killingsworth-don't we need another low post scorer? Even at 6'7?
Gerry McNamara-The simon birch of the NCAA
JJ Reddick-Can he play in the NBA? Not yet...being held out for at least some games bc of his back

IF augistine or killingsworth didn't make the magic (and at least one won't) I would like to see one of them at the end of our bench, especially augistine

this is kick ass that the magic are showing these games. it should be adopted league-wide. i know my other computer will be tuned into this game.

Definately think that Cedric Banks and Eddie Basden are going to play well in this summer league. If Banks was a little taller and stronger we could definately use his athleticism at the SG. Another name to look at is Chevy Troutmans who is a good player but is undersized.


Drago Pasalic played well for us in the 2004 Summer Camp and if he has bulked up and plays well he might earn a spot. He has a decent shot and he has a few years of oversees professional experience. Can't wait until 2:00p.m

Anyway, if any one of these players excel that would be a bonus. However, like the rest of you my eyes will be planted on Thabo and Tyrus. I also would'nt mind seeing if Luke has improved or bulked up at all.



Bulls Pepsi Pro Summer League Roster (as of July 6, 2006)
No. Name Pos Ht | Wt DOB College 2005.06 Team


8 Cedric Banks G 6-3 | 185 12/16/81 Illinois-Chicago Nancy (France)
13 Eddie Basden G 6-5 | 215 02/15/83 Charlotte Chicago Bulls
30 Justin Bowen F 6-7 | 210 05/26/83 Illinois-Chicago Illinois-Chicago
6 Malik Dixon G 6-1 | 185 09/07/75 Arkansas-Little Rock Galataserey (Turkey)
42 Michael Harris F 6-6 | 240 06/15/83 Rice BC Kyiv (Ukraine)
14 Jackie Manuel G 6-5 | 189 03/29/83 North Carolina Fayetteville (D-League)
1 Aaron Miles G 6-2 | 175 04/13/83 Kansas Fort Worth (D-League)
34 Ellis Myles F 6-8 | 260 12/22/81 Louisville Sioux Falls (CBA)
17 Ugonna Onyekwe F 6-8 | 230 07/14/79 Penn Bnei Hasharon (Israel)
35 Tim Parham F/C 6-9 | 240 03/18/83 Maryland-Eastern Shore Maryland-Eastern Shore
11 Drago Pasalic F 6-11 | 225 06/23/84 Croatia Ulker (Turkey)
45 Luke Schenscher C 7-1 | 255 12/31/82 Georgia Tech Chicago Bulls
2 Thabo Sefolosha G/F 6-7 | 215 05/02/84 Switzerland Angelico Biella (Italy)
32 Tyrus Thomas F 6-9 | 215 08/17/86 Louisiana State Louisiana State
54 Chevy Troutman F 6-7 | 240 11/25/81 Pittsburgh Basket Livorno (Italy)
22 Tiras Wade G/F 6-7 | 220 11/11/81 Louisiana-Lafayette Le Harve (France)
44 Jason Williams F 6-6 | 215 11/17/83 UTEP UTEP

Head Coach: Scott Skiles
Lead Assistant Coach: Jim Boylan
Assistant Coaches: Ron Adams, Pete Myers
Asst. Coach/Advance Scout: Mike Wilhelm
Head Athletic Trainer: Fred Tedeschi
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Marc Boff
Strength And Conditioning Coach: Erik Helland
Equipment Manager: John Ligmanowski

Big Daniel Horton fan, kid is a stud. I think he has the ability to plat at a high level in the NBA. I'm not really sure why he wasn't deserving of being drafted.

Do you know if he is playing summer league ball. I didn't see him on our roster?

Horton is playing for Miami.

He probaably wasn't drafted bc he's another one of those guys who plays harder than his ability. He actually reminds me of skiles in that respect. He is tough and hard nosed and all that, but may lack the talent to get noticed by GMs on draft night.

I could see him as a reserve in the NBA IF the right opportunity presents itself. I would rather have him than pargo.

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/070606aaf.html

Banks, UIC's all-time leading scorer with 2,097 points, just finished a standout season overseas. The 6-foot-3 guard was named MVP of the French Pro B League in his rookie campaign after leading his Besancon squad to a regular-season title, averaging over 20 points per outing.

If anyone is watching the game, we can make this the game thread...

i will be this will be interesting to see how our rookies do and all the players that we got over seas.

James Augustine

He has his own blog about being a rookie on the Magic website if you want to check that out.

excellent idea, dude.

anyone good with computers

I am at work and watching the streaming video on a laptop and it keeps giong in and out and has to "buffer" a lot

short of using a faster computer, anyone know anything i can do to make it better?

nope, however, game starts in 20 minutes. what are you watching??

players were just warming up and stuff.....

I'm having the same problem sport. Hopefully it will be at 100% when the game starts because the Magic website it says games will not have a live feed until the game starts, so I don't know.

that scoreboard looks a lot like my ol' hs scoreboard...

are you on a fast computer? This laptop is like 3-4 years old so its not top of the line but its not exactly crap either....i don't know

the warmups could have not been live bc it looked like the magic and not the bulls or pacers

but the last thing i saw was a clock counting down, now my broadbandthings says it is "stopped" and when i press play nothing happens...

same thing happening to you or not?

I have the live feed now...

I'll also try to update, though I'm not sure I can trust my internet connection.

Haha, clock stopped at 59 seconds. Game starts now.

ive got a pretty feed going. no announcers today.

Yeah, mine caught up now and it's the live feed. Buzzer just went off, Bulls on the right.

Great, I'm going to have some interesting posts then...

"Damn, some big guy just threw down a monster dunk!"

can someone link me?

http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?cont...asx&video=blank

Obviously, that would be Luke Schenscher.

ive got it full screen on my pc here in the office... i never use that thing except for media anyway... the mac is wayyy better.

it ends up for me looking like screen shots bc the action is so infrequent but i can continuouly hear the sounds of squeeking shoes

wait a second

what's it doing

is it working.......

damn!!!!

anyone know how i stop it from buffering every few seconds?

bulls in white?

luuuuc still has the fro going

tipoff won by bad guys

this is pretty cool

yeah, bulls in white

Yes it is. Bulls with the stop defensively to start the game.

i can hear it but the picture still sucks

who started for us?

can we look it up by numbers if need be?

i mostly want to know if tyrus started and what position

yup, not bad at all...

Tyrus started at PF, #32.

sport open up windows media player....


click on tools then on options...

select the performance tab... and you can screw around with the options there to try to optomize it... it might be your computer just sucks...

what numbers are tyrus and thabo wearing?

Tyrus converted on a 3-point play off a rebound.

tyrus with the 3 point play

Ty 32, thabo 2

Tyrus is 32, Sef is 2.

OH MAN, he looks awesome!!

8 Cedric Banks G 6-3 | 185 12/16/81 Illinois-Chicago Nancy (France)
13 Eddie Basden G 6-5 | 215 02/15/83 Charlotte Chicago Bulls
30 Justin Bowen F 6-7 | 210 05/26/83 Illinois-Chicago Illinois-Chicago
6 Malik Dixon G 6-1 | 185 09/07/75 Arkansas-Little Rock Galataserey (Turkey)
42 Michael Harris F 6-6 | 240 06/15/83 Rice BC Kyiv (Ukraine)
14 Jackie Manuel G 6-5 | 189 03/29/83 North Carolina Fayetteville (D-League)
1 Aaron Miles G 6-2 | 175 04/13/83 Kansas Fort Worth (D-League)
34 Ellis Myles F 6-8 | 260 12/22/81 Louisville Sioux Falls (CBA)
17 Ugonna Onyekwe F 6-8 | 230 07/14/79 Penn Bnei Hasharon (Israel)
35 Tim Parham F/C 6-9 | 240 03/18/83 Maryland-Eastern Shore Maryland-Eastern Shore
11 Drago Pasalic F 6-11 | 225 06/23/84 Croatia Ulker (Turkey)
45 Luke Schenscher C 7-1 | 255 12/31/82 Georgia Tech Chicago Bulls
2 Thabo Sefolosha G/F 6-7 | 215 05/02/84 Switzerland Angelico Biella (Italy)
32 Tyrus Thomas F 6-9 | 215 08/17/86 Louisiana State Louisiana State
54 Chevy Troutman F 6-7 | 240 11/25/81 Pittsburgh Basket Livorno (Italy)
22 Tiras Wade G/F 6-7 | 220 11/11/81 Louisiana-Lafayette Le Harve (France)
44 Jason Williams F 6-6 | 215 11/17/83 UTEP UTEP

Yup, adjust the stream setting to the best option that fits your internet.

Who the hell is #20? He looks decent.

Red Kerr voice....."Offensive fooooooooooooooul."

Thomas Jones.

Somebody just got shut down bad on a turnaround, couldn't tell who.