Bruce Thornton said he โcan hoopโ and is glad to be a Houston Rocket after he dropped a game-high 27 points in his Summer League debut
โI can compete. I can hoop. Even though Iโm undersized, I give it everything Iโve got.โ
(H/T @clutchfans)
Rockets rookie Bruce Thornton in his Summer League debut:
27 points
7-18 FG
3-8 3P
7-7 FT
3 assists
3 rebounds
3 steals
+20 in 35 minutes
Strong showing. He's going to deal with a lot adjusting to the size/length/speed of the league, but his physical strength is an immediate fit. Used his football build to ward defenders off. Looked very comfortable making drive-and-kicks and leading at the point.
The Marcus Smart contract going from 3 years for $21M, to 2 year for $13M>>>
That is really good value.
The Rockets have now added two vets at a really solid price.
The Rocketsโ summer league schedule:
Denver Nuggets on July 10th at 5:30 PM
Toronto Raptors on July 11th at 8:30 PM
Philadelphia 76ers on July 14th at 3 PM
Brooklyn Nets on July 16th at 3:30 PM
Thoughts?
Had a former college basketball player send me a screen grab of his text string with some current college coaches and they LOVE the Rockets 2nd round pick Bruce Thornton. "Bad MFer!!!!!" "Leader! Winner" "Great kid as well.... HTown got a good one".
Bruce Thornton was a special college basketball player. Four-year captain at Ohio State. Only 6-foot but he's 223 pounds with a 6-foot-5 wingspan. Scores at every level, high IQ playmaker, gritty defender. I love him. A potential major steal for the Houston Rockets.
Alec Pierce to @JOEL9ONE on @greenlight on tough corners to face on 50/50 balls:
โStingley too. We play him twice a year. Talk about 50/50 ball, he in the league makes the bestโ heโs almost like a receiver out there. He does a really good job of playing the ball in the air. Not only breaking it up but heโll have some crazy picks.โ