Training Camp done

[BlazersGM]

So-so, my wish was for Hakeem to finally improve his rebs or D, but he did nothing for 3rd straight year.

Bias improved +2, he can even play some little defense, nice.

Drexler is a lazy cow, same TC for 3rd straight year.

O'Neill and Cock guy stayed the same, im happy with that.

Porter improved defense, Phelps lost handles.

Thats about it, nothing bad, nothing great for Blazers.

[MagicGM]

early look at top TC improvements (apart from the rooks already covered):

Terry Cummings (Knicks) +4
Rick Carlisle (Magic) +4
Henry Saperstein (Suns) +4

Joe D (Magic) +3
Vince Keogan (age 34) +3 !!!!!!!! 
Byron Thomas (Jazz), Newcomb (Pacers), Kite (Mavs) +3
(plus a few more)

MJ, Sabonis, Sid Green, Dawkins, that other Jordan, Ewing, Wootten, (and many more) +2


WORST:

Wiley Pech (Rockets) -3
Charles Barkley (Spurs) -2 !!!!!!!!
Michael Brooks (Grizz), Brenadan LaFrentz (Clipps) -2
Ricky Pierce (Rockets) -2

damn

we might call the Pistons deals with Spurs and Suns the rip-off of the decade.
 

thanks for brining carlisle into attention. I didn't notice it at all. lol

[RaptorsGM]

Excellent TC for the Raptors. Should make the upcoming year very exciting.

Pryz went +1 in rebounding, and will start in PS1 to see what he can do.

Buck stayed the same, which is all I ask for from him.

Person was +1 in defense. Honestly was hoping for something more but at this point if he doesnt regress thats a good thing.

Like mentioned, Jeff Hornacek, my 19th overall pick went +5 and is now A-/B+/B+ in the PG categories. Wow. We'll see what he has in PS, but he's likely going to backup the 1 and 2 for now.

The nicest surprise might be Ransey's increase in outside scoring and defense. He's becomming as very useful scorer and improving in other categories as well.

Very happy with that good TC for a good young team.

[HawksGM]

very good TC for the Hawks, all my young guys got better, a few older guys got worse.  Now Johnny Martin might have the edge on Laimbeer for starting C.  Ehlo has the ratings to take over for Brewer and Drazen got better offensively, but is still not ready.

[Str8westcoasta]

Tarpley improved +1
Allen Coles EXPLODED as far as scoring goes. New starter
Peck IMPROVED, I just changed his position
Otis Thorpe has better D now and looks good.
Oakley now has B+ inside

Very good camp for the Rockets

[HornetsGM]

Up and down TC for the Hornets.

Disappointed that Nutie only improved his outside shooting -- get on that rebounding Noot! He must have been training with Sam Dalembert over the summer.

Stockton improved an outside, but lost a D... Didn't like that.

Hinson improved a rebound. Nice!, but lost an inside scoring and a handle. Boo.

Wilkins and Doleac didn't change.

Macy went +2, improving an inside scoring and a defense. Sweet.


I'm very excited for preseason. I think this team is bad ass.

[WizardsGM]

Guess I shoulda gone with Bias, and like ING says "save my money".

Again, nothing too worth commenting on - probably a net loss. None of my project bigs gained anything of note, some lost abit. Kenny Walker, on balance, stayed the same (+1D/-1IN). Curry stayed the same I think. Tobey lost one grade of D, CRob picked up REB.

You know Walkers pot so stay the course and dont feel bad. 1 TC shouldnt change everything

[GoldenStateGM]

Not much changed in Warrior land...
My MLE signing Matthew Hobson gained in inside and defense, lost a handle.
Tyson Thurmond gained in inside.
Don Collins and Bennet Fuqua both lost a defense.

Stephan Sylvester lost a rebound, which hurts...
John Williams lost a defense and a rebound.

Lester Connor gained an outside (finally), and Adam Forston gained a defense.

[WizardsGM]

Joe Kleine: +1 HND, DEF, REB  -- after nothing in year 1, I totally didnt expect this

Borgmann: +1 DEF -- now an A, hope his shotblocking increased, too bad his rebounding didnt (still C+)

Zollner: -1 HND, -1 DEF -- the defensive downgrade hurts, looks like him and Kleine may trade roles

Cunningham: -1 IN, -1 DEF -- the 2 things he was brought back for, declined. Ouch.

Nesterovic: -1 DEF --  just a min signing, but interior D is going to be a problem off the bench

Dean Ezekie: +1 IN -- min signing now rated higher than Kareem  

George Johnson: +1 OUT - excellent; B/B+ shooter should make him a better 3rd option this year

Xavier McDaniel: +1 OUT -- B-/B shooter, maintains B defence, here is to hoping his handles miraculously got better without showing it

Tristan Stockton: +1 IN, +1 OUT -- 22nd pick of the second round, cool. This is why I purposely picked a high schooler

Magic: +1 OUT -- awesome, now A-/B/B+/A-/C+

Evans: no change -- he's 30, so I will take that and run

Dampier: no change -- MLE so that is OK

Wallace: -1 DEF -- was 3rd/4th string PG anyways and my LLE

Net: +3 with Kleine making up the difference.

[NetsGM]

Hornets: Kyle Macy is a jerk. Watch out, he will stab you in the back before all is said and done....

So, anyway he is available?

Oh, and Nutie is some kinda 'nick for Bol....

Hawks: Curious to see if Martin's improved rating makes him more effective....PT was always the issue for him here, hopefully he can make an impact with you.

Nuggs: Joe Kleine is looking nice, congrats.

[HornetsGM]

Oh, and Nutie is some kinda 'nick for Bol....

Yep, actually I think his nickname is 'Nute, but I'm on a more personal level with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gpya5OTOnM

Hopefully he starts jacking threes in my outside-oriented offense.

[NetsGM]

Overall I can't be too upset with my TC.  Brice and Blackman stayed the same.  I was hoping from some improvement from Blackman, but I'll take it.

Sampson improved +1 inside, which was far more than I could have asked for.  It'll be interesting to see what he does as a top option.

Munson lost 1 in handles and 1 in rebounding.  Still a very good rebounder.  But at least his defense stayed at A.

Wu lost 1 outside, gained 1 handles.  I was hoping for more.

Pressley with +2 defense.  He might be my starting SF next to blackman.

Artest with +1 in defense, but Telfair -2 in defense.  Not sure who's going to be the backup PG yet.

[CelticsGM]

Joe Kleine: +1 HND, DEF, REB  -- after nothing in year 1, I totally didnt expect this
...
Net: +3 with Kleine making up the difference.

Sorry to spoil the party, but Joe was B- rebounding last season already, so make that +2.
But he's 19 only, so that isn't bad.

[WizardsGM]

Joe Kleine: +1 HND, DEF, REB  -- after nothing in year 1, I totally didnt expect this
...
Net: +3 with Kleine making up the difference.

Sorry to spoil the party, but Joe was B- rebounding last season already, so make that +2.
But he's 19 only, so that isn't bad.

Good call, did this before the coffee was ready.

[CelticsGM]

Boston is pretty happy with their training camp.

With a team relying heavily on veterans you always prepare for the worst, and I must say this TC was a pleasant surprise:
Wedge stayed the same  
Peters stayed the same  
Tyler went -1 def at C  
Moncrief went up on inside and handles  
Guiterrez stayed the same  
Trump stayed the same
Perry stayed the same

now on to the even better stuff:
Evan Hunt +3 (at least), finally pushing the ratings closer to his production  
Sam Mitchell + 2 inside and outside shooting  
Kyle Tornopsky +1 outside (-1 handles)

and finally
Billy Thompson gained on reb and maybe def (so +1 or +2)
Parker Calinoff +3
Danny Perkins +3
I know, these are 2nd rounders only, but at least it looks promising ...