Friday, July 11, 2008

The Chalmers Report, Vol. 4

I don't want to break tradition here, so I'm whipping up another Chalmers Report for the final day of the Orlando Summer League.

Super Mario strugged with his shot a bit today in a 73-69 loss to the Magic, as he went just 3-for-9 and 1-for-4 from three. The said, he still got to the line with shocking ease (he shot like 60 free throws in the five games) and finished with 15 points while completely overwhelming Orlando's Cliff Hammonds on defense. Not his best game of the week, but it was still another solid performance.

Grade: B

(By the way, Courtney Lee was fantastic in this one, going for 30 and 5 and displaying a very nice midrange game. With him and Pietrus, the Magic made some dramatic and needed upgrades from Bogans, Evans, and Dooling. I stand by my prediction that they will be in the Finals next year.)