The Vipers actually outscored the Toros in the second quarter and were down by just one at the half, but Alonzo Gee finished with 24 points on 15 shots and Dwayne Jones had 11 points and 12 rebounds, nine of which came on the offensive end. Curtis Jerrells was a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line, but he shot just 3-11 from the field and finished with just three assists in 40 minutes to go along with six turnovers. Wherefore art thou, Marcus Williams? Jerrells, and by extension the Toros, are going to have to figure this out, because even though they won the signs weren’t entirely positive, and that starts with the ball distribution. Seven assists on 32 made field goals is pretty terrible. The team also made just one three-pointer out of nine attempts and was out-rebounded 39-48.
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Williams is headed to China, actually, after the Spurs once again found themselves too loaded to have room for him. Depressing.
That said, you’ll notice the Toros winning a lot of games this year with the same formula. Rebounding, smart shooting, effective defense. Sound familiar?
Gee is the guy the Spurs wanted in this system, and we’ll have to see if he’s a D-League staple or a guy they want to work on to bring up. He can ask Marcus Williams how that can turn out sometimes.
