Las Vegas • For the three games of the Salt Lake City Summer League, Jazz assistant coach Lamar Skeeter headed up the team. For Utah’s first two games in Vegas, Johnnie Bryant was in charge. On Tuesday afternoon at Cox Pavilion, Vince Legarza was calling the shots against the Blazers.
Summer League is not just a place for players to prove they’re ready for and capable of more, after all.
“Summer league is great about development, it’s not only for the players,” Legarza said following Utah’s 97-93 win over Portland. “For myself, I coached a game a couple years ago with Minnesota, and I think I’ve gotten better.