In 2017, I called them one of the most interesting companies in podcasting due to their embrace of the fact that it “isn’t for everybody, but when it’s yours, it’s really, really yours.”įrom the sounds of the Journal report, headlined “For Bill Simmons’ The Ringer, Podcasting is the Main Event,” things are looking pretty good. Its podcasting health is something I’ve been wondering about for a while now - partly because their output makes up a disproportionate amount of my own personal listening, but mostly because I just find their rapid, iterative, enthusiasm-driven approach to podcast production compelling. Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published a story that offers some insight into the podcast business over at The Ringer, the digital media operation Bill Simmons founded three years ago. Who knows if Harding has done enough to warrant a two-way contract with Dallas, but if he keeps it up, he has a chance to stick around with some team in this league.SeptemThe main event. Harding seems to have a little more juice and downhill energy with the ball in his hands and that’s helped this Mavericks Summer League roster that doesn’t have much creation on it outside of Hardy. Wednesday night was another solid night, as Harding showcased a pretty complete game for the 6’1 guard - he got to the basket, made 2-of-5 from three, and had five assists.
Harding was a relative unknown on the Mavericks Summer League roster entering the games - he played four good years at Weber State (Damian Lillard’s alma matter), went undrafted in 2020, and has played the last two years overseas in the Czech Republic National Basketball League. He’s now played well in three out of the four Mavericks Summer League games after scoring 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting against the Bucks. On the other end of the spectrum, Jerrick Harding continues to put up solid games. He should get some opportunities to play more off the ball when preseason starts later this year and maybe that is going to be the way to ease him into the NBA game. I’m curious to see what Hardy looks like when he’s not tasked with being the main ball handler. He also seemed to get hosed on a few plays at the basket, with the referees swallowing their whistles on a few drives from Hardy. The theme from this game follows the previous two - Hardy can’t seem to get enough separation, which forces him into contested shots near the rim and in the midrange and an inability to run a half court offense. This isn’t necessarily a cause to sound the alarm for Hardy, but it’s clearly disappointing after he had such a great debut. He only had two assists and four turnovers. Hardy shot 3-of-13 from the floor and missed all six of his three pointers.
He went from 28 points in his debut to 14 points against the Jazz, 11 points against the Suns, and now seven points against the Bucks. What makes it feel worse is Hardy has gotten worse in every game. In the three games since, he’s combined for 32 points. It feels like it’s been months since Hardy’s spectacular Summer League debut where he scored 28 points on 19 shots. This was a nice night for Wright, as he battles for another spot on an NBA roster. His long arms were a nightmare for the Bucks to deal with all night, as Wright had four offensive rebounds. Wright showed a little bit of everything - good rim running in the pick and roll, attacking the glass for second chance points, making a spot-up three, and even finishing a few post ups. Wright even splashed in a three pointer and scored 12 of his 26 points in the third quarter.
Not only did Wright lead all scorers with 26 points, but he chipped in 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Wright, a two-way player with the Mavericks last season, hadn’t had many memorable moments in the Mavericks first three Summer League games, but he rectified that with a monster performance against the Bucks.
Here are three things we noticed: Moses Wright showed off big time Lindell Wigginton led Milwaukee with 26 points. Moses Wright led Dallas with an impressive game-high 26 points. This game was better than the blowout against the Suns on Monday, but once again the Mavericks offense struggled to stay consistent and the defense couldn’t keep up in the fourth quarter. Dallas is now 0-4 in Summer League through four games. The Dallas Mavericks were unable to snap their losing streak in Las Vegas Wednesday night, falling to the Milwaukee Bucks 100-89.
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