On the bus headed to the game, Warriors second-year point guard Charles Jenkins said one of his veteran teammates, David Lee, shot him a serious look and a few words: Be aggressive.
Jenkins responded by scoring a game-high 24 points Saturday to carry Golden State's summer league squad to a 95-74 win over Denver's edition. He was 9 of 12 shooting, knocking down all six of his shots en route to 17 second-half points.
"Before the game, a lot of people were telling me to play aggressively," Jenkins said. "Don't look so timid out there. Shots weren't falling for some guys, so I had to fill in the void."
Jenkins' performance was equal parts impressive and puzzling from the Warriors' perspective.
It was impressive because one night earlier he was a consummate floor general. In the 91-50 win over the Los Angeles Lakers' summer league squad, Jenkins looked to set up the hot hand and run the offense. You barely noticed him.
But Saturday -- with rookie forward Harrison Barnes struggling mightily on offense, and guard Klay Thompson drawing extra attention from Denver -- Jenkins became a weapon. He scored 13 points in the third quarter, turning a five-point halftime deficit into a 68-62 Warriors lead entering the fourth quarter.
Golden State Warriors
Record: 47-35
2nd in Pacific
Home: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Capacity: 19,596
2nd in Pacific
Home: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Capacity: 19,596
Charles Jenkins asserts himself in Golden State Warriors' summer league win
Oakland Tribune 7/15/2012
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