Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jul 2, 2007 14:30:49 GMT -5
Jeff was there? I thought he already shipped out to Seattle. That's great to hear. Thanks for the update, nice job. I wish I could be down there to watch. No offense, but reading about it online just isn't the same, haha. He definitely was in town here in DC all weekend, as I ran into him Saturday. I wished him luck, and he said he departs for Las Vegas (NBA Summer League) Monday, which would be today. ESPN2 has carried some Summer League games in the past. Hopefully they do so again. I will definitely have to go the 400 yards after work to see Jeff play a few times this summer. But I don't think I am up to FLHoya style reports.  We'll see. |
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Post by HoyaAtHeart on Jul 2, 2007 15:39:22 GMT -5
I doubt Greg Oden or Kevin Durant play in the summer league...their Team USA duties start soon
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gujake
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Post by gujake on Jul 2, 2007 16:26:29 GMT -5
I was going to write up something longer but just about everything has already been said. Just a few other things I noticed:
Freeman: I've seen Austin live and on TV maybe 4 times now, and one thing I consistently see him do is change gears. He'll just float around the court for a little while and then all of a sudden he's past you. I don't know how much of this has to do with effort and how much he is doing it on purpose (I think it may be a bit of both), but he definitely does it. As others have pointed out, he is a great finisher around the basket and, on top of that, does an excellent job of getting to the free throw line when surrounded by bigs underneath.
McClain: This was my first time watching him. I have to say, I was pretty impressed. From a basketball standpoint, I think Cincy got a really good player in McClain. I wouldn't be surprised to see him as one of the best centers in the Big East in a couple years.
Summers: I believe I saw him shooting around at Yates last night and he looked fine. It's probably just a precaution.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jul 2, 2007 20:02:44 GMT -5
Am I the only one who thinks McClain needs some work? On defense his main way of stopping people was nearly falling on them as they shot. He did well when there was no one remotely his size near him and he was playing one on one against a smaller body. Roy will eat this kid alive. If it was a choice between him and waiting for Augustus Gilchrist or Monroe - I'm happy we did it.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jul 2, 2007 21:31:03 GMT -5
I agree with you st. pete i said so in the pinned kenner league. I was not impressed. and I don't know why so many people were. Yeah he's tall so there's potential. But he looked akward and didn't take advantage of that fact. when on a fast break someone threw the ball ahead and he basically tripped over himself trying to look around for the ball and catch it.
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Post by strummer8526 on Jul 3, 2007 11:17:52 GMT -5
Great recaps and thanks. Got a question about Dajuan. Fl, you said he was there in street clothes. How bad is he hurt? Is he walking around normal? It's been almost three months since he injured his ankle and he hasn't been playing pickup and now Kenner. Also, one would think he would at the very least get an invite to the U-19 squad since he was an important member of the u-18 team, yet he didn't or turned down an invite. Dajuan must have had a bad high ankle sprain. Has anyone heard anything about his injury? During one of my typically embarrassing trips to Yates for some pickup ball, I saw Dajuan shooting around. He was mostly just taking pull up threes and free throws, but at the end, he and another guy (I guess a manager or something) started busting it up and down the court. I wasn't just watching him (although it would have been less exhausting), but from what I did see, he seemed fine. |
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Post by sleepyjackson21 on Jul 3, 2007 12:48:49 GMT -5
Thanks fellas for the Dajuan info. Thought that was the case but just wanted to make sure.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jul 3, 2007 13:14:05 GMT -5
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mapei
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Post by mapei on Jul 3, 2007 16:52:14 GMT -5
Yeah he's tall so there's potential. But he looked akward and didn't take advantage of that fact. when on a fast break someone threw the ball ahead and he basically tripped over himself trying to look around for the ball and catch it. If someone had written that three years ago, they could have been accurately describing a certain all-Big-East player who dons gray and blue and is now being touted as a lottery pick in the NBA. |
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Post by africanscout on Jul 5, 2007 14:04:11 GMT -5
Don't worry, you'll all have chances to see McClain become fundamentally sound when he and the UC Bearcats visit the phone booth in the years to come. With a Texas transfer and quiet top 25 class, look for the team to make noise in 2-3 years. The funniest monent on Sunday must've been when Electrolite's coach/crackhead yelled at Mouton and gestured "jump to catch the ball!" and Mouton mimicked the maniac while waiting at the foul line. HAHAHA!!!
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Thomas
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Post by Thomas on Jul 5, 2007 18:09:42 GMT -5
The guy who coaching Electro-Lite is named Rodney. He coached Tombs in 2004, he may have coached them in 2005 as well. He always acts like a MANIAC on the sidelines. I don't know whether he is serious or if he does that for show. Did you all see when he called a timeout, huddled the team on the court, and screamed "DO Y'ALL KNOW HOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL?" He was doing this right in front of John Thompson II, if any of you know J.Thompson II, you've got to ask him what he thinks of Rodney.
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We'll see.
