With the season opener only 25 days away, I've been scouring the web in hopes of finding some good info on how the team is progressing. I stumbled across a post this morning which is a summary of the impressions of a couple of guys who attended multiple team workouts this summer and also were able to watch a practice earlier this week. Here are their thoughts in a nutshell:
1) The 3 most improved players from summer to now are Gary, Holt, and Miles. They described Gary as a beast, both on defense and on the boards. He also hit a couple of 3 pointers in the scrimmage. Miles seemed to be very confident and hit several 3 pointers as well. Holt also made a few 3's, but still needs to get stronger to be a real force.
2) Quinerly was the best offensive player. His shooting, ball handling, and command of the offense was excellent. It appears that he will probably be our 6th man again this season, providing instant energy and production off the bench.
3) Our starting five appears for now to be Davison, Shack, Ellis, Gurley, and Bediako. JD ran the offense well, and finished with several highlight reel dunks on the break. Bediako ran the floor well. He has good hands, and is an excellent shot blocker and rebounder. The downside for him at the moment is that he has no offensive game other than catching alley oops. Ellis and Shack looked great. Gurley is a steady, well rounded player.
4) Tchikou looked good handling the ball and had a few blocked shots on the defensive end. Missing last season seems to have really affected him on the offensive end. He had a difficult time when guys got physical with him.
The guys were blown away by the overall speed and quickness of our team.
Can't wait til November 9!
1) The 3 most improved players from summer to now are Gary, Holt, and Miles. They described Gary as a beast, both on defense and on the boards. He also hit a couple of 3 pointers in the scrimmage. Miles seemed to be very confident and hit several 3 pointers as well. Holt also made a few 3's, but still needs to get stronger to be a real force.
2) Quinerly was the best offensive player. His shooting, ball handling, and command of the offense was excellent. It appears that he will probably be our 6th man again this season, providing instant energy and production off the bench.
3) Our starting five appears for now to be Davison, Shack, Ellis, Gurley, and Bediako. JD ran the offense well, and finished with several highlight reel dunks on the break. Bediako ran the floor well. He has good hands, and is an excellent shot blocker and rebounder. The downside for him at the moment is that he has no offensive game other than catching alley oops. Ellis and Shack looked great. Gurley is a steady, well rounded player.
4) Tchikou looked good handling the ball and had a few blocked shots on the defensive end. Missing last season seems to have really affected him on the offensive end. He had a difficult time when guys got physical with him.
The guys were blown away by the overall speed and quickness of our team.
Can't wait til November 9!
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