...and my apologies for not posting this sooner --- got caught up in other things and it slipped my mind.
- I meant to post this a while back and forgot, then Theo alluded to it in passing in an interview the other day and it reminded me... Anyway, most of y'all probably saw the video of this year's alum v currents games from Roy's camp, and of course it was damned impressive that the currents beat the alums twice. Well, the second game in particular got a bit heated at times, and although everyone is on their best behavior in front of the campers, I was told some of the physicality carried over in subsequent games, in particular between Hansbrough and Berry. Y'all saw how Psycho was knocking around the young Bigs (no surprise), and apparently JB took exception to some of his physical play and made a point of driving right into Tyler's chest and scoring a runner on him (like he did to Kentucky's big guys), and a hard foul or two ensued --- anyway, that back-and-forth continued in a subsequent game to the point of some intense jawing that had our freshmen's eyes getting all big thinking the two superstars were gonna throw fists. The kids didn't realize how heated things can get on the court even amongst family. Here's the kicker --- traditionally as the summer wears on and alums show up more sporadically, the pick-up games aren't currents vs alums anymore, they just pick teams and mix and match --- well, then Joel and Tyler decided they were gonna stack it so they could play on the same team (#respect). Hah! Talk about unfair --- a big ol' mean dog and a little nasty dog --- hell, playing winner-stays how would you ever get a team with those two off the court?
- I mentioned this in another thread, but Platek has been turning heads in pick-up and practice --- "he looks and acts like he belongs" (I'll say it straight-up: That does not surprise me one bit).
- A bit more on Luke: Apparently he's gotten pretty confident in his shot --- "sometimes it looks like he's doing a Larry Bird imitation out there" --- and that confidence is manifesting in a quicker release. And speaking of Theo's interview, his take on it was: "I tell people all the time, 'Y'all are really sleeping on Luke... and we're glad you are'."
- Finally, with summer classes over and maintenance on the Smith Center afoot, this is traditionally the time when a lot of the guys play in pro-am leagues. Some go home, some stick around, but they're usually playing somewhere. Last summer Meeks, Luke, KW and 7th played on a team with PJ and a couple of his NBA buddies. My main source for this stuff played on PJ's team and plans to again before he goes to Europe. If any of our guys play I'll report what I can.
- I meant to post this a while back and forgot, then Theo alluded to it in passing in an interview the other day and it reminded me... Anyway, most of y'all probably saw the video of this year's alum v currents games from Roy's camp, and of course it was damned impressive that the currents beat the alums twice. Well, the second game in particular got a bit heated at times, and although everyone is on their best behavior in front of the campers, I was told some of the physicality carried over in subsequent games, in particular between Hansbrough and Berry. Y'all saw how Psycho was knocking around the young Bigs (no surprise), and apparently JB took exception to some of his physical play and made a point of driving right into Tyler's chest and scoring a runner on him (like he did to Kentucky's big guys), and a hard foul or two ensued --- anyway, that back-and-forth continued in a subsequent game to the point of some intense jawing that had our freshmen's eyes getting all big thinking the two superstars were gonna throw fists. The kids didn't realize how heated things can get on the court even amongst family. Here's the kicker --- traditionally as the summer wears on and alums show up more sporadically, the pick-up games aren't currents vs alums anymore, they just pick teams and mix and match --- well, then Joel and Tyler decided they were gonna stack it so they could play on the same team (#respect). Hah! Talk about unfair --- a big ol' mean dog and a little nasty dog --- hell, playing winner-stays how would you ever get a team with those two off the court?
- I mentioned this in another thread, but Platek has been turning heads in pick-up and practice --- "he looks and acts like he belongs" (I'll say it straight-up: That does not surprise me one bit).
- A bit more on Luke: Apparently he's gotten pretty confident in his shot --- "sometimes it looks like he's doing a Larry Bird imitation out there" --- and that confidence is manifesting in a quicker release. And speaking of Theo's interview, his take on it was: "I tell people all the time, 'Y'all are really sleeping on Luke... and we're glad you are'."
- Finally, with summer classes over and maintenance on the Smith Center afoot, this is traditionally the time when a lot of the guys play in pro-am leagues. Some go home, some stick around, but they're usually playing somewhere. Last summer Meeks, Luke, KW and 7th played on a team with PJ and a couple of his NBA buddies. My main source for this stuff played on PJ's team and plans to again before he goes to Europe. If any of our guys play I'll report what I can.
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