Gettin' pumped for the season!
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2535108
Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Pittsnogled
IPB may have to change his Big East allegiances. It was recently announced that undrafted West Virginia standout, Kevin Pittsnogle, has signed a two-year deal with the Celtics.
For more on this story click here.
For more on this story click here.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Scouting report
The IPB and I attended one of last night's Kenner League games. We saw The Tombs (Green, Wallace, Ticket, Rivers, Summers) versus Clyde's (Hibbert, Sapp). Here's my brief scouting report. I'll let IPB fill in more details. In general, the game was a lot of fun -- high intensity but not much teamwork. Pops and Red were in attendance.
Green -- He's a beast. Looked great. Showed his skyhook and took it to the hole strong. I don't remember him taking an outside shot though. (IPB and I were in the front row. You can really get a sense for how hard it would be to stop Green when he's driving. Best case scenario is that you take the charge and break a couple of ribs!)
Hibbert -- Seems to have gained a step from last year. Quicker and more agile. Dunked everything around the hoop. He appears to have taken another step forward.
Wallace -- Also appears to have taken a step forward. Added muscle and was driving to the hoop and finishing. Outside shot looks silky smooth.
Sapp -- Seems to have added some muscle. Looked good. His shot seems to have improved a bit.
Ticket -- Freakishly athletic. NBA body. Was basically a non-factor. Roy schooled him. Dropped a couple of passes he should have caught.
Summers -- Like Ticket, very developed. Showed an nice outside shot. Fairly quiet as he deferred to Green.
Rivers -- Extremely quiet. Didn't make many mistakes but just deferred to Wallace most of the night. Had one fantastic drive but missed the dunk.
The freshmen definitely looked like freshman but you can see all sorts of potential. It was clear why they were ranked so highly but playing against two lottery picks exposed them as inexperienced.
Green -- He's a beast. Looked great. Showed his skyhook and took it to the hole strong. I don't remember him taking an outside shot though. (IPB and I were in the front row. You can really get a sense for how hard it would be to stop Green when he's driving. Best case scenario is that you take the charge and break a couple of ribs!)
Hibbert -- Seems to have gained a step from last year. Quicker and more agile. Dunked everything around the hoop. He appears to have taken another step forward.
Wallace -- Also appears to have taken a step forward. Added muscle and was driving to the hoop and finishing. Outside shot looks silky smooth.
Sapp -- Seems to have added some muscle. Looked good. His shot seems to have improved a bit.
Ticket -- Freakishly athletic. NBA body. Was basically a non-factor. Roy schooled him. Dropped a couple of passes he should have caught.
Summers -- Like Ticket, very developed. Showed an nice outside shot. Fairly quiet as he deferred to Green.
Rivers -- Extremely quiet. Didn't make many mistakes but just deferred to Wallace most of the night. Had one fantastic drive but missed the dunk.
The freshmen definitely looked like freshman but you can see all sorts of potential. It was clear why they were ranked so highly but playing against two lottery picks exposed them as inexperienced.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Interview w/ JIII
This will make the IPB happy -- more PT for Tyler.
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/interviews/2006johnthompson.htm
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/interviews/2006johnthompson.htm
Summer update on Hibbs
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=2512328
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/seth_davis/07/07/hoop.thoughts/index.html
The IPB and I are going to catch some Kenner games this summer so hopefully we can give first-hand updates.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/seth_davis/07/07/hoop.thoughts/index.html
The IPB and I are going to catch some Kenner games this summer so hopefully we can give first-hand updates.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Professor Tucker's new job
She was one of my favorites as an undergrad.
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/DNI_Appoints_Ombudsman_To_Guard_Analysis_999.html
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/DNI_Appoints_Ombudsman_To_Guard_Analysis_999.html
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