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1. Deer Slayer and I watched the team play today.
2. Demetric Williams and Ben Smith sat out because they had sickle cell anemia immunization shots today. Demetric said it hurts quite a bit.
3. Next season, the Shockers will probably have the best point guard play and depth in a very long time.
4. Joe Ragland is very impressive. He is fast and quick. Not quick silver quick, but he is getting up there. He is 6-0/180. His build is fairly thick, not wiry as I expected. He has big calves. His calves reminded me of Wendell Preadom. His main attribute, which I admire the most, is he can drive, finish and dish effectively. He is a very good traffic player.
He did not take many outside shots. In fact, I can only remember one and he nailed it.
5. Ben Smith had his shot today too. He played very little and sat on the side most of the time.
6. My most favorable impression was the overall maturity and confidence of the returning players. I was particularly impressed with Garrett, J.T., Toure and Graham. This bunch will be tough next season.
7. Graham played skin. If you have never seen him without a shirt, you might be surprised. He looks like someone, who could be on the cover of Power Lifting Magazine. Very buff.
8. Garrett is oozing confidence. Even though he missed several 1' jump shots, I liked what he was doing on both ends of the floor. He was solid. He was a skin too. Nary an ounce of fat did I see. He will be a load for the defender next season. He made some nice outside set shots. Also, he has really improved his play in traffic.
9. A big surprise to me was Tyler Richardson. He was very active with the ball, particularly on the fast break, when he was pushing the ball. He is a nice shooter. I was not surprised by his shooting, but I was by his ball handling and aggressiveness.
10. Jerome Hamilton has some ball handling skills, which I had not seen before. Call me crazy, but I swear he resembles Kobe Bryant from a distance. He was pretty active around the basket. I have yet to see much of his outside shot.
11. Toure did not press today. He let the game come to him. He attempted few outside shots. He dribble penetrated a lot today. He finished or dished effectively most of the time. He played with a lot of confidence. He took a hard fall on his back. He was helped to his feet. He gimped around for a couple of minutes, but he continued to play.
12. Josh Walker was a surprise today. During the shoot around, he made three consecutive 3 balls from 30'+. Later, I saw him make 7 or 8 consecutive 3 balls from just beyond the arc. During the game, he did not shoot as well and a hand was not in his face. He is a rugged looking kid at 6-8/220.
13. David Kyles is still a freak. Most of his play today was horse around stuff. His athleticism is a joy to watch.
14. Gabe Blair was not present.
15. J.T. was pretty active today. No sloughing off. He shot a lot of 3 balls, but with modest success. He was tough around the basket. Garrett guarded J.T. most of the time. Garrett's man defense has really improved, even though J.T. won most of the battles.
16. Aaron was not present.
17. Orupke was not present.
18. Cowboy sat down with Deer Slayer and I, but as soon as he saw Dave Dahl come in, he dropped us like a hot potato. He moved to another section to join Dave and the point guard, who played for the Shockers in the 70s. I swear I can never remember his name. A good guy.
2. Demetric Williams and Ben Smith sat out because they had sickle cell anemia immunization shots today. Demetric said it hurts quite a bit.
3. Next season, the Shockers will probably have the best point guard play and depth in a very long time.
4. Joe Ragland is very impressive. He is fast and quick. Not quick silver quick, but he is getting up there. He is 6-0/180. His build is fairly thick, not wiry as I expected. He has big calves. His calves reminded me of Wendell Preadom. His main attribute, which I admire the most, is he can drive, finish and dish effectively. He is a very good traffic player.
He did not take many outside shots. In fact, I can only remember one and he nailed it.
5. Ben Smith had his shot today too. He played very little and sat on the side most of the time.
6. My most favorable impression was the overall maturity and confidence of the returning players. I was particularly impressed with Garrett, J.T., Toure and Graham. This bunch will be tough next season.
7. Graham played skin. If you have never seen him without a shirt, you might be surprised. He looks like someone, who could be on the cover of Power Lifting Magazine. Very buff.
8. Garrett is oozing confidence. Even though he missed several 1' jump shots, I liked what he was doing on both ends of the floor. He was solid. He was a skin too. Nary an ounce of fat did I see. He will be a load for the defender next season. He made some nice outside set shots. Also, he has really improved his play in traffic.
9. A big surprise to me was Tyler Richardson. He was very active with the ball, particularly on the fast break, when he was pushing the ball. He is a nice shooter. I was not surprised by his shooting, but I was by his ball handling and aggressiveness.
10. Jerome Hamilton has some ball handling skills, which I had not seen before. Call me crazy, but I swear he resembles Kobe Bryant from a distance. He was pretty active around the basket. I have yet to see much of his outside shot.
11. Toure did not press today. He let the game come to him. He attempted few outside shots. He dribble penetrated a lot today. He finished or dished effectively most of the time. He played with a lot of confidence. He took a hard fall on his back. He was helped to his feet. He gimped around for a couple of minutes, but he continued to play.
12. Josh Walker was a surprise today. During the shoot around, he made three consecutive 3 balls from 30'+. Later, I saw him make 7 or 8 consecutive 3 balls from just beyond the arc. During the game, he did not shoot as well and a hand was not in his face. He is a rugged looking kid at 6-8/220.
13. David Kyles is still a freak. Most of his play today was horse around stuff. His athleticism is a joy to watch.
14. Gabe Blair was not present.
15. J.T. was pretty active today. No sloughing off. He shot a lot of 3 balls, but with modest success. He was tough around the basket. Garrett guarded J.T. most of the time. Garrett's man defense has really improved, even though J.T. won most of the battles.
16. Aaron was not present.
17. Orupke was not present.
18. Cowboy sat down with Deer Slayer and I, but as soon as he saw Dave Dahl come in, he dropped us like a hot potato. He moved to another section to join Dave and the point guard, who played for the Shockers in the 70s. I swear I can never remember his name. A good guy.
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