Johnny Rapper
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And don’t forget Creighton best player, forward Arthur Kaluma.
DR Game #3 Dominican Republic Sr National Team
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You make good points and I certainly wasn't trying to complain about Nwiye, I actually like his game. I just am not expecting him to contribute in the post like a typical big man, nor should we have expectations of it. I'd think Stanley is more likely to bang in the post.
Astoria STH
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Jones will cover Kaluma and it will be a battle, hopefully Jones' strength and versatility gives us a better tilt than Champagnie. I didn't include wings on that list.
I actually agree with you that Kaluma might be creighton a best player, but he’s not really a banger which is what I think that list was trying to capture.
On court positives:
Posh taking and hitting catch and shoot 3s. I felt he completely lost confidence in his shot last year. Posh 3 point shooting most important stat for team.
Soriano's transformation. He was awesome in all 3 games. Nywie and Stanley offer coverage for foul trouble etc., but he and Posh lead this team.
Stanley's motor. In some ways he is a 6'8" version of Posh; relentless.
Storr is a man-child with elite athleticism. He looked much bigger than Jones. I was not expecting that. He needs to learn how to maximize his tools, but his ceiling is sky high.
King was a pleasant surprise. I really had no expectations for him, but he was really good for a freshman guard.
Negatives:
Curbelo struggled. I feel like it was mostly coordinating with his teammates; spacing, what they are going to do; where to get them the ball, etc.
His jump shot is not good. He was taking shots leaning left, leaning right, etc. His mechanics are kinda all over the place. The good thing is that the staff has been good at getting guards to play to their strengths (see Dunn and Mathis).
I expected that they would struggle with stuff that required team coordination; half court offense; team defense, etc. They certainly did at times. I think that it is important to note that the 1st and 3rd games were against Pros. Everybody I googled played professionally somewhere. The National team had players from the NBA, Spain, Argentina, Panama and I only checked about half of the names.
Posh taking and hitting catch and shoot 3s. I felt he completely lost confidence in his shot last year. Posh 3 point shooting most important stat for team.
Soriano's transformation. He was awesome in all 3 games. Nywie and Stanley offer coverage for foul trouble etc., but he and Posh lead this team.
Stanley's motor. In some ways he is a 6'8" version of Posh; relentless.
Storr is a man-child with elite athleticism. He looked much bigger than Jones. I was not expecting that. He needs to learn how to maximize his tools, but his ceiling is sky high.
King was a pleasant surprise. I really had no expectations for him, but he was really good for a freshman guard.
Negatives:
Curbelo struggled. I feel like it was mostly coordinating with his teammates; spacing, what they are going to do; where to get them the ball, etc.
His jump shot is not good. He was taking shots leaning left, leaning right, etc. His mechanics are kinda all over the place. The good thing is that the staff has been good at getting guards to play to their strengths (see Dunn and Mathis).
I expected that they would struggle with stuff that required team coordination; half court offense; team defense, etc. They certainly did at times. I think that it is important to note that the 1st and 3rd games were against Pros. Everybody I googled played professionally somewhere. The National team had players from the NBA, Spain, Argentina, Panama and I only checked about half of the names.
Nah, Maher feasted on Mofongo and a few Presidentes. Didn't slow him down a bit.
Let's see what tonight does to me at Le Bernadin with nycredmen and his wife and Nathalie. Chefs tasting dinner and wine pairing. I'll be taking off from work tomorrow for food comaNah, Maher feasted on Mofongo and a few Presidentes. Didn't slow him down a bit.
Who's picking up that check? Enjoy!Let's see what tonight does to me at Le Bernadin with nycredmen and his wife and Nathalie. Chefs tasting dinner and wine pairing. I'll be taking off from work tomorrow for food coma
me but it's well worth it because Wendell did the photography for our wedding and won't take any money from me so he's letting me off easy considering the great job he did with the pictures
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He's da manNice, you da man.
I can always come over to your house and shoot a few photos of the back yard. Just sayin.........................He's da man