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"I actually think Fells will start PG b/c he knows the system and has the experience. "

dumb


Fells sucks at point, and Degand will have been in the system for over a year by the beginning of next season, and Johnson will have been in it for a year when he can play.

3/29/2007 10:15:04 AM

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"I actually think Fells will start PG b/c he knows the system and has the experience."

I disagree. We will start an actual point guard (most likely Degand) from day one.

When Sidney was asked after one game what was the biggest lesson he has learned this season, he said "Don't have just one point guard." or something to that effect.

[Edited on March 29, 2007 at 10:16 AM. Reason : just quote it b/c of page break]

3/29/2007 10:15:14 AM

If there's one thing Degand can do well, it's motor up the court. At the Red-White game this year he reminded me of a chris paul or singletary with regards to how he could move up the floor. I'm not saying he would be anywhere near as good as them in any other area but I think we will still have some decent options for PG next year.

3/29/2007 10:24:06 AM

i havent read any of this thread because i forgot to DVR it last night but its on today at 1:00pm and I did set the DVR for that so i'll read the thread afterwards but for anybody who hasnt seen the game its on ESPN at 1:00pm eastern time today

3/29/2007 10:27:56 AM

Sidney already has talked about Degand as our point guard for next season during his final television show. Anyone thinking Degand won't be our starting PG at the beginning of the season is either ignorant or just plain dumb.

3/29/2007 10:35:57 AM

Yeah, Fells will most definitely not start at PG next year at any time. Sorry.

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"Bethel was a shooter, can Degand shoot?"

He's a decent shooter, but what he'll do for us is move it up the court and distribute. I doubt he'll look to be a scorer, at least this year.

High School: A rising point guard who is just 17 years old...an excellent shooter and ballhandler who can play either guard position...one of the top players in Massachusetts...capped off his career with an outstanding senior season, averaging 17.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists...was a Boston City All-Star and a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic team member, which rates the best 12 players in Massachusetts...team won the Boston City League South Championship all four years...as a four-year starter, team was one of three in the state to make the Elite Eight in three of four years...was a 1,000-point scorer in his career...was a U.S. Marine leadership recipient winner...averaged 18.1 points and 6.2 rebounds as a junior...played AAU basketball for Leo Papile's BABC squad, the same team that produced current Cyclone Will Blalock...averaged 10.1 points and shot 63.3 percent from the field at the 2004 Peach Jam Tournament...coached in high school by Juan Figueroa...chose Iowa State over Northeastern, Boston University, Ohio State and Nebraska.

3/29/2007 10:35:57 AM

Ok, let's get back on topic.

GG Hickson for dominating last night.

3/29/2007 10:36:29 AM

plz to post:

http://tinyurl.com/2ddh4j

3/29/2007 11:26:05 AM

A blurb about Hickson http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/highschool/03/29/mcd.grades/index.html

3/29/2007 7:20:01 PM

^thanks...good post

the guy who wrote it is an idiot though. nolan smith had a decent and didn't get a grade...nevermind...the idiot messed up his html formatting and hid it in kostas' paragraph.

[Edited on March 29, 2007 at 7:28 PM. Reason : .]

3/29/2007 7:25:27 PM

^^^

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"In what was supposed to be the featured matchup of the game, neither O.J. Mayo nor Eric Gordon could get much going. Mayo started just 1-of-7 from the field, Gordon only 2-of-6. Mayo forced the issue, heaving up shots he had no business attempting. After several ill-advised missed 3-pointers late in the game, he even received a smattering of boos when he touched the ball. Mayo had a chance to win the game on the East's final possession, but his 3-pointer bounced off the rim. Mayo finished 4-of-17 with 12 points, Gordon 5-of-13 with 13 points. Each player seemed as if he wanted to prove that he was better than the other; each was off his game because of it. The desire was there, but neither has the maturity to harness his intensity. Gordon's West team held on for a 114-112 victory. • The best matchup instead became Patrick Patterson and Michael Beasley. After Beasley taunted Patterson after Tuesday's scrimmage, Patterson stepped his game up and the two exchanged baskets and a physical beating. In the second half, Beasley got a break from the intensity and took advantage of softer defense from Donte Greene for several easy layups. Beasley finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds and earned MVP honors. • Kevin Love can flat out pass the ball. He had a nice inside-out game with Kyle Singler early on and then hit him with a pretty length-of-the-floor baseball pass. He did the same thing after a made basket later in the half, hittingGordon and then on the next position outletted to Taylor King for an easy two. Love's lethal outlets after made and missed baskets will make UCLA seem that more suffocating. • The East definitely started as the more unselfish team in the first half. The West was content to just bomb 3s and take the first available shot while the East worked the ball a little more. Eventually, the West became a little more patient, and it showed when it took an 11-point lead into halftime. • Jai Lucas took advantage of being the only true point guard when Unit B was out on the floor. While Nick Calathes did apply tenacious defense, he got crossed up with Nolan Smith a few times about who was supposed to guard him. Calathes also made at least four highlight-reel no-look passes, one of which was a pretty alley-oop to Gani Lawal and another one behind his head on the break that Mayo finished with a dunk. • Future Syracuse combo Johnny Flynn and Donte Greene hooked up for a long alley-oop in the first half that you could tell the two had talked about doing before the game. Flynn had six assists. Lawal recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. • In the girls' game, the East won 105-76 with Jasmine Thomas (Duke) earning MVP honors. Henry Gola contributed to this report. Bob Gibbons is the editor and publisher of the All Star Sports report and is widely regarded as the recruiting guru of college basketball. Drop Bob a line in his mailbag. "

3/29/2007 7:42:52 PM

I saw Tracy Smith play in the Bull City Classic against the nations top junior prospect, I cant rememebr his name), but Tracy finished the tournament avergaing 20pts, 6 blocks , and 8 assists a game, and they weren't playing any scrubs in the Bull City Classic over at Mount Zion....our depth next year...is going to be FUCKING SWEET!! GO PACK!

3/29/2007 7:47:30 PM

^ Let's make sure the kid qualifies before we start going nuts

3/29/2007 7:50:49 PM