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Title: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: Toxik76 on July 04, 2011, 11:38:55 AM Went with a friend to the Rec Center and neither of us had any idea Coach Grant and Pettway and Lacey and Gueye would be there on a Sat afternoon playing a pick up game, had a GREAT time and Pettway is STILL a great player, I can also tell you that Coach Grant is extremely happy at Bama and sees this as a place to build the kind of Championship bball team he desires from the ground up (has already started) and loves Bama, he feels like he has a special bond with this university and even said he's not even sure he would be able to leave for Florida or another bball conference said to be better, he also expects the SEC West to really be a huge contender in the future thanks to Bama and Mike Anderson at Arky.
Now to the players, Lacey has a sweet stroke smooth as a pillow, very aggressive and animated also told me he expects to be in the conversation as a freshman all american, me and my buddy play pretty bad defense I'm sure compared to what he saw in HS LoL, but he hit numerous shots right in our faces with our hands up etc LoL also had better passing skills than I thought and he and Gueye have a bond, now on Gueye WOW!!! Looks to me like as close to an NBA prospect at C as I've ever seen (and I've seen Dwight Howard in HS, Gerald Wallace in HS, Josh Smith in HS) he's a legit 7'2" and looked about 265 lbs or so VERY muscular looks like a 7'2" Dwight not kidding, very athletic, has good quickness especially off the 1st step and can go up and get almost any rebound, seemed like he had a polished game already (likely thanks to JuCo) his ability around the basket is something Bama hasn't EVER seen I don't think, seems like he's been working extremely hard to develop a shot out to about 18 or so feet and become a complete post player, there is no doubt to me that Coach Grant really did find a player that slipped through the international cracks because he REALLY looked to me like an NBA prospect without a doubt and even maybe more skilled than say a Bismack Biyombo who was a top 15 pick in this years draft, who I've heard has NO offensive game or a Jan Vesely who is athletic, but lacks a jumpshot, and from what I saw of Gueye he had a great jumper out to 18 ft, is as athletic a guy at his size as I've ever seen, lots of great bball skills you don't usually see in a guy his size like dribbling skills and quickness also I'm told he's a great defender as well (Ding us up wasn't a great feat LoL) and all the skill usually garners some NBA draft attention, but he decided to enroll in JuCo, then was injured and got in a fight with his HC over using up a year of eligibility for a handful of games, there is no doubt in my mind from what I saw and what I've heard, if he played JuCo ball this past year he would have been at least a projected 2nd rounder in the draft (probably higher since most scouts OVERvalue size and he's got it) but since he sat all year he didn't get any attention. So I'm not sure if he will be around very long because of how good he potentially could be, as far as his personality, he is a fun boisterous guy, seems like he really loves playing bball. I had a great time yesterday, got dunked on quite a bit, I think Pettway threw Gueye about 15 alley oops LoL and 1 he made a super athletic move running to the basket and Lacey overthrew the lob a little bit and Gueye had to reach around to the other side of the rim and dunked it with a reverse dunk very reminiscent of Dwight Howard type move, he's that athletic I'm SSSOOOO excited about this upcoming bball year Roll Tide Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: KoKoPuf on July 04, 2011, 12:19:25 PM We expect you to work hard and improve your defense so you can better represent Crimson Red next time!
Thanks for posting, it has been too long since we have had a reason to be really optimistic about BB. Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: Chechem on July 04, 2011, 12:23:39 PM Both good posts. #+ to you guys.
Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: Marshal Dillon on July 04, 2011, 12:24:49 PM We expect you to work hard and improve your defense so you can better represent Crimson Red next time! Thanks for posting, it has been too long since we have had a reason to be really optimistic about BB. Was Jim from Tuscaloosa there giving Coach Grant pointers? :o Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: pmull on July 04, 2011, 12:25:45 PM Good post Tox. #+
Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: Toxik76 on July 04, 2011, 12:33:40 PM We expect you to work hard and improve your defense so you can better represent Crimson Red next time! Thanks for posting, it has been too long since we have had a reason to be really optimistic about BB. LoL I tried my best but when you're 6'4" going up against a 7'2" more athletic big it isn't EVER gonna be pretty LoL Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: Chechem on July 04, 2011, 12:36:16 PM We expect you to work hard and improve your defense so you can better represent Crimson Red next time! Thanks for posting, it has been too long since we have had a reason to be really optimistic about BB. LoL I tried my best but when you're 6'4" going up against a 7'2" more athletic big it isn't EVER gonna be pretty LoL I blame your parents. Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: ricky023 on July 04, 2011, 01:06:52 PM Tox you got me as ready for BB as I am for football Almost! RTR!
Title: Re: Bball yesterday with CAG, CAP, Lacey, and Gueye....had a lot of fun Post by: Jamos on July 04, 2011, 02:33:20 PM Great post.!! Basketball is going to take on a different perspective at Bama, starting this year. #+
I've got my tickets ordered and will be there to do my part. RTR!! |