Klee chat
April 5, 2012 2:34 PM
Asked John Groce about his focus in offseason workouts. He's big on individual skill development. It has been a steady lineup of shooting, ballhandling, passing etc. - skillwork. That has been the focus of their workouts this week, and there is another workout today. Watched the Heat-Thunder game with noted NBA fan Sam Maniscalco last night. He saw the same thing in workouts - a focus on skill development. And that's what this group needs at the moment. You need better ballhandling next season, in particular. Anyway, here's what John Groce told me about the first round of workouts - knowing that it's very early in the process.
"I like the kids a lot. Like we just talked about, they've been really coachable, really teachable. That part's been exciting for me," he said. "They've welcomed us. I think their work ethic -- in the weightroom or on the court -- has been really good. Now it's easy to do that on Day One or Day Two, but if they can keep the mindset they've got now, they can continue to better. They seem like they want to get better. And that's all you can ask."
Klee
"I like the kids a lot. Like we just talked about, they've been really coachable, really teachable. That part's been exciting for me," he said. "They've welcomed us. I think their work ethic -- in the weightroom or on the court -- has been really good. Now it's easy to do that on Day One or Day Two, but if they can keep the mindset they've got now, they can continue to better. They seem like they want to get better. And that's all you can ask."
Klee
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