Nnanna Egwu
August 25, 2012 11:41 AM
He refuses to place lofty expectations on the improvements Nnanna Egwu will make this season -- after Meyers Leonard leaped from a Big Ten footnote in his freshman year to the 11th overall pick in the NBA Draft in June -- but the sophomore center has been Groce's hardest worker this summer.
"The commitment he had in the weight room, the gains he had in there with his body, how hard he worked in skill, how much he ate that opportunity up to get better, he had an unbelievable summer," Groce said. "Nnanna has not only done what he's supposed to do, he's gone above and beyond."
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"The commitment he had in the weight room, the gains he had in there with his body, how hard he worked in skill, how much he ate that opportunity up to get better, he had an unbelievable summer," Groce said. "Nnanna has not only done what he's supposed to do, he's gone above and beyond."
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