Most of the drills that they ran were passing, ball handling, finishing at the rim, and drills that simulated the offensive getting up a shot in 7 seconds.
The energy level was amazingly high. Coaches and players. If a bad pass or a mistake in the drill, the coaches stopped it immediately and ran it over. The only 5 on 5 drills run were a coach putting up a shot and a fast break being run until they scored or the defense stopped it.
I was especially impressed with Smith, Finke, Ebo, Frazier and Lucas on this day. Nichols had the play of the practice with a monster jam over Black. Nichols worked with both the bigs and the guards on some drills.
Smith is a man for a freshman. He will be one of the best players out of the gate. Finke made a high percentage of his looks out to three. He was especially effective at the elbow either passing or knocking down the 15 footer. Frazier is very confident and thrives in the up and down play.Lucas was the key man on most of the breaks. He made a few bad passes but they were passes he usually makes. The other players look to him a lot to get them the ball in the right spots. Loved Ebo. So fluid and smart. Had some tough rebounds and really runs the court. I hope he can translate it to games early. Black had a good practice. I just noticed the younger guys more because I was likely concentrating on them.
Jordan had a good practice. He is noticeably bigger and knocked down shots. If he can hit shots in real games, there will be a role for him.
Alstork was familiarizing himself with the drills and was mad at himself a few times, but his talent was obvious. After practice, he and Frazier had an impromptu three point shooting contest with managers rebounding. They moved around the arc. Frazier made 9-10 but Alstork beat him with 10-10.
I forgot to mention that Williams looked good taking into account his missed time. His shot wasn't dropping but he show his athleticism. Looks, walks and runs like his dad. Also, Vesic fit right in. For only being on campus for a few days, he picked up the drills quickly. Even Underwood commented on that. He needs to hit the weights, though. Underwood's kid is like another coach on the court. He obviously knows the drills the best and helped a number of players get to the right spots.
The energy level was amazingly high. Coaches and players. If a bad pass or a mistake in the drill, the coaches stopped it immediately and ran it over. The only 5 on 5 drills run were a coach putting up a shot and a fast break being run until they scored or the defense stopped it.
I was especially impressed with Smith, Finke, Ebo, Frazier and Lucas on this day. Nichols had the play of the practice with a monster jam over Black. Nichols worked with both the bigs and the guards on some drills.
Smith is a man for a freshman. He will be one of the best players out of the gate. Finke made a high percentage of his looks out to three. He was especially effective at the elbow either passing or knocking down the 15 footer. Frazier is very confident and thrives in the up and down play.Lucas was the key man on most of the breaks. He made a few bad passes but they were passes he usually makes. The other players look to him a lot to get them the ball in the right spots. Loved Ebo. So fluid and smart. Had some tough rebounds and really runs the court. I hope he can translate it to games early. Black had a good practice. I just noticed the younger guys more because I was likely concentrating on them.
Jordan had a good practice. He is noticeably bigger and knocked down shots. If he can hit shots in real games, there will be a role for him.
Alstork was familiarizing himself with the drills and was mad at himself a few times, but his talent was obvious. After practice, he and Frazier had an impromptu three point shooting contest with managers rebounding. They moved around the arc. Frazier made 9-10 but Alstork beat him with 10-10.
I forgot to mention that Williams looked good taking into account his missed time. His shot wasn't dropping but he show his athleticism. Looks, walks and runs like his dad. Also, Vesic fit right in. For only being on campus for a few days, he picked up the drills quickly. Even Underwood commented on that. He needs to hit the weights, though. Underwood's kid is like another coach on the court. He obviously knows the drills the best and helped a number of players get to the right spots.
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