Summer Europe Trip

Also catching up on the press releases but a 'new' system?  I wonder what was changed and who changed it.  I hope whatever it was it isn't brand new in the last 2 weeks from Whitesell because that would be a bit too late to change things as the front end of the summer the team was working on something else?  Interesting to hear whatever it is.

Also catching up on the press releases but a 'new' system?  I wonder what was changed and who changed it.  I hope whatever it was it isn't brand new in the last 2 weeks from Whitesell because that would be a bit too late to change things as the front end of the summer the team was working on something else?  Interesting to hear whatever it is.

What press release? Didn't know Jamal and max were hurt.

Quote from: Moose on August 16, 2013, 09:05:16 PM

Also catching up on the press releases but a 'new' system?  I wonder what was changed and who changed it.  I hope whatever it was it isn't brand new in the last 2 weeks from Whitesell because that would be a bit too late to change things as the front end of the summer the team was working on something else?  Interesting to hear whatever it is.

What press release? Didn't know Jamal and max were hurt.

http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081513aaa.html

They are banged up according to this but not missing time like the others.

Opening statement:

"We have had a productive week and a half of practice. By the time we depart for Europe we will have had two weeks of practice time to begin implementing our system. The only frustrating aspect of practice has just been the injuries the team has endured. We're banged up. The injuries to Felix [Balamou], Rysheed [Jordan], Phil Greene, Max Hooper and Jamal Branch have led to us being shorthanded.

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on August 16, 2013, 09:07:17 PM

Quote from: Moose on August 16, 2013, 09:05:16 PM

Also catching up on the press releases but a 'new' system?  I wonder what was changed and who changed it.  I hope whatever it was it isn't brand new in the last 2 weeks from Whitesell because that would be a bit too late to change things as the front end of the summer the team was working on something else?  Interesting to hear whatever it is.

What press release? Didn't know Jamal and max were hurt.

http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081513aaa.html

They are banged up according to this but not missing time like the others.

Opening statement:

"We have had a productive week and a half of practice. By the time we depart for Europe we will have had two weeks of practice time to begin implementing our system. The only frustrating aspect of practice has just been the injuries the team has endured. We're banged up. The injuries to Felix [Balamou], Rysheed [Jordan], Phil Greene, Max Hooper and Jamal Branch have led to us being shorthanded.

Thanks, man Jamal gets banged up easy and often it seems.

Quote from: Moose on August 16, 2013, 09:08:35 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on August 16, 2013, 09:07:17 PM

Quote from: Moose on August 16, 2013, 09:05:16 PM

Also catching up on the press releases but a 'new' system?  I wonder what was changed and who changed it.  I hope whatever it was it isn't brand new in the last 2 weeks from Whitesell because that would be a bit too late to change things as the front end of the summer the team was working on something else?  Interesting to hear whatever it is.

What press release? Didn't know Jamal and max were hurt.

http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081513aaa.html

They are banged up according to this but not missing time like the others.

Opening statement:

"We have had a productive week and a half of practice. By the time we depart for Europe we will have had two weeks of practice time to begin implementing our system. The only frustrating aspect of practice has just been the injuries the team has endured. We're banged up. The injuries to Felix [Balamou], Rysheed [Jordan], Phil Greene, Max Hooper and Jamal Branch have led to us being shorthanded.

Thanks, man Jamal gets banged up easy and often it seems.

Cue Baldi.........

Little bit on the teams we are playing.

Rouen Basket- Their 3 Americans on the team are LeMarshall Corbett (Angelo St- '11), Bill Clark (Duquense- '11) and Kyle Spain (SD State- '09).  Kareem Reid used to play for them.  Here is a link to their EuroBasket page-

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/SPO_Rouen_Basket/3853?Page=0

Evreux- Samme Givens (Drexel- '12), BA Walker (VCU- '07), Olu Ashaolu (Oregon- '12).  Moustapha Diarra (San Fran- '11) rings a bell to me.  I think we were mentioned with him at some point.  Former players include Kenny Atkinson from LI, Mark Karcher (Temple- '00/Sixers), Gary Lumpkin (Xavier- '99), Sergio Lyuk (SJU- '95),

And I'm sorry this might be the funniest name in the history of sports- http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Steeve_Ho_You_Fat/Cholet_Basket/100621

Here is their EuroBasket page-

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/ALM_Evreux_Basket/422?Page=1

Stella Azzurra- Not much on them- http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Stella_Azzurra_Roma/5064

CB Prat Joventut Badalona- Some good former players.  Maceo Baston (Michigan- '98), Lonny Baxter (Maryland- '02), Christian Eyenga (NBA), Rudy Fernandez (NBA), Corey Fisher (Nova- '11) (who is now a citizen of Georgia haha), Randy Holcomb (SD State- '02), good ole friend Quenton Hosley (Fresno St- '07), Byron Houston (Ok State, '92), Jerome Moiso (UCLA- '00), another old friend Russell Robinson (Kansas), Sean Rooks (Arizona, '92), RICKY RUBIO (NBA) and Bracey Wright (Indiana- '05)

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/FIATC_Joventut_Badalona/95?Page=1

And lastly Basquet Manresa- http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/La_Bruixa_dOr_Manresa/318

Current- Darryl Monroe (G Mason- '09)
Former- Toby Bailey (UCLA- '98), Serge Ibaka (NBA), Andreas Nocioni (NBA), Andrae Patterson (Indiana '98), Michael Ruffin (Tulsa/NBA) and Matt Walsh (Florida '05).

By the way with 5 guys 'banged up' (Rysheed, Felix, Max, Jamal, Phil) I mean this in jest but do we have the Mets trainers from a few years ago?

If the hurt kids didn't tweet they were still going on the trip I'd have thought it was some Fr Harrington final last act conspiracy to save on travel costs and make an excuse not to send the whole team

Also catching up on the press releases but a 'new' system?  I wonder what was changed and who changed it.  I hope whatever it was it isn't brand new in the last 2 weeks from Whitesell because that would be a bit too late to change things as the front end of the summer the team was working on something else?  Interesting to hear whatever it is.

Very interesting. 
I'm not going to lie, I probably won't shed any tears if we're playing a different system.
The matchup zone, and the false motion offense, well... they weren't flawless in either design or our execution. 

I think a different system could let our guys react more naturally.   And that would be a very good thing.
This could be as important as any personnel additions we've made. 

I like the matchup zone---although I don't think our guy played it well enough.  The offense is/was exasperating.  I think the missing component was a post-up big man but our screens were east-west and did nothing to free the man up.  Often the guy who received the screen wound up further away from the basket and the guy who set the pick didn't take advantage of the switch.

I like the matchup zone---although I don't think our guy played it well enough.  The offense is/was exasperating.  I think the missing component was a post-up big man but our screens were east-west and did nothing to free the man up.  Often the guy who received the screen wound up further away from the basket and the guy who set the pick didn't take advantage of the switch.

Other than that the offense worked like a charm!

How good are the teams we are playing ? Sorry of asked and answered already

This guy will be with the team in Europe. Reporting for Fox



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http://t.co/0mbiC5H2vx

Does anyone see Gift or Balamou in that pic?

http://t.co/0mbiC5H2vx

Does anyone see Gift or Balamou in that pic?

Felix far left

C jones?

C jones?

Far right

Jordan?

Jordan?

Bathroom

 Awesome.. this thread can become the "Where's Waldo" of the SJU hoops European vacation photo album....   

Awesome.. this thread can become the "Where's Waldo" of the SJU hoops European vacation photo album....   

My guess is he was suspended for leaking the uniform early.