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Message: [QUOTE="RayIsTheGOAT, post: 2884820, member: 6090"] Some general observations from the first row- - Intensity right from the start at 12:30. Everyone came out to the gym floor and immediately started running, diving for loose ball drills, footwork, etc. High intensity, high positivity from the start. -Hurley cared more about defense than shot making for the entirety of practice it seemed- pointed out little things like shoulder position on D, footwork, ball screen defending, double team -Hurley seemed to be on Josh more than anyone- not necessarily in a negative light, but because he realizes the importance of Josh being good -Cobb looks much more explosive than last year-to be expected with weight loss/conditioning -Most of the big men seemed to have a nice stroke- Whaley, Cobb, Carlton, Kwintin can stretch the floor a little bit with an elbow jumper. Granted, not even a chair was defending them on that drill. -Rebounding drills seemed to be the biggest struggle. Not terrible, but clearly a lot of work to do. -Brendan Adams is going to be an integral part of this program for the next few years. Doesn't look out of place, looks very smooth and like he will be a spark plug off the bench -Jalen seemed to make some faces (as if, "what is he talking about") at some of the things Hurley was pointing out to the team. Could be nothing, just an observation. -Polley has a very nice stroke from 3 and is taller than I thought. He and Sid are the X factors. -Sid is very talented and athletic, but it's going to take a little time for him to develop some pieces of his game. But he has all the makings to be a high end player. -Also, there were three refs at practice? I didn't realize that was something that happened at practice, but it makes sense. The refs called a lot of travels. Lol. Especially on a "rip" drill. -Some players were unhappy with a couple of the foul calls, but Kimani was quick to shut up the complaining -Tom Moore is an intense guy. Definitely an extension of Hurley. -Hurley was clearly restrained during an open practice. At times it didn't seem like everyone was moving at full speed. But overall, the practice is pretty intense. [/QUOTE]

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