- 10,056
- 10
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2006
If he's better than Hollis he must be damn good. (I haven't seen much of him)
[table][tr][td][font=Arial,Helvetica]AUG. 5: These are trying days for UConn coach Jim Calhoun, who appreciates a boost to his spirit now more than usual. He's in the seventh and final week of radiation treatments that followed surgery May 6 to remove a cancerous growth from the right side of his neck.
He's a little weak, a little hoarse, and not really feeling, sounding or acting like himself. Calhoun spent most of his time a step back from the action Sunday and Monday as his staff and others pushed 24 high school players through the paces at the Connecticut Elite Camp, but that isn't to say he wasn't fully involved on an emotional level.
Especially when Rudy Gay showed up Monday to play a few games and speak to campers. Seeing and hearing from former players is always an injection of energy and joy for Calhoun, entering his 23rd season at UConn.
"You certainly look forward to it," Calhoun said. "I've actually talked to [many] of them on the phone. Almost all the kids have called and said, 'I'm praying for you, Coach,' that type of thing. There's something about getting up at 5:30 every morning [for radiation]. I've had a lot of time to think driving back and forth, and there's no question there's a ton of thought. To see a lot of the kids and [remember] why it's so worthwhile to do what you do, this weekend spells that out. Just by nature, these type of things bring upon ... I don't want to say melancholy, but reflection, for sure."
[/font][/td] [/tr][/table]
http://www.courant.com/services/newspape....0,6792931.story
Quote:[table][tr][td][font=Arial,Helvetica]AUG. 10: With Calhoun having finished radiation treatment earlier in the day for a malignant growth in his neck, this year's game, the fourth, had added meaning.
"They told me I've got about a month, month and a half to get myself back [to feeling normal]," said a slightly weakened Calhoun, 66. "I don't have any taste buds. If you gave me a lobster or steak, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I wouldn't like either one. ... The bottom line is it shouldn't have any effect on the season. It's something that happened and it was taken care of, taken care of very well."[/font][/td] [/tr][/table]
..
[h1]Surprising summer bodes well for Hoyas[/h1][h3]Barker Davis THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Wednesday, August 13, 2008[/h3]
After a somewhat turbulent spring, Georgetown'smen's basketball team enjoyed a summer of pleasant surprises.
The latest positive development came Sunday, when a Tombs team composed of sophomore point guard Chris Wright and the Hoyas' incoming freshmen won theKenner League championship without top recruit Greg Monroe.
A versatile 6-foot-11, 250-pound forward, Monroe sparkled all summer for the Tombs before returning home to Gretna, La., after the school's CommunityScholars program. Without Monroe and moonlighting NBA draftee Roy Hibbert anchoring the middle in last week's playoffs, the Tombs needed more productionfrom its other players, particularly 6-10 freshman Henry Sims.
And the young Hoyas responded, rolling through their three playoff games behind the superb backcourt play of Wright (who averaged 21.0 points and 6.3assists in the playoffs) and Jason Clark (20. 7 points, 6.7rebounds), and a big finale from Sims.
Anchoring the middle in the championship game against an opponent that featured current and former NBA players Roger Mason Jr. (San Antonio Spurs), BrianChase, Lonny Baxter and Eddie Basden, Sims scored 24 points to lead the Tombs to an 81-65 victory.
Every Georgetown player on the Tombs lived up to or exceeded expectations during Kenner League play, most notably Clark and redshirt freshman NikitaMescheriakov.
A 6-2 guard from Bishop O'Connell with long arms, Clark appears to be better than departed guard Jeremiah Rivers (transferred to Indiana) on both endsof the floor. Though his 3-point shot still needs work, Clark was great on the offensive glass throughout the summer and stifled Chase defensively in the titlegame.
A 6-8 wing player, Mescheriakov proved equally surprising as an impact player for the Tombs. The brother of former George Washington standout YegorMescheriakov (1995-99), Nikita came to Georgetown with a reputation as a spot-up shooter with defensive and ball-handling liabilities. But he proved morestubborn on defense than expected and displayed solid footwork and an ability to move with the ball this summer.
"Nikita's play is not a surprise," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. "He's worked extremely hard on his strength andconsistency, and he is a guy who can put the ball in the basket. He will be a factor."
Georgetown's ultimate summer bonus, however, came in the form of an NCAA waiver for Florida State transfer Julian Vaughn and the Vienna native'ssubsequent play in the Kenner League.
Photo by Joseph Silverman
Forward Julian Vaughn (front) transferred to Georgetown for the upcoming season.
Vaughn left Tallahassee, Fla., after appearing in 31 games for the Seminoles as a freshman last season, returning to the area to be close to an ailingfamily member. Still somewhat raw offensively, the 6-9, 246-pound forward is a superb rebounder (averaging a Kenner League-high 11.2), possibly mitigating thethree postseason frontcourt departures the team absorbed when Hibbert and Patrick Ewing Jr. exhausted their eligibility and backup center Vernon Macklintransferred to Florida.
"Without a doubt, the news that Julian would be eligible to play for us this season was huge," Thompson said. "It looked like two of ourthree primary big men were going to be true freshmen, and now you add Julian, a guy who has completed a year of ball in the ACC, so he knows what to expect.Plus, he's a physical presence. He likes the bump and touch. The bonus is that Julian also knows how to score the basketball. I definitely see him as adifference-maker for us."
Add the six aforementioned young players to a team that features three returning starters and a third consecutive first-place finish in the Big East doesn't seem as improbable for the Hoyas as itdid at the start of the summer.
"We're going to be very young, but we've got a talented group," Thompson said. "Every season presents a different set of challenges,but I'm excited. I'm looking forward to getting this group all together in the gym in a couple of months and getting the process started."
[table][tr][td][font=Arial,Helvetica]AUG. 5: These are trying days for UConn coach Jim Calhoun, who appreciates a boost to his spirit now more than usual. He's in the seventh and final week of radiation treatments that followed surgery May 6 to remove a cancerous growth from the right side of his neck.
He's a little weak, a little hoarse, and not really feeling, sounding or acting like himself. Calhoun spent most of his time a step back from the action Sunday and Monday as his staff and others pushed 24 high school players through the paces at the Connecticut Elite Camp, but that isn't to say he wasn't fully involved on an emotional level.
Especially when Rudy Gay showed up Monday to play a few games and speak to campers. Seeing and hearing from former players is always an injection of energy and joy for Calhoun, entering his 23rd season at UConn.
"You certainly look forward to it," Calhoun said. "I've actually talked to [many] of them on the phone. Almost all the kids have called and said, 'I'm praying for you, Coach,' that type of thing. There's something about getting up at 5:30 every morning [for radiation]. I've had a lot of time to think driving back and forth, and there's no question there's a ton of thought. To see a lot of the kids and [remember] why it's so worthwhile to do what you do, this weekend spells that out. Just by nature, these type of things bring upon ... I don't want to say melancholy, but reflection, for sure."
[/font][/td] [/tr][/table]
http://www.courant.com/services/newspape....0,6792931.story
Quote:[table][tr][td][font=Arial,Helvetica]AUG. 10: With Calhoun having finished radiation treatment earlier in the day for a malignant growth in his neck, this year's game, the fourth, had added meaning.
"They told me I've got about a month, month and a half to get myself back [to feeling normal]," said a slightly weakened Calhoun, 66. "I don't have any taste buds. If you gave me a lobster or steak, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I wouldn't like either one. ... The bottom line is it shouldn't have any effect on the season. It's something that happened and it was taken care of, taken care of very well."[/font][/td] [/tr][/table]
..
[h1]Surprising summer bodes well for Hoyas[/h1][h3]Barker Davis THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Wednesday, August 13, 2008[/h3]
- Comment
- Listen
- Font Size
- Share
- Ask a Question
- You Report
After a somewhat turbulent spring, Georgetown'smen's basketball team enjoyed a summer of pleasant surprises.
The latest positive development came Sunday, when a Tombs team composed of sophomore point guard Chris Wright and the Hoyas' incoming freshmen won theKenner League championship without top recruit Greg Monroe.
A versatile 6-foot-11, 250-pound forward, Monroe sparkled all summer for the Tombs before returning home to Gretna, La., after the school's CommunityScholars program. Without Monroe and moonlighting NBA draftee Roy Hibbert anchoring the middle in last week's playoffs, the Tombs needed more productionfrom its other players, particularly 6-10 freshman Henry Sims.
And the young Hoyas responded, rolling through their three playoff games behind the superb backcourt play of Wright (who averaged 21.0 points and 6.3assists in the playoffs) and Jason Clark (20. 7 points, 6.7rebounds), and a big finale from Sims.
Anchoring the middle in the championship game against an opponent that featured current and former NBA players Roger Mason Jr. (San Antonio Spurs), BrianChase, Lonny Baxter and Eddie Basden, Sims scored 24 points to lead the Tombs to an 81-65 victory.
Every Georgetown player on the Tombs lived up to or exceeded expectations during Kenner League play, most notably Clark and redshirt freshman NikitaMescheriakov.
A 6-2 guard from Bishop O'Connell with long arms, Clark appears to be better than departed guard Jeremiah Rivers (transferred to Indiana) on both endsof the floor. Though his 3-point shot still needs work, Clark was great on the offensive glass throughout the summer and stifled Chase defensively in the titlegame.
A 6-8 wing player, Mescheriakov proved equally surprising as an impact player for the Tombs. The brother of former George Washington standout YegorMescheriakov (1995-99), Nikita came to Georgetown with a reputation as a spot-up shooter with defensive and ball-handling liabilities. But he proved morestubborn on defense than expected and displayed solid footwork and an ability to move with the ball this summer.
"Nikita's play is not a surprise," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. "He's worked extremely hard on his strength andconsistency, and he is a guy who can put the ball in the basket. He will be a factor."
Georgetown's ultimate summer bonus, however, came in the form of an NCAA waiver for Florida State transfer Julian Vaughn and the Vienna native'ssubsequent play in the Kenner League.
Photo by Joseph Silverman
Forward Julian Vaughn (front) transferred to Georgetown for the upcoming season.
Vaughn left Tallahassee, Fla., after appearing in 31 games for the Seminoles as a freshman last season, returning to the area to be close to an ailingfamily member. Still somewhat raw offensively, the 6-9, 246-pound forward is a superb rebounder (averaging a Kenner League-high 11.2), possibly mitigating thethree postseason frontcourt departures the team absorbed when Hibbert and Patrick Ewing Jr. exhausted their eligibility and backup center Vernon Macklintransferred to Florida.
"Without a doubt, the news that Julian would be eligible to play for us this season was huge," Thompson said. "It looked like two of ourthree primary big men were going to be true freshmen, and now you add Julian, a guy who has completed a year of ball in the ACC, so he knows what to expect.Plus, he's a physical presence. He likes the bump and touch. The bonus is that Julian also knows how to score the basketball. I definitely see him as adifference-maker for us."
Add the six aforementioned young players to a team that features three returning starters and a third consecutive first-place finish in the Big East doesn't seem as improbable for the Hoyas as itdid at the start of the summer.
"We're going to be very young, but we've got a talented group," Thompson said. "Every season presents a different set of challenges,but I'm excited. I'm looking forward to getting this group all together in the gym in a couple of months and getting the process started."