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    Bringing the Energy

    Friday, October 3, 2008, 11:29 AM EST [General]

    I'm going to add another word to camp besides the aforementioned focus...

    ENERGY!

    It's been all over the practice court with every drill and every 5 on 5...

    Mike Brown mentioned on his radio show about teaching the basics from square one. They become reminders for the vets, and here's how we do it for the newcomers - an example is verbal communication on the floor...Mike stopped practice last night, and praised newcomer Tarence Kinsey for talking to his teammates during a fast break drill...doing it the right way. Mike then led a team applause for the man they call "TK".

    What I like is the defense is always rewarded in scrimmages...again, it's what this team is about. Last night, Jawad Williams made a strong move on the left side of the hole, and rose up to hammer it...in the blink of an eye, and I mean a blink, JJ Hickson rose up to block it - a Ben Wallace type of deletion..

    It's one of the reasons why JJ will get some playing time as he learns..he has what no one can teach, sheer athleticism...

    A good sign going into this year is Boobie Gibson has gotten stronger. Two nights ago he absorbed a fearful collision with Wally Szczerbiak, all 245 pounds...it was actually a foul by Boobie because he was in the restricted area, but Daniel  bounced right up, like he didn't feel a thing...

    Hope to see you at the Wine and Gold scrimmage this Saturday.

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    In part because of corporate knowledge he has gained from being with Cleveland for four years now, I think that Sasha will end up getting more minutes than anyone else at the 2 spot. (even though there are a lot of good candidates this year). What do you think about this? Thanks.

    George
    October 03, 2008
    06:12 PM EST

    I like the fact that Mike Brown is paying attention to detail from sqaure one as you mentioned in your blog, Fred. A lot of people forget that on todays roster, only 3 players (LeBron, Boobie & Zydrunas) were in training camp last year, so it is VERY important that everyone take advantage and soak in the ins-and-outs of Mike Browns system.



    JJ really excites me! He has all the tools on this roster to suprise the rest of the league. A great leader/motivator in LeBron, a legendary defender in Ben Wallace (both 6'9), and a WIN NOW mentality the minute a foot is stepped on to the court. Thanks Fred!

    PS- How are the 3 PG's getting along?



    KingBron23
    October 03, 2008
    06:25 PM EST

    Hi George...I think it will be all up to Sasha...



    He knows he has to defend to stay on the floor, that's a given. He also knew he had to report to camp physically and mentally ready to go, and he has done that. He looks good...he's got a real bounce in his step in camp.



    Last year's holdout hurt him, and obviously so did the mid foot sprain...but he has tons of talent and yes, the corporate knowledge has to help him.



    The battle for playing time will be fierce during the pre season, and in fact, all season for that matter...but that's healthy...and it's called depth.



    KingBron23,



    The 3 point guards get along fine because they all consider themselves just GUARDS...you will see a combination all of them playing together at times. Sometimes one will handle the ball, while the other plays off the ball.



    They will benefit each other...the common denominator among them is how badly they want to win.

    Fred McLeod
    October 04, 2008
    09:04 PM EST