Cougfan’s premium stuff is free through 7/4. Read it while you can! Some decent articles, but still, I find that I’m pretty sure I still don’t want to drop $80 a year on this stuff.
Finally, the Sonics are being ripped sideways for not drafting Rodney Carney or JJ Redick, instead taking a 7-foot project for the 3rd straight year. My gut was BOOOOOOO at first, but then I thought about the front office and what they are saying, and it makes some sense. Either Swift or Petro are not going to pan out, OR one of them will turn into a real player that will demand max money on the open market. Meanwhile this 7-foot monster with a 7-9 wingspan, measured at the largest wingspan in the history of the NBA for that matter, drops into their lap. Many fans to talk shows and letters to the editor just destroyed the Sonics for a pick like this when players they actually recognized were still there, but the reality is Sene wasn’t going to fall past 13 or 14 anyway. Plus, Gelabale will be on the Sonics this year and the buzz is great that he can really play D on the perimeter, is very athletic at 6-5 and is ready to roll.
I started to snoop around on Sene a little, see if there was more out there on him than what ESPN’s lousy coverage showed. And then, it happened. I found this 8+ minute clip on Sene on Youtube.com. The thing to remember on this, is that this kid has ONLY PLAYED 2 YEARS and he’s already able to do things like this. The highlights are just that, highlights, and I’m sure there are plenty of low moments as well with this kid, but to think that what he’s already able to do is only on athleticism and instincts?? I can understand fully now why they took him.
Check it out. There are some blocks that are just tremendous, including one at a little over 2 minutes I believe where the ball is above the box on the backboard and he still blocks it! Imagine what he’ll be able to do working out with Sikma, a real NBA bigs coach. Imagine how he’ll look with a couple of years of proper nutrition and a pro strength program. If he’s already where he’s at with just athleticism and instincts, already doing things you can’t teach, imagine what he could turn out to be?? Maybe I’m just clueless and this guy will be the biggest bust of all-time, and we’ll lament that JJ Redick became the next Jeff Hornacek, but I can see why NBA teams were so turned on to him all of a sudden (and by the way, not hating on Duke, but really quick, name the last time JJ Redick actually played well in a big game? The only thing I’ll ever remember about him was that he repeatedly laid an egg in NCAA tournament competition. Maybe I’m being too hard on him, but I think there is a good reason 10 teams passed on him in the draft, and if Orlando didn’t take him, he might have really fallen.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Ho_dsWHvk
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