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Stevens had been asked about Boston’s pre-draft workout process and the buzz that it was one of the toughest in the league (likely due in part to the sprint drill at the end of each session). Stevens noted that Boston’s workouts are designed to gauge how hard a player is willing to work, how much they love the game, and whether they want to be in Boston. Said Stevens: “Those things are important.”
Then he was asked what stood out about Rozier.
“I think the biggest thing — and [Celtics president of basketball operations] Danny [Ainge] had been really high on him for a long time — so I got a chance to not only talk to him about [Rozier], but to really watch,” Stevens said during an interview on SiriusXM’s NBA Radio. “And we had him in for two workouts. And he came in on his second workout and he had been to 18 different workouts. He still had a burst and a desire and a drive that was not going to be thwarted by fatigue. Here’s a guy that had been all over the country, had every reason to be less than his best, but just was striving to get what he ultimately wanted and that’s to be not only an NBA player, but to be a good NBA player.
Coaches Detail Rozier’s Tireless Drive-Chris Forbserg
Terry Rozier started off a bit slow in this year’s NBA Summer League, but I definitely saw the drive and competitive spirit that so many mention when talking about him. He finished with very respectable averages of 12.3 ppg, 3.9 apg and 1.3 spg. Heading into training camp and eventually preseason, Rozier will have plenty of competition in the quest for minutes. With a boatload of guards currently on the roster, Rozier may very well spend a lot of time playing for the Red Claws in 2015-16. However it will take much more than that to get Rozier discouraged-he welcomes hard work and challenges. Rick Pitino, Rozier’s former coach, tells a story that gives you an idea of just how driven this kid is:
“There’s a very difficult shooting drill. It’s 55 shots on the move. You’re exhausted when you get done,” Pitino told the paper. “I think the most shots made were 43. They went out and did it. There were four guys there doing it. It’s very exhausting. My [Louisville] guys, they can get through it. The [other guys] can’t even breathe at the end of it.
“So now Terry said he didn’t like his score. ‘I want to do it again.’ OK, so he does it again. The other guys jumped into it and said, ‘We’ll do it again.’ When it was over the second time, Terry still wasn’t happy with his score. The other guys were done. Terry did it two more times. Danny [Ainge] has never seen that before. So, I think that hunger and drive epitomizes what we want in a Louisville man. Somebody who just does not give up, who will not relent or fatigue. And that’s Terry.”
Sounds like a Celtic to me.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piQsN_0Lp4U]Page 2: Sully is looking trim
As we mentioned in yesterday’s Dump, Jared Sullinger has been working hard this offseason in an effort to shed some pounds. If the photo below, taken at this weekend’s 9th annual RNB Classic in Ohio, is any indication then he seems to be succeeding.
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Last but not least..
The guys from DawkIns have every block, rebound and basket from Jordan Mickey’s impressive performance at the Utah & Vegas Summer Leagues. Enjoy:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-yjOS6ipw]The rest of the links:
Globe: Sunday Basketball Notes|Eurobasket: Cory Walden Could Agree To Terms With Celtics
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