I went down to St. Stephens again this year and just got back. I would not say Glen Rice looked <I>awesome</I>, but I would say he looked very good. It looks like he has lost weight and he is so in to it -- he's yelling, screaming, laughing, running .... he looked very sharp. Saw him put up two threes in scrimmages and he drained them both, and the most impressive was a slashing drive right through the middle of the lane for two. He looked good I thought. The biggest difference this year from last year was he was so in to it -- last season he was on the sidelines, talking occasionally and running on an exercise bike, I never saw Boki put up a single shot. I saw him call for it several times, but he didn't get the ball. Mostly I saw him in drills guarding Rice. I did interview him after practice though -- sharp guy, easy to talk to. Speaks perfect english. He stayed after practice and did a bunch of exercises that clearly were to improve his groin injury. Kenny Thomas looked pretty good .... him and Mo guarded each other a few times and I saw KT slap the ball out of his hands a few times. Mo has lost weight, but he just doesn't look as "cut" as he has in the past (I have photos from training camp two years ago that I'll probably put a comparison up to this year's training camp). He did look good though ... Most of what I saw action wise was all the players put in to three teams (red, blue, grey) ... Francis, Moochie and Tito/Tierre led the teams. The three PFs were on different teams also. Still helter skelter basketball ... granted it's Day One, but I was watching it being bounced around like crazy and wondering how Yao would fit into (or change) all of this.
"<i>The three PFs were put on different teams, also.</i>." So, I take that as meaning Kenny actually did not start camp at the three like Dawson said he would.
Did KT look fast enough to play the 3?? Did Rice ge his legs back under his shot?? Gotta give more clutch. I'm fiending.
Good question .... since KT was guarding Mo, I would say no. KT looks slim for a PF, but he just doesn't look to have any fat on him (remember when he came in to the league "weight" was an issue) r-fan-since-81 - I'm back at work now and will write more for the site later. Right now I can't though. Eddie didn't really do anything that jumped out at me .... I did see him hit a 16-footer and on another play he made a nice move on Collier but he missed the baseline turnaround.
If this is what shape the players are in now, then I'm sure they will become mroe "cut" as the season progresses. I think we're blessed with what is probably the hardest working offseason team in the league, Yao Ming included. *Knocks on wood* Clutch, did you sense any tension between any of the 3 PF's? I don't mean game-time competitive tension, but something mroe serious. Basically what I'm trying to ask is, will there be chemistry problems, whining, and stuff like that from the F's?
Clutch, Did you see the video clips at rockets.com with Kenny explaining his weight and playing the 3-4. check it out. http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_Media_Day_2002_Video_C-54188-34.html#
Clutch, thanks for the report! Great info! Look forward to future reports! Can't believe that training camp is already here and we are less than a month away from the start of the season! Woo Hoo! Chris
Clutch, you are trippin'. you know you gotta bring the goods, man. how dare you tease us like that! 1. how did the guards look? 2. did kenny do anything different offensively, or was it the same basic repertoire? 3. any mickeal news? 4. any comments about yao that you overheard (on the dl, ya know?) bring the noise, Clutch!!!!!
kinda. i really would like to know the answer to those questions. and are the practices closed to the public?
OK so how did he look defending Rice? Were the other players just ignoring him on the offensive end or was it a case where he was just not the best option.
Who does Clutch think he is, putting his job and supporting his family over OUR enjoyment!? Man I'm pumped, I can't wait for the preseason! !
Thanks Again! Do Steve or Cuttino look like they have gained any muscle, got any new moves, or worked on their shots at all?
Very smooth Clutch with creating this poll! Thanks again for all of your hard work & tremendous effort in providing the exclusive reports from Training Camp in Austin! Clutch Poll: What Rocket player currently working out with the team are you most curious to hear news about from training camp? Responses: 43.2% Bostjan Nachbar 21.8% Eddie Griffin 16.5% Maurice Taylor 10.7% Glen Rice 4.4% Steve Francis 1.8% Other 1.6% Kenny Thomas
I'm sorry but this was the funniest thing I have read in awhile for some reason. This is Clutch commenting on Day 3 of Training Camp last year and I quote: http://clutchcity.net/feature.cfm?FeatureID=144 ---------- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2001 I got to camp and there was no media there at all. The security guard, who has been very cool, told me I could go right ahead on in the gym. Sweet. So I walked in and the Rockets were still running practice, and had the players broken up in to groups by position. As I started to walk down the side of the court, the ball got away from Kelvin Cato and came right at me. I picked it up and passed it back to him. "Nice pass, man. You get the assist," said Kelvin. I thought, "Well that was cool of him." Sort of made up for yesterday's diss. Then he turned, fired the uncontested 7-foot baseline jumper and missed. So now the dude screwed me out of my first NBA assist.
Oh man, get ready everyone. Clutch is about to bring it. He's coming full force with the good stuff. You can just tell from his little teaser on the main cc.net page (with an exclusive pic of Glen Rice) that he is not messing around! Thanks again Clutch.
