Coming to think of it, why did the rockets not send EG to the big man camp in Honolulu? It seems like it would be the kind of thing to assist with his development. http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0814/1418151.html Brown said one thing he will remember from last season is playing and practicing with Jordan. "Everybody talks about how hard he works, but when you see it first-hand from a guy his age, that's great,'' he said. "He's a great guy. I think we just feed off his energy, intensity and love for the game. He just makes you better with him being on the court.'' The 6-foot-11, 240-pound forward said he spent his off season lifting weights and working on his jumper and footwork. "I know what to expect, I know what my coaches expect of me, I know what the players need from me. I need to go out and play,'' he said. Newell, a Hall of Fame basketball coach, said Brown needs to develop some fundamental skills. "He didn't have the advantage of college, where you learn some of these things,'' Newell said. "He went from high school into an NBA situation where he just wasn't ready to be given a lot of minutes. So that first year, he didn't get a lot of actual experience like a lot of these other players who were drafted. What we try to do is bridge the gap and teach him all the things he is going to have to learn before he's a solid NBA player.'' Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe, a longtime coach at the camp, said rookies usually have a little trouble getting adjusted to the NBA. "All rookies break down a little bit, especially No. 1 picks,'' Vandeweghe said. "He's a No. 1 pick coming straight from high school so he's got three strikes. It's a hard situation. He's extremely talented and he's going to be just fine, but that was hard for him last year and it may be hard again this year. There's still a lot of pressure on him.'' Other players in Newell's camp include Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry of the Chicago Bulls. Both were drafted straight out of high school -- Chandler was the No. 2 pick in last year's draft and Curry was No. 4. "There's just a lot of basketball they missed,'' Newell said. "If they don't go to college and if they don't get a chance to play, they can't progress.'' Brown said he doesn't have anything to prove to anyone else this season or in the future. "Everybody wants to be the best,'' he said. "I aspire to be one of the greats, so does everyone in this room. My goal is just to play hard and do the best I can do and not worry about what everybody else wants me to do or make me into. I have to be natural and let it flow.''
I don't think so. Its a good camp, but Griff has Carrol and other guys to teach him at Westside. Not to mention the camp doesn't make every player that went there, good. Why? Because Shawn Bradley went there.
6'11" 240lbs. thats all he needed to play more last year. given that he worked on his jumper and foot work, he could reach the 100 3's and 100 blocks milestone. i can't wait to see eddie this year.
I don't know. CD w\worked w/ The Dream so I don't know if a big man camp would be better for EG than having CD working w/ him. He showed some exciting strides during this yr's Summer League so I wouldn't get too worked up.
