Things are done differently at GU. Moser & Davis were ok but simply not "special" enough for our tastes. When it comes to recruiting, we are a breed apart. Additionally, recruiting has been the secret to our success. We do not mess with our proven recipe for just anyone.
Because of all the angst this has caused among the GU faithful, I wanted to help out. I present you with a roadmap of sorts below that might assist you in future determinations as to whether or not the staff is really after a recruit and he is indeed Zag material. Please keep these things in mind:
1). Our pg's must normally sing "Hi Ho, Hi-Ho-It's off to work we go" before all games. (Meetch, Stockton, Pangos)
2). We like to implement the "4 on 5" or "3 on 5" offense.
3). Individual wings must not be able to shoot, rebound, or defend as a package deal.They can only succeed at one task at a time. This, is mandatory. (Hart, Landry, Barham)
4). We favor plucking our picks from the Lost City of Atlantis, where they have been secretly awaiting our rescue. (Keita, Karnowski, Moenninghoff)
5). If you can only shoot to your left, and your one post move is going left, you are welcome! (Dower, Karnowski)
6.) There must be at least two, if not three, walk-ons running the show at any time in live games. The more important said game...the better. (Hart, Stockton, Rem Bakamus)
7.) Our bigs must move about ssslowly under the rim, wear magnetron boots, and/or appear to enjoy quicksand. (Sacre, Kelly Olynyk)
So, everybody calm down. This, is how we do it. There is nothing to worry about. It is all part of the master plan. Few & Co. have everything under control. As a matter of fact, he is currently working on his voice inflections and how to better establish "carry." He hopes to use this technique to gain an advantage during loud games, thereby gaining the attention of refs at pivotal times. He is presently working on just that, deep in the south fork of the Snake River Canyon. With the noise reverberation and all, and as long as he's there, he might as well get a little fishin in...
14 comments:
Love it Gaz!
Don't give up your day job just yet.
Oh Gaz, I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
Well, after that comment from Quid...I think I'll cry! lol
"Oh Gaz, I don't know whether to laugh or cry!"
Me either. Kinda doing a bit of both...might be cracking up. ;o)
Thanks for the vibes Matt. And, thanks for yours as well Quid. Your contribution to the post have me awestruck. :o)
I think its a little unfair to kelly olynyk, otherwise its spot on! Loved it
Hi Brianna, Trying to help lighten the mood after the recruiting disappointments lately.
But on the subj. of my unfairness to KO, whom I love, did you hear that he had the lowest vertical in the entire camp? And, one of the major scouting services has a vid out on him saying he plays "below the rim."
Maybe in my playfulness I got some of it right?
He's a nice prospect who is doing very well in the pre-draft camp but.....that vertical.
KO has been called the most skilled big man at the combine many times. I can understand your aversion to looking these things up, however, considering this site is only read by its writers
I decided to break tradition against my "aversion to look anything up" and see what's being said about KO today....although some good things are being said, they are also saying this: No one was hurt more in the measurements and testing than Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk. He is 6-foot-10 and 3/4 without shoes, but he has a wingspan of just 6-9 3/4. For a comparison, Nerlens Noel was actually shorter at 6-foot-10, but has a 7-3 3/4 wingspan.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22265316/nba-draft-gm-says-no-one-worthy-of-no-1-pick-this-year
But then again you probably didn't want to hear that.
Been looking for just this kind of info. Thanks gaz.
From someone who never reads this blog.
LOL, thanks buddy. Glad to know you're still popping in from time to time. I wish more people would "not" read the blog. :o)
FYI- We have a couple of interviews we're working on for everyone. Plan to have them up soon. Putting up another prize contest as well. I've been working approx. 100 hour weeks, which makes it difficult to get content up. Soon though.
Gaz, in Leonardo Da Vinci's perfect man drawing, the man had the exact same wingspan as height, as do I... Kelly's wingspan is 1.5 inches less than his height barefoot, and he is far from barrelchested, another factor for wingspan..He may succeed, or possibly fail in NBA, but it will have nothing to do with "Wingspan". These T-rex comments I hear are so ignorant, IMO
I hear ya.
It does get ridiculous. Next they'll start measuring the amount of sweat that clings to your body and say it slows you down.
IMO, Olynyk will play more of a stretch 4 and will not rely on rebounding, which is SEVERELY restricted because of his Rocky Marciano arms, lol.
Hey, I heard that Marciano had T- Rex arms as well, and yet didn't he knock out EVERYBODY he ever fought?
The arms thing....it's way overrated.
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