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Post by phearthephoenix on Jul 9, 2012 17:55:47 GMT -6
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Post by thetulsawarrior on Jul 10, 2012 7:02:25 GMT -6
Under the general caption of what might have been -- Dejuante Wade is also playing in the tournament. The former Mike Heideman recruit had some maturing to do and it didn't workout for him in GB. He's a heck of a player now. I bet he has some solid advice for players coming out of high school about the focus that's needed to make it in D1 ball.
Dejuante deserves credit for getting things together. Coming out of high school he had the potential to be a heck of a low post player in the Horizon League.
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Post by PantherU on Jul 13, 2012 21:00:44 GMT -6
Just got back from the Pro-Am tonight, I announced the games in the Hawk Dome for Cerroni, Love and Dejuante Wade. Jordan Fouse was not there and did not play. Wes Matthews wasn't there either, we were told he starts next week. Some GB notes:
- Dejuante Wade was a monster. I think he had 15 dunks. 50 points, easily the MVP in my arena. Seriously enjoyed watching him play.
- Kam Cerroni had a tough night shooting, but still helped in distribution. Defense leaves something to be desired, but he was all in all a productive player despite shooting roughly 20%.
- Carrington Love is a nice player. I think he'll develop into a good Horizon League guard, maybe more. He has excellent ball control, but his defense is pretty bad. Which is to be expected from a player as young as he is. He's got time. You can see shades of a starting guard coming out of him in a couple years.
- JJ Panoske and Kam Cerroni worked so well with each other, you'd think they've been together since middle school. At one point my scoreboard guy said "imagine how good they'd be if Cerroni had taken the MKE offer or if Panoske had stayed committed to GB," something that I thought to myself at one point. They're just very good together - Panoske's points came from a lot of Cerroni passes.
- Saw a few GB shirts out there in the stands, easily the third most after Marquette (fans dominated the Pro-Am) and Milwaukee. Only saw a couple Badger shirts.
The attendance is getting a LOT better than it was in its first year. I expect it to continue building, and with more Marquette NBA players and more Milwaukee overseas pros, I can see this thing taking off. It's a fun league that you should definitely stop and watch if you're in Milwaukee.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Jul 15, 2012 10:24:39 GMT -6
I had a chance to stop by the ProAm yesterday to feed my hunger for hoops. Here are some bullet points.
Kam Cerroni has his shooting form down. Let him get a look and he is going to knock it down. He worked pretty hard to get open and is easily one of the smarter players playing in the league.
Carrington Love is much better than I expected. He has a very good handle, pretty quick with the ball and is pretty competitive. He won't get the minutes but easily could have a Sykes like impact in the time he plays during his freshman year. I wasn't expecting much but my opinion is very changed.
Dejuante Wade just knows how to use his body and finish. I don't know what that guy does for a living but he is a baller. Keeps his hands high for tip ins, runs the court well to get position and then knows how to operate in the post and along the baseline to finish. When he gets the ball down low, just add two points to his teams box score.
No Jordan Fouse today, very disappointed to miss him.
The best players in the league are Jamil Wilson and Junior Cadougan. Just ask them, they will tell you! These guys have skills but spend much of the day woofing, talking to their fans and in general ball hogging. In this format I wouldn't want to play with either of them. Steve Taylor from MU is going to be a beast. He has good size/strength/athletic ability and plays with a big motor. I think he is a guy that will do well under Buzz in time.
Boo Wade is also an impact player. Just a hustler and kind of a leader in what can be a chaotic game.
I didn't see much of his game but Darnell Harris looks like a pro. If he is playing D3, my goodness he should be a monster.
I thought JJ Panoske had a little game. He used both hands to finish down low. Floats outside a little much and didn't dominate the glass and protect the rim like I thought he could. I would say more skilled than Greg Mays but less of an impact player at this time.
TJ Bray is another player I liked watching. Over dribbled a few times but he seemed scrappy and skilled. Think of him as a better version of Seth Evans. He would have been an impact player at GB had he come there.
Ben Mills is 7 feet tall. Not sure what to say after that. He could catch and finish a drop off pass but he really didn't impact the game. Light years behind Alec Brown. Ben rarely posts up and mostly sets screens on offense. He didn't really dominate the paint by rebounding and blocking shots either. Sure I would like him as a transfer but certainly not a mid major game changer.
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Post by PantherU on Jul 15, 2012 11:28:31 GMT -6
Yeah Cerroni had a much better game yesterday, and Panoske for whatever reason had a ho-hum game.
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Post by PantherU on Jul 15, 2012 21:14:40 GMT -6
Ben Mills is 7 feet tall. Not sure what to say after that. There is no better description of him available.
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Post by shooting the J on Jul 18, 2012 3:47:03 GMT -6
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Post by PfightingPolish on Jul 22, 2012 14:56:11 GMT -6
One of the biggest success stories of the Scion Dental Milwaukee Summer Pro-Am is Kam Cerroni, who stunned all with a 55-point performance in one of last year's Pro-Am games, then stunned the Horizon League in 2012-13 by going from a reserve for Brian Wardle's Green Bay Phoenix to being not just a starter but the man with the league's top three-point shooting percentage. The sharpshooting Cerroni is back for the 2012 Pro-Am and showed off his skills in a 107-104 victory for Schell Dentistry over Hodan, Doster & Ganzer, S.C. We talk with Cerroni about his rise to prominence and the Pro-Am's role in his success in this outstanding interview.
Highlights courtesy of the Horizon League Network and the MikeBEASTLEY YouTube channel.
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Post by PantherU on Jul 23, 2012 5:45:10 GMT -6
That's my voice right away!
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Post by phearthephoenix on Jul 23, 2012 15:39:51 GMT -6
That reminds me, does Bob Brainerd still do PA for Panther games? Is he coming to the KC?
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Post by hoops on Jul 23, 2012 20:34:53 GMT -6
The garbage that begins at the .47 second mark of that clip pretty much sums of the quality of this "league".
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Post by PantherU on Aug 1, 2012 20:14:48 GMT -6
The garbage that begins at the .47 second mark of that clip pretty much sums of the quality of this "league". I've found the defense to be more "present" overall. But people in Wisconsin have never been introduced to the "Pro-Am" style of play, and they're often quick to denounce it because of that. But it's not there to be a finished product. It's there for players to work on their individual games against the highest level during the summers, when otherwise they'd probably just be playing pick-up ball amongst each other and with summer school students on campus. Think of the experience Jordan Fouse gains from going head-to-head against Wes Matthews, or Carrington Love squaring off with Junior Cadougan? Kyle Kelm's game transformation from a weak rural center to a resilient banger largely happened because of the players he had to face during the summers in the Pro-Am. He'd be further behind in his development had he not played in it and I'm happy he did.
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Post by PantherU on Aug 1, 2012 20:18:44 GMT -6
That reminds me, does Bob Brainerd still do PA for Panther games? Is he coming to the KC? He has and probably. Although I'm still crossing my fingers hoping they'll ask me to do it
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Post by hoops on Aug 2, 2012 20:54:37 GMT -6
"Think of the experience Jordan Fouse gains from going head-to-head against Wes Matthews, or Carrington Love squaring off with Junior Cadougan?"
I am nly familiar with the Minneapolis Pro-am league and the tradition that venue had.
Describe for me, "the style of play' that these pick up games display.
You really can't say that anyone in those scrimmages really "squares off", with a straight face, can you?
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Post by thetulsawarrior on Aug 4, 2012 6:20:13 GMT -6
What you can say is that this is a solid summer league where we didn't have one prior to IWB setting something up. It's good for the state's basketball environment and it's good for the players to have some higher level of competition. For a basketball junkie fan and for an individual player it keeps the blood pumping. PS: It has sent a message to non Nix fans that GB has some talent. Love, Fouse and Cerroni have gotten the attention of a lot of people. They are solid D1 players.
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