(09-28-2018 08:47 AM)Rueben Kincaid Wrote:  Buzz is also around and showing up in pictures

Buzz is there because the Hornets are in town. I can guarantee he's not talking to Jimmy Bass in any pictures.

(09-28-2018 12:58 PM)Gary Miller Wrote:  

(09-28-2018 08:47 AM)Rueben Kincaid Wrote:  Buzz is also around and showing up in pictures

Buzz is there because the Hornets are in town. I can guarantee he's not talking to Jimmy Bass in any pictures.

Hahaha! Ain't that the truth

What are y'all talking about....Buzz built this program! Give the man the respect he deserves!! Well, at least he got the APR back to good standing...to allow Keatts go go off.

(09-25-2018 02:37 PM)Gary Miller Wrote:  Is it me, or does it look like Trey Kalina has slimmed down quite a bit? Trey struggled to get up and down the court last year at times. Could be huge for his game if he's in good shape going into the season.

It looks like he's also a little more buff also (though certainly not bulky by any means).

Last year he didn't look like he was in good shape to me at all - not just getting up and down the court, but like he hadn't spent much time in the weight room at all. If you can get quality minutes out of a 7 footer in the CAA it would certainly move the needle in a really nice way this year.

(09-29-2018 06:23 AM)70shawk Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 02:37 PM)Gary Miller Wrote:  Is it me, or does it look like Trey Kalina has slimmed down quite a bit? Trey struggled to get up and down the court last year at times. Could be huge for his game if he's in good shape going into the season.

It looks like he's also a little more buff also (though certainly not bulky by any means).

Last year he didn't look like he was in good shape to me at all - not just getting up and down the court, but like he hadn't spent much time in the weight room at all. If you can get quality minutes out of a 7 footer in the CAA it would certainly move the needle in a really nice way this year.

I am more concerned about his hands. Just like some bigs we've had in the past, Kalina's hands were not very strong at all. He had a number of rebounds snatched from his grasp, along with mishandled passes due to the weakness of his hands. In comparison, when Cacok gets his hands on a ball, nobody is going to take it away from him. Granted, Cacok arguably has the strongest hands of any player we've ever had. But I'm hoping they have done something to get Kalina's hands much stronger. He also needs to go stronger after rebounds and loose balls, instead of standing flat-footed and just reaching for it. He already has a nice shooters touch.