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...Goal is to get season tickets up
...Playing fast
...only 23(?) teams in country last year played faster
...could lead country in scoring and possessions per game this year with more players
...North Carolina, Rutgers, Chattanooga home games. Still working on Memphis for future
...trying to beef up schedule as much as possible
...trying to get h&h with teams to get them to Bartow
...appeal of UAB: whole body of work, academic environment, can win here
...New players: Tyler Madison, Tosin Mehinti(very bouncy), Denzel Watts; JCs Chad Frazier, CJ Washington, Thad Rideau expected to be impact players
...lots of competition
...building from guards
...believer in quickness and athleticism at all positions
...defense philosophy: primarily man-to-man, some pressing in half-court and fullcourt
...nutrition and diet: huge deal, different for everybody
...family very happy in Birmingham
...quality of life in South good recruiting tool once they get here(Bloom)
...after camp: Summer workouts, July is recruiting month - lots of traveling

Who was the player that had to go the juco route?

(06-26-2013 12:32 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Who was the player that had to go the juco route?

Unfortunately Dayshawn Watkins, our best option at PG. Frazier is more of a shooting guard.

Seems like there were too many DW's to keep up with.

So the men's team is lacking in PG's & the women's team seems like the only thing they are signing is PG's.

Man, we have been hurting at the PG position for the past several years.

I think we will be alright after some of the newbies get a little experience, but we just got spoiled with the greatness of some of our previous PG's.

Who is the very muscular guy with the semi-mohawk (not fully shaved on the sides, just short), looks to be about 6-8 (seems around two inches shorter than Fahro)?

(06-26-2013 01:29 PM)58-56 Wrote:  Who is the very muscular guy with the semi-mohawk (not fully shaved on the sides, just short), looks to be about 6-8 (seems around two inches shorter than Fahro)?

CJ Washington?

Thad & Chad are both about 6-4. Tosin is 6-9 but I don't think he has a semi-mohawk.

It may be Washington. I need to reread the article about Faz from the other day.

Washington is 6-8, so he would fit the description probably.

Also he is a juco which means he probably is a little more bulkier than someone out of high school.

I think this is Washington's twitter account. Looks like he may have a semi-mohawk.

https://twitter.com/Loyal_1_Hoops

(06-26-2013 01:50 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  I think this is Washington's twitter account. Looks like he may have a semi-mohawk.

https://twitter.com/Loyal_1_Hoops

That's actually Thad Rideau's account

Denzell Watts: ‏Denzell Watts @_D1Bound01 - https://twitter.com/_D1Bound01
Tyler Madison: Tyler Madison‏ @Tmad42_2013 - https://twitter.com/Tmad42_2013
Tosin ‏Mehinti: Tosin @21dreams_ - https://twitter.com/21dreams_
Chad Frazier: Chad Frazier ‏ @Chad13Frazier - https://twitter.com/Chad13Frazier
CJ Washington: 1800 my family ‏ @CJ_TCCballer25 - https://twitter.com/CJ_TCCballer25
Thaddeus Rideau: Ball is Life ‏ @Loyal_1_Hoops - https://twitter.com/Loyal_1_Hoops
Robert Brown: Robert Brown ‏ @RSBrown_UAB - https://twitter.com/RSBrown_UAB

My 12-year-old camper reminded me: mohawk dude is Alexander Scotland-Williamson.

(06-26-2013 04:42 PM)58-56 Wrote:  My 12-year-old camper reminded me: mohawk dude is Alexander Scotland-Williamson.

:(

I'd like to see this kid in the green and gold in the future!


http://youtu.be/2_8ASFecPao

His stock is quickly rising. My cousin coaches Parrish. Hill wasn't on anyone's radar until 3 months ago.