attn: Lil' bro, we refuse to be your rival. good to hear that Seff has been taking notes in terms of how Martin talks up the importance of speed on the basketball court, now the guy can't stop talking about it. sad he has to take pot shots at Denis in order to find anything good to say about the kid he wasted scholarship on from Burlington.
also good to hear that X Henry has decided his "knee hurt" instead of working out with the team this last week. sad that the kid, who finally made it to lawrence after holding out all summer, thinks he's too good to work through Boot Camp and won't even step on the same floor with his jayhawk teammates. sad really
At long last, ku’s Reed dethroned at Boot Camp
By Gary BedoreOne of the biggest upsets in Boot Camp history took place early Friday morning in Kansas University’s new basketball practice facility.
“It’s the first time I can ever remember Tyrel losing a sprint,” seventh-year ku coach Bill Self said of junior racehorse Tyrel Reed. “Tyrel’s always leading the pack. He’s always out in front. Somebody finally got him today.”It was sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor who crossed the finish line a nose ahead of Reed in one of the Jayhawks’ suicide sprints that concluded the first week of Self’s two-week Boot Camp conditioning sessions.
“Few can get to the level where they always are first in sprints. Tyrel’s at that level,” Self said, naming the 6-foot-3 Burlington native the unofficial MVP of Boot Camp with five sessions remaining.ku’s coach said there have been several standouts.
“Thomas Robinson really works. C.J. Henry has had a good Boot Camp,” Self said. “Brady (Morningstar), Tyrel, Conner (Teahan) all have done well. Sherron had a good week,” he added, noting senior Sherron Collins was very close to the 5-foot-11 Collins’ desired playing weight of 205 pounds.
Self said the team excelled during 6 to 7 a.m. workouts, which included a lot of running as well as defensive drills and backboard touches.
“It was a very good week and probably a lot harder than last year,” Self said. “We had four real good days and one bad one. They understand they can’t have any more bad days. It’s as good a camp as we’ve had since we’ve been here without question.
“The guys are tired. There’s no question they are tired.”
ku freshman Xavier Henry was the only Jayhawk not to participate in all the drills Thursday and Friday.
“His knee is sore, stiff,” Self said of the 6-foot-6, 220-pounder from Oklahoma City. “(But) he was definitely out there on the (stationary) bike. He’ll be ready to go Monday.”The Jayhawks — who have been awarded the weekend off — will report back in the gym at 6 a.m. Monday.
“I wouldn’t think so,” Self said, asked if there was any chance Boot Camp would end before next Friday. In some past years, he has called off Boot Camp a day early as a reward to the troops for sustained hard work. “I don’t know that for a fact, though.”
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/oct/03/long-last-kus-reed-dethroned-boot-camp/?mens_basketball
