Observations from scrimmage

[Chuck]

Watched the scrimmage with WGT, FJS and others. There were 2 very impressive performances, but I'll save that for later. Following are the players who participated.

Marquise Simmons, Andell Cumberbatch, Caleb McGuire and David Andoh were there along with a few others.

-- Nelson looked bigger, was quick and he took it to the basket. Hopefully we see these drives this season.
-- Jalen Poyser probably was the leading rebounder during the scrimmage. He played the point during the entire scrimmage. Solid ball handler, who showed some good hops. Had an impressive dunk.
-- Idris as always showed great hustle.
-- Amadi looked considerably slimmer. Amadi showed he can hit from the perimeter by making a 15 foot jump shot. Only jump shot Amadi took.
-- Courtney watched the practice and did not participate.

The 2 stars of the scrimmage were Josh and the new freshman Chef.
-- Josh is a lot more muscular. You ever hear the theory that adding muscle is suppose to hurt your jump shot. Well Josh proved that theory wrong. I sit down and look over at Josh during warmups and he hits 3 consecutive jumpers a couple feet beyond the arc. During the scrimmage Josh hits a few more 3s. Never thought of Josh as a stretch 4, but he certainly is one now.
-- Chef is built more like a senior than a freshman. I was really surprised to see his solid build. Chef showed he can play inside or outside. He has a nice looking jumper and hit quite a few 3s. Honestly I was expecting Chef to have trouble finding PT being behind Idris, but now I'm anxious to see how much PT he will see this season. Chef would make a solid small forward as he has ideal size for the position, along with a nice looking jump shot and very impressive athleticism. With his build and athleticism I can see Chef playing some power forward. Schmidt's comparison to Denzel's athleticism is right on. Chef had a dunk were he jumped, moved the ball between his legs and then easily dunked it. Hopefully I never see it during a game, but it was an impressive dunk for a scrimmage.

Chef has the following tweet.

[Cat]

Chuck, nice report as always. What time do they get together?

[class70]

Thanks so much for sharing, Chuck.

[B02]

Thanks for the infortmation. Did ayeni have an increased vertical? This is the biggest need in his game.

[Bonafan71]

Thanks Chuck, glad to hear good things from our big men. Was this a whole team scrimmage?

[PYBonnie05]

Jun 27, 2017 8:51:51 GMT -5 Bonafan71 said:

Thanks Chuck, glad to hear good things from our big men. Was this a whole team scrimmage?

Not a scrimmage. Just pickup after the camp obligations. Some players are there, some aren't.

[brownindian11]

Thanks for the report. I'm heading up next Friday taking my cousin and my wife's cousin to a summer Saturday admissions event on the 8th. I'd love to catch a look at the team in action any idea when and where they usually run pick up games.

[MM77]

I really enjoy these reports, thanks so much!

[thesenator]

Jun 27, 2017 9:31:43 GMT -5 brownindian11 said:

Thanks for the report. I'm heading up next Friday taking my cousin and my wife's cousin to a summer Saturday admissions event on the 8th. I'd love to catch a look at the team in action any idea when and where they usually run pick up games.

to bi11 and 123rob (and anybody else who may be in the area on july 8): little bonas is having their bonafest (the parish's main fundraiser for the year) in the parking lot behind the church...this year's t-shirt is one of st bonaventure with a smile on his face holding a birthday cake with the words happy 800th birthday st bonaventure...10 bucks...i think the festival runs from noon to 7...p.s.: this has nothing to do with the team scrimmaging (although it would've been kinda cool if they put up some portable baskets in the parking lot and played some ball for everyone to see)...

[Cassian]

I drove up from Florida to take the boys 15 and 11 to the Schmidt Basketball Camp - we certainly drove the farthest of anyone at the camp - met Coach Schmidt who couldn't have been nicer. 200 kids were running around Lanier Court - it was a fantastic site. My youngest was wearing his Nicholson jersey and so excited to be there. Staying in Shay-loughlin overnight is a treat. Campus looked great but cold for us Floridians. Ayeni looked really big - much bigger than last I saw him - even my boys were amazed. Nice to see such a big crowd.

Can't wait to hear from the boys how it went - they also give each camper a evaluation that will be quite interesting. These two young boys are committed to the game!

[Bonafan71]

Jun 27, 2017 13:20:22 GMT -5 Cassian said:

I drove up from Florida to take the boys 15 and 11 to the Schmidt Basketball Camp - we certainly drove the farthest of anyone at the camp - met Coach Schmidt who couldn't have been nicer. 200 kids were running around Lanier Court - it was a fantastic site. My youngest was wearing his Nicholson jersey and so excited to be there. Staying in Shay-loughlin overnight is a treat. Campus looked great but cold for us Floridians. Ayeni looked really big - much bigger than last I saw him - even my boys were amazed. Nice to see such a big crowd.

Can't wait to hear from the boys how it went - they also give each camper a evaluation that will be quite interesting. These two young boys are committed to the game!

I'll be interested to hear Schmidts' evaluation of your sons. With Coburn and Chinso off the roster, there's two spots left!

[thesenator]

Jun 27, 2017 13:20:22 GMT -5 Cassian said:

I drove up from Florida to take the boys 15 and 11 to the Schmidt Basketball Camp - we certainly drove the farthest of anyone at the camp - met Coach Schmidt who couldn't have been nicer. 200 kids were running around Lanier Court - it was a fantastic site. My youngest was wearing his Nicholson jersey and so excited to be there. Staying in Shay-loughlin overnight is a treat. Campus looked great but cold for us Floridians. Ayeni looked really big - much bigger than last I saw him - even my boys were amazed. Nice to see such a big crowd.

Can't wait to hear from the boys how it went - they also give each camper a evaluation that will be quite interesting. These two young boys are committed to the game!

let's see...the 15 yr old would be in the sbu class of '24 and the ll yr old sbu class of '28...make those reservations for hotel rooms for graduation weekend...

[Cassian]

The 15 year old is good - and next year he is going to a high school that is dedicated to classes and playing basketball all day everyday - something like 5 hours a day. He is going to be studying under Teddy Dupay - who played for Florida when they won back-to-back national championships and is the Florida high school all-time scorer at something like 4,100 points. He says he can get my son to D1 but we shall see - he is a very young 15 years old. My 11 year old has been coached by Marc Jackson who you all will remember played for Temple in the early '90s. I have spent the past three years teasing him about losing that game to the Bonnies after they beat Duke and Kansas back to back. To have your son coached by an NBA player is an amazing experience - the kid is good but we shall see! I have been prepping these two to play for the Bonnies all their lives - LOL.

[thesenator]

Jun 27, 2017 14:23:26 GMT -5 Cassian said:

The 15 year old is good - and next year he is going to a high school that is dedicated to classes and playing basketball all day everyday - something like 5 hours a day. He is going to be studying under Teddy Dupay - who played for Florida when they won back-to-back national championships and is the Florida high school all-time scorer at something like 4,100 points. He says he can get my son to D1 but we shall see - he is a very young 15 years old. My 11 year old has been coached by Marc Jackson who you all will remember played for Temple in the early '90s. I have spent the past three years teasing him about losing that game to the Bonnies after they beat Duke and Kansas back to back. To have your son coached by an NBA player is an amazing experience - the kid is good but we shall see! I have been prepping these two to play for the Bonnies all their lives - LOL.

that would make for a good trivia question: what is the name(s) of the player(s) on our basketball team whose father (or mother) went to bonas?...if your two kids develop into d1 players, cassian, maybe they'd be the first two...and if they don't develop into d1 players, there's always intramurals at bonas (don't know if it is as intense as it was back in the day, but it sure was fun) and graduating with a 4.0 gpa...

[bonaballa1]

Glad to hear Josh is extending his range to rhe 3 pt line. Tshiefu is an impact freshman. Rim rocker with a well rounded game.

I always enjoy these reports. Entertaining to read and fuels the excitement for the upcoming season.