10-05-2007, 07:03 AM
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Re: Charlotte Bobcats training camp thread
Just some of the stuff from day's 2 and 3
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--Watching Emeka Okafor get up and down the court, it’s noticeable that he’s lost some weight heading into training camp – 10 pounds to be exact. However, he didn’t intentionally drop the pounds knowing Vincent would be installing a more up-tempo style of offense.
“Losing the weight was my decision. I just feel like I played better when I was a little bit lighter,” he said. “It just so happens that dropping the weight will also help me with what we are doing now and how much we’re going to be pushing it up and down the court.”
--Earlier in the week, I spoke about how Gerald Wallace bulked up a bit in the offseason. Well, he wasn’t the only one. Adam Morrison has also added some muscle – something he was intent on doing after enduring the bumps and bruises of his first NBA season.
Morrison looked great in Wednesday’s night session, knocking shots down from long range, hitting his mid-range jumper and driving the lane and converting in the paint. For the first time in a while, it looks as if he’s out there playing worry free, and his game is benefiting from it.
--Mental not to the rest of the Bobcats – try not to make your new head coach mad. Vincent cut the third and final scrimmage of the night short with the green team up 12-3 with 3:31 remaining. Why? He was tired of hearing the Bobcats players complaining to the referees about what they felt were missed calls.
“We’re not going to (complain to the refs) on the practice court, and we’re not going to do it on the game court,” Vincent said. “Leave it alone and go play harder… let us talk to the refs. You go play ball.”
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