Pacers Work Out Second Rounders, Mike Dunleavy No Fan Of Star Trek
by Tom Lewis on May 21, 2009 6:35 AM EDT
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PrintAccording to Mike Wells, the Pacers worked out a few potential second round draft picks at the Fieldhouse yesterday. Alfred Aboya (UCLA) Tyrell Biggs (Pitt), Jeff Adrien (UConn) and Tony Gaffney were the players sweatin' for the dream. Bruno offers up a sweaty (the players, not Bruno), post-workout interview with all of the players. Not sure, but Gaffney may PAY the Pacers to be on the roster so he can be around Larry Bird.
All four players appear to be active forwards, the kind of players who will have to do a couple of things well (preferably, rebound and defend) and give insane effort at all times in order to make the league. Depending on how the summer plays out, the Pacers will need at least one inexpensive front court hustle guy to add to the roster. So these guys may get their chance as free agent invitees to camp if they were able to impress the Pacers yesterday and the draft leaves them looking for a team.
Mike also mentions another round of athletic front court players is expected at the Fieldhouse today. That list includes Sam Young (Pittsburgh), Chase Budinger (Arizona), DeMarre Carroll (Missouri), Taj Gibson (USC), Ahmad Nivins (St. Josephs), and Brett Winkelman (North Dakota State).
Hmm, notice that the Pacers are working out DeJuan Blair's Pitt running mates. I wonder how much background info on Blair they're trying to prime from Biggs and Young between reps?
Also, Mike Dunleavy updates his blog and continues to sound positive about the way his rehab is going. He also destroys Trekkies after not enjoying the latest Star Trek movie.
At the risk of alienating some of our fans, you’re either a nerd -- in which case you like Star Trek -- or you’re not.
There were definitely a fair amount of people in that theater who live in their parents' basement and for whom a wild Saturday night is a large pizza, a two-liter of Mountain Dew and a Battlestar Galactica marathon with some World of Warcraft online during the commercials.
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Carroll
I like Carroll as a hustle player off the bench. The guy is athletic and has a great motor, his offense is limited but he definitely gives you everything he has.
I'm intrigued by the guy
I haven’t seen him play much, but Bruno loves the guy as well. I respect both of your eye’s for talent so I’ll be keeping an eye on him as well. Seems like his ratings are all over the board.
Tyrell Biggs
is, as far as I remember, a former Olympic heavyweight boxing champion. Good to have some toughness on the court.
In other news, Dunleavy is hilarious. You should add him to the list of players making up the team’s core, just because of the blog.
I wouldn't read to much into the Pitt players/Blair thing.
I mean, they had good players so they’re working them out. His teammates will of course give him a glowing review if asked. If they end up drafting him it will be based on what they believe about him and his game by seeing him firsthand.
"Based on his size and strength, I bet the Predator monster would make a pretty good ball player. I mean, the fear would be that he would kill all the other players.."
Jeff Adrien
Although not many people like his game, his a solid interior scorer. He is all power, he is worth a look at a second round pick. He is not afriad to get physical which we seemingly need. Another guy thati have been talking about, is Taj Gibson. We say we need a physical intimidating big man that plays defense. Look no further than Taj Gibson. He averaged a shade under 3 blocks and averaged 9 rebounds. Those are SOLID numbers for a potential starter and most lielly backup in the NBA. With really no help all these years in the paint at USC i really liek this guy, he is tough. I really love Demarre Carrol also, but he seems like a hybrid like a tougher minded, Mikki Moore who seems like he could play multiple positions but status is uncertain. At this point, we really need someone that we kno for certain. Tyrell Biggs is NOT a choice of mine, neither is Budinger, i just think he’s an athlete. Athletes rarely translate to the pro’s perfectly very often.
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