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Coach Nagy spoke at the Sioux Empire Staters luncheon earlier today. It was nice to hear him talk about the program and how things are progressing. Following from my recollection are some of coach's points.
- It has been a struggle but coach is confident that this group of players will get things turned around and he believes that they will turn things around yet this season.
- All of the players in the locker room know what the standards are for this basketball program and they badly want to restore the program to that level. They are putting pressure on themselves to do so, and in some cases this pressure is resulting in some of the poor performances.
- Griffin Callahan will make an impact immediately, but he is not the answer to our problems. He is the best shooter on the team and he is extremely hard nosed and tough. As a 6'3" player he could play anywhere from the 2-4 spots. Despite his size he is tough enough and competitive enough to guard the other teams 4 player "and he will try to kill him".
- Recruiting is going much better. 2-3 years ago there were a lot of players that wouldn't even speak to SDSU because of the transitional process. This is no longer the case.
- Although Anthony Davis is hurt and may or may not ever play basketball again, he is a great big man who would have held down the middle for the Jacks immediately. He said that it was a coup that we got him to come to SDSU in the first place. They will have to make the best decision they can on his future and his scholarship sometime this year.
That is what I can remember from the conversation today. If something more comes to mind I'll come back and post more.
Another note: Nagy spoke about his Samaritan's Feet efforts, and members of the SES had worked connections at Scheel's and Stride Right and they presented a donation of 150 pairs of shoes to the cause at the luncheon today. Nice. When you head up to Brookings for a game take the time to purchase a pair of new shoes size 3-9 and drop off in the collection bins as you enter Frost Arena.
- It has been a struggle but coach is confident that this group of players will get things turned around and he believes that they will turn things around yet this season.
- All of the players in the locker room know what the standards are for this basketball program and they badly want to restore the program to that level. They are putting pressure on themselves to do so, and in some cases this pressure is resulting in some of the poor performances.
- Griffin Callahan will make an impact immediately, but he is not the answer to our problems. He is the best shooter on the team and he is extremely hard nosed and tough. As a 6'3" player he could play anywhere from the 2-4 spots. Despite his size he is tough enough and competitive enough to guard the other teams 4 player "and he will try to kill him".
- Recruiting is going much better. 2-3 years ago there were a lot of players that wouldn't even speak to SDSU because of the transitional process. This is no longer the case.
- Although Anthony Davis is hurt and may or may not ever play basketball again, he is a great big man who would have held down the middle for the Jacks immediately. He said that it was a coup that we got him to come to SDSU in the first place. They will have to make the best decision they can on his future and his scholarship sometime this year.
That is what I can remember from the conversation today. If something more comes to mind I'll come back and post more.
Another note: Nagy spoke about his Samaritan's Feet efforts, and members of the SES had worked connections at Scheel's and Stride Right and they presented a donation of 150 pairs of shoes to the cause at the luncheon today. Nice. When you head up to Brookings for a game take the time to purchase a pair of new shoes size 3-9 and drop off in the collection bins as you enter Frost Arena.
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