stillfamily has it right. Royals freshman specifically Austin Twine and John Overstreet made big contributions. DeJesus will get on track tonight.
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Region 6 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference
November 18, 2006, 05:35:10 PM #2
Region 6 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference
November 08, 2006, 12:31:03 AM
Back from the JMU vs. EMU game:
Don't remember the final score, but JMU won by about 30 to 35.
JMU is a very poor D1 team, but nonetheless a D1 team. As you would expect, they had a serious size and athleticism advantage, but I would argue that EMU did not let it get to them.
EMU is a young squad. They started (jr) Jered Lyons, (so) Lee Parrish, (fr) Yanni El' De Jesus, (jr) Brad Parkes, and (sr) Jason Sager.
Some thoughts on the EMU players:
- Lyons is a nice PG when he plays confidently, he's got some nice quickness and can really shoot it, though tonight he didn't shoot well. His passing needs work.
- Sager was a non-factor, just not athletic enough to score inside against the JMU bigs. He'll be a 20/10 man in the ODAC. We all know how tough he is.
- When Parkes sticks to doing dirty work in the post, he's efficient and puts up points.
- 6'7" (jr) center Corey Bailey gave the Royals some nice minutes. He's a really nice athlete and has improved his touch around the basket. He's got the most size of anyone on the team and he'll be key in their success this season.
- 6'0" tank (fr) PG Xavier Chambliss backed Lyons up and did a superb job. He handles the ball extremely well, took better care of it than Lyons, and ran the offense smoothly. There is a very small drop off from Lyons to Chambliss. 6'0" (fr) combo Austin Twine came off the bench and was also impressive. Twine is a very good defender, and might be EMU's fastest player 94 feet. He made a very impressive finish at the rim tonight. 6'4 (fr) John Overstreet played limited minutes, but showed a very good breakdown game that will be more effective in ODAC play, he's a strong athlete.
- 6'2 (so) Lee Parrish started at the two. Lee is a very good athlete, but needs to play with more confidence. He shot well, but not nearly enough. When he takes his man off the dribble and shoots with confidence, he can put up points quickly. Kirby Dean gives him the green light, and Parrish needs to take advantage of it.
- In my opinion, the real star for the Royals is 6'4" (fr) Yanni El' De Jesus out of Salem, Va. De Jesus was the only Royals player not affected by the JMU size/athleticism/speed difference. De Jesus scored approx. 15 points. He's a very strong 6'4", has the ball on a string, decent shooter, extremely fluid and tricky with the ball, patient and smart. He can literally do it all, he looked like a senior on the court. He's also the best passer on the team, he can literally pick a D3 team apart with his skill. The sky is the limit for De Jesus in this conference, he has to be the top candidate for freshman of the year, as well as a first team all league selection. The best player Dean has brought in.
Looking forward to the season...
Don't remember the final score, but JMU won by about 30 to 35.
JMU is a very poor D1 team, but nonetheless a D1 team. As you would expect, they had a serious size and athleticism advantage, but I would argue that EMU did not let it get to them.
EMU is a young squad. They started (jr) Jered Lyons, (so) Lee Parrish, (fr) Yanni El' De Jesus, (jr) Brad Parkes, and (sr) Jason Sager.
Some thoughts on the EMU players:
- Lyons is a nice PG when he plays confidently, he's got some nice quickness and can really shoot it, though tonight he didn't shoot well. His passing needs work.
- Sager was a non-factor, just not athletic enough to score inside against the JMU bigs. He'll be a 20/10 man in the ODAC. We all know how tough he is.
- When Parkes sticks to doing dirty work in the post, he's efficient and puts up points.
- 6'7" (jr) center Corey Bailey gave the Royals some nice minutes. He's a really nice athlete and has improved his touch around the basket. He's got the most size of anyone on the team and he'll be key in their success this season.
- 6'0" tank (fr) PG Xavier Chambliss backed Lyons up and did a superb job. He handles the ball extremely well, took better care of it than Lyons, and ran the offense smoothly. There is a very small drop off from Lyons to Chambliss. 6'0" (fr) combo Austin Twine came off the bench and was also impressive. Twine is a very good defender, and might be EMU's fastest player 94 feet. He made a very impressive finish at the rim tonight. 6'4 (fr) John Overstreet played limited minutes, but showed a very good breakdown game that will be more effective in ODAC play, he's a strong athlete.
- 6'2 (so) Lee Parrish started at the two. Lee is a very good athlete, but needs to play with more confidence. He shot well, but not nearly enough. When he takes his man off the dribble and shoots with confidence, he can put up points quickly. Kirby Dean gives him the green light, and Parrish needs to take advantage of it.
- In my opinion, the real star for the Royals is 6'4" (fr) Yanni El' De Jesus out of Salem, Va. De Jesus was the only Royals player not affected by the JMU size/athleticism/speed difference. De Jesus scored approx. 15 points. He's a very strong 6'4", has the ball on a string, decent shooter, extremely fluid and tricky with the ball, patient and smart. He can literally do it all, he looked like a senior on the court. He's also the best passer on the team, he can literally pick a D3 team apart with his skill. The sky is the limit for De Jesus in this conference, he has to be the top candidate for freshman of the year, as well as a first team all league selection. The best player Dean has brought in.
Looking forward to the season...
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