Practice was open to the media today. It was a very competitive practice with a lot of energy, which was great to see.
The first part of practice was running through offensive sets, then a variety of drills, then a scrimmage-esque period that was frequently interrupted by Pitino giving instruction and feedback, then shooting.
Running and conditioning was incorporated into all the drills. This is going to be a well-conditioned team.
Eric Curry was very impressive. He's all of 6'9" or 6'9.5" and moves very well. He's not super built but is definitely big enough to not get pushed around as a freshman. His touch was decent near the hoop. The most surprising thing about Curry was his passing, as he made several excellent passes. I would think Curry will receive the third most minutes this year for bigs, behind Lynch and Murphy.
Akeem Springs' jumpers were falling. He only looks about 6'2.5", though.
Dupree McBrayer was doing as much ball-handling as anyone. He went down with what looked like maybe a knee injury momentarily but walked it off and returned to practice full speed.
Davonte Fitzgerald was out of position on defense a couple times, but also had a couple nice steals because of his length. He played much more as a big than as a wing.
The first part of practice was running through offensive sets, then a variety of drills, then a scrimmage-esque period that was frequently interrupted by Pitino giving instruction and feedback, then shooting.
Running and conditioning was incorporated into all the drills. This is going to be a well-conditioned team.
Eric Curry was very impressive. He's all of 6'9" or 6'9.5" and moves very well. He's not super built but is definitely big enough to not get pushed around as a freshman. His touch was decent near the hoop. The most surprising thing about Curry was his passing, as he made several excellent passes. I would think Curry will receive the third most minutes this year for bigs, behind Lynch and Murphy.
Akeem Springs' jumpers were falling. He only looks about 6'2.5", though.
Dupree McBrayer was doing as much ball-handling as anyone. He went down with what looked like maybe a knee injury momentarily but walked it off and returned to practice full speed.
Davonte Fitzgerald was out of position on defense a couple times, but also had a couple nice steals because of his length. He played much more as a big than as a wing.
