Summer leagues just seem like a waste. I remember being up in IC for some Prime Time League games a few years back and Brody Friggin Boyd had a 40 point game. Why risk injury to play in pick up games when clearly nobody is playing normal. I would much rather do private workouts during the day and play PS3 at night. :sorry8bj:
Capitol City League
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What's the point of playing in a pick-up game league that doesn't promote useful skills that can be translated to the Big-12, and in fact, may encourage bad habits? It would seem that the CCL play isn't very much like the Big-12. The offseason is when the players are supposed to be learning and polishing skills that will make them better come BB season. There won't be much time for that in the fall when classes start.
You're lying to yourself if you think these guys aren't going to be playing any pickup games of basketball thoughout the summer. I'd be surprised if they aren't balling at least 5 nights a week. How much fun is your summer going to be if spend the whole bloody thing doing drills to improve fundementals. These are kids, let them have fun. At least the ccl games are officiated.
Who wouldn't want to be balling at least 5 nights a week! Ah, to be young again...
Yeah, I forgot...it's all about having "fun". But I can tell you what won't be "fun" (for the fans or the players)...ISU's post players getting tossed around like Raggedy-Ann dolls by Aleks Maric because they were playing run-and-gun all summer instead of working on their post skills.
I hope we're all having fun next spring come tourney time...
Do you have a link to an article where GMac has commented on the CCL? I'd be interested to see what he has to say about it. I doubt he would say anything really negative about it in public, as that probably wouldn't be very good PR...
If these guys wanted to work on particular skills in the summer, they couldn't do it with coach Mac anyway. They would just have to do it on their own. We don't know that in addition to CCL, these players aren't working on skills thoughout the summer. I don't believe the two are mutually exclusive.
They aren't mutually exclusive, but they should complement each other in order to maximize the effort. There's only so far that drills can take a player, because no matter how well the drills or practice techniques are designed, the game-time situation is different.
A post player can shoot 500 jump hooks a day by himself. That will be great for honing footwork and ball release, etc. But in order to fully develop his jump hook so it will be useful in the Big 12, at some point he's got to practice those jumphooks in a game situation with a muscular, skillful, 6'11" 250-pounder pushing and banging on him. And in order for that to happen, he's got to be playing in games where he will be getting a constant feed in the post, and there's got to be a muscular, skilled, 6'11" 250-pounder playing defense on him. And on the other end, this player can hone his defensive skills playing against that skillful post player.
One shouldn't expect to beat the varsity by practicing against the JV...
