NC Pro-Am

[watzone]

Thanks for these updates, Mark.

Did Zoubek and Lance not play? It was my understanding from original rosters that July 7 matchups were:

6 pm K G (Ryan Kelly) vs Hendricks (Zoubek)
7 pm WR Starkey (Lance) vs God Bless My Success (Felton)
8 pm Team PJ Tucker (Danny Green) vs Team Duhon (Jon/Mason)
9 pm Lucky 7 vs Navy (Wears, Graves, Beasley)

I also read somewhere that Mason did a decent job trying to defend the smaller quicker PJ Tucker.

Tomorrow's matchups:

6 pm Navy (Wears, Graves, Beasley) vs K G (Ryan Kelly)
7 pm Lucky 7 vs Team Duhon (Jon/Mason)
8 pm WR Starkey (Lance) vs Team PJ Tucker (Danny Green)
9 pm Dreamworks (Henson, Strickland, Marvin) vs E-Net (Kyle @ Lebron Skills Camp/Miles)

Sometimes guys show up and other time they don't. Lots of UNC types were no shows on Tuesday.

[watzone]

Mark- did I read this correctly from your Day 2 recap



Scheyer on a putback dunk?! Would love to see some of that this season!

Yeah, it kind of caught me off guard. It almost fell and the put down-back was with authority. Scheyer was the best overall player on the court.

[watzone]

A bit more pro am reporting for you - http://bluedevilnation.net/?p=2459

[NSDukeFan]

A bit more pro am reporting for you - http://bluedevilnation.net/?p=2459

Thanks for the updates Mark. Jon is definitely looking like he has put on a bit of muscle since last year. Impressive.

[quickgtp]

On the contrary, I loved the highlights! Great to see Mason dunk and, perhaps more importantly, block!

Thank you BeltwayBD! I have no idea where Indoor66 was coming from but, to me, his/her comment was ridiculous! I was hoping some of you would like that highlight video....

[Kedsy]

According to this blogger, Kyle's playing great defense and both Plumlees are standouts. Nice to hear, anyway.

http://greaterncproambasketballleague.blogspot.com/

[airowe]

According to this blogger, Kyle's playing great defense and both Plumlees are standouts. Nice to hear, anyway.

http://greaterncproambasketballleague.blogspot.com/

"He got help from big man Mason Plumlee who showed that he had some ball-handling skills too, as he crossed defenders al l the way to the basket to stuff the ball in their faces"

MP2 obviously has talent. Let's hope his skills transfer well from exhibition to regular season.

I'm going to check these games out tonight. I'll bring a recap back tomorrow.

[El_Diablo]

"He got help from big man Mason Plumlee who showed that he had some ball-handling skills too, as he crossed defenders al l the way to the basket to stuff the ball in their faces"

MP2 obviously has talent. Let's hope his skills transfer well from exhibition to regular season.

I'm going to check these games out tonight. I'll bring a recap back tomorrow.

Mase to the face! Excellent.

I just hope he can consistently defend the lane, alter shots, and rebound in traffic.

[airowe]

If anyone who's been to this could give me some direction on how to get to the gym where these games are it would be greatly appreciated. I'm not at all familiar with Central's campus.

Thanks.

[Carlos]

It's pretty easy to find.

Take the Durham Freeway (147) to the Alston Ave. exit. If you're coming from Raleigh you'll turn left on Alston - if you're coming from downtown Durham you'll turn right.

From there go about a mile and turn right on E. Lawson Street. You'll go down a hill and see the NCCU track on the left of the street. There's a parking lot right across the street which is the best place to park if you can find a spot. The gym is at the top of the hill on the left.

[Greg_Newton]

I'm going to check these games out tonight. I'll bring a recap back tomorrow.

Awesome, I'll look forward to hearing your report. If you happen to notice anything relating to: Mason's post footwork and defensive timing, how quick/aggressive Ryan looks in off-the-ball defensive/rebounding situations, or how much of a presence Miles looks to be inside, I would be quite curious to hear!

[airowe]

It's pretty easy to find.

Take the Durham Freeway (147) to the Alston Ave. exit. If you're coming from Raleigh you'll turn left on Alston - if you're coming from downtown Durham you'll turn right.

From there go about a mile and turn right on E. Lawson Street. You'll go down a hill and see the NCCU track on the left of the street. There's a parking lot right across the street which is the best place to park if you can find a spot. The gym is at the top of the hill on the left.

Thanks Carlos.

[airowe]

I'm going to check these games out tonight. I'll bring a recap back tomorrow.

It looks like only "Myles" Plumlee will be playing tonight from the Duke contingent so I think I''m going to sit this one out. Next Tuesday looks pretty strong though so I'll bring a recap the next day.

Sorry to disappoint all of you who were holding your breath.

[NSDukeFan]

It looks like only "Myles" Plumlee will be playing tonight from the Duke contingent so I think I''m going to sit this one out. Next Tuesday looks pretty strong though so I'll bring a recap the next day.

Sorry to disappoint all of you who were holding your breath.

Myles? That must be the fourth Plumlee. I hope we get him as well.

[Kedsy]

From the Greater NC Pro-Am Basketball League blog (http://greaterncproambasketballleague.blogspot.com/):

[Miles] Plumlee had a great night, demonstrating his shooting range with back-to-back threes and a sweet jumpshot right after that.

He also apparently missed a dunk that would have won the game at the buzzer, but I suppose you can't have everything, right?

[Greg_Newton]

From the Greater NC Pro-Am Basketball League blog (http://greaterncproambasketballleague.blogspot.com/):
...
He also apparently missed a dunk that would have won the game at the buzzer, but I suppose you can't have everything, right?

Apparently Kyle had 21, too http://www.ncproam.com/standings09.html. They must not have gotten much help...

[airowe]

Apparently Kyle had 21, too http://www.ncproam.com/standings09.html. They must not have gotten much help...

Didn't realize Kyle was back. I should have gone last night. Next week looks strong.

[Kedsy]

Apparently Kyle had 21, too http://www.ncproam.com/standings09.html. They must not have gotten much help...

Well, their team only had 47 points; Kyle had 21 and the blogger described 8 consecutive points for Plumlee and said he had a "great night," so you have to figure he did more. If Miles had, say, 16 then he and Kyle accounted for 37 out of 47 points. Not much help, indeed.

[RainingThrees]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Nw8I5Vxzc

CJ Leslie is extremely athletic, and Miles had tons of dunks for whatever thats worth. Kyle had a nice highlight using a crossover and finishing with a dunk.

[Greg_Newton]

Any word on the games tonight? BDN twittered (tweeted, whatever) a halftime update on our guys, but I'm always curious for details!