Duke’s Singler, Smith Learn From Team USA

[Jesus_hurley]

http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/08/19/duke ... -team-usa/

Good article on Singler and Smith, as well as a few mentions of Irving:

The duo spent part of the summer training with a select team of college students against Team USA in Las Vegas and New York.

“Those two have been outstanding,” Villanova coach Jay Wright, who also coached the select team, said last week at John Jay College in Manhattan. “Those two have been our best scorers.

“Nolan has been great through Vegas and here because he can play both spots, one and two. Kyle has been our best shooter, and in terms of using screens and getting shots off. And he rebounds well.”

“We’re gonna push the ball, that’s the main thing,” Smith said.

He added: “This summer I’ve been around a lot of great point guards and I’ve learned a lot. So I really feel like in college I can run the one and Kyrie can also score the ball. Once we get going Coach will also see that whoever gets the ball is going to go and whoever is filling it can go to the wing and score and whoever is not can set up the offense. I’m really excited.”

Wright recruited Irving to Villanova, so he knows just exactly what Duke’s backcourt will look like.

“Scary, scary, because both of them can play both spots,” Wright said. “They’re guards. They’re not point guards or two guards. They can bring it up, they can get you in the offense, and they can create for other people. They’re scary.”

[devildeac]

http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/08/19/duke ... -team-usa/

Good article on Singler and Smith, as well as a few mentions of Irving:

The duo spent part of the summer training with a select team of college students against Team USA in Las Vegas and New York.

“Those two have been outstanding,” Villanova coach Jay Wright, who also coached the select team, said last week at John Jay College in Manhattan. “Those two have been our best scorers.

“Nolan has been great through Vegas and here because he can play both spots, one and two. Kyle has been our best shooter, and in terms of using screens and getting shots off. And he rebounds well.”

“We’re gonna push the ball, that’s the main thing,” Smith said.

He added: “This summer I’ve been around a lot of great point guards and I’ve learned a lot. So I really feel like in college I can run the one and Kyrie can also score the ball. Once we get going Coach will also see that whoever gets the ball is going to go and whoever is filling it can go to the wing and score and whoever is not can set up the offense. I’m really excited.”

Wright recruited Irving to Villanova, so he knows just exactly what Duke’s backcourt will look like.

“Scary, scary, because both of them can play both spots,” Wright said. “They’re guards. They’re not point guards or two guards. They can bring it up, they can get you in the offense, and they can create for other people. They’re scary.”

(four grins-for now)