Post by jb on Sept 8, 2007 7:07:36 GMT -5
Our guest this week, will be Scott Souza, Celtics writer for the Metro West.
Since Scott first appeared on our show, his star has been rising.
Aside from his regular column and blog (we all enjoyed his daily reports from the Vegas Summer League) at the Metro West, his work has been featured in The Boston Herald and he is a syndicated columnist for the “Gatehouse News Service.”
Scott is one of the most articulate sports writers in the field.
Scott was the only writer from Boston, to report from the ceremony to honor Bob Cousy at Holy Cross yesterday. His column[http://blogs.metrowestdailynews.com/celtics//url] is full of great quotes from “The Cooz,” on the state of the team, including this one.
Here is another example, an Aug. 25th. report on “Big Baby,” Glen Davis, from the Celtics training facility at Health Point.
Since Scott first appeared on our show, his star has been rising.
Aside from his regular column and blog (we all enjoyed his daily reports from the Vegas Summer League) at the Metro West, his work has been featured in The Boston Herald and he is a syndicated columnist for the “Gatehouse News Service.”
Scott is one of the most articulate sports writers in the field.
Scott was the only writer from Boston, to report from the ceremony to honor Bob Cousy at Holy Cross yesterday. His column[http://blogs.metrowestdailynews.com/celtics//url] is full of great quotes from “The Cooz,” on the state of the team, including this one.
“Now in three or four years they will be back at square one saying that they have to develop again and get young players. But that is the nature of the beast. With 30 teams there is not enough talent. When Arnold (Red Auerbach) was doing his magic there were eight, 10, 12 teams and the supply was much greater than the demand. Now there are 30 teams and there are what? Three or four centers in the league and a lot of power forwards who get converted? I don’t think there are more than two or three real point guards even after (Steve) Nash, and (Jason) Kidd and (Tony) Parker, maybe a half dozen.
Here is another example, an Aug. 25th. report on “Big Baby,” Glen Davis, from the Celtics training facility at Health Point.
In the meantime, Davis has been spending time in the Boston area and attended the team's Waltham training facility last week, looking noticeably slimmer and more chiseled than he did last month at the Las Vegas Summer League.
Seeing a leaner and meaner Davis could be first of many eye-catching moments from a player who slipped to the second round because he was judged by some as too big (at nearly 300 pounds) to play out of the post, and not big enough (at 6-foot-8 with an average wingspan) to play against NBA big men.
"I don't know what the opinion of him is up there," said LSU coach John Brady, "but I think Glen is going to be a pleasant surprise in a lot of ways. He's one of those guys who can do a lot of things you don't expect him to do.
"I am convinced he can guard on the perimeter, despite his size, because his feet are so good. Because he doesn't jump out of the gym like (former LSU teammate and last year's No. 4 overall pick) Tyrus Thomas does, then people weren't as high on him (as an NBA prospect). But this is a kid who can play within a system and I think will have a lot of success up there."
Seeing a leaner and meaner Davis could be first of many eye-catching moments from a player who slipped to the second round because he was judged by some as too big (at nearly 300 pounds) to play out of the post, and not big enough (at 6-foot-8 with an average wingspan) to play against NBA big men.
"I don't know what the opinion of him is up there," said LSU coach John Brady, "but I think Glen is going to be a pleasant surprise in a lot of ways. He's one of those guys who can do a lot of things you don't expect him to do.
"I am convinced he can guard on the perimeter, despite his size, because his feet are so good. Because he doesn't jump out of the gym like (former LSU teammate and last year's No. 4 overall pick) Tyrus Thomas does, then people weren't as high on him (as an NBA prospect). But this is a kid who can play within a system and I think will have a lot of success up there."