I found some quotes on Dinos from Coach Manning and Aaron Rountree that never made it in to any of the articles I've written, so I thought I would share it here.
Aaron Rountree:
"Everybody loves Dinos - the Greek Deac He's super positive and can shoot it. I can single out all the freshman. They have soaked all the information and just gotten better."
"He's more physically ready than people give him credit for. He looks more finesse, but he gets down there and works hard. He's sneaky long. You get down there and box him out and he finds a way to tip it in. He can get down there and band and use his length. He can (take people off the dribble). He has a good skill-set. I don't think there's much he can't do in this game and he's only going to keep getting better."
Wake coach Danny Manning:
"Like any freshman, you're not strong enough. You core is not to the point of being able to take the knocks and the rigors. That is no disrespect to any freshman, but you're just not fast enough, strong enough and you can always jump higher. For Dinos, he's really going to have a big opportunity to improve because of his history and background. The strength and conditioning aspect was not as strong for him in his country as it is here. As he develops that core strength, he's only going to get better. He's really skilled. For a big guy, he runs and moves very well. Part of that European training is they go running cross-country. He's got all that down. It's just him adjusting to the physical aspect of the different styles of play."
This post was edited on 11/14 11:42 AM by LesJ
Aaron Rountree:
"Everybody loves Dinos - the Greek Deac He's super positive and can shoot it. I can single out all the freshman. They have soaked all the information and just gotten better."
"He's more physically ready than people give him credit for. He looks more finesse, but he gets down there and works hard. He's sneaky long. You get down there and box him out and he finds a way to tip it in. He can get down there and band and use his length. He can (take people off the dribble). He has a good skill-set. I don't think there's much he can't do in this game and he's only going to keep getting better."
Wake coach Danny Manning:
"Like any freshman, you're not strong enough. You core is not to the point of being able to take the knocks and the rigors. That is no disrespect to any freshman, but you're just not fast enough, strong enough and you can always jump higher. For Dinos, he's really going to have a big opportunity to improve because of his history and background. The strength and conditioning aspect was not as strong for him in his country as it is here. As he develops that core strength, he's only going to get better. He's really skilled. For a big guy, he runs and moves very well. Part of that European training is they go running cross-country. He's got all that down. It's just him adjusting to the physical aspect of the different styles of play."
This post was edited on 11/14 11:42 AM by LesJ
