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I liked this piece from today's SR: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...rough-learnin/.
Be sure to check out he photo album, too, starting with this nice one of the freshman class:
Be sure to check out he photo album, too, starting with this nice one of the freshman class:
“At the beginning it was a little bit hard to adapt to classes and basketball,” said Tillie, a 6-10 forward from France who arrived on campus in late August. “It was also hard to adjust to basketball because of the physical aspect but now I know the system.
“Classes were hard, with my English level at the beginning, but now it’s getting better, too.”
Tillie is competing for time at the “4.” He has size, mobility, great instincts and a soft touch on floaters, assistant coach Tommy Lloyd said.
Teammates are quick to praise Hachimura, an athletic 6-8 forward from Japan who isn’t as proficient speaking English as Tillie or Larsen (from Denmark).
“I don’t know how Rui does it,” guard Jordan Mathews said. “He still has the language barrier and we have so many different types of terminology. I can only imagine what it’s like for him.”
“He’s never had to play at this level of intensity and competition,” Lloyd said. “He was always so dominant over there, the game came to him. He’s having to learn how to be one of five on the floor.”
“Classes were hard, with my English level at the beginning, but now it’s getting better, too.”
Tillie is competing for time at the “4.” He has size, mobility, great instincts and a soft touch on floaters, assistant coach Tommy Lloyd said.
Teammates are quick to praise Hachimura, an athletic 6-8 forward from Japan who isn’t as proficient speaking English as Tillie or Larsen (from Denmark).
“I don’t know how Rui does it,” guard Jordan Mathews said. “He still has the language barrier and we have so many different types of terminology. I can only imagine what it’s like for him.”
“He’s never had to play at this level of intensity and competition,” Lloyd said. “He was always so dominant over there, the game came to him. He’s having to learn how to be one of five on the floor.”
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