Follow the link to Nadine Babu's interview with National JUCO player of the year, and incoming Gopher, Devron Bostick:
Devron Bostick Interview
Devron Bostick Interview
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Devron Bostick - Excited for Big Ten season and Gopher/Badger Rivalry |
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 SelectionSunday |
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Posts: 3489 07/07/08 8:30 AM |
Well done Nadine.
Did anyone else wince when Devron said he's "been downtown a lot." Anyhow, sounds like he has a pretty good head on his shoulders. |
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Posts: 3781 07/07/08 10:31 AM Member |
Did anyone else wince when Devron said he's "been downtown a lot." Anyhow, sounds like he has a pretty good head on his shoulders.I thought the exact same thing at first, but I just think that's my mindset now. I remember when I was in school, it was cool to go downtown for good, clean fun. There's Nicollet Mall, a lot of shopping, restaurants, movie theatre, Gameworks, the list goes on and on. I don't think he meant anything by it at all! |
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Posts: 78 07/07/08 10:45 AM |
The response Devron gave about DJ was great. His laughter makes me think there may already be some chemistry between Damian and Devron. I'm looking forward
to seeing Devron drive with a dish to DJ for the flush!
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UWOle |
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Posts: 280 07/07/08 1:05 PM |
I obviously found this question and answer the most intersting:
GH: Being from Wisconsin (the fine city of Racine), what do you think of the Badger-Gophers rivalry? DB: Oh, I can't wait (smiling)! I can't wait to prove to Wisconsin that I'm good enough to play in the Big Ten. They said I wasn't good enough to play. Kam Taylor was never able to channel this emotion correctly, as I think he played quite poorly in the games I saw in the Barn. Should be interesting to see how Bostick does this year against Krabbenhoft (likely matchup) and the following year. There have not been too many Wisconsin kids playing for other Big 10 schools, as Bo has gotten most of the kids he wanted (some he wanted went to Marquette) and very few others from the state were good enough to play at the major conference level. UW will probably also have to deal with the "prove you wrong" angle when they play Marquette in the coming years, assuming Jeronne Maymon qualifies. |
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anticallihan |
Krabby on Bostick? | #5 | ||
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Posts: 2842 07/07/08 1:33 PM |
Bostick is pretty much a 2 guard.
This summer I saw Vincent Grier guarding him. I just cannot see someone like Joe being able to keep up with him. No way no how. I think Bostick either will be our star or a very good player. He sure looked like he had the ability to score from anywhere on the court. Also, unlike in past years I think he'll be a player than finishes his layups more often than not. Our guards in the past years (fouled or not fouled) did not seem to have the ability to finish at the rim. |
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UWOle |
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Posts: 281 07/07/08 6:18 PM |
I am under the assumption that UW's lineup will be Hughes, Bohannon, Krabbenhoft, Landry and Nankivil, while Minnesota's will be Nolan, a guard,
Bostick and two of Johnson, Iverson, Sampson and Williams. Even if Bostick has guard skills, he would essentially be a SF, which is where Krabbenhoft will
probably spend most of his time. Joe was 1st team all defense this past season while guarding a variety of players, and while I have not seen Bostick since HS
(when he was more of a PF), I feel reasonably comfortable with Krabbenhoft being the primary defender. He's certainly big enough, and I think he is quick
enough. I would think Bostick would be a bit too big for Bohannon. Tim Jarmusz was a very good defender in HS, so he may see some time on Bostick as well,
but I would still guess that Krabbenhoft will be the primary guy. Incoming freshman Robert Wilson is supposed to be a long, athletic defender as well.
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Jim V2 |
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Posts: 1699 07/07/08 6:47 PM |
I winced at that too, but winced even more at "there's a lot of contact, defense, and running up and down."
If he thinks there's a lot of defense at Howard Pulley, he's in for a shock--and a few Tubby Stares. Thanks Nadine--great job as always.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, a master calls a butterfly.
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BleedGopher |
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Posts: 5382 07/07/08 7:31 PM Member |
"Kam Taylor was never able to channel this emotion correctly" - you mean like showing up Monson by rolling the ball his way when the game was in
hand? That's not channeling emotion correctly?!
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UWOle |
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Posts: 282 07/07/08 7:40 PM |
BleedGopher wrote: I was there that day and agree that it was bush league. Kam was a pretty solid player and seemed like a good kid, but there were certainly frustrations. None bigger than the free throws at OSU that could have given UW a share of the title with Oden and Conley. Leaving school without finishing was also a weak move. |
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SelectionSunday |
Devron = Vo? | #10 | ||
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Posts: 3494 07/08/08 7:43 AM |
On the home page Devron Bostick kind of resembles Voshon Lenard. Would be great if he could put up numbers like Voshon did during his stay at the U.
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Jim V2 |
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Posts: 1701 07/08/08 6:22 PM |
Yeah, but I hope he has a better attitude his senior year than Vo did.
Although from the sounds of it, Bostick Bro will keep Devron's head from getting too big.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, a master calls a butterfly.
--Richard Bach |
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breadtree |
Krabbenhoft defense | #12 | ||
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Posts: 121 07/11/08 10:07 AM |
anticallihan wrote: You should ask AJ Abrams what he thinks of Krabbenhoft's ability to guard the 2.
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