RE: Maxiell mention from his Grizzlies workout

[Osky, Brad]

Former Bearcat gets invite 

Former Walsh University
basketball star Robert Whaley has been invited to next week's NBA
Pre-Draft Camp in Chicago. Whaley led Walsh to the NAIA Division II
national title last year and won tournament MVP honors. He's already had
a private workout with the Chicago Bulls.
-Cleveland Plain Dealer


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From: Michael Ryan [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 9:04 AM
To: BB Forum
Subject: [UC Basketball] Maxiell mention from his Grizzlies workout


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Grizzlies' workouts become 'physical'
Former Bearcat among three draft candidates
By The Memphis Commercial Appeal
June 2, 2005
 
Most Grizzlies observers agree the team needs to get tougher up front.  
 
Wednesday's workout of NBA Draft candidates focused on just that.
"We're trying to organize the workouts a little differently this year,
and I guess this was our 'physical' day," said Tony Barone Sr., the Griz
director of player personnel. 
 
In to work out Wednesday were Jason Maxiell, a 6-7 forward from
Cincinnati; Linas Kleiza, a 6-8 forward from Missouri; and Martellus
Bennett, a 6-7 prep forward from the Houston area who was also recruited
by Division 1 colleges as a tight end. 
 
"You've all seen Jason play at Cincinnati," Barone said. "He has
incredible timing and he has long arms obviously, but his timing around
the basket defensively is really good, and he's a very nice
15-foot-and-in player -- great body, great physical toughness. 
 
"We wanted to see the physicality of this group and all three of them
can do that, they're all physical players. In the league, the back lines
are physical. If you're not physical, you don't survive." 
 
Maxiell, who averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds last season, said
he's trying to impress NBA scouts with his work ethic.  "Even though I'm
undersized, I understand that the only way to get into this league is to
play hard every day, and that's what I do." 
 
Kleiza averaged 16.1 points and 7.6 rebounds for Missouri last season. 
 
Bennett, considered one of the best football recruits in Texas and a
Texas A&M signee in that sport, averaged 23 points and eight rebounds in
his senior year in high school.


-- 
Mike Ryan