player-development Stories - Bullets Forever
Cory Stillman Retires, Joins Panthers Player Development Team
Panthers fans were pretty stoked to hear earlier this summer that former Panther captain Brian Skrudland was being brought in to direct the organization's player development group. It felt great having not only a former NHL player direct the team's youth of tomorrow, but a player known for his hard...
Kevin Prendergast Evaluation
Kevin Prendergast was a member of the Edmonton Oilers organization for two decades having joined the Oilers just after they won their fifth Stanley Cup in 1990. His background was in scouting - he had spent the seven previous seasons with the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau - and that's exactly the...
Player Development and the 2010 Tribe
The performances, both good and bad of our young players this season, has obviously sparked a lot of debate about who should play where and with what frequency. I'm on record regarding what I think should be done with Masterson (AAA), LaPorta (DL) and Marson (stick it out till June), but I wanted...
Saturday Rockpile: Giambi not the right guy, Rockies continue to execute their player development gameplan, more.
Krieger: Giambi likable but not right for '10 Rox - The Denver PostDave Krieger explains how Giambi doesn't really have place on the Rockies' 25-man roster for 2010. He also speculates that the Rockies could go after any one of Orlando Hudson, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, and Melvin Mora - in...
A long overdue discussion of the Washington Wizards' use of their D-League team
Jon L's parent blog Ridiculous Upside did an interesting interview with agent Bill Neff, who has several clients currently playing in the NBA Developmental League. If you're a fan of the NBA, I recommend the whole thing because it's an interesting look at an undercovered professional basketball...
Solomon Alabi: Four Factors Evaluation
Last year, we were introduced to the phenomenon that is Solomon Alabi: All-ACC Defensive Team, All-ACC Freshman Team, ACC Rookie of the week twice, seventh freshman to lead the ACC in blocks. His list of accolades is extensive and is even more impressive in light of the fact that he only started...
A conversation with Washington Wizards assistant coach Don Zierden about JaVale McGee
Today unfortunately didn't include a chance to track JaVale McGee any further, because JaVale was sitting on the bench as the ineligible player. The NBA only allows you to dress four guys that were on an NBA roster last year, and the Wizards have five in Andray Blatche, Javaris Crittenton, Nick...
Using Nick Young to criticize (again) the previous regimes' player development shortcomings
We've already posted a link to Michael Lee's report of Nick Young's workout with Sam Cassell and Flip Saunders, but even though I read it pretty thoroughly the first time, this line jumped out at me when I went back to read it again just now. In addition to taking defensive tips from Saunders,...
The KHL Entry Draft (Updated)
The Kontinental Hockey League has taken one more step towards competing with the NHL: they've just had an entry draft. The structure of the Russian draft works a little bit different than North American; it's actually a little reminiscient of the C-Form days of the NHL, where Russian clubs recruit...
Coach Hamilton: An In-Depth Analysis of Recruiting and Player Development
Photo from Tallahassee Democrat Since Leonard Hamilton's arrival in 2002, the Florida State Seminoles have seen an influx of talent that was never expected at a school whose basketball program lurks in the shadows of its football team. Today, we take a closer look at Coach Hamilton as well...
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