VIDEO: CIA BOUNCE vs. TEXAS TITANS...Nike EYBL

Hey guys...just found this footage courtesy of "Scoutsfocus.com" of the game featuring CIA Bounce vs. Texas Titans from 2 weekends ago at the Nike EYBL. 2013 #1 Julius Randle vs. 2014 #1 Andrew Wiggins and the rest of the Bounce squad...Bennett, Webster-Chan, Dixon-Green, Bhullar etc etc etc.

Check it out...

http://www.blip.tv/file/5015968

Enjoy.

Drew(@DrewEbanks)
Live Hard Ball Hard

not to rain on anybodys parade, but werent these guys supposed to be THE TEAM of all teams? whats there record?

zonekiller wrote:not to rain on anybodys parade, but werent these guys supposed to be THE TEAM of all teams? whats there record?

That weekend they finished 3-2 at the Nike EYBL in Hampton, Virginia.
This past weekend they lost a close one in the Semi-Finals at the Pitt Jamfest.
They're a work in progress for sure. Lot of talent and not enough minutes to go around
and build chemistry in such a short time period so far.
From talking to a few of the guys...they have to pick up their defensive play and also continue to play inside-outside...feeding the bigs first and getting them established...then when the defence collapses, start raining from outside.
I believe they only lost 1 game at the Jamfest this past weekend...which was that semi-final
loss.
Top to bottom the team is stacked...but with all that talent come issues. Hopefully they will
all be cool to sacrifice their individual games for the duration of the summer in order to peak
at the Peach Jam in Georgia for all the marbles. If they focus on defense, they will do will as most of them have no trouble scoring. They are all really good kids who I think place winning above all else.
There's a ton of talent stateside as well and those guys don't want to go down to a Canadian squad so that's also extra incentive for the Americans.
Only 24 of the 40 teams in the EYBL make it to the Peach Jam...so it won't be easy for anyof the squads, but I expect CIA Bounce to make it and be in the hunt for the EYBL crown.

The better they do...the better it will be for players up here as more teams/coaches will come
calling on Canada for talent/players. So I'm rooting for them to do well and keep the spotlight
shining on Canada as it has begun to already!

Drew(@DrewEbanks)
Live Hard Ball Hard(LHBH)

What happened to Madary? is he still on the squad?

This looks like trash basketball. Everyone hogging the ball, no defense, no hustle
AAU is nothing more than a money maker for the guys in the States.

Drew,


Do you still think this team could beat high level d1 programs ?

loveball wrote:Drew,


Do you still think this team could beat high level d1 programs ?

Yes I do. They've truly been together for a couple weeks and you're gonna criticize and make judgements already.
Most of those other teams have been playing together for months and years. This CIA/Bounce squad has several new parts like Andrew Wiggins and Dyshawn Pierre and must build up chemistry and trust in each other. Their defence has to improve and they know it! They went 3-2 and could have probably been 4-1 and are thus ranked in the top 15 AAU teams in the country. There are couple hundred or more AAU teams in America. There's a lot of talent on the team and most are sacrificing a lot of their own games to win. A work in progress for sure...but if you're not proud of their effort that's cool. To each his own opinion.
I support them and try not to criticize them as they deserve time to try to jell. Win or lose they're trying there best and opening doors for other Canadian kids to live out their dreams in the future.
All the best LOVEBALL!

Drew(@DrewEbanks)
Live Hard Ball Hard(LHBH)