Edwin
4/10/2006, 08:17 AM
Hi,
Just a small word from Holland (you know, a small country in Europe) on Jason Detrick a member of the Sooner Basketball team that went on to reach the Final Four. He currently plays pro ball for the team I support: the MPC Capitals .
He caught the eye of our scouts when he was elected MVP of the Austrian basketball league last season. Jason has had a tough season this year. He's found it hard to adjust to the fact that he was no longer the go-t-guy which he was in Austria. Playing without the ball in your hands just requires a different approach to your own play as Jason found out during the first part of our season. Jason has recently returned to the teams line up after having been out for about a month with back problems (T-mac like).
Jason is a very likeable guy wich I have come to like a lot. He has a very positive attitude and a healthy work ethic (our coach is very demanding). Jason and I speak quite regularly and the toppic off late has been the departure of coach Sampson. His game seems to be getting better with the day. We started the season with both our top players injured (Travis Reed, former UCLA and Long Beach State and Travis Young who played collegeball at Marshall) wich meant that all (well a lot of the eyes hahaha) were on Jason. It also meant that he didn't get any room for his famous penetrations. He had to be content with playing some hardnose defense wich he did (he's averaging 4 rebounds and nearly 2 steals per game).
Jason had one of his best games for us in our last regular season match against Omniworld netting 18 in a convincing win. Anyone interested in his efforts during the oncomming play-offs is advised to check out the following websites:
www.mpccapitals.nl (official club website),
www.donarbasketbal.com (fansite)
or
www.debasketballsitevannederland.nl (choose feb eredivisie on the left)
I'll keep you guys posted on our and his progress during the play-offs!
Edwin
Go Boomer Sooner!!
Just a small word from Holland (you know, a small country in Europe) on Jason Detrick a member of the Sooner Basketball team that went on to reach the Final Four. He currently plays pro ball for the team I support: the MPC Capitals .
He caught the eye of our scouts when he was elected MVP of the Austrian basketball league last season. Jason has had a tough season this year. He's found it hard to adjust to the fact that he was no longer the go-t-guy which he was in Austria. Playing without the ball in your hands just requires a different approach to your own play as Jason found out during the first part of our season. Jason has recently returned to the teams line up after having been out for about a month with back problems (T-mac like).
Jason is a very likeable guy wich I have come to like a lot. He has a very positive attitude and a healthy work ethic (our coach is very demanding). Jason and I speak quite regularly and the toppic off late has been the departure of coach Sampson. His game seems to be getting better with the day. We started the season with both our top players injured (Travis Reed, former UCLA and Long Beach State and Travis Young who played collegeball at Marshall) wich meant that all (well a lot of the eyes hahaha) were on Jason. It also meant that he didn't get any room for his famous penetrations. He had to be content with playing some hardnose defense wich he did (he's averaging 4 rebounds and nearly 2 steals per game).
Jason had one of his best games for us in our last regular season match against Omniworld netting 18 in a convincing win. Anyone interested in his efforts during the oncomming play-offs is advised to check out the following websites:
www.mpccapitals.nl (official club website),
www.donarbasketbal.com (fansite)
or
www.debasketballsitevannederland.nl (choose feb eredivisie on the left)
I'll keep you guys posted on our and his progress during the play-offs!
Edwin
Go Boomer Sooner!!