It was cool, as I used to look up to him when I was younger, so someone like that saying something like that about me was cool.“These are my people. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free)Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. There wasn’t a rivalry between us but he definitely encouraged me to become better.“Drake encourages us but he doesn’t try to get too involved. His time on the pitch will be entirely up to him – if he has an impact, he will play; if it doesn’t produce, it won’t.Never miss the latest news on the Leafs, Jays, Raptors and more with Star’s Sports Headlines email newsletter.This is how Nurse has approached his bench players all season, letting them run when things are going well, letting them sit when they aren’t. permissions/licensing, please go to:The circumstances are so strange, the stakes are so different, the responsibilities are so great and one of the fascinating questions about a couple of young OG Anunoby has been delightful, providing precisely what the team needs in these early days of its defence of the NBA championship and it has been most welcome.Terence Davis II?
But he has time to find his rhythm, and the worry quotient has yet to reach significant highs.He kept characters like LeBron James from the Lakers as powerful and astute as any player in the game and helped him control him as much as possible.He kept Bam Adebayo of Miami, a young tall man flexible, powerful and with so much poise and success.He was unusually aggressive and efficient on offense, making opponents pay to release him to focus primarily on Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam.Anunoby was, to say the least, the nicest surprise since things really started outside of Orlando.
Oh, and Dave is sick too. ‘Barter 6’ and ‘Jeffery’ are his best tapes, for sure. The Star disagrees with these views.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Anunoby isn’t one who’s going to expend a lot of energy discussing himself or his play. “I always like to pack ’em in five. when one or two is enough.It’s not that he’s confrontational or condescending, and he will politely listen to questions when they are asked, but no one will ever describe him as talkative.Teammates and team insiders swear he is much more talkative, entertaining and pleasant in the group. A young player who plays like a seasoned veteran, someone who quickly learned difficult lessons.“I think defense is a lot like offense, but it doesn’t come through as much,” Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said. He’s a rather unwilling participant in the interview process, not at all interested in using 10 words to answer a question when one or two will do.It’s not that he’s confrontational or condescending, and he will politely listen to queries when they are posed, but no one’s ever going to describe him as loquacious.Teammates and team insiders swear he’s far more verbose and entertaining and jocular within the group. There’s every chance Davis will rattle off a handful of good games in a row but it’s obvious the coaching staff isn’t going to wait long each night.It happened in the first two games with Davis, and to a lesser degree Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, but it’s not anything the coach is going to get too worked up about right now.“We’ve got to clean up and get those guys back to who they are, who they’ve already proven they are and then we can give them some more minutes,” Nurse said.Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be registered Torstar account holder. The 22-year-old started in 52 of the team’s first 53 games, averaging 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting close to 38 per cent from beyond the arc. “They’re still making reads and decoying yourself and fake helping and really helping and rotations.“There are a lot of things you’ve got to really learn: when to double and when not to, when to press up, when to go over or when to go under, communicating things. His public persona, however, is much less.“The one thing about OG, man, (is) guys understand him as much as they want to but he’s going to be really good in this league for a long time,” Kyle Lowry said of him earlier this week.Hearing Lowry’s praise did perk up the London, England-born Anunoby.“He’s an all-star — six-time — Olympic medalist, a champion, so he’s really accomplished in this league so for him to see that in me, it means a lot to me,” Anunoby said.Davis, meanwhile, has not found nearly the same comfort level in the NBA restart than Anunoby and maybe that shouldn’t come as too great a surprise.Davis is a rookie, these games are at a speed and an intensity that’s different than even the first 64 he played in the NBA and it does take some getting used to.He lasted about 12 minutes against the Lakers on Saturday and played only four against Miami on Monday. He keeps his family close to him; he shares his apartment in Toronto with his older brother, who joins him and his father in our interview, before he visits his sisters who are at university nearby in Westminster.
So that’s it. He’s more of an old head, so he listens to loads of Jay Z. His public figure, however, is much less so.“The only thing about OG, man, (is) guys get him as much as they want, but he’s gonna be really good in this league for a long time,” Kyle Lowry said earlier this week.Hearing Lowry’s praise lifted the spirits of Anunoby, who was born in London, England.“He’s an All-Star – six-time Olympic medalist, a champion, so he’s really accomplished in this league so for him to see that in me, that means a lot to me,” Anunoby said.Davis, meanwhile, didn’t find about the same level of comfort in taking over the NBA as Anunoby and that perhaps shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise.Davis is a rookie, these games are at a different speed and intensity than the first 64 players he played in the NBA and it takes some getting used to.He lasted about 12 minutes against the Lakers on Saturday and only played four against Miami on Monday. Born in London, the small forward moved over to Indiana to play High School basketball, where he quickly ascended the ranks, … These are my people here. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. I want to win a championship, too. 155. He was in and around the camp game one and two of the last series. She is a rather reluctant participant in the interview process, not at all interested in using 10 words to answer a question. Baseball, soccer – I was a pretty mean midfielder back in the day!