http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bulls.asp

Is TT really so special or is Skiles getting caught up in the
"excitement" of this team?

bizzbyster@gmail.com wrote:

I think Skiles draws up a specific psychological plan for how he's
going to handle each of his young players. (Kind of like Phil and the
book club, but with fewer spiritual overtones and more broken glass.)
He had a distinct tack with Eddy, and you could see how it changed from
the first year to the second. And that was different from how he
handled Tyson. But in both cases, he was pretty relentless about
staying "on message" about the player throughout the season.

Interesting to see this, though:

"I thought we were going to make the shots after that," Thomas
said. "It was cool, though. I've been working out all summer with
coach Skiles and I was mentally prepared for what I had to face."

A young rookie who needs work might actually spend the summer working
with his coach? Do Bear and Nasty know about this?

In article <1160057139.239305.262070@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.c om>,
bizzbyster@gmail.com wrote:



He also said Luke Schenscher had a chance, in two years or so, to be a
"good back-up center".

Not sure if that's praise or not.