Thank you. Nice podcast. Almost 2 hours long.
- how youth may have helped the 2003 team by not totally realizing the impact of winning it all.
- how having just 8 to 9 scholarship players he believed helped define their roles and improve team chemistry
- JB normal calmness in game situations vs his nervousness in the locker room during the Kansas game shocked even senior Kueth Duany
- his thoughts of transferring after a DNP his freshman year
-Keuth Duany’s leadership in 2003
-Hakim’s funny first impression seeing recruit, Carmelo Anthony
- Hakim being wowed in his first pickup game at SU with young frosh Carmelo and GMac.
-JB being really tough on Carmelo brought the team even closer
-The importance of Mike Hopkins and Josh Pace, his roommate, in encouraging him
-JB was the coach who first ‘discovered’ him and how after JB started recruiting him how many other big time programs followed the leader and then also started recruiting him
-his awesome mom, Queenie, encouraging him to wait to be SU’s 2nd choice after Hodge
-the NBA teammate whose work ethic, skill and nutritional beliefs most impressed him
-2002, his freshman year teams disappointing appearance in the NIT but it’s importance in giving him the confidence and belief he could make an impact his sophomore year, 2003
-his favorite college basketball team growing up - uggh-lol
-the impact on academics, time management his transfer from his local public school to Friend’s school made
-Hakim is still playing overseas after a long NBA career
-how important coaching stability was to Hakim in making his collegiate choice
-his long and dedicated journey before SU
-his thank you to SU fans
There is more but I’m old and don’t retain as much plus I don’t know how much disclosure is too much disclosure for those who haven’t heard it. Don’t want to be a spoiler.
