Jacob and Cason Wallace met with media today but one quote jumped out at me as something we'd think is a known factor regarding health/improvement but he said:
"Since the season ended, I gained about five, ten pounds, "Toppin said. "The new strength coach (Brady Welsh) he's been good for us. He's been on me a lot about eating the right stuff. Not just eating a lot of food but eating the right stuff and it's helped a lot. I feel healthier. I feel better, I feel stronger, so it's definitely been a process."
If a player is saying this, I trust the player just learned this. At a program like UK.....it's little details that can be overlooked and like that Welsh is emphasizing details instead of assuming they know it. Jacob also said he worked out with AJ Griffin and Jaden Ivey as they prepared for the Draft and got advice from Paul George on what to do to improve. Toppin's been working on his jumper and range and said he feels it's improved but liked his self awareness and reality when he added "Now I've got to transfer that to doing it in games". Also said "Nothing is given, everyone is fighting for a spot, so have to work hard to earn what I get".
Always have liked him as a talent but seems very honest with himself. Mentioned he knew he had to return to school when he entered the Draft but wanted to get feedback and hear what NBA teams advised him, which was improving the range and jumper overall and getting stronger physically. Really pulling for him to get rewarded because guys who are self aware and honest know everyone's path is different and you can get where you want no matter what others say you are/aren't doing. Can't wait to see him next Month (okay I'm cheating by a day since it's still June)
"Since the season ended, I gained about five, ten pounds, "Toppin said. "The new strength coach (Brady Welsh) he's been good for us. He's been on me a lot about eating the right stuff. Not just eating a lot of food but eating the right stuff and it's helped a lot. I feel healthier. I feel better, I feel stronger, so it's definitely been a process."
If a player is saying this, I trust the player just learned this. At a program like UK.....it's little details that can be overlooked and like that Welsh is emphasizing details instead of assuming they know it. Jacob also said he worked out with AJ Griffin and Jaden Ivey as they prepared for the Draft and got advice from Paul George on what to do to improve. Toppin's been working on his jumper and range and said he feels it's improved but liked his self awareness and reality when he added "Now I've got to transfer that to doing it in games". Also said "Nothing is given, everyone is fighting for a spot, so have to work hard to earn what I get".
Always have liked him as a talent but seems very honest with himself. Mentioned he knew he had to return to school when he entered the Draft but wanted to get feedback and hear what NBA teams advised him, which was improving the range and jumper overall and getting stronger physically. Really pulling for him to get rewarded because guys who are self aware and honest know everyone's path is different and you can get where you want no matter what others say you are/aren't doing. Can't wait to see him next Month (okay I'm cheating by a day since it's still June)
