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catmandoo
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posted 10-13-2014 12:47 PM
Hard work always pays off and it looks like Trey is taking advantage of Payne's strenuous workouts.
Trey Lyles had a magical few months playing basketball last season when he led Indianapolis Arsenal Tech to an Indiana state championship and then played in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit.
After that, it became a bit of a “long summer” after a medical procedure on his left leg forced him to miss the Kentucky-Indiana all-star series and kept him from playing in the six exhibition games Kentucky played in the Bahamas.
“It wasn’t fun, but being around the guys and being able to socialize with them was fun,” Lyles said. “I had to get a little operation done on my leg in June and I got cleared by the doctor, so it is all good now.”
So did he play in pain his whole senior season, when he averaged 23.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and earned Indiana Mr. Basketball honors?
“It happened after the season, after all the all-star games. It was just something that happened over time. I wasn’t playing in pain last year and won’t be this year,” he said.
The 6-foot-9 Lyles said he hopes not playing in the Bahamas can turn into a blessing because of the extra work he and Willie Cauley-Stein, who also did not play there, did during individual workouts with Kentucky assistant coaches.
“It did help. Me and Willie both did individual workouts and worked on conditioning, consistency in our jump shots, ballhandling and stuff like that,” Lyles said. “It definitely helped me. I got to see how coach (John Calipari) wanted things done. I got to watch the guys practice and see what positions I will be playing. I got to do extra work in the weight room and got on a diet and got my body right. It helped me in a couple of ways.”
He said assistant Kenny Payne worked with him the most, but he also spent a lot of time with Kentucky’s strength and conditioning coaches in the weight room.
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m hamilton
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posted 10-14-2014 06:42 AM
I really still haven't seen him play. I'm anxious to see what he looks like!
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catmandoo
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posted 10-14-2014 08:33 AM
MH, He is a big strong more of a back to the basket player who can score and rebound. He isn't fancy but gets the job done. Here is a video of him in action.
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catmandoo
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posted 10-14-2014 08:46 AM
MH, here is a article where Lyles talks about his game in his own words and how he wants to play.
Kentucky freshman Trey Lyles is versatile enough to score inside or grab a rebound and lead a fast break. He can hit from 3-point range, enjoys passing and doesn’t mind playing defense.
“I can play a couple different positions. I’m a team-first guy and always have been. I just do whatever it takes to win,” said Lyles, who enjoys watching film of former NBA standout Scottie Pippen as well as current NBA star Tim Duncan.
While some may wonder if Lyles can fill a role similar to what Julius Randle did last season, Lyles wants no part of the comparison to Randle.
“Once the season starts people are going to start making their own comparisons,” he said. “If Coach wants me play defense, be a leader, rebound, score, I’ll do it. Whatever he needs me to do, I will do it and be my own type of player.”
That philosophy was instilled in him by his father, Tom Lyles, a former professional player and an assistant high school coach on Trey Lyles’ high school team.
“I definitely miss our workouts that we had. Just being able to go to the gym with him and just shoot and work on different things was great,” Trey Lyles said. “When I go home on visits and stuff like that he can do that, and he can come up here whenever he wants and work me out. But it helps getting a different coach’s perspective on things here at UK and not just Dad’s take.
“But he would come here to work me out if I needed it. He cares about my development that much. He always wants to have a hand in what I am doing. He would and I would appreciate that.”
Both his father and Arsenal Tech head coach Jason Delaney were hard on Lyles, something that should help prepare him for the rigors of going through a season under Calipari.
“I still think that Cal can throw something at me they didn’t. Coming off the coaches I have, they have pretty much prepared me to be in college with how hard they have been on me,” Lyles said. “I think coach Cal has some different thing to come at me that maybe will be surprising, but I think I am prepared to play for him.”
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