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Ulan131 · Sophomore Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 90

http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/6/18/1524261/toronto-raptors-free-agent-workout

Floyd · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject:

Too bad they have him listed as from Virginia instead of UMass
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MikeUMA · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject:

They who? That website lists him from UMass.

Old Cage · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:05 pm Post subject:

Mike - It's still says Virginia in the list of free agent participants.
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Los · Sophomore Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 111

Summer League 2010 update w/the Rockets:

Official Stats & praise from ESPN's David Thorpe (via Twitter.)

Comments from a HOU blog:

Gary Forbes -- C (grade not position)

"Hasn't done much of anything. Slow first step, not too athletic. Then again, he's very comfortable on the drive and is able to corrall himself in order to put up a basket. I'd like to see more from him in these last two games."

Kosty · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:50 pm Post subject:

Gary's not athletic???? For real??? That's what they came up with? Fucking guy was one of the most athletics players on those teams from UMass. Did they watch any tape or anything??? Good grief!!

Chris20 · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:05 am Post subject:

One of the most athletic players on an a10 team doesn't translate into athletic in the NBA.

Nothing has changed....he is not a quick player, and never will be. He has great skills and body control. If he became a very good shooter, he's an NBA player. If not, he's just like dozens of other guys.....knocking on the door without quite getting in.

How cool would it be to have Gaffney and Forbes both make a team this year?

uz2b-len · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:35 am Post subject:

Chris, I agree with your appraisal 100%
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SavageNYCQueens · Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject:

Gary Forbes Gets Invitation To Denver Nuggets Training Camp

http://www.examiner.com/umass-minutemen-in-boston/gary-forbes-gets-invitation-to-nba-training-camp
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uz2b-len · Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:14 am Post subject:

I think it's great for the guy that he's going to these training camps and getting to work out with NBA wannabees and legit NBA players. Whatever happens, he can look back at these years knowing he gave his best shot and also having a connection to to highest level of hoops.
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Floyd · Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject:

I bet he'd rather look back as having made it to the league Razz

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uz2b-len · Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:34 am Post subject:

Of course, but regardless, the guy's glass is more than half full.
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UMassFan99 · Senior Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 1263

Not sure about all that, but I jumped on Forbe's twitter account and there's some interesting convo's going on between him and Freddie, etc. Sounds like some hard core conditioning, because everyone's complaining!

http://twitter.com/GForbz3

sounds like Trey Lang (and apparantely Matt Hill) are negative - though also sounds like Forbes tells Freddie that Lang doesn't try hard so he shouldn't be taking what he says as gospel.

Of course I could be completely misunderstanding the words.

Roadtrip · Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject:

I like that the new tech allows the grads to stay in touch with the guys still in school, and that the grads want to.

uz2b-len · Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject:

This is like a whole new thread--DK is busting their chops. That's good news to me. The kind of team I wanna root for--Fan99 do they still say that?--is made up of players who are willing, no, eager, to push it to the max.
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