For those who were in attendence and can provide a report of Hoops Magic and the other GW players:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=angi1vwUkQc

Hoop Magic lost by about 12 I think. Of the GW players Larsen was probably the standout. Kopriva made some shots and finished on a nice cut to the basket. Savage and McDonald had limited minutes and both looked good defensively. Kethan was able to drive to the basket and drew some fouls and finished once or twice. Joe had a couple nice dishes but didn't score or shoot much. Paris only played a few minutes in he first half so it's hard to evaluate his performance one way or the other. Armwood (I think) & Garino were in street clothes on the bench, but didn't play.  

Kromah and Mikic playing for Team Takeover. Both looked decent in the first half. Kromah burried a three to start the half and looked aggressive getting to the hoop. Mikic made a couple mid-range shots, but no threes. Team Takeover didn't have any subs until midway through he first half so both players are getting lots of pt.  

Kromah and Mikic both played well in the second half. At one point Mikic made 3 threes in a row, and probably scored 11 or 13 in the half.  Kromah made several shots including a three while drawing a foul.  He had a couple blocked shots as well and scored driving to the hoop several times. Team Takeover had a strong second half to erase a 7 or 9 point halftime deficit and endud up winning by about ten. One interesting side note is that Lawrence Moten (former Syracuse star) was a player-coach for their opponent (Tree & the Top Boys).

 Let me first apologize for my inaccurate report that the gym was not air conditioned.  It certainly is, and was quite comfortable.  I was only able to stay for the Hoop Magic game.  Unfortunately, about 13 players were suited up, so playing time was limited.   I don't believe that either Kopriva or Savage played at all in the first half...if they did, it was very briefly.  Kopriva looked far more aggresive on the offensive end than last season, and I am able to see the improvement in the game.  Savage looks like a player, very active and energetic.  Look for him to do some decent rebounding from the guard position.  His few shots weren't dropping, and he did miss some FTs, but he looks like a player who wants the ball and looks like he can play at this level.  McDonald played in both halfs, and I can recall him only taking maybe 2 or 3 shots, hitting a 3.   The reports that he is a pass first point guard appear to be accurate.   However, of the 2 guards, it would seem like Savage is further along in terms of being able to provide immediate assistance.   Paris played very few minutes (maybe 5-7) and I was not able to get any read on him.  However, the player to get excited about was definitely Larsen.  He looks well coached and developed, with soft hands and a nice touch.  Definitely a low post, back to the basket type center, who was the best center in the game.  To me, he looked better than Ge**etown center Moses Ayegba, a 250 pound ":bull in the china shop" center who was the starter.    If you are going to the game, note that Larsen is #50, Savage #10, McDonald #20, Paris #30 and  Kopriva #40.   One of the players on the other team was Boo Jackson, a very nice looking forward from future GW opponant Manhattan.  In response to GW Fan, I don't believe Mikic was playing in that next game, with Kromah.  Although I left before that game started, I chatted briefly with Mikic just prior to the start of that game, and he said he was playing in a later game (like 3:30 or so).  I also saw Pellom sitting in the bleachers (with Bynes) but did not ask him why he was not playing this summer.  

 Also chatted briefly with both Kopriva and Mikic between games.  Both are very nice kids.  Mikic again playing this summer with a funky hairdo, but not as extreme as last summer's mohawk.  I did not want to approach Bynes, just in case he would figure out who I am and pummel me for what I post about him.  Actually, Brian is also a nice kid...just the worst shooting guard I have ever seen outside of Xavier Alexander.

 Looks like "Boo Jackson" may actually be several years out of Manhattan, per my google of him.  Also indicated that Alexandria player was also a GW target in High School.

Mikic may not have been scheduled to play for Team Takeover and may have been a last minute addition as they would have only had 4 players to start the game without him.

Just to add a bit to what GWFan and LSF said, Hoop Magic had too many players for any of the GW guys to really dominate, but after starting only Kopriva at the beginning of the game, Curtis Symmonds started Joe McDonald and Savage in the 2nd half over his own son. That shows C.Symmonds wants to win the game!! Kevin Larson was definitely the most impressive of the freshman, he even hit a jump shot from just inside the 3 point line and also had some nice assists, he was the key to Hoop Magic cutting a 20 point deficit down to about 10 late in the game. K.Savage was also very good. I'd expect C.Symmonds will give J.McDonald, K.Savage and K.Larson a lot of playing time in the future. Isaiah Armwood was in street clothes on the bench. Hoop Magic opponent tomorrow at 12 will be a team made up of a lot of Maryland players(1 or 2 returnees and their incoming freshman class).

Tree & Top Boys had 3 or 4 other guys who played college ball in the 90's, their "old legs" couldn't keep up with the college guys on Team Takeover. I believe Team Takeover went on a 20-0 run in the second half, it seemed as if Tree & Top Boys missed about 15 straight shots. Kopriva also played for DCX, he played better for Team Takeover because they had less players and he got more playing time, but still hit 2 or 3 three pointers.

Dwayne Smith was very impressive for Clyde's in their win over Beyond Belief, he had 15-20 points, a baseline drive and dunk and some strong rebounds. Clyde's had a lot of players too(maybe 14), but D.Smith still got a lot of minutes. Jonathan Davis got a little playing time, hit a jumper and had a drive to the basket in which he was fouled and missed both free throws. He looked a lot more confident/assertive this year than last year when I saw him in the Kenner League. Clyde's also had JAZ COWEN(remember him!! lol) on their team. GW was even announced as his school after he scored. Wasn't J.Cowan part of the Pops/Mike Hall class?? I believe he played on that TJ Thompson/Pops/Mike Hall team that won the college Kenner League title 9 or 10 years ago.

i watched most of hoop magic & the 1st 10 minutes of takeover.  embarassed to say i didn't recognize mikic in the 2nd game or i might have stayed.

agree larsen was the most impressive of the new kids today.  both savage & mcdonald looked like they could play but saw limited minutes.  savage was the more aggresive.  mcdonald was content to bring the ball up and pass to a wing.  saw some real sweet interior passing from larsen & kopriva.  a gw bigman who can catch and pass?

the other player who stood out for me on hoop magic was #3 the 3rd point guard.  i didn't catch his name or school but he was electrifying on both sides of the ball

too bad they don't slide a few more players over to Team Takeover

I attended the Kenner games yesterday and was there for part of the time that LSF attended.  Air conditioning was great and so were the ice cold Deer Park bottles for one sawbuck.

I told LSF that I did not want to ask Dave directly why he was not playing for fear of the answer I might receive, as ... Oh, I was kicked off the team.  (At that point anything I say comes out like the old quip:  well Mrs. Lincoln, other than that, how did you like the play?)

Well, between games, I briefly sat by Dave and I did ask him if he was going to play in the Kenner later.  Dave said he hurt his wrist badly in June and he needs corrective surgery on it.  The surgery is scheduled for July and then he needs rehabilitative work on it.  As an optomist I see him returning to the team in late 2012 in time to practive for the A-10 portion of the schedule.  As a pessimist I would venture that Dave might be out for the season.  Let's all stay optomistic as I would hate to see Dave's GW career end before it begins its last lap.

Wow, screwed with an injury to a key player even before practice starts.This may be a new record in recent years. Don't recall when Kromah's situation first showed up or maybe have blocked it out, mercifully..

CJS fan, alas your fears were realized, but it was smart to ask. We would have to find out sometime.

Why wouldn't he have surgery immediately?

Wonder how David hurt his wrist?

I believe #3 on Hoop Magic was George Mason's Vaughn Gray. Coach Symmonds also started him in the 2nd half along with Joe McDonald and Kethen Savage.

Christian Boo Jackson was a guy who got a lot of hype early in his high school career(he played on varsity as a freshman) at Carroll, but never reached expectations. It looked as if he and K.Savage were jawing back and forth at each other in the 2nd half. Playing against a strong, physical player like C.Jackson should really help K.Savage because it will give him a taste of guys he will be facing in the future at GW.

A future GW opponent who played yesterday was Notre Dame's Jerian Grant(son of former NBA player Harvey Grant), he played on Team Takeover with Lasan Kromah. He's a guy who is not to fond of passing the ball, but that is how he played at Notre Dame. He definitely had the "green light" at Notre Dame last year, he may have led them in scoring as a redshirt freshman.

Does anyone know why Bryan Bynes did not play yesterday? He is supposed to play for DCX with N.Mikic

How long does recovery from wrist surgery take?  Where's Mrs Herve when we need her opinion?  I thought 3 months is ussually about right.  If Pellom has surgery in the next 2 weeks, that would put him back about the start of the regular season - Nov 17 vs BU. 

Don't know if I would speculate about length of time Pellom may miss, if any, without more direct information.  Even in a worst case scenerio in which he is out for the season, I would think that David would be a medical redshirt with one more year of eligibility which, in the long run, may work about best for GW, as this will likely be a transition year, with any real noise we make coming the season after.

Mrs. herve refused to make a prediction and diagnosis citing too many unknowns.

Bizarre that you would venture a guess at a timeline with literally no knowledge at all other than that there will be surgery and rehab.  I mean, even a long, 3 month re-hab an injury would have him playing again before practices start. 

I hope those readingt this don't take CJS' guess as fact about how long he'll be out.