Kobe Paras Is Ready For His First Year In Division 1 Basketball
Big East conference is nearing where top-caliber collegiate team are competing.
One of it is Creighton Bluejays where the Filipino pride, Kobe Paras, is set to show his skills and athleticism on the floor.
With a big expectations from his coach, teammates and fans, Kobe Paras is not nervous in playing his first year of Division 1 basketball.
"People see us as one of the best in the Big East right now. We just need to show what we're made of. We've been practicing a lot, and we've been practicing really hard, so we’re going to make the most out of it," Kobe Paras said.
"I'm excited, because just watching March Madness last year and Villanova winning it out of the Big East it goes to show that it's a very big conference. The team is all in the same circle right now, we all want the same thing — a Big East Championship."
Creighton Bluejays coach Greg McDermott has been impressed with what Kobe Paras is showing in their practice game together with a freshmen point guard Davion Mintz from Huntersville, N.C.
"They are typical freshmen in that they have some good days and some bad days, both of them defensively are probably ahead of where most freshmen are — they both move their feet pretty well, they both kind of understand defensive concepts, and now it’s just a matter of doing it consistently." Coach McDermott said.
"With any freshman, before you put them on the floor you’re looking for consistency," Coach McDermott added. "That's where the two of them are lacking, and frankly they should be — they're 10 days into practice and it takes time, but I'm pleased with their progress."
Coach McDermott has positioned the 6-foot-6 Kobe Paras as a wing man and he's doing pretty well.
"We're using him pretty much as a wing right now because I don’t want to confuse him with having to learn more than one spot," McDermott said. "It's confusing enough to try to pick everything the way it is, but he's doing pretty well. He's going to be a really good player in our program."
"I'm a hustle plays type of guy — I clean up the trash. Getting the rebounds, diving for loose balls, those little things that will change the game," Paras said
Paras also catched the attention of their senior point guard Maurice Watson Jr.
"I think the best thing about Kobe is that he's trying," Maurice Watson said. "We've had to kind of put it more into his head that he is around other players that can score, so it’s okay to give up some shots for other teammates. Then he saw that they started getting him shots right back, and that with our offense there is a lot of opportunity for him. If he defends, and rebounds, and uses his athleticism he's going to have an impact for our team."
"He likes to do a lot of putback dunks, so it's going to be a lot of fun for the CenturyLink crowd to see that."
There were times that players are down and Kobe Paras found a motivation just on the wall of their basketball gym where ex-Creighton Bluejays player are now in the NBA.
One of it is Creighton Bluejays where the Filipino pride, Kobe Paras, is set to show his skills and athleticism on the floor.
With a big expectations from his coach, teammates and fans, Kobe Paras is not nervous in playing his first year of Division 1 basketball.
"People see us as one of the best in the Big East right now. We just need to show what we're made of. We've been practicing a lot, and we've been practicing really hard, so we’re going to make the most out of it," Kobe Paras said.
"I'm excited, because just watching March Madness last year and Villanova winning it out of the Big East it goes to show that it's a very big conference. The team is all in the same circle right now, we all want the same thing — a Big East Championship."
Creighton Bluejays coach Greg McDermott has been impressed with what Kobe Paras is showing in their practice game together with a freshmen point guard Davion Mintz from Huntersville, N.C.
"They are typical freshmen in that they have some good days and some bad days, both of them defensively are probably ahead of where most freshmen are — they both move their feet pretty well, they both kind of understand defensive concepts, and now it’s just a matter of doing it consistently." Coach McDermott said.
"With any freshman, before you put them on the floor you’re looking for consistency," Coach McDermott added. "That's where the two of them are lacking, and frankly they should be — they're 10 days into practice and it takes time, but I'm pleased with their progress."
Coach McDermott has positioned the 6-foot-6 Kobe Paras as a wing man and he's doing pretty well.
"We're using him pretty much as a wing right now because I don’t want to confuse him with having to learn more than one spot," McDermott said. "It's confusing enough to try to pick everything the way it is, but he's doing pretty well. He's going to be a really good player in our program."
"I'm a hustle plays type of guy — I clean up the trash. Getting the rebounds, diving for loose balls, those little things that will change the game," Paras said
Paras also catched the attention of their senior point guard Maurice Watson Jr.
"I think the best thing about Kobe is that he's trying," Maurice Watson said. "We've had to kind of put it more into his head that he is around other players that can score, so it’s okay to give up some shots for other teammates. Then he saw that they started getting him shots right back, and that with our offense there is a lot of opportunity for him. If he defends, and rebounds, and uses his athleticism he's going to have an impact for our team."
"He likes to do a lot of putback dunks, so it's going to be a lot of fun for the CenturyLink crowd to see that."
There were times that players are down and Kobe Paras found a motivation just on the wall of their basketball gym where ex-Creighton Bluejays player are now in the NBA.
"They were in our position at one time," Paras said as he stared up at the larger-than-life sized portraits of Creighton standouts turned NBA players, Doug McDermott, Anthony Tolliver, and Kyle Korver.
"It just goes to show that anyone can be part of something amazing. You're at Creighton and you represent this place, but then from your individual standpoint you become something else and represent a different type of brand. It's just amazing to see how Doug did it — he was here for four years, and usually these days when people go to the league they do it after one or two years. He's an inspiration to us, because it goes to show how to stay true to the student-athlete values with school coming first, then being an athlete," Kobe Paras added.
Kobe Paras Is Ready For His First Year In Division 1 Basketball
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