"Firstly, Chomche wasn't participating in either of the first two days of training camp, because he had a scheduled "medical appointment". I put it in quotations because that's the exact thing we were told. I'll ask for an update today while I'm there, but they gave no further info on him. Secondly, whether it's practice during the season or training camp beforehand, the practices we see are virtually the same - group skill development. As media we're asked to arrive at a certain time towards the back end of the practice and it gets opened up to us for that portion. We don't see the coaches lecturing about scheme and we don't see scrimmaging. We do, however, see guys work on ball skills, shooting, closeout situations etc. and maybe if a coach is working on something quite specific we'll get to see that."
"Players are also very competitive (shocker, I know) so often times you can see battles in shooting drills or 1 on 1 sessions. The first drill I ever saw at a practice was in 2019 - the first practice I ever attended, I was visiting Blake from Mexico - and it was Pascal Siakam working with Big Cat. Magloire was changing where he was applying pressure to Siakam in post ups, and Siakam's job was to read his weight and step through or spin off based on what Magloire was doing."
Chomche missed the first two days of training camp for a scheduled "medical appointment" with no further information provided. Media are permitted to arrive toward the back end of practices and observe the portion opened to them, which focuses on group skill development. Coaches' schematic lectures and scrimmages remain closed to media. Observed work commonly includes ball skills, shooting, closeout situations, and competitive one-on-one or shooting-battle drills. An observed drill featured Pascal Siakam working with Big Cat, with Magloire varying post-up pressure so Siakam had to read weight and step through or spin off. Ja'Kobe is doing well, with further details pending.
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