Kepkay Making Impression at Canadian Camp
Maybe Tyler Kepkay just needed a break and a fresh start.
Though he struggled in his first season with the Utes, the senior guard evidently has impressed as "the most surprising player" during the Canadian national team's training camp in advance of its final Olympic qualifying tournament next month in Greece.
Writer Jason Thom is blogging about the camp on the team's official web site, and commented a few days ago that Kepkay had been the best passer for the second straight day in camp.
Coach Leo Rautins "will have some tough choices to make come time for the final cut to 12," Thom wrote.
The Canadians have 20 players in camp, according to the roster, including nine guards -- though Steve Nash is not among them.
Kepkay has played well enough to make the battle for the back-up point guard position one of the toughest in camp. That position is arguably the only one on the team still up for grabs. Kepkay is pushing incumbent Ryan Bell of Carleton University in Ottawa for the spot. Bell has played 21 games for the national team; Kepkay has not played any.
"Everybody knows what's on the line and what's at stake right now," Kepkay said. "Everybody's just playing hard trying to get ready."
Though he struggled in his first season with the Utes, the senior guard evidently has impressed as "the most surprising player" during the Canadian national team's training camp in advance of its final Olympic qualifying tournament next month in Greece.
Writer Jason Thom is blogging about the camp on the team's official web site, and commented a few days ago that Kepkay had been the best passer for the second straight day in camp.
Coach Leo Rautins "will have some tough choices to make come time for the final cut to 12," Thom wrote.
The Canadians have 20 players in camp, according to the roster, including nine guards -- though Steve Nash is not among them.
Kepkay has played well enough to make the battle for the back-up point guard position one of the toughest in camp. That position is arguably the only one on the team still up for grabs. Kepkay is pushing incumbent Ryan Bell of Carleton University in Ottawa for the spot. Bell has played 21 games for the national team; Kepkay has not played any.
"Everybody knows what's on the line and what's at stake right now," Kepkay said. "Everybody's just playing hard trying to get ready."
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 1:02 PM |
2 Comments:
Hopefully the coach from Canada knows how to design and call a play in the final seconds of a game and not leave Kepkay to take the fall.
Dude, give it up. Boylen is the man.
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