John Green, Drew Dickey and TJ Taylor updates

Great interiview with UC Santa Barbara Coach Bob Williams, a native of Santa Cruz County but sad new about John Green being injured:

Unfortunately, John broke the 5^th metatarsal on his foot—the same injury he suffered last season. It’s primarily due to the impact and how he lands on his feet. We will try the most aggressive, state of the art solutions for him, to give him the best chance of playing again.  However, the last thing we want to do is have him re-injure his feet, and have a long-term problem down the road, a la Bill Walton or Sam Bowie, where basically things are all fused together. We’re looking out for John’s best long-term interests health-wise—as a person first.

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Williams on Drew Dickey of St. Francis:

GH:  What about Drew Dickey?  Why did you invite him to walk-on?

BW:  When a guy is 6’8”, can shoot, and displays good basketball knowledge, you take him.

GH:  I actually saw him play in the CCS playoffs, and he’s also an underrated passer. He found his open teammates on numerous occasions when double-teamed, and he also had some nice spin moves in the post. He’s also a good shooter out to the elbow. He’s got a high basketball IQ.

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On TJ Taylor: 

BW: Yes, we should be deep at the 1. We have two former starters returning at point guard in TJ Taylor and Nate Garth, so we should show vast improvement at that position.