Much more on John Green

Mark Patton/Santa Barbara News Press goes in depth on John Green's situation.

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. 

John Green and Kiwi Gardner updates

Here's Cody Hatt reporting on the play of two Bay Area talents at the National Prep Championship event:

Kiwi Gardner (Westwind) - After an outstanding performance in the National Prep Showcase in November when he distinguished himself as one of the elite playmaking guards at the event, the five-foot-seven guard returned to the Northeast and the campus of Albertus Magnus College with his dynamic end-to-end speed and unique creativity off the bounce. A menace defensively with the quickness to turn and disrupt opposing ball-handlers for 94 feet, Gardner (22 points vs. New Hampton; 29 vs. Hargrave) is a constant presence on both ends who can dictate pace, find people off the dribble for easy buckets, and score the ball himself with a reliable stroke from the perimeter.

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John Green (Westwind) - Another player who impressed for Westwind in its appearance in the National Prep Showcase earlier in the season, the UC-Santa Barbara-commit shook off a slow start to assert himself offensively in the second half with multiple perimeter jumpers and a variety of athletic finishes at the rim. A confident presence with a versatile inside-outside skill-set at six-foot-six, the attacking play of Green (18 points vs. New Hampton; 11 vs. Hargrave), as well as Gardner, was a primary reason why Westwind was able to erase a 12-point halftime deficit on Tuesday against New Hampton and escape with a 75-69 victory.