[So why did Romar start pumping his fist upon hearing Hawes' words ... and then emit an audible sigh of relief? Because there's another perspective on Spencer Hawes -- the one seen by the greater college basketball world, to whom Hawes' defining biographic data is not the three generations of Huskies in his bloodlines. They care that he is a 6-foot-11 1/2 center with an offensive skill set so polished his AAU coach, former Utah assistant Jim Marsh , compares him to former Utes recruits Tom Chambers and Kevin McHale , because Hawes] has more ways to score than you can imagine. ... didn't really matter as much to me as everyone may have perceived. |
All great players think different. A great player has his own mindset of what he wants to do. |
Coach Conley made the point that I've challenged myself from the time I was young and goofy. It would be a good thing to challenge myself and see what I've got to improve on. I'd love to do it (Olympic workouts). |
Everybody wants to show him off, but I don't do that, ... If he wants to lay there, I make sure he has cable to watch and food to eat. |
He was like, 'Big G, what up? Who you walking with?' ... I said, 'Nobody. I'm just sightseeing.' He was like, 'Get in.' He was going to a party, so I rode with him, then he had his driver drop me off. |
His talent is much better than mine. I love his game. |
I appreciate history. But I really haven't given it a thought. |
I don't know. My teammates help me out so much. It's all them. |
I have no idea at this point, ... We haven't talked about it. We will have to talk about it first. |
I haven't played with a lot of guys like that except in all-star games, and those are just all-star games. |
I know my family, |
I know that's where I want to go, ... I'm not really worried about other schools or things like that. As far as signing, I just haven't talked it over with Mike or Mom yet. |
I thanked everybody because I can't be there all the time, ... He has a lot of people that care about him, which makes a lot of difference. |
I told him that I don't think I'm ready, but the big thing he and coach Conley and Sonny all said was, without me attending and playing, that I won't know where I stand. If anything, it'll be a learning experience to see what I have to work on. |
I was just angry at my mom, ... I don't know if it was because they broke up, but I used to argue with my mom a lot, just over little things. |