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”Coach Kenny, he was actually hands on, he was the one instructing me through the entire workout. That was different for me” Okafor said in his introduction to the media. “Usually it’s the assistant coaches who handle that.”

He added, “To see the head coach out there, working with me, helping me shoot, running with me, guarding me a few times – it was different. I enjoyed it.”

“All three of us worked together yesterday morning,” said Stauskas. “I don’t know how, they said they got back from Mexico City pretty late. But he was in here yesterday morning and we got a good workout in.”

“I’m very excited,” said Stauskas. “From talking with coach (Kenny) Atkinson, the offense that they run here, I feel like I’m very suitable for that. It’s something I’m comfortable doing. When I first came here, I can’t remember who it was, someone told me to shoot to kill. I think that’s a good motto to live by and I’m excited to get involved in that.”

Born_Ready wrote:I am also curious to know if Philly threw him in as a part of the trade to balance out numbers- or was Marks the Magician wanting to add another shooter to this rotation, knowing he should be able to contribute right away. While he is definitely not JJ Redick, but I'm hopeful new surroundings, new coaches, and we the loyal fans will help him adapt on and off the court. I hope the fans make them both feel welcome tonight. I'm giddy to watch it all unfold.

CalamityX12 wrote:Lets limit expectations for Rental tonight... idk how much usage would Kenny give him in his first night....

I would like to see an experiment of both Fro and Rental out there.

Paradise wrote:Hold the phone on the debut...

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Paradise wrote:Hold the phone on the debut...

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That's fair. It's not as if these guys went through training camp and know the drill. That's why I said i'd judge Okafor by effort and how he adjusts to being corrected. It's be unfeasible to expect him to come in and hit the ground running.