As the Bears break until training camp, @sean_hammond and I look back at the offseason program and where the team stands in year two under Ben Johnson, including that defense getting back to basics, tonight on Sports Xtra at 10:45 on @cbschicago.
Jalen Brunson joins Quinn Buckner as the only players to win an Illinois state title (Stevenson 2015), NCAA title (Villanova 2016, 2018) and NBA title. Buckner won with Thornridge (1971, 1972); Indiana (1976); and the Celtics (1984). He also won an Olympic gold medal (USA, 1976).
Pretty light final practice of Bears mini-camp.
Highlights of the day, a beauty of a deep ball from Caleb Williams to Luther Burden, and of course, the offensive linemen catching passes to start practice. @cbschicago
Caleb Williams on the progress this offense has made: “Just starting off where we ended last year.”
Added that they’re just overall getting better, fewer pre-snap penalties, fewer missed assignments, etc.
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The Spurs are the only team in NBA history to have:
76 or more points in the first half
30 or fewer points in the second half
...in any game, regular season or playoffs.
Bears wrapped up day two of mini camp.
Coby Bryant had one of the highlights of the day (not shown) with an interception of Caleb in the 2-minute drill. We’ll hear from him shortly.
Ben Johnson says Colston Loveland is “one of the most consistent players I’ve been around.”
Says he’s really happy with where Loveland is at entering year 2, and they’ve “taken the route tree to the next level.”
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Full Alex Bregman quote. His OPS is down to .669: “I’ve been terrible. I need to play better. Offensively, its been awful. I’ve failed many times in this game. I’ve struggled. I’ve started slow before, I’ve started fast before. When you’re struggling, there is only one way forward and that’s straight, head-on through it. It comes down to executing in the game. I haven’t executed all year. Runners in scoring position, I’ve been god-awful. I need to be better. If I’m better over the last how many games, we probably win the majority of them.”
The #Bears are expected to announce today their board of directors have voted and they will be focused on Hammond moving forward as the future site of their stadium, two legislative sources said. @thescorechicago@mullyhaugh
Jalen Brunson has won championships at @SHS_BHOOPS and Villanova, now he’s leading the Knicks in the #NBAfinals.
Tonight on @cbschicago we chat with Brunson’s proud high school coach Pat Ambrose who saw what made him special from the start. @Carthage_MBB