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The Next Chapter - Iowa Official Athletic Site
From article:
Based on UCAM-Murcia's schedule last season, Gatens expects to play from October to May for the same team that employed former Hawkeye Jared Reiner (2001-04) for a couple of months. Gatens also has been in contact with former Hawkeye Luke Recker (2001-02) about what to expect in Spain.
"I was picking Luke's brain on certain things, asking for advice and stuff like that because he played overseas in Spain too," said Gatens.
"The guys are bigger, faster and stronger at the next level," Gatens said. "While I was there, most of the time you are working on individual improvement. My goal was to prove that I could shoot the ball at that level. My ticket to that league will be to shoot it and spread the floor. I wanted to show that I could do that when I got in the game."
While training with the Suns, Gatens said former NBA player and summer league head coach Dan Majerle was a big help.
"He (Majerle) could relate to me because he was a shooter in the league as well," Gatens said. "His advice was to shoot whenever I saw space or daylight. There were also some little things on defense too."
From article:
Based on UCAM-Murcia's schedule last season, Gatens expects to play from October to May for the same team that employed former Hawkeye Jared Reiner (2001-04) for a couple of months. Gatens also has been in contact with former Hawkeye Luke Recker (2001-02) about what to expect in Spain.
"I was picking Luke's brain on certain things, asking for advice and stuff like that because he played overseas in Spain too," said Gatens.
"The guys are bigger, faster and stronger at the next level," Gatens said. "While I was there, most of the time you are working on individual improvement. My goal was to prove that I could shoot the ball at that level. My ticket to that league will be to shoot it and spread the floor. I wanted to show that I could do that when I got in the game."
While training with the Suns, Gatens said former NBA player and summer league head coach Dan Majerle was a big help.
"He (Majerle) could relate to me because he was a shooter in the league as well," Gatens said. "His advice was to shoot whenever I saw space or daylight. There were also some little things on defense too."
