Elite Fitness camp July 21-22
Elite Fitness Sports Camps will host a two-day, full-contact youth football camp on Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, at Sutter High.
The camp is for players from kindergarten through eighth grade, and will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days.
The fun-filled camp will emphasize essential fundamentals for safe and effective performance.
The cost is $100 per camper.
For more information, call Ryan Reynolds at 3703663.
Just when you thought the Golden State Warriors couldn’t get any better, the team went out and signed Demarcus Cousins to a one-year, $5.3 million deal.
A torn Achilles’ will reportedly keep him sidelined until at least December or January, possibly February, but when Cousins is healthy he will give the Warriors a plethora of Allstar and ALL-NBA talent that had NBA players bemoaning their potency. But more talent won’t necessarily make the Warriors more successful next season.
On the surface, the Warriors’ lineup with Cousins on the floor would be overwhelming.
Stephen Curry is a five-time All-star and three-time scoring champ, earning back-to-back MVP awards in 2015 and 2016. Kevin Durant, the 2014 MVP, is a four-time scoring champ and an eight-time ALL-NBA team member. Draymond Green was the 2017 defensive player of the year and has been named to four Alldefense teams. Klay Thompson, the least decorated of the group, is a four-time All-star and twotime ALL-NBA team member.
When Cousins joins them on the court in 2018-19, Golden State will have five players who were All-stars last season on the court together, which has not been done since the 1975-76 Boston Celtics did it with a lineup of Jo Jo White, Charlie Scott, Dave Cowens, Paul Silas and John Havlicek.
Cousins is an obvious upgrade over center Jordan Bell, who as a rookie split time with Zaza Pachulia last season, in almost every meaningful category.
Cousins averaged 25 points, 13 rebounds and over five assists per game at the time of his injury while also shooting 35 percent from beyond the 3-point line. He was also worth more wins above replacement (8.9) than Bell (3.2) and Pachulia (1.9) combined.
A healthy Cousins in the lineup would almost certainly mean the Warriors improve on last year’s performance, too, which included 58 regular-season wins and their second straight title that was capped with a sweep of Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On paper, it will be tough to find a better lineup at any point in the NBA’S history.
The 1975-76 Celtics boasted players who combined for 33 wins above what we could expect from replacement players. The Miami Heat super teams that featured a big three of James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade were worth between 16 and 19 wins above replacement from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
The 2016-17 Warriors, the first with Durant in the fold, were credited with close to 24 wins above replacement, but then declined to 17 wins above replacement last season.
That slide should end with Durant, Curry, Green, Thompson,