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One On
One with Derrick Favors
The
Basketball Beat was out at Pauley Pavillion on the campus of UCLA and
got to speak with Derrick Favors from South Atlanta, HS in Atlanta, GA
who is considered as the top Junior in the nation. Favors was getting
prepared to go up against Jrue Holiday's Campbell Hall HS who is going
to UCLA next fa in the Pangos Dream Classic.
BB: Talk
about your trip to Los Angeles and your matchup against Jrue Holiday?
DF: My
trip in LA has been fun, played against him all summer, I want to go out
with a win.
BB: What
is the feeling of being projected as the top underclassmen in the
nation?
DF: It
feels good, gotta keep working hard.
BB: What
got you interested in playing basketball?
DF: When I
was younger I love to play with my cousins, I just love playing the
game.
BB: Which
person you idolized and why?
DF: My
mother, she works hard and I am trying to repay her. I want to try to
make it in the NBA and buy her a new house or anything she wants.
BB: Talk
about the recruiting experience?
DF:
Meeting coaches, and players and telling my friends about it. It has
been a lot of fun.
BB: What's
you do when you don't play basketball?
DF: Hang
out with my friends, my girlfriend, and chill out.
BB: What
will you like to do after you basketball stint?
DF: I will
like to be a commentator for TNT just like Kenny Smith and Charles
Barkley.
BB: Thank
you for your time.
Note:
Favors had a spectacular game against Campbell Hall by scoring 32
points, had 29 boards, and 8 block shots in a double overtime win |
