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“His work ethic was what was always most impressive, especially how much he stayed after practice and worked on his game, what he did behind the scenes when people weren’t looking,” Culp said. “A lot of people think the game comes easy to him, but he really does work hard.”
Culp, who was at SVSM for James’ sophomore, junior and senior seasons, has vivid memories of showing up at the teenager’s residence in the Spring Hill Apartments, which are located in one of the most downtrodden areas of Akron, and finding him outside doing pushups, situps and repeatedly running the stairs.
Current Irish coach Dru Joyce II, who led the team in James’ junior and senior seasons, was in charge of the child prodigy’s AAU team for nine years and remembers him missing one practice.Keith Dambrot, currently the coach at the University of Akron after leading SVSM during James’ freshman and sophomore years, simply says the work ethic, personality, leadership and basketball acumen the 24-year-old displays with the Cavaliers have always been there.
“He’s the easiest guy I’ve ever coached in my life, without a doubt,” Dambrot said. “He was team-oriented, he worked hard, he knew how to play and he was a fast learner. He was just a basketball genius, really.“He was the best teammate I’ve ever seen. If we played a bad team, he would get everybody involved. He didn’t care how much he scored. If we played a great team, he would take things on his shoulders, but he would still make his teammates better.”
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