LJ Cryer: Injury Rehab, Motivations, and "Are they too nice?"

Conversation Notes

• LJ discusses his recovery process from the foot injury that sidelined him for a good portion of the past season. He’s out of a boot and expected to be full speed somewhere around August.  
• We discuss his advanced stats from the past season: 47% from 3 but higher percentages in conference and against A competition. He was 90% from the foul line in conference and 70% at the rim. He sheds some light on what he hopes to accomplish in the year ahead.  
• We discuss the game at West Virginia on the road where Adam and LJ shared point guard responsibilities with James Akinjo sidelined by injury and how that game might be a preview of what we can expect this season in scoring a season high 77 points on the road in a conference game.  
• We discuss the 2021 national championship team and the competitive fire that team had and ask the question, are we “too nice” this season? LJ refutes that notion and explains why.  
• He discusses his friendship with Jordan Lewis and how he is spending his free time during the summer.  
• LJ answers Truegreen’s question of what motivates him? Wanting to win championships, the sacrifices his family has made for him and wanting to play in the NBA.  
• LJ answers Sevenmilebeachbob’s questions of what percentage recovered he is? He expands on why it will be helpful to have multiple ball-handlers to take advantage of defensive weaknesses. He answers what he expects from shooting percentages- he wants to be over 90% from the foul line. He wants to make at least 500 threes a day.  
• His hardest class was Psychology - a lot of reading. He didn’t have an answer for favorite class. Expecting to graduate in 2024.  
• LJ talks about how Davion Mitchell’s practice habits had a big influence on him.  
• He says he would definitely not go camping in Jurassic Park (Edmond Bear) due to a phobia of a lot of animals.  
• He thinks having cameras all around during Our Time was a bit of a distraction to the routine. He’s not a big spotlight guy.  
• He discusses how easily Keyonte George has assimilated to the team and the new guys in general buying into the culture of Baylor basketball.  
• He’s looking forward to Gonzaga, the Vegas tourney, Kansas, Texas Tech and the rest of conference game. 
• LJ shares his thoughts on all the inter-conference transfers