PF Mamadou Diarra (Signed LOI on 11/14)

[Fishy]

Diaries is a project with upside - he's joining a roster that has room for such a player.

I think we're going to settle the backcourt over the next several weeks and then then the front court recruiting needs to borrow the pixie dust fir a while.

 

[nomar]

It may be a EB5 group investing in the school. EB5 is a US government incentive package that encourages foreign investment by offering citizenship to investors who invest a minimum of $500k in a US business or project that generates long term jobs. EB5 funds are very popular right now.

I hadn't heard of that until 2 weeks ago and now it's come up 3 times.

 

[3rdbass]

Stars and rankings aren't everything, but I'd feel better about our frontcourt situation post-Brimah if we get a Top 50 (or Top 20) true C in 2016. Diarra will be a solid, tough lunchpail, 4-year PF, mostly off the bench, but he's not ever going to be a starting center. Enoch will need someone to split minutes with.

What top 50 center are we recruiting? In all likelihood we get the Gak kid to backup SE at center. MD will play power forward and will surprise a lot of you guys how well he will develop!

 

[Stainmaster]

To the best of my knowledge, Top 50 centers do not grow on trees. If it turns out that I am wrong, I want the Ag department on it pronto.

 

[mauconnfan]

What top 50 center are we recruiting? In all likelihood we get the Gak kid to backup SE at center. MD will play power forward and will surprise a lot of you guys how well he will develop!

I see Diarra coming in and rebounding no matter, he has that will. Has to improve in areas for sure but his size and persistence will make him a nice player pretty fast. Even though he is smallish for the 5 he will be a nice space eater in the McCready, Middleton even Besselink old mold of physical guys who could rebound the ball. You have Enoch and him in the game after they mature 4/5 can be basically shared. Obvioulsy would prefer a true 5 of sorts but "basketball players" with size can help make up for that. Should be interesting to see the direction they go as a staff. If they can have another big PF type that may wait for '17 for their big.

 

[3rdbass]

I see Diarra coming in and rebounding no matter, he has that will. Has to improve in areas for sure but his size and persistence will make him a nice player pretty fast. Even though he is smallish for the 5 he will be a nice space eater in the McCready, Middleton even Besselink old mold of physical guys who could rebound the ball. You have Enoch and him in the game after they mature 4/5 can be basically shared. Obvioulsy would prefer a true 5 of sorts but "basketball players" with size can help make up for that. Should be interesting to see the direction they go as a staff. If they can have another big PF type that may wait for '17 for their big.

They might but the only big I have heard them on was the center Gak. Either way I don't think getting Gak will hurt us in getting a big center in 17 as he is more of a project.

 

[David 76]

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  SCHNIDER HERARD
  Prestonwood Christian / 6'10" / 260 lbs
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  RODNEY MILLER
  Oak Hill Academy / 6'11" / 215 lbs
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Scouts has these guys on UConn's list. Is that accurate? Herrard looks good. Top 50 and grew on a tree.

 

[tcf15]

 

[aceboon]

So really only about 6'7" in shoes, he's got some Jeff Adrien type length tho

 

[jollari]

and we thought Jeff Adrien was undersized...

 

[Huskyforlife]

So really only about 6'7" in shoes, he's got some Jeff Adrien type length tho

My god is he short...

 

[aceboon]

and we thought Jeff Adrien was undersized...

pretty much the same size as JA tho, a .5" bigger in socks

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jeff-Adrien-1086/

 

[James]

same size as draymond green. the differential is major, looks like he has the tools to be a very good rebounder/ rim protector.

 

[jollari]

pretty much the same size as JA tho, a .5" bigger in socks

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jeff-Adrien-1086/

I stand corrected – only looked at wikipedia. I should also say that I for one, am stoked to have another chip-on-the-shoulder rebound machine underneath

 

[uchusky32]

Should put to rest the center talk.

 

[Dynasty]

Should put to rest the center talk.

Not really. Depending on who the oppenent plays, Diarra can play center. Just not a center in the traditional sense.

 

[JimHurley]

DeJuan Blair destroyed us at center being 6'7. I'll take heart over height any day. Diarra will be more than capable of being our PF once Facey is gone. And Enoch will be a stretch C once Brimah leaves. P.S. I just had to share this one: my Mac wanted to autocorrect Diarra with Diarrhea.

 

[Tenspro2002]

This isn't anything new: he was always an undersized (height-wise, anyway) PF and a serious reach at C.

He's Jeff Adrien minus the skill, but with all of the toughness -- something our frontcourt needs in practice and off the bench.

 

[tcf15]

 

[Rico444]

This isn't anything new: he was always an undersized (height-wise, anyway) PF and a serious reach at C.

He's Jeff Adrien minus the skill, but with all of the toughness -- something our frontcourt needs in practice and off the bench.

Saying that Diarra has all of Jeff Adrien's toughness without even having seen him play one game is a little bit of a stretch, no?

 

[mdkhusky]

its a message board so it can and should be used to deliver info from those in the know but obviously if people want to they can use it for speculation. but 99 percent of the speculation is usually wrong and/or even asinine. no one has any clue what diarra is except a short but long big man with similar measurables/body type to adrien. maybe hell become more skilled than jeff adrien, maybe hell be similar to rock, maybe hell be in between. realistically no one here has any clue unless they have been to a good amount of his games vs good competition

 

[James]

diarras arms drag on the floor when he runs up the court. he also looks like he has a great lower body (pause), good explosion.

 

[Gurleyman]

Adrien played center in the NBA.

 

[ctchamps]

its a message board so it can and should be used to deliver info from those in the know but obviously if people want to they can use it for speculation. but 99 percent of the speculation is usually wrong and/or even asinine. no one has any clue what diarra is except a short but long big man with similar measurables/body type to adrien. maybe hell become more skilled than jeff adrien, maybe hell be similar to rock, maybe hell be in between. realistically no one here has any clue unless they have been to a good amount of his games vs good competition

Gave you a like cause agree with your premise. However you must realize from observation in these forums that even after watching many games there is seldom a consensus about anything.

 

[Yankees32123]

The top of his head may be short, but people are often deceived by height. Wingspan is a much better indicator of a player's size. Who cares if his head is short if his arms reach higher than dudes like Aaron Gordon. If you put the two next to each other and they reached up, Mamadou's hand would be higher. That's all that matters in basketball.