Rakim Lubin Commits to UConn!!!
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He was #4 this most recent year. This video is from the 2011-2012 season though.
Maybe he wore #32 in 2012 and wore #4 in 2013
If he's #32 then he'll be hitting 3's for us, not pounding the paint. I questioned his number too (because of that photo), but then found a roster for 2011-2012 that had him listed as #4. He clearly wasn't 245 as a Sophomore, but had speed and ups. Hopefully he's kept that athleticism since he's bulked up.
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I watched the video a few days ago. If I remember correctly, it had #4 hitting a couple nice inside shots, showing a lot of mobility and athleticism. One was a quick explosive dunk and the other was a slashing play across the paint with a nice back-side layup. Since that vid was from the 11-12 season, he would have only been a sophomore and would not have been his current 245. With that said, body wise he was a far cry from anywhere close to 245, so I don't know if that was him. I've heard kids can go through big growth spurts, so who knows.
On a related note, his mom did say he can shoot it beyond the arc and handles the ball well. Some of the best Bigs often started out as wings or even guards and then grew into their front court bodies with some perimeter and ball handling skills. Maybe this is the case with Rakim. BBMom said she'll try to get us some video on him soon. I'm assuming it will be more recent and am looking forward to seeing it.
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