Recent content by Ricker

I shouldn't dispute what you present as an legitimate sourced fact, but I do. The Ron Artest I saw play for Riverside Church wasn't close to 260lbs. Obviously he could have lost weight from some previous time, but I bet he was only 235 to 240 when he played on that Riverside Church team the...

He may not be what Artest eventually became, but he is very much like the Ron Artest at the same age. I saw Artest plenty in person when he played for Riverside Church with Elton Brand. At this age it is not a bad comp. I must have a mean streak in me because I enjoy this statement from a...

Didn't want to post this in a Landrew thread where most discussion of Mullins draft prospects and sneaky athleticism takes place. Amazingly, this podcast describes his athleticism as 'sneaky'. I guess they aren't aware that issue has already been argued in the Landrew thread. If they...

I was also close to the court and agree with the incredible speed of the game up close. I'll just add to the many thoughts I generally agree with. 1. I felt we communicated and switched well on defense when play was right in front of me.. 2. He might be an inch taller, but in terms of...

I hope we see Demary. He wasn't in any of the action clips, only the hand shaking. We were given a heads up that he and Reed were nursing issues.

2 big defensive plays by Flott and Belton when the defense was starting to bend, plus a big play miss by Philly overthrowing a wide open length of the field td. Dart is clearly great. The air went out of the building when he wasn't in the game for 2 plays.

Not seeing Demary would be disappointing. Reed is the key person we need healthy this season. We know what he can do, so the silver lining if he doesn't play is some insight into our center depth.

I like this list. I think we can hope to see something in answer to all these points. With regard to Koroma, I am curious if they will try to use him as anything other than a third string center. In one of the little clips we have been given, it looked like there was also a center on the...

I know this was not intended as a serious comment, but Stewart was essentially the primary ball handler on his AAU team that initiated most offense. He isn't going to play any lead guard at UConn, but his capabilities are more than we see now as a forward. Jarred Cumberland of Cincinnati has...

It sounds like a bench player is anybody who didn't start on day 1. In that case I'll take Donovan Clingan coming off the bench in 2023.

I first saw Jacob Ross at Hoophall and I don't think he will be stuck as a deep bench player. He has the talent to see court time at UConn. He's not a lead guard playmaker, and I doubt he is a 3 point sniper, but he can give us what a Lasan Kromah did on the 2014 championship roster. I would...

I wish some writer would at least ask the staff why we seem to have no interest in particular regional prospects or ranked players that we might have a connection with. #39 6'10 Quinn Costello played in Mass and knocked the lights out this spring and is going to Michigan. He would have been...

So from the podcast omitting Samuels and Howard, are we supposed to conclude they are just casual offers, or just that these guys have no insight to share on their recruitment? The Kieta visit was also a nothingburger or just no insight into that recruitment also? I agree with...

If we are still strong with Mingo, I'd 100% wait for his decision. IMO Mingo is a winner and has championship level basketball ability. I love that he wants to be a lock down defender, and, I love the maturity that is suggested by his plans to save at least 80% of his NIL. I think he is the...

The couple of times I watched games live, he was also very aggressive and disruptive on defense in the way that Whaley could really pressure at times. I'm not commenting on his straight up defense on his man which I didn't see enough of to comment, but if you are behind and trying to pressure...