Akok Akok

[kansashusky]

Akok Akok will be Tom Moore's whale

Time to strap up the harpoons!

 

[WrenchFan69]

If Guerrier commits to Cuse then they will have no scholarships left for the Class of 2019, which means no Akok. Good news for us!

Battle is leaving, plus they'll make one available if need be

 

[EastCoast2]

Battle is leaving, plus they'll make one available if need be

Battle defnitely leaving for the NBA, Brissett likely leaving for the NBA, Chukwu graduates, Howard graduates, Buddy B can come off scholarship in a pinch.

 

[CL82]

Of all these dudes I just really want Akok.

1. We steal a recruit from Syracuse
2. We get a #4 with a dynamic range of abilities; inside, outside, offense and defense
3. We re-establish our cred with tippy top players in New England

"Steal" has got nothing to do with it. 'Cuse, though a gritty, plucky program, isn't as good a place to be for kids with NBA hopes as UConn. Syracuse is where the hope of NBA success goes to die.

(Oh and "4>1*")

 

[August_West]

Battle defnitely leaving for the NBA, Brissett likely leaving for the NBA, Chukwu graduates, Howard graduates, Buddy B can come off scholarship in a pinch.

Yeah I never thought playing time would be an issue with him going there. The issue is that you are behind LOL Pitt.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Battle defnitely leaving for the NBA, Brissett likely leaving for the NBA, Chukwu graduates, Howard graduates, Buddy B can come off scholarship in a pinch.

Chukwu may get a 6th year waiver, but they'll make it work if need be.

 

[UConnStats]

Scholarship count won’t play any factor in Akok’s decision. Not even worth discussing

 

[auror]

Scholarship count won’t play any factor in Akok’s decision. Not even worth discussing

How else are we going to fill the "Akok in the Bahamas so unlikely to have any news" void?

 

[UConnStats]

How else are we going to fill the "Akok in the Bahamas so unlikely to have any news" void?

Apparently we’re making a shrine for Tom Moore while we wait haha

 

[Bonk]

Chukwu may get a 6th year waiver, but they'll make it work if need be.

Tim Abromaitis (CT Native) couldn't get a 6th year waiver at ND for a legitimate reason, I'll be heated if Chukwu gets one

 

[UofCT]

Edit: Pathetic of me to post about his instagram followers

 

[WrenchFan69]

Tim Abromaitis (CT Native) couldn't get a 6th year waiver at ND for a legitimate reason, I'll be heated if Chukwu gets one

Yeah the NCAA is really inconsistent and infuriating with these.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Yeah the NCAA is really inconsistent and infuriating with these.

Didn’t the kid that transfer to NC State not get a waiver until there was pressure from the public?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Didn’t the kid that transfer to NC State not get a waiver until there was pressure from the public?

He lawyered up and got a waiver within a week of a lawyer's letter to the NCAA. Apparently they "found new evidence"

 

[Austin316]

Gosh... please commit soon.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Battle is leaving, plus they'll make one available if need be

No, we still probably have 2 more. Buddy Boeheim can go off scholarship next year, and they expect Brissett to also leave. I hear we're not getting Akok, so good luck on him. I'm hoping we can land Stewart to go with all those guards he used to play with in AAU ball, but that's a moderate chance, not a great one. Carrigan or Wahab may fall to us. I know you've been after Wahab, but I think we have his last visit.

 

[IthacaMatt]

"Steal" has got nothing to do with it. 'Cuse, though a gritty, plucky program, isn't as good a place to be for kids with NBA hopes as UConn. Syracuse is where the hope of NBA success goes to die.

(Oh and "4>1*")

Who has had more first round picks in the last 10 years or so?

 

[IthacaMatt]

Tim Abromaitis (CT Native) couldn't get a 6th year waiver at ND for a legitimate reason, I'll be heated if Chukwu gets one

Oh, a torn retina isn't "legitimate"? Do you see those goggles he still wears?

 

[tcf15]

Who has had more first round picks in the last 10 years or so?

Since 2006, Syracuse has had 10 guys picked in the first round compared to 9 guys for UConn.

Of the 10 Syracuse players picked in the first round, 5 of them are still in the NBA.

Of the 9 UConn players picked in the first round, 5 of them are still in the NBA.

EDIT: It's actually 9 first-rounders for UConn since 2006, not 6.

 

[Stainmaster]

Who has had more first round picks in the last 10 years or so?

Which Syracuse player not named Carmelo Anthony has performed to the level of his draft position?

 

[superjohn]

Oh, a torn retina isn't "legitimate"? Do you see those goggles he still wears?

Who hasn't been a bust from Syracuse since Dave Bing? Even your superstar who won your 1 championship as a 1 year rental is considered the biggest loser in the NBA.

 

[Stainmaster]

Seriously @IthacaMatt...Wesley Johnson and Dion Waiters at #4 overall have never surpassed "role player" status, Jonny Flynn at #6 was out of the league after 3 years and professional basketball after 5, MCW fell faster than almost every other ROY winner in history, Tyler Ennis and Chris McCullough don't seem like they'll be back stateside anytime soon, Hakim Warrick had a few decent years then fell off the face of the earth...

What's in the water up there?

 

[tcf15]

Who has had more first round picks in the last 10 years or so?

Since 2006, Syracuse has had 10 guys picked in the first round compared to 9 guys for UConn.

Of the 10 Syracuse players picked in the first round, 5 of them are still in the NBA.

Of the 9 UConn players picked in the first round, 5 of them are still in the NBA.

EDIT: It's actually 9 first-rounders for UConn since 2006, not 6.

And, total years in the NBA for all those first rounders...

UConn: 59
2006: Rudy Gay (13th year)
2006: Hilton Armstrong (6 years in the NBA)
2006: Marcus Williams (4 years in the NBA)
2006: Josh Boone (4 years in the NBA)
2009: Hasheem Thabeet (5 years in the NBA)
2011: Kemba Walker (8th year)
2012: Andre Drummond (7th year)
2012: Jeremy Lamb (7th year)
2014: Shabazz Napier (5th year)

Syracuse: 42
2008: Donte Green (4 years in NBA)
2009: Jonny Flynn (3 years in the NBA)
2010: Wes Johnson (9th year)
2012: Fab Melo (1 year in the NBA)
2012: Dion Waiters (7th year)
2013: Michael Carter-Williams (6th year)
2014: Tyler Ennis (4 years in the NBA)
2015: Chris McCullough (3 years in the NBA)
2016: Malachi Richardson (3rd year, Raptors declined 4th year option)
2017: Tyler Lydon (2nd year, Nuggets declined 3rd year option)

 

[Fishy]

He lost the transfer year and then essentially lost the following season with the eye injury, Gotta think that set him back some, but at the end of the day, he’s just limited. He’s a big guy with the coordination of a drunk on ice skates.

If he were 6’8” instead of 7’2”, he’d be playing at WestConn.