Best defensive player ever @ UConn and then in the NBA

[2014DualCs]

We’re spoiled and arguing tomato/tomáto but we’re acting like Emeka didn’t do the same thing (in terms of scaring people out of the paint), but have numbers to back it up and able to play more minutes.

Clingan didn’t even win BEDPOY or DPOY. Emeka won them both twice.

It’s actually neither. Tarris Reed has entered the chat.

 

[uconnyankee]

Emeka was a really good defensive player. We’ve never had a player who’s had a bigger impact on our defense than Clingan. Honestly, I’m not sure anyone’s ever had as big an impact on both ends of the floor in terms of how he allowed us to play.

If you’re going big guy route, Thabeet was pretty dominating on defensive side of ball.

 

[businesslawyer]

Emeka was a really good defensive player. We’ve never had a player who’s had a bigger impact on our defense than Clingan. Honestly, I’m not sure anyone’s ever had as big an impact on both ends of the floor in terms of how he allowed us to play.

This. If you graded Emeka and Donovan game by game, I have no doubt Emeka would have better grades. But notwithstanding that, Donovan had more impact on the defensive side just because of the combination of his size and athleticism.

 

[businesslawyer]

It’s actually neither. Tarris Reed has entered the chat.

No. Not even close. Last night was a great defensive performance, but you have to compare based on at least a season, and not a game.

 

[Mr. French]

That's not what he's doing. He just wishes Adams didn't do a PG year at Brewster and instead got to play a year with Boat.

You're going off on some weird tangent about how the landscape has changed in college basketball with the portal.

This AI bot just glitched hard.

 

[2014DualCs]

No. Not even close. Last night was a great defensive performance, but you have to compare based on at least a season, and not a game.

I appreciate the insight. The joke clearly passed overhead in another galaxy.

 

[businesslawyer]

I appreciate the insight. The joke clearly passed overhead in another galaxy.

I drove to/from the game from Vermont yesterday. Didn’t get home until 12:30 so if I am slow on the intake forgive me.

 

[2014DualCs]

I drove to/from the game from Vermont yesterday. Didn’t get home until 12:30 so if I am slow on the intake forgive me.

That’s dedication, love it!

 

[TheChamps990411]

I dont know man but Ricky Moore was incredible. When you can guard Allen Iverson and hold him to 13 points youre pretty damn good.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Andre Jackson's no scrub either.

Jackson made the others guys step it up just by being on the floor .
Intensity level went from 8 to 10 out of 10
Amazing .

 

[Kolumbo]

I guess people just ignore the thread subject line. anyway, since we're talking Burrell, DePriest, Henefeld...

pay attention to the sequence beginning at the 3:40 mark. Henefeld block, Cyrulik catches, to Burrell, to Henefeld, to Smitty

 

[Gurleyman]

Elijah Allen was Ricky Moore's superhero origin story. He took that personally.

And if you've never heard of Elijah Allen, be grateful for that.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

didn't he lockdown lightning quick Dana Barros?


didn't he jump OVER Rodney Rogers?

That was Scott Burrell

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I guess people just ignore the thread subject line. anyway, since we're talking Burrell, DePriest, Henefeld...

pay attention to the sequence beginning at the 3:40 mark. Henefeld block, Cyrulik catches, to Burrell, to Henefeld, to Smitty

Lyman was not much of a factor on that team he played less than 10 minutes a ganme

That team had Henefeld , Burrell ,, Smith , George
Those for showed no Mercy on D
Sellers was an undersized 5 so the game plan was get the ball low for the mismmaty
The only problem with that was making the entry pass was almost impossible

 

[AZHuskiePop]

That was Scott Burrell

Depriest shut down Bassos but that was years earlier maybe even the NIT year
Scott Burrell Rogers was1989-1990 in the NCAA tournament
Sorry

 

[Gurleyman]

Depriest shut down Bassos but that was years earlier maybe even the NIT year
Scott Burrell Rogers was1989-1990 in the NCAA tournament
Sorry

Yeah - it was the NIT Semis. Barros had something like 25 at the half, and DePriest guarded him in the second half and held him to two points on two shots.

 

[gsmooth]

Elijah Allen was Ricky Moore's superhero origin story. He took that personally.

And if you've never heard of Elijah Allen, be grateful for that.

I remember that first round game in 1998. 15-seed Fairleigh Dickinson took 2-seed UConn down to the wire in that game.

 

[7774]

I dont know man but Ricky Moore was incredible. When you can guard Allen Iverson and hold him to 13 points youre pretty damn good.

Just the best. Even beyond the on ball defense, there were countless possessions where he wouldn’t even let anyone pass the ball to the guy he was guarding. He’d always be guarding the best perimeter guy, and the whole team would spend the entire shot clock trying to get that guy the ball and Ricky wouldn’t let them. He’d get around every screen. His hand would be in there on every dribble handoff. Unbelievable.

 

[UconnU]

It’s Donovan Clingan. The primary reason we won those back to back championships was bc we could just have him on the court and he would erase everything inside the free throw line. Now he’s already a top 5 defensive big in the league in his 2nd year. It’s not his stats it’s just the space eating affect when’s he’s on the court. He knows how to use his size.

 

[jayteeman]

How many times did Burrell run down a person who thought he had the easy layup after a steal.......and violently stifled that threat