Clingan debuts at #47

[Ricker]

My own view is that Clingan's ranking upside will be in the 30's in 2022 but might only slightly rise from here, based on the way Hunter Dickinson is valued in 2020 at #32 now dropping to #41. Dickinson has +2" and +30lbs on Clingan at the moment, is the same style player, but, is also a very good 3 point shooter who takes multiple attempts per game. I've watched Dickinson 3x/4x and he is an impact player. I just think the raters love the rim protecting bigs that are fleet and look pretty, a la Mark Williams this year at #27 and Evan Mobley at #3 who I saw get way outplayed by Lance Ware @ #37. There is a bit of bias against the style of a Clingan, (but not in my eyes). Caveat; I should say I have not yet seen Clingan in person.

 

[intlzncster]

clingan is the first 5* type player to come out of CT since drummond's 2013 class so it can't be a bunch. diallo and akok went to PSA but they weren't home grown.

personally, i dont care where a recruit comes from, but it's undeniable that there's added excitement about keeping elite in-state talent at home because it's so rare. There also seems to be a deeper connection and level of pride for a lot of fans to those players. Clingan will be a fan favorite the day he commits.

guys like akok and diallo were universally desired but not as much as clingan seems to be. similarly, i didn't follow recruiting 7 years ago but everyone in CT knew about drummond before he commited, even my parents.

You said universally desired 'recruit'. Not 'homegrown' recruit. So I wasn't even talking about that.

 

[Palatine]

It would be great to have a Clingan on the court for the Huskies. Imagine the intimidation factor.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

 

[MDHuskFan]

Missing out on him would be a heartbreaker. Fortunately, optimism on the board has been high & rising during the Hurley tenure

 

[BCF]

clingan is the first 5* type player to come out of CT since drummond's 2013 class so it can't be a bunch. diallo and akok went to PSA but they weren't home grown.

personally, i dont care where a recruit comes from, but it's undeniable that there's added excitement about keeping elite in-state talent at home because it's so rare. There also seems to be a deeper connection and level of pride for a lot of fans to those players. Clingan will be a fan favorite the day he commits.

guys like akok and diallo were universally desired but not as much as clingan seems to be. similarly, i didn't follow recruiting 7 years ago but everyone in CT knew about drummond before he commited, even my parents.

How quickly we forget Heron

 

[mauconnfan]

How quickly we forget Heron

Yeah huh. Funny thing is we would've been happy to get him when he left Auburn but it's turned out good we didn't. Would've eaten up a space Bouk and others may have been hesitant about. He is a good player but has fallen short of that impact guy people somewhat expected.

 

[mauconnfan]

Really huh? Interesting.

 

[The Viking]

He lives in CT and we won championships in 2011 and 2014. It always amazes me how people pick their teams sometimes. But hey its America.

 

[bendm]

How quickly we forget Heron

yep my B. something wrong with the 247 records. he doesnt show up when sorting by state for 2016.

2016 Top Basketball Recruits in Connecticut

The 247Sports rankings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal observations, film evaluation and input from our network of scouts.

247sports.com

 

[superjohn]

Michigan fan.

 

[AD DB Burner]

He lives in CT and we won championships in 2011 and 2014. It always amazes me how people pick their teams sometimes. But hey its America.

He’s 16, unless his dad was a big UConn fan, in 2011 and even 2014 it’s hard to expect a kid to gravitate towards UConn at that age.

 

[bendm]

Michigan fan.

My own view is that Clingan's ranking upside will be in the 30's in 2022 but might only slightly rise from here, based on the way Hunter Dickinson is valued in 2020 at #32 now dropping to #41. Dickinson has +2" and +30lbs on Clingan at the moment, is the same style player, but, is also a very good 3 point shooter who takes multiple attempts per game. I've watched Dickinson 3x/4x and he is an impact player.

interesting coincidence...is hunter a future pro? he sounds like a bigger kevin pittsnogle.

 

[The Viking]

He’s 16, unless his dad was a big UConn fan, in 2011 and even 2014 it’s hard to expect a kid to gravitate towards UConn at that age.

Good point. Parents can be a huge factor in who you root for or choose not to root for.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Am I a jerk for thinking that Weingarten could really use an editor? He seems to get good enough info. He’d help his career prospects by improving his writing skills.

 

[HooperScooper]

Am I a jerk for thinking that Weingarten could really use an editor? He seems to get good enough info. He’d help his career prospects by improving his writing skills.

I was thinking the same thing reading this article. Kind of hurt my head trying to decipher some of his sentences. Though how old is he? I think he is very young so he has time to get better.

 

[BCF]

yep my B. something wrong with the 247 records. he doesnt show up when sorting by state for 2016.

2016 Top Basketball Recruits in Connecticut

The 247Sports rankings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal observations, film evaluation and input from our network of scouts.

247sports.com

That's weird. He is listed at 22 in the national rankings but not in the state rankings

 

[ToolzieFan]

The competition is going to be fierce for this kid.

 

[HooperScooper]

The competition is going to be fierce for this kid.

I wouldn't expect anything less. You're a top 50 recruit, you're going to get lots of offers.

 

[HanDurley]

Rutgers hahahaha

 

[ToolzieFan]

Rutgers hahahaha
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Pikiell is from Bristol, and I probably wouldn’t laugh about a Big 10 offer. Even though I obviously want him to go to the good guys, it’s fun to see a CT kid get this much attention.

 

[HanDurley]

Pikiell is from Bristol, and I probably wouldn’t laugh about a Big 10 offer. Even though I obviously want him to go to the good guys, it’s fun to see a CT kid get this much attention.

It was not a laugh at him or the offer at all. I was laughing at Rutgers cause they’re Rutgers

 

[mauconnfan]

Need to keep this kid home where he belongs. This is a huge recruit for the program in so many ways.

 

[ToolzieFan]

It was not a laugh at him or the offer at all. I was laughing at Rutgers cause they’re Rutgers

In that case, you’re good. You never really need a good reason to laugh at Rutgers.