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2022 Recruiting: Clingan Taking His Time with Recruiting Process (Syracuse on SI)

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Waquoit said:
I think we know how skilled he will be just like we know this is the world's smallest horse:

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Like I said we don’t know kid haven’t even made his college decision yet so WE DONT KNOW!!!
 
UcannUconn said:
Question for people who have seen him. How’s his mobility? Will he have the Hurley hard hedge in his bag? That’s the one question I have. On tape his feet look a little slow but it’s difficult to ascertain some things from tape.
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I’ve only seen him play 2 times. His feet are a little bit slow laterally but his jumping is reasonably quick for his size.
 
87Xfer said:
I'm confused. Some people are concerned about Michigan St. as big competition for DC, others keep mentioning Michigan. Which is it?
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Michigan hasn't offered. And Michigan St has gotten a Center since offering Clingan. I don't think either are in the top anymore. I think our main competition for Clingan are Syracuse, Notre Dame and Ohio St.
 
HuskyHawk said:
In decline? Come on. It doesn’t matter to the NBA where you go. Including some school in France or Croatia. You either have it or you don’t. Ja Morant was the #2 pick. Clingan making the league is no less likely at Norte Dame than at UConn. Mike Brey is a solid coach.

So yes, it is “going away to college”. Most college players will never sniff a pro career. Given the trends in the NBA I’m not convinced Clingan is a major prospect.
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Clingan is clearly underrated. I fully believe he is league bound. Once he gets into a D1 program, the training and experience he will get will only make him so much better.
 
FanMan said:
Clingan is clearly underrated. I fully believe he is league bound. Once he gets into a D1 program, the training and experience he will get will only make him so much better.
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Dickinson has obviously been tremendous. In the limited video I’ve seen on Clingan he looks like a better athlete (and a little overweight so will prob improve that even more) and has better size (i mean would be the best size we’ve had since Thabeet). He also seems quite skilled already. It seems like if he can get in D1 shape in time he’ll be a day 1 impact guy for any program on earth.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
In decline? Come on. It doesn’t matter to the NBA where you go. Including some school in France or Croatia. You either have it or you don’t. Ja Morant was the #2 pick. Clingan making the league is no less likely at Norte Dame than at UConn. Mike Brey is a solid coach.

So yes, it is “going away to college”. Most college players will never sniff a pro career. Given the trends in the NBA I’m not convinced Clingan is a major prospect.
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Mike Brey is a perfectly adequate coach but his preference for mock turtlenecks under sport jackets raises some serious red flags in terms of judgment.
 
Meanwhile, Mac Etienne got off to a great start (against Evan Mobley) in his first game at UCLA.
If Clingan prefers to go elsewhere it's his right. We just have to hope he's honest with Dan Hurley so we aren't left hanging with no other options because we so badly wanted to show him how much we want him at UConn.
 
Watchdog said:
Meanwhile, Mac Etienne got off to a great start (against Evan Mobley) in his first game at UCLA.
If Clingan prefers to go elsewhere it's his right. We just have to hope he's honest with Dan Hurley so we aren't left hanging with no other options because we so badly wanted to show him how much we want him.
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I think he's been pretty straight forward and honest. His interviews seem to convey that. Seems like a straight up kid with a good head on his shoulders. And he really doesn't owe anybody anything to tell ya the truth. Don't give up on him yet. Plus, we have bigs. Just not 7ft2 bigs.
 
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ucawn said:
DC is playing at 5:30 so I might catch some of the action after our game. See how he’s improved.
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He had a slow start but ended up with decent numbers. I think he had 35 points. Rebounding was not the usual, 11 I think and he really needs to work on the free throws. Only had 2 or 3 blocks but they stayed away from the inside for the most part.. First game ,and playing with a mask on has to suck.
 
FanMan said:
He had a slow start but ended up with decent numbers. I think he had 35 points. Rebounding was not the usual, 11 I think and he really needs to work on the free throws. Only had 2 or 3 blocks but they stayed away from the inside for the most part.. First game ,and playing with a mask on has to suck.
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I can’t believe the CIAC didn’t lengthen the time between quarters since masks are being worn. It looked like a minute between quarters and maybe nine minutes at the half. I could be wrong. Playing with a mask on must be brutal, but I’m sure every kid would say it is better than not playing at all.
 
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Turned it on for a few minutes and saw 2 dunks, including a 1 handed reverse dunk.
 
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millertime7774 said:
Kind of difficult to watch, not good basketball.
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When one team has a 7'2 kid it makes it tough to play good basketball. If I'm playing vs Donovan you basically have to put every shooter you have on the floor and hope two is better than 3. I'd probably press the bejesus out of BCHS to try and get the guards to turn it over before they can feed Donovan. Kind of a boring way to play, but you have to do it to stand a chance vs them
 
husky429 said:
When one team has a 7'2 kid it makes it tough to play good basketball. If I'm playing vs Donovan you basically have to put every shooter you have on the floor and hope two is better than 3. I'd probably press the bejesus out of BCHS to try and get the guards to turn it over before they can feed Donovan. Kind of a boring way to play, but you have to do it to stand a chance vs them
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Yeah, a bit too rough. It picked up a bit later. They're not even really feeding DC. He could score at will if necessary.
 
His stats...

33 PTS
13 REB (6 offensive)
3 AST (1 potential/ 1 foul assist)

2 TO
STL
3 BLK

15/19 2FG
0/0 3FG
3/5 FT

  • He’s a giant.
  • Made a few surprisingly good passes vs the zone. It’s not high-major competition obviously, but certainly nice to see.
  • Low block numbers are because the other team basically took no layups at all. Puled up or shot 3s to avoid Donovan.
  • I think he may actually play better eventually (obviously not the same stats) vs bigger players. Little guys getting under you can be tricky for big men because fouls get called on you that wouldn’t vs a 6’10 or 6’11 guy… hard to be physical and aggressive.
  • Scored or assisted on 24/39 of his teams points in the first half. Ridiculous.
  • Had a really nice 1 dribble left-handed jump hook late in the game. A couple of other 1 dribble moves in the post.
 
Watched most of it, think he had 10 dunks while I was watching. Power reverse dunk early, caught a half court alleyoop in second half, and had one where he dribbled in from close to half court to dunk. Really good passer for a big, loves passing. Made 3/5 ft's from what I saw, had some nice 1 dribble power moves and a soft hook shot. Needs a college strength program to get more explosive. He's enormous, against CT. high school kids he looks like he's about 8 feet tall. He's every bit of 7'2 280 lbs. with long arms. Just a giant human being, great prospect.

CT. high school basketball is brutal to watch, constant stoppages of play by the refs.
 
husky429 said:
When one team has a 7'2 kid it makes it tough to play good basketball. If I'm playing vs Donovan you basically have to put every shooter you have on the floor and hope two is better than 3. I'd probably press the bejesus out of BCHS to try and get the guards to turn it over before they can feed Donovan. Kind of a boring way to play, but you have to do it to stand a chance vs them
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It does seem like he plays to the talent level he's playing against...at least in the beginning. He picks it up after though. Still young. Hopefully his aau season happens.
 
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