2022 Recruiting: Clingan Update

[rbny1]

Emeka is the GOAT at center. Period.

That’s a very, very high bar. Anyone future Husky falling just short of that is a damn good basketball player.

I agree that Emeka is the GOAT, but let's not forget Art Quimby, a truly great UConn center in the 1950s who is not far behind Emeka and Cliff -- at least in my opinion.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Thabeet with a better offensive game?

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

This kid better come to Storrs. It makes absolutely no sense to me how you can grow up in CT watching UConn basketball and not want to be a part of that.

 

[Deuce]

Emeka is the GOAT at center. Period.

That’s a very, very high bar. Anyone future Husky falling just short of that is a damn good basketball player.

Disagree. Period.

 

[Waquoit]

College career....Emeka but borderline debatable (I’m aware of the credentials)

Emeka and it's not debatable at all. Not even close.

 

[Deuce]

Emeka and it's not debatable at all. Not even close.

Disagree. Not even close. Idc how many people reply to me saying the exact same thing you and the 3 people before you said. It’s called a difference of opinion and my opinion is what it is. The NBA careers went in vastly different directions imo. Cliff > Emeka for me final answer

 

[uchusky32]

Disagree. Not even close. Idc how many people reply to me saying the exact same thing you and the 3 people before you said. It’s called a difference of opinion and my opinion is what it is. The NBA careers went in vastly different directions imo. Cliff > Emeka for me final answer

Cliff was playing out of position at center in college. He had superior offensive skills than Emeka even in college.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He's pretty raw, not crazy athletic, doesn't play for a big time AAU team, plays in a public school league in CT. That said, no I don't think there are 6 centers better than him

He's pretty athletic, saw a video of him drive a lane and dunk on someone awhile back.

 

[ucp990411]

Disagree. Period.

Why do you disagree?

 

[Waquoit]

Disagree. Not even close. Idc how many people reply to me saying the exact same thing you and the 3 people before you said. It’s called a difference of opinion and my opinion is what it is. The NBA careers went in vastly different directions imo. Cliff > Emeka for me final answer

That's true, you can say the sky is green in your opinion, too.

 

[UConnKev]

Donovan seems to have a good relationship with all the guys on the team. Just commented on Andre’s latest IG post if people like to look into that stuff.

 

[CallMeBruce]

NBA career....by a lot. College career....Emeka but borderline debatable (I’m aware of the credentials)

It is not debatable. Emeka was a much better college player than Cliff. And I love Cliff.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I agree that Emeka is the GOAT, but let's not forget Art Quimby, a truly great UConn center in the 1950s who is not far behind Emeka and Cliff -- at least in my opinion.

Not behind them at what? Art Quimby wouldn't have made the roster of any UConn team post-1990.

 

[mauconnfan]

Not behind them at what? Art Quimby wouldn't have made the roster of any UConn team post-1990.

Back when he was a “big” it was because there wasn’t the size we now have in the game. Give him the 3-4 inches of change he most definitely makes all the rosters on fundamentals/skills alone.

 

[Deuce]

It is not debatable. Emeka was a much better college player than Cliff. And I love Cliff.

And cliff had a way better nba career

 

[CallMeBruce]

And cliff had a way better nba career

Congrats on bringing in irrelevant information. You said it was "borderline debateable" that Emeka had a better COLLEGE career. It is not debatable, borderline or otherwise. Emeka was the best player in the country in college and won everything it was possible to win. Cliff was nowhere near that, and the only trophy he ever won was an NIT. I loved Cliff, but when it comes to the best UConn center ever, it's Okafor and it's not close.

 

[Mr. French]

Disagree. Not even close. Idc how many people reply to me saying the exact same thing you and the 3 people before you said. It’s called a difference of opinion and my opinion is what it is. The NBA careers went in vastly different directions imo. Cliff > Emeka for me final answer

What on earth are you talking about?

 

[Deuce]

Congrats on bringing in irrelevant information. You said it was "borderline debateable" that Emeka had a better COLLEGE career. It is not debatable, borderline or otherwise. Emeka was the best player in the country in college and won everything it was possible to win. Cliff was nowhere near that, and the only trophy he ever won was an NIT. I loved Cliff, but when it comes to the best UConn center ever, it's Okafor and it's not close.

Cliff > Emeka

 

[Huskyforlife]

Donovan seems to have a good relationship with all the guys on the team. Just commented on Andre’s latest IG post if people like to look into that stuff.

Fwiw he's been on a lot of our players posts recently. Seems inevitable tbh...

 

[BGesus4]

Disagree. Not even close. Idc how many people reply to me saying the exact same thing you and the 3 people before you said. It’s called a difference of opinion and my opinion is what it is. The NBA careers went in vastly different directions imo. Cliff > Emeka for me final answer

Lol if this isn't the essence of internet message boards, I don't know what is. Kudos

 

[glastonbury50]

Just looked this up. Over a 4 year career career Art Quimby averaged 17.5 and 21.5. That's pretty epic. Wonder how the Yankee matches up with the old big east tho....

 

[CallMeBruce]

Just looked this up. Over a 4 year career career Art Quimby averaged 17.5 and 21.5. That's pretty epic. Wonder how the Yankee matches up with the old big east tho....

He was 6'5" and played nary a minute of professional basketball. The numbers are great, but Art Quimby could not have competed with the modern guys.

 

[arch]

Toby was better.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Fwiw he's been on a lot of our players posts recently. Seems inevitable tbh...

Doooooooomed

 

[Watchdog]

This kid better come to Storrs. It makes absolutely no sense to me how you can grow up in CT watching UConn basketball and not want to be a part of that.

Remember, he's a kid and it could be hard to resist the allure of playing for a renowned, championship (1) coach like JB.............................or not.
If I were forced to make a prediction, using logic, which does not often apply today, I'd have to say a kid who wants to stay in his local high school just might want to stay in his own state and be part of something special developing right in his own backyard.

 

[Ricker]

There are several kids Clingan's size around the country. I think Hunter Dickenson in this 2020 class is a great comp. Whatever Dickenson accomplishes at Michigan this year will set my expectations for Clingan as a freshman. Dickenson was also ranked 30-40 and absolutely kicked ass when he played #1 Mobley. That didn't change his ranking. I'm 'all in' when it comes to Clingan based on my own eye test.

 

[Kitaman]

Bigs develop late. The kid is already bigger than all but a handful of guys in the NBA. He'll figure it out

Funny thing about basketball, is that NCAA bigs don't have to be great. Just good enough to contribute to making their team better and of course winning. To me a big that rebounds and defends at a high level is Div 1 ready. The refinements (i.e. assists, scoring, ball handling, etc.) will come with more coaching, practice and conditioning. Many schools aren't capable to help them with refinements, but a school with an experienced coach ( ) will get them NBA ready.

A lot of HS bigs only look at playing time and exposure and mistakenly don't value refinements (which is really improvements) when selecting. Understandably, they think they're better than they really are, because of high school domination.

 

[olehead]

Funny thing about basketball, is that NCAA bigs don't have to be great. Just good enough to contribute to making their team better and of course winning. To me a big that rebounds and defends at a high level is Div 1 ready. The refinements (i.e. assists, scoring, ball handling, etc.) will come with more coaching, practice and conditioning. Many schools aren't capable to help them with refinements, but a school with an experienced coach ( ) will get them NBA ready.

A lot of HS bigs only look at playing time and exposure and mistakenly don't value refinements (which is really improvements) when selecting. Understandably, they think they're better than they really are, because of high school domination.

100% truth.

 

[polycom]

Cliff v Emeka is a discussion people are actually trying to have, yet the same people will argue they understand what they are watching. Good one.

 

[businesslawyer]

Disagree. Not even close. Idc how many people reply to me saying the exact same thing you and the 3 people before you said. It’s called a difference of opinion and my opinion is what it is. The NBA careers went in vastly different directions imo. Cliff > Emeka for me final answer

One was a national player of the year candidate. The other fell short of first team all conference.

You are entitled to your opinion. It wouldn't hurt you to recognize, however, that the entire college basketball following world would not just disagree with it but think it's a bizarre one.