2022 Recruiting: Clingan Update

[Watchdog]

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.

No finer example than one Jake Voskuhl. Never scored twenty points in a game in high school, college or the NBA but had a long career and made lots of money due to his fundamentals.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

Yeah, heard he likes....
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I will personally be his spitter-carrier at UConn if he commits.

 

[Chin Diesel]

No finer example than one Jake Voskuhl. Never scored twenty points in a game in high school, college or the NBA but had a long career and made lots of money due to his fundamentals.

That is a flagrantly false statement.

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[Waquoit]

Some of you don't know the difference between dip and chew.

Don't worry, I know a dip when I see one.

 

[UConnKev]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Considering you'd almost have to be 65 or older to have been a coach when Ewing or Sampson came out, this isn't surprising.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Also, remember Shaq was class of '89. That is 31 years ago.

 

[BGesus4]

Wonder if it was one of our assistants

 

[Watchdog]

That is a flagrantly false statement.

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PHO (104) vs MIN (108). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Suns vs Timberwolves, April 6, 2002.

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That's got to be after the fact computer manipulation and disinformation!

 

[Storrs South]

 

[lange10]

I think an early commitment would bode well for the good guys.

 

[bendm]

fits Hurley's timeline. 2 or 3 guys before september. Clingan and floyd in this case.

 

[Road2Six]

from the article

Clingan said he has spoken with both head coaches and assistant coaches at all of the schools that have offered. That includes UConn coach Danny Hurley as the Huskies make their return to the Big East Conference this season.

If Clingan, 16, is leaning one way or another, he is not telling.

“They (UConn) mean the same to me as every other school does. (Hurley) is a great, funny dude and is leading that program in the right direction,” Clingan said. “Just because they are close to home doesn’t make me like them any more.”

 

[glastonbury50]

from the article

Clingan said he has spoken with both head coaches and assistant coaches at all of the schools that have offered. That includes UConn coach Danny Hurley as the Huskies make their return to the Big East Conference this season.

If Clingan, 16, is leaning one way or another, he is not telling.

“They (UConn) mean the same to me as every other school does. (Hurley) is a great, funny dude and is leading that program in the right direction,” Clingan said. “Just because they are close to home doesn’t make me like them any more.”

He's playing hard to get. And now I want him so much more.

 

[bfs3]

from the article

Clingan said he has spoken with both head coaches and assistant coaches at all of the schools that have offered. That includes UConn coach Danny Hurley as the Huskies make their return to the Big East Conference this season.

If Clingan, 16, is leaning one way or another, he is not telling.

“They (UConn) mean the same to me as every other school does. (Hurley) is a great, funny dude and is leading that program in the right direction,” Clingan said. “Just because they are close to home doesn’t make me like them any more.”

Oof that hurts. I think I speak for a lot of Ct fans when saying I’ll root for Donovan regardless of where he plays. I’ll just root a lot harder if he becomes a Husky. Hopefully his family knows we just really want to see him become a CT legend.

 

[navery12]

I don't want Donovan to come here because it's close to home, I want Donovan to come because he wants to win championships

 

[TheChamps990411]

Plot twist: It was the water boy.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I fully expect him to be a husky. Id be shocked if he went anywhere else.

 

[CL82]

I fully expect him to be a husky. Id be shocked if he went anywhere else.

 

[Tenspro2002]

That is a flagrantly false statement.

Suns vs Timberwolves, April 6, 2002 | Basketball-Reference.com

PHO (104) vs MIN (108). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Suns vs Timberwolves, April 6, 2002.

www.basketball-reference.com

Dan Majerle was still playing in 2002, who knew?

 

[M.S.G.]

from the article

Clingan said he has spoken with both head coaches and assistant coaches at all of the schools that have offered. That includes UConn coach Danny Hurley as the Huskies make their return to the Big East Conference this season.

If Clingan, 16, is leaning one way or another, he is not telling.

“They (UConn) mean the same to me as every other school does. (Hurley) is a great, funny dude and is leading that program in the right direction,” Clingan said. “Just because they are close to home doesn’t make me like them any more.”

YIkes, I don't like the sound of that.

 

[scotty0330]

He might just like the suspense...who knows. I learned a long time to not get worked up or analyze what a 16-17 year old says.

 

[fatlucy]

Bring-In Clingan!!!!! "Hometown Hero brings UCONN back to national dominance and Championship #5 on his way to being a perennial NBA all-star" LOVE IT!

 

[Umami Zen]

For the sake of discussion and because he has stated he will not be making any decisions soon.. If DC did not choose the Good Guys... Do Yarders see DLively ..Who is currently rated higher than DC on some ratings services. As an attractive Plan B?? Been playing with Sool in some all star games.. Let me be clear ..Would like to see DC in Storrs..Don't know how serious DC is about a "package" with Avery Brown..Some of Dan Hurley's guard targets for 2022 might be better for our roster than AB..Still a lot of time for this all to play out..

 

[husky429]

Kids like to collect offers. It's validation. Nothing to see here.