2022 Recruiting: Clingan

[husky429]

Dropped a 35/22 game with 15 blocks vs Middletown. 12-4 D2 team. Highlights:



Right after putting up 34/29 8 blocks vs Windsor... #1 in the state.

Most recently had 18/12/4 with 8 blocks vs Maloney. Heck of a 10 day stretch for the kid.

BCHS is going to be a tough out come state playoffs.

Edit: His father wrote on twitter that Maloney kids were talking about Donovan's mom who passed away to try to get in his head. 1) It clearly didn't work--Donovan dominated that team like every other. BCHS was up 27-2 after the first QUARTER. 2) That's as low class as it gets. There should be some serious consequences for that from the coach and school if true.

 

[MDHuskFan]

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Those videos make me feel better about posting up my child when the score gets closer than expected.

 

[Hoophound]

The soft touch is impressive and the baby hook will be huge at the next level.

 

[HooperScooper]

247Sports came out with their updated 2022 top 80 prospects today. No Clingan. Do any of the recruiting sites have him ranked? I wonder what he'll have to do this summer in AAU to get noticed.

 

[Huskybass]

So young and raw, but a soft touch and the ball goes in. Uses his wingspan well to grab boards. Looks like a good passer too. I hope Hurley makes him a priority. Always nice to have a local kid on the roster.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Dropped a 35/22 game with 15 blocks vs Middletown. 12-4 D2 team. Highlights:



Right after putting up 34/29 8 blocks vs Windsor... #1 in the state.

Most recently had 18/12/4 with 8 blocks vs Maloney. Heck of a 10 day stretch for the kid.

BCHS is going to be a tough out come state playoffs.

Edit: His father wrote on twitter that Maloney kids were talking about Donovan's mom who passed away to try to get in his head. 1) It clearly didn't work--Donovan dominated that team like every other. BCHS was up 27-2 after the first QUARTER. 2) That's as low class as it gets. There should be some serious consequences for that from the coach and school if true.

As a Middletown High Alum, Oof.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Did someone actually compare the two?

Kind of. Ironically he tried to defend himself in the thread:

Hurley was talking about direct messaging or posting on a kid's account, not posts on the Boneyard. I very highly doubt Clingan is making decisions about his future based on posts on the Boneyard.

 

[superjohn]

Why is what bill said bad? He's active on social media. And some idiot on here did compare donovan to hernandez.

THIS gentleman is why you don't say stupid, offensive ish on here about kids. Especially with a local recruit.

Because of a comment like that, the coaches need to work just that much harder to try to get this kid to commit

You misread @nashusky109 post. He was saying it wasn't a good look for the poster who made a horrible attempt at a joke.

 

[husky429]

You misread @nashusky109 post. He was saying it wasn't a good look for the poster who made a horrible attempt at a joke.

Good call.. deleted my post. Been a long day lol

 

[SouthBayHusky]

As we all know, it’s not very hard to set-up an user account and troll rival fan boards. We see it all the time. Hopefully, these kids realize this, and the random idiot posts are not representative of overall fan base. Places like Twitter, things can ratchet up and be even more caustic, since there’s no real filters. It’s Wild West with social media that’s for sure.

 

[auror]

Can we all agree that crying on Twitter about a forum ban is worse than making bad jokes on a forum?

 

[intlzncster]

if this is the kind of thing that keeps the kid from coming here, he wouldn't have survived anyway. c'est la vie. better to know ahead of time

 

[mauconnfan]

Dropped a 35/22 game with 15 blocks vs Middletown. 12-4 D2 team. Highlights:



Right after putting up 34/29 8 blocks vs Windsor... #1 in the state.

Most recently had 18/12/4 with 8 blocks vs Maloney. Heck of a 10 day stretch for the kid.

BCHS is going to be a tough out come state playoffs.

Edit: His father wrote on twitter that Maloney kids were talking about Donovan's mom who passed away to try to get in his head. 1) It clearly didn't work--Donovan dominated that team like every other. BCHS was up 27-2 after the first QUARTER. 2) That's as low class as it gets. There should be some serious consequences for that from the coach and school if true.

As a Maloney Alum I’m really hoping their players weren’t talking crap about his mother at all that’s embarrassing. As a friend of the recently retired coach I know that wouldn’t have been allowed I hope the new coach apologizes for his kids behavior if indeed this is true. And suspend the little s too if true. No place for that crap.

 

[amsterdamjade]

I think he should transfer to a high school with higher level of competition. Nothing against the kids he plays against but it is what it is. Two years at a school like Brewster or PSA and he would be a lot better prepared for playing for UConn.

 

[Dido]

I think he should transfer to a high school with higher level of competition. Nothing against the kids he plays against but it is what it is. Two years at a school like Brewster or PSA and he would be a lot better prepared for playing for UConn.

Him and dad said candidly that they want him to stay at BC and be the best player in school history and chase a state title. If he is good enough which he is schools will find out about his talent. Everyone north of DC has offered him a full ride and he has 2+ yrs left of HS to boot. What he needs to do is drop his AAU team and be the small fish in the big pond so to speak. He needs to play with and against elite talent on the AAU circuit. That is where all the recruiting battles are won and lost.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Imagine how triggered a person could be if they read what a coach in central NY says about his players.

 

[The Viking]

Seriously the vast majority of posts about this kid have been very positive. When a dad wants to cling to one post and say "that fanbase", that's pretty odd. My crystal ball now says Cuse.
Players and parents shouldn't visit this place.

 

[HooperScooper]

Oh boy. If anyone knows Bill Clingan please explain my stupidity and misunderstanding of the original post. I'd be happy to talk to him myself if anyone knows him. I explained myself and apologized in that other thread. It was stupid but I did not mean to say Donovan was a bad kid or could be a murderer. That was not my intent.

I hope the family doesn't take 2 stupid posts on a fan message board as a representation of an entire fan base.

 

[superjohn]

Oh boy. If anyone knows Bill Clingan please explain my stupidity and misunderstanding of the original post. I'd be happy to talk to him myself if anyone knows him. I explained myself and apologized in that other thread. It was stupid but I did not mean to say Donovan was a bad kid or could be a murderer. That was not my intent.

I hope the family doesn't take 2 stupid posts on a fan message board as a representation of an entire fan base.

Sorry for alluding to you as an idiot. I forgot who posted the bad joke but I remembered it. It was just a bad attempt at a joke and you obviously didn't have any malice towards him or anyone else. People tend to overreact to things on social media.

 

[HooperScooper]

Sorry for alluding to you as an idiot. I forgot who posted the bad joke but I remembered it. It was just a bad attempt at a joke and you obviously didn't have any malice towards him or anyone else. People tend to overreact to things on social media.

I didn't post the "original post". I responded to it in a joking manner because I thought the "original post" was in jest. When I went back and read it again I understood why if his post was serious then my post was really bad. I'm still hoping the "original post" was just a bad attempt at humor because if he was serious then it was really stupid.

Sometimes things aren't what they seem on a message board. I know I was not saying Donovan is a bad kid. That was not my intent at all. Live and learn.

 

[BCF]

I think the only smart thing to do in the future is when making an out of line joke or talking negative abt any recruit is create a handle on the syracuse forum. Post it there and then post the link here so everyone on here can just say can you believe these syracuse idiots.

 

[intlzncster]

if we all have to censor any attempt at humor due to what some random recruit's dad things then nuke this place now

 

[Huskyforlife]

The fact that he cherry picked that one post to make himself upset is his own fault.

In every thread you have countless people saying he's an amazing prospect and attacking anyone who suggests he hasn't actually accomplished anything. We've had multiple posters point out that we should be aware of his personal troubles, this is more considerate than anything I've seen following recruiting.

 

[Fishy]

It was clearly a joke, but remember that in the 2D world of social media, people often miss the context so just be more careful.

 

[Kembacity]

Isn't someone in the family from Cuse? Probably has old buddies sending him anti-UConn propaganda to steer the kid to Cuse if that's the case, so I wouldn't be surprised with the worst possible thing being 'leaked' to him

 

[HuskyHawk]

Well despite all of that, he's visiting this weekend. So while it wasn't a good look for us, it doesn't seem to be fatal. I suspect the staff and players and campus will be far more important to his decision. As a fanbase, we do love the guys who stay home. He has a real chance to be legendary for the program and in the state.

 

[Dido]

Him and dad said candidly that they want him to stay at BC and be the best player in school history and chase a state title. If he is good enough which he is schools will find out about his talent. Everyone north of DC has offered him a full ride and he has 2+ yrs left of HS to boot. What he needs to do is drop his AAU team and be the small fish in the big pond so to speak. He needs to play with and against elite talent on the AAU circuit. That is where all the recruiting battles are won and lost.

Not going to refute that at all. Totally agree but it isn’t in the agenda from what I hear. The better the comp the better you get. Plain and simple. But most scholarships and being noticed is during the AAU summer season. A kid blows up in AAU ball everyone comes barking and banging down their door. Clingan will get noticed by the southern and midwestern schools soon. Also it helps the last three games that he has been terrific because he is getting complementary scoring from his teammates. The first 10-12 games he was the team. No one else would hit open shots or score in double figures. Now he has one to two kids scoring 10+ pts every game. They are still a young core group. If he stays healthy don’t foul out and doesn’t transfer BC will have like back to back 19-1 seasons the next two years. East Catholic and Windsor are rebuilding. Northwest Catholic will be the main foe in the CCC since they have two of the top 10th graders in the state.

 

[mauconnfan]

I didn't post the "original post". I responded to it in a joking manner because I thought the "original post" was in jest. When I went back and read it again I understood why if his post was serious then my post was really bad. I'm still hoping the "original post" was just a bad attempt at humor because if he was serious then it was really stupid.

Sometimes things aren't what they seem on a message board. I know I was not saying Donovan is a bad kid. That was not my intent at all. Live and learn.

If you need any training on being more careful here reach out to me any time Scoop I got your back!!

 

[CTBasketball]

It was clearly a joke, but remember that in the 2D world of social media, people often miss the context so just be more careful.

If the kid’s dad is worried about this stuff, he shouldn’t check out the threads on Alterique or Carlton.