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David Onuorah commits to uconn

Give me a fifth year front court transfer from an ivy every year. They are the perfect compliment to a high major roster. When your backcourt consists of alpha dogs you don't need this guy coming in to be great, you need him to be fundamentally sound. Most ivy players are just that. All we need from David is to be in that right position on the floor at the right time and to box out. I think he can do that. Welcome aboard!
 
How much worse off can we be down low than we were last year? I seem to remember games where our center gave us few points or rebounds and then fumbled the ball away. I guess if we stuck a chair out there. ( I know, he was a block machine) .The first qualification is can he be pushed aside by a forearm or a light breeze? Seems he can pass that test.
 
Son of Robert said:
The observation I have is that he got a good positive "hungry to win" vibe from spending time with the team and coaches. The doom and gloom of transfers etc. is shifting.
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I agree
I wonder if the team members didn't look at the transfers as doom and gloom, only a discussion item on this board?
But if he senses a hunger - I like that a lot
 
Son of Robert said:
The observation I have is that he got a good positive "hungry to win" vibe from spending time with the team and coaches. The doom and gloom of transfers etc. is shifting.
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And can we note that the players who are still there and somehow saw the same things during a lackluster year as the kids who left, are hungry to win for the coach so many here try to drag through the mud. Let's see, 3 left and a bunch stayed and new kids still coming? Doesn't answer for the misses in recruiting but who do we believe about KO, or at least why do those who stayed have faith that KO will be the guy to turn this thing around still despite the many rumors? Whether they are true or not it seems he has the core of kids who do believe in him and that's a positive to look at. At least for some it is!;)
 
AntG168 said:
The days of our bean pole big men has officially ended with cobb, carlton, and onuorah
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and this pleases me as much as anything :)

I just want a big body, 8 rebounds, 8 points, 3 assists and only 1 turnover. Just hold onto the ball when it hits you in the hands.

If he doesn't block a shot, I don't care. I'd rather play hard nosed straight up defense and not funneling drives to the shot blocker
 
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WingU-Conn said:
There's no reason not to take him at this point. No point in leaving a scholarship open when you have a glaring need in the paint.

Hopefully he defends, rebounds, and runs. Welcome to the UConn (dysfunctional) family.
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100%. No downside when we have scholarships to burn and he only takes one up for one year.

If nothing else, we now have a lot of bodies to play the 4-5. Diarra, Cobb, Carlton, Whaley, and Onuorah...and that doesn't even account for the fact that Larrier and Polley will probably see a good amount of minutes at the 4 this year with a 3 guard lineup (mainly Larrier).
 
Wow this dude looks ripped! Poor man's Patric Young maybe? Does a reasonable job addressing our most glaring weakness. As others have noted, you couldn't go in a more opposite direction from the tall beanpoles we've had lately.
 
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8893 said:
Um, yeah, well, except you...










SMH
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Way to not post my whole posts. I've made several posts about how this can only be viewed as a solid pickup and someone who will help the team through rebounding and blocking shots. He's not going to be Selvie, who was the best junior college player in the country back when Juco's was much more of route to high D1. If you really want to copy gtcam's act have at it but I expect a little better from you.
 
mauconnfan said:
And the fact he plays defense while only thinking about blocking shots and rebounding, he may also not be as bad in Selvie in some respects too. In other words I doubt he'll be a black hole and try to do too much either.

Hayes is a nice comparison but more athletic and longer, and that's fine for what we need.
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Selvie and Mike Hayes are worlds apart as basketball players. Selvie would be absolutely huge for next years roster.
 
Now that he has committed here, I would like to hear more about this player's deficits and shortcomings, please.

Specifically, I really enjoy hearing what he is not.

I'll start:

I guarantee that he will not be as funny as Rashad Anderson or as charming as Khalid, and that he can't spit fire like Tyler Olander.
 
One of the more effective Bigs we saw this year was Meier of Houston. He took advantage of Brimah, Enoch & Durham.

I'd love to have seen Enoch & Durham develop. But the simple positional things weren't happening. A Senior who's been really coached ... with some aggressiveness ... is far more useful this coming 2017-2018 season than the study prospects. Plus Cobb. And we've had success with kids like Carlton. ("The long National nightmare is over")
 
superjohn said:
Selvie and Mike Hayes are worlds apart as basketball players. Selvie would be absolutely huge for next years roster.
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Of course they're worlds apart no one said other than that. And he'd be a welcome addition or a player like him would be. But there are aspects of his game, or shall i say weaknesses to the team, which wouldn't make him a "huge" addition even in this situation. But wouldn't say no.

In some cases "pieces" are better than a guy who is a black hole, can't play within the team and turns it over his fair share.
 
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8893 said:
Now that he has committed here, I would like to hear more about this player's deficits and shortcomings, please.

Specifically, I really enjoy hearing what he is not.

I'll start:

I guarantee that he will not be as funny as Rashad Anderson or as charming as Khalid, and that he can't spit fire like Tyler Olander.
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I was going to go in the other direction and note that his Tweet expressed thankfulness for being able to pursue a Masters degree and choosing UConn over Georgetown in doing so.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
I was going to go in the other direction and note that his Tweet expressed thankfulness for being able to pursue a Masters degree and choosing UConn over Georgetown in doing so.
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So, in other words, he's no Toraino.
 
8893 said:
Now that he has committed here, I would like to hear more about this player's deficits and shortcomings, please.

Specifically, I really enjoy hearing what he is not.

I'll start:

I guarantee that he will not be as funny as Rashad Anderson or as charming as Khalid, and that he can't spit fire like Tyler Olander.
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8893 googling "spit fire" to try and make a funny.
 
4xChamps said:
I think he starts at center to be honest
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At the very least I'm sure he'll be in the frontcourt rotation, which is what we need badly.. a veteran frontcourt player that gives us a legit physical presence on both ends...
 
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Pudge said:
WTF is the fascination with Selvie

Perhaps you're too young to remember Kevin Freeman. Or others. Neither Hayes nor Selvie were more than plugs on pretty good teams.
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The Selvie disrespect is amazing, the guy is a UConn legend.
 
superjohn said:
The Selvie disrespect is amazing, the guy is a UConn legend.
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I know, or maybe I don't, that you are sarcastic at times yet I also believe you think he was a star at times SJ, what is it? I smile while typing this because i realize I don't actually know!
 
superjohn said:
The Selvie disrespect is amazing, the guy is a UConn legend.
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Yes he is. For the fact that he told Eugene Edgerson of Arizona that if he didn't shut his mouth he'd shut it for him. Johnnie was from Flint and if you've ever been to Flint you'd know that those weren't idle words.

A friend was doing some environmental canvassing in Flint in the early 90's and she knocked on a door and it was opened with a gun pointed at her head. Fun times.
 
This is just like the other grad transfer we took this year. He gives us a much needed body but it is a long way from showing what a great recruiter Ollie is. So far we've gotten a project, a JUCO who had social issues and 2 5th year guys from lesser programs. The one blue (ish) chipper we had asked out. Next year is looking to me like an NIT bubble team. Ollie's seat is certainly warm and could be on fire in March.
 
I think he will start at the 5 immediately. He checks two major needs for this team, rebounding and interior D.
 
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