David Onuorah commits to uconn

[Kenny11]

Good pick up. This guy puts Antric Klaiber to shame.

 

[mauconnfan]

Good pick up. This guy puts Antric Klaiber to shame.

That's a good one. Must have taken a while to come up with that, sweet!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[mauconnfan]

"I really felt a strong connection with the coaches [at UConn]," said Onuorah, who visited Storrs last week. "I could sense the hunger around the team, I could feel it, and it was a good thing to feel."

Good stuff - hunger is back?

 

[Mr. French]

"I really felt a strong connection with the coaches [at UConn]," said Onuorah, who visited Storrs last week. "I could sense the hunger around the team, I could feel it, and it was a good thing to feel."

Good stuff - hunger is back?

I think the guys we have here are really hungry. Just my sense, from afar.

I think Jalen and the boys are gonna have real chips on their shoulders.

Kemba and crew wasn't even one of the preseason 68 ...

 

[superjohn]

Obviously he CAN help. The question is WILL he. Of course, only time can tell. He'll definitely end up somewhere between Okafor and Antric Klaiber. If he becomes Johnnie Selvie or even Mike Hayes, he'll be worth it.

I can promise you he'll be nowhere near as good as Selvie.

 

[uconnbill]

He can rebound, and block shots. It is what the doctor ordered for this team.

 

[mauconnfan]

I can promise you he'll be nowhere near as good as Selvie.

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.

 

[8893]

All I've seen is people saying this is a nice pickup that can help us, once again you're creating false narratives.

Um, yeah, well, except you...

I can promise you he'll be nowhere near as good as Selvie.

Not excited about this pickup but at least it is only for a year.

Really why? You like low rated projects and limited upper class big men. I guess they might be serviceable but loving is going overboard here.

Seriously, what is wrong with you? This isn't a great get and doesn't point towards Ollie being a great recruiter.

SMH

 

[Danzz]

Good pickup. Watching his highlight reel I was thinking what an awesome highlight reel Brimah would have.

 

[Allbite]

I can promise you he'll be nowhere near as good as Selvie.

Well, Selvie could score.

 

[KembaStepback]

Great get. Welcome aboard!

 

[mauconnfan]

Well, Selvie could score.

He could do that, and he played hard not saying we couldn't use him either. But what we did get should be a nice fit.

 

[SubbaBub]

Color me optimistic. This is exactly what we needed. A 4 that can rebound and defend. Now go find one 2 inches taller who can do the same things, catch the ball, hit a 6 ft jumpshot and we will win the league.

 

[mauconnfan]

Color me optimistic. This is exactly what we needed. A 4 that can rebound and defend. Now go find one 2 inches taller who can do the same things, catch the ball, hit a 6 ft jumpshot and we will win the league.

Hopefully the Italian kid grows then! LOL

 

[djct1999]

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!

 

[Son of Robert]

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.

 

[jibsey]

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.

 

[gtcam]

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.

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

 

[mauconnfan]

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.

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!

 

[willie99]

The days of our bean pole big men has officially ended with cobb, carlton, and onuorah

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

 

[Mooch82]

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.

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).

 

[lange10]

*From Onourah's junior campaign*

True rebounding percentage was 14.2, comparable to Facey whose was 14% last year. Onuorah is particularly a beast on the defensive glass, with a DRB% of 20.6%. Love this signing

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

A welcome addition, but let's not get carried away. He will help, but certainly doesn't demonstrate any recruiting prowess. The pom pom crowd is far too easily impressed.

Most awesome reminder of the day. I can logoff now. We all can. You are so right. Thank you, thank you.

 

[pj]

Most awesome reminder of the day. I can logoff now. We all can. You are so right. Thank you, thank you.

Also don't forget, you are still not sleeping with Kate Upton, and won't be invited to Davos this year.