Djery Baptiste (Committed to Vanderbilt)

[tcf15]

“@TheRecruitScoop: UConn has offered 2015 PF Djery Baptiste of Texas Titans (TX).”

 

[Huskyforlife]

Eh we have those labels now, cool

 

[UconnU]

Yesss.... I was just asking about this kid yesterday. He's an absolute animal!

 

[Scot-e]

No metal folding chair? How can we tell if he is any good?

 

[BoatShow]

Beast.

 

[3uconn]

Personally, I would rather have him than Koumadje. This kid also is 6'11" and already 245 with more room to fill out. He could become and absolute beast down low.

 

[UconnU]

Personally, I would rather have him than Koumadje. This kid also is 6'11" and already 245 with more room to fill out. He could become and absolute beast down low.

I feel the same way. One question though, do you know why his minutes on the circuit are so limited? I know he's raw offensively but you would think based on his size and athleticism alone he would see more time. Kids like this just don't come around that often.

 

[ktuck911]

Anybody else but me think "Emeka Okafor" re-incarnated? He favors him a little, no?

 

[ktuck911]

BTW, FWIW, for our system, this kid might be the best fit up front for us... I know we'd all love the highest level frontcourt players but with our system that's not necessarily the case.

 

[UConnRock]

The late big man offers are interesting. It may hint that The chances of Stone going to UConn are minimal. I would guess that Baptiste would be a true 5 while Enoch would be a 4. I would be happy with the inside bulk from both.
My only other thought would be whether they look at Stone as a 1 and done and Baptiste as a project so they wouldn't really compete for PT.

 

[3uconn]

I feel the same way. One question though, do you know why his minutes on the circuit are so limited? I know he's raw offensively but you would think based on his size and athleticism alone he would see more time. Kids like this just don't come around that often.

Not sure. I'll see if I can find anything on that but it's kind of an awkward thing to ask about.

 

[CallMeBruce]

He's at Wilbraham & Monson, which is the same prep school as Drummond. I wonder if that will work in our favor.

Also, while he has a long way to go skill-wise, his body and movement remind me a lot of Dale Davis.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

He's at Wilbraham & Monson, which is the same prep school as Drummond. I wonder if that will work in our favor.

Drummond went to St. Thomas Moore

 

[CallMeBruce]

Drummond went to St. Thomas Moore

Drummond did his PG year at Wilbraham, didn't he? Am I making this up?

 

[ktuck911]

He's at Wilbraham & Monson, which is the same prep school as Drummond. I wonder if that will work in our favor.

Also, while he has a long way to go skill-wise, his body and movement remind me a lot of Dale Davis.

Who?

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Drummond went to St. Thomas Moore

I think he was supposed to go to Wilbraham & Monson for a prep year before he committed to us in late August (which I remember jumping out of my friends' couch at Mansfield Apartments when I saw the ESPN bottomline)

 

[Dogbreath2U]

Wolf went to W & M, I believe.

 

[UconnU]

He's at Wilbraham & Monson, which is the same prep school as Drummond. I wonder if that will work in our favor.

Also, while he has a long way to go skill-wise, his body and movement remind me a lot of Dale Davis.

I think a very poor man's Dwight Howard is a good comparison.

 

[tcf15]

Patric Young anyone?

 

[Danzz]

Wow a real live Div. 1 C/PF all filled out and ready to go. Dunks don't impress me on these videos because we are only seeing a snippet but he looks like he has a decent touch and can finish. Baptiste could be that scoring big man for us. Sign him up!

 

[intlzncster]

BTW, FWIW, for our system, this kid might be the best fit up front for us... I know we'd all love the highest level frontcourt players but with our system that's not necessarily the case.

The system evolves to fit the players. Give me Stone 7 days out of 7.

 

[3uconn]

Baptiste's guardian:

@HoopSwag: @D1Circuit @jerrymeyer247 @ebosshoops @uconnhuskies excited about the offer from UCONN for Djery Baptiste. #hardworkpaysoff

 

[intlzncster]

Not sure. I'll see if I can find anything on that but it's kind of an awkward thing to ask about.

3, if you want to be great, you gotta ask the hard questions. Go son.

 

[intlzncster]

He's at Wilbraham & Monson, which is the same prep school as Drummond. I wonder if that will work in our favor.

Also, while he has a long way to go skill-wise, his body and movement remind me a lot of Dale Davis.

I should go watch him. I live a couple of blocks down the street.

 

[Horatio]

Imagine this kid next to Rak Lubin. That's almost 14 feet of pure muscle. That's NBA level intimidation .