Donovan Clingan thread - already off topic and not worth reading unless you are CL82, his fans, or are at work or too drunk to do anything else

[Vancat]

Oooh, this is fun. Hope it ends well.

 

[seeya27]

Flip ain’t coming here.

As Stepback notes, no one would have predicted Adamo or Andre to be in UConn blue either. The odds may be stacked against us winning Flip, but I personally believe DH is capable of overcoming the odds.

 

[ucawn]

As Stepback notes, no one would have predicted Adamo or Andre to be in UConn blue either. The odds may be stacked against us winning Flip, but I personally believe DH is capable of overcoming the odds.

Duke, UNC, and Michigan are no Syracuse or Seton Hall

 

[Ajs120102]

Duke, UNC, and Michigan are no Syracuse or Seton Hall

Agreed. But our backup option is no slouch either. The key to this class was always clingan. Lock him in and just trust in the staff.

 

[husky429]

As Stepback notes, no one would have predicted Adamo or Andre to be in UConn blue either. The odds may be stacked against us winning Flip, but I personally believe DH is capable of overcoming the odds.

I knew Andre was 90% to UConn for like a year. Totally different case than Sanogo. With Sanogo it was us and Seton Hall... we aren't ready to compete with Duke yet if they're seriously after a kid... need a few years of lottery picks for that

 

[Huskyforlife]

I knew Andre was 90% to UConn for like a year. Totally different case than Sanogo. With Sanogo it was us and Seton Hall... we aren't ready to compete with Duke yet if they're seriously after a kid... need a few years of lottery picks for that

Didn't Andre say he was iffy on UConn until his OV?

 

[husky429]

Didn't Andre say he was iffy on UConn until his OV?

He did say that. We would've have had to royally f up that OV to not reel him in. I don't have "sources" often unless I happen to know people through AAU. This one I was pretty sure he'd commit for months. Tom did a brilliant job recruiting him.

 

[JakeTheDog]

I just want to post in a DC thread before it gets locked.

#posterity

 

[Huskyforlife]

He did say that. We would've have had to royally f up that OV to not reel him in. I don't have "sources" often unless I happen to know people through AAU. This one I was pretty sure he'd commit for months. Tom did a brilliant job recruiting him.

Well that's even better, glad he tortured the Cuse fans for awhile, truly in the UConn spirit.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Well that's even better, glad he tortured the Cuse fans for awhile, truly in the UConn spirit.

The potential of 40 minutes of Sanogo and Clingan at the 5 in 22-23 has me…

 

[Huskyforlife]

The potential of 40 minutes of Sanogo and Clingan at the 5 in 22-23 has me…

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Would be very brutal to defend if you have no size...

 

[Fatroony5]

My body is so ready for another @tcf15 scholarship grid update.

 

[Umami Zen]

Tea leaves..DC wants to make a splash with this year's 2021 class at the end of their first summer session.. His future teammates.

 

[huskyfan224]

I knew Andre was 90% to UConn for like a year. Totally different case than Sanogo. With Sanogo it was us and Seton Hall... we aren't ready to compete with Duke yet if they're seriously after a kid... need a few years of lottery picks for that

Just more $ actually

 

[husky99]

That's 99's line!

Haha so true

 

[tcf15]

My body is so ready for another @tcf15 scholarship grid update.

 

[Fatroony5]

Me waiting…

 

[HooperScooper]

I knew Andre was 90% to UConn for like a year. Totally different case than Sanogo. With Sanogo it was us and Seton Hall... we aren't ready to compete with Duke yet if they're seriously after a kid... need a few years of lottery picks for that

Even in Calhoun's heyday did we ever get a recruit who Duke was seriously after? I can't think of any offhand.

 

[Son of Robert]

This is what I posted before. It was his first game vs a legit, big time AAU big.

Donovan Stats:

6 PTS
9 REB (3 offensive)
2 AST

2 TO
1 STL
2 BLK

1/13 FG (8%)
4/9 FT (44%)

Vince Stats:

15 PTS
5 REB
0 AST

1 TO
0 STL
2 BLK

5/12 FG (42%)
5/8 FT (63%)

Overall: Spartans were clearly outclassed in this one talent-wise. They’re scrappy and tough, but opponent was just bigger and more talented. They could make runs shooting the ball and getting easy buckets the spartans just couldn’t.

On the two big men: Neither of the top 50 bigs in this game inspired me with their play TBH. Neither looked as dominant as I’d expect from someone with their ranking… They basically did all their work when the other big wasn’t playing. I guess it’s different than guards though. Bigs take a long time to develop.

On Donovan:
Atrocious from the field today. Footwork and athleticism severely limit him at both ends. Not a shooter at all, despite what people are saying. Haven’t seen it in a game yet.

IQ seems to be improving with his better competition over the summer. Positional defense and when to contest shots is better than I’ve seen before. Rebounding was solid, really solid. A couple of TOs but they weren’t bad for someone who passes the ball as much as he did. Really excited about his potential as a passer out of the post. Desperately needs an SnC program. I think he’s a guy who will need 18 months or more to change his body and be ready for our level of competition. Needs a PG or redshirt year IMO. High potential with his size and passing ability at the college level.

My train of thought when watching:

Early foul… too slow gave up the and 1 on help

Good block on his matchup early on.

Clearly not as athletic as this other 7 footer or most anyone else on the floor… just looks awkward running and moving more than the other players. He’s also humongous, so it’s not so surprising.

Decent passing out of the post. made the right read, does look a little awkward with it though. Not used to this kind of pressure… he does the weird wagging the ball thing instead of actually making actual pass fakes kids do in middle school.

Seems to drop a bunch of passes, but he also gets A LOT of passes, so I’m not sure if the % is actually bad.

Legit 7’2 or 7’3 if this other kid is really 7’. He’s noticeably taller and thicker.

Rebounding was pretty good defensively… better than I expected considering the height and athleticism of Vince Ichukwu. He did a good job boxing out his match even when he didn’t get the board.

Was THIS close to a nasty putback, but didn’t get high enough to put it in. Wouldn’t been a highlight play.

I think he looks to be contesting at the rim with some more IQ this game than I’ve seen before. Helping early, taking calculated risks. Less waving his arm down at guards and getting the auto-foul from refs.

Doesn’t rebound outside his area. Not mobile going for the ball.

Cannot defend perimeter well.

His passing is MUCH better than Vince’s. Much better. Probably better than Sanogo’s at this point too.

Sitting A LOT of time. 3 or 4x per half. I think it’s a conditioning issue.

I thought his positional defense on Vince Ichukwu was pretty good. Mostly kept him from getting lobs/backdoors and such after he went 3/4 early in the game on those. Both of them defended the other quite well, but both are also very limited offensively.

Looks decently comfortable in handoff/passing situations at the top of the key. His team runs that a lot--very similar to what we do with Sanogo or Whaley.

He had one GREAT pass late in the game. Popped it over his defenders shoulder to a cutting teammate.

Both bigs got a bunch of foul shots, but not many on each other… mostly the smaller guys needing to foul them when they get a mismatch in the post.

Donovan has a habit of claiming he didn’t foul people when he clearly smashed them on the arm on the fast break, and probably could’ve gotten an intentional call… it’s weird. Pick your battles kid.

Thank you, rock solid! Great breakdown on what's up with DC. I have a much better picture of him as a player now.

 

[nycscooby]

Even in Calhoun's heyday did we ever get a recruit who Duke was seriously after? I can't think of any offhand.

Only Ben Gordon comes to mind

 

[HooperScooper]

Only Ben Gordon comes to mind

The way I remember it is Ben wanted Duke but Duke wanted Daniel Ewing and Ben was the back up plan. Boy did K mess up that one!

 

[calamity17]

Even in Calhoun's heyday did we ever get a recruit who Duke was seriously after? I can't think of any offhand.

Roscoe Smith I believe is one. Duke was after him pretty heavy IRC.

 

[djct1999]

Roscoe Smith I believe is one. Duke was after him pretty heavy IRC.

Yep. Specifically, K was enamored with Roscoe's full court shot ability.
Going forward, I am very curious to see what comes of Duke. Beating out Coach Jon Scheyer doesn't sound as daunting.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Yep. Specifically, K was enamored with Roscoe's full court shot ability.
Going forward, I am very curious to see what comes of Duke. Beating out Coach Jon Scheyer doesn't sound as daunting.

It only takes a year or two to see how many of the kids wanted to go to Duke vs. how many kids wanted to play for Coach K.

 

[M.S.G.]

Got a text from my friend this morning that is a Michigan grad, he says everything he’s heard from the community there is that UConn wrapped this up on the unofficial, and he will verbal on the official visit.

Take that with a grain of salt.