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Cobb is apparently on his OV to UConn today.
Cobb is apparently on his OV to UConn today.
He's huge. He looks like every player that somehow manages to double their average points and rebounds against us.
He moves his feet relatively well. He runs well. He guards people on the perimeter and actually looks decent doing it.
But then he gets tired and can't do any of those things.
He's had offers from Memphis, South Carolina, Kansas State, Boston College, Seton Hall, etc., so despite our resident YouTube talent scouts, somebody else thinks this kid can play basketball.
Keep him away from the BB guns, knock 20 pounds off him and get him running. Certainly worth a shot.
(PS - I love JUCO scorekeeping. Cobb has played 29 games, averaged one minute per game and is scoring at a 423-point per 40 minute clip.)
He's huge. He looks like every player that somehow manages to double their average points and rebounds against us.
He moves his feet relatively well. He runs well. He guards people on the perimeter and actually looks decent doing it.
But then he gets tired and can't do any of those things.
He's had offers from Memphis, South Carolina, Kansas State, Boston College, Seton Hall, etc., so despite our resident YouTube talent scouts, somebody else thinks this kid can play basketball.
Keep him away from the BB guns, knock 20 pounds off him and get him running. Certainly worth a shot.
(PS - I love JUCO scorekeeping. Cobb has played 29 games, averaged one minute per game and is scoring at a 423-point per 40 minute clip.)
One minute per game?
Is this guy an assassin? I think his addition is bullet proof.He's huge. He looks like every player that somehow manages to double their average points and rebounds against us. He moves his feet relatively well. He runs well. He guards people on the perimeter and actually looks decent doing it.But then he gets tired and can't do any of those things. He's had offers from Memphis, South Carolina, Kansas State, Boston College, Seton Hall, etc., so despite our resident YouTube talent scouts, somebody else thinks this kid can play basketball.
Keep him away from the BB guns, knock 20 pounds off him and get him running. Certainly worth a shot. (PS - I love JUCO scorekeeping. Cobb has played 29 games, averaged one minute per game and is scoring at a 423-point per 40 minute clip.)
That's what we resort to now..smh..Pretty much what I see, if there's no grad transfer staring us in the face, why not?
You don't think that has been done in the past at UConn????????????????That's what we resort to now..smh..
Do you realize the can of worms you've just unleashed with that statement?? This thread is now on its way to 100 pages with guaranteed references to at least 46 coaches, past and present.The grad transfer route isn't as appealing with this team.
We're not gearing up for a title run next year and a stop-gap player who won't be here the following season isn't in our long-term interests. Better to try to develop a player.
Do you realize the can of worms you've just unleashed with that statement?? This thread is now on its way to 100 pages with guaranteed references to at least 46 coaches, past and present.
You take the best available whether it's a grad transfer, juco or high school kid. We thought we had the goods going into last season with our two stud grad transfers and we ended up pretty mediocre. Nobody thought we were doing anything heading into 2011 and we won the whole thing. You never know what to expect, always take the best available to help you right now.The grad transfer route isn't as appealing with this team.
We're not gearing up for a title run next year and a stop-gap player who won't be here the following season isn't in our long-term interests. Better to try to develop a player.
Those were "stud" grad transfers, but not "studs" overall. They were a good shooting undersized 2 guard and an Ivy League power forward who, while talented and productive, got owned by Kansas frontcourt.You take the best available whether it's a grad transfer, juco or high school kid. We thought we had the goods going into last season with our two stud grad transfers and we ended up pretty mediocre. Nobody thought we were doing anything heading into 2011 and we won the whole thing. You never know what to expect, always take the best available to help you right now.
Yeah we shouldn't take grad transfers who can't get it done against one of the top 3 front courts in the country in his one chance against them.Those were "stud" grad transfers, but not "studs" overall. They were a good shooting undersized 2 guard and an Ivy League power forward who, while talented and productive, got owned by Kansas frontcourt.
More of a stop gap on Ollie's job security. But I still like the idea of more depth and bodies that way if someone's not listening, you don't let them continue to make the same mistake for 15 minutes in a row and instead yank his as$ like Calhoun used to do, and whoever performs and listens plays.The grad transfer route isn't as appealing with this team.
We're not gearing up for a title run next year and a stop-gap player who won't be here the following season isn't in our long-term interests. Better to try to develop a player.
That's why I said stud grad transfers. They were two very good college basketball players. Miller is clearly better than anyone on our current frontcourt, not that it's saying much.Those were "stud" grad transfers, but not "studs" overall. They were a good shooting undersized 2 guard and an Ivy League power forward who, while talented and productive, got owned by Kansas frontcourt.
My bad, I read to much into "stud".That's why I said stud grad transfers. They were two very good college basketball players. Miller is clearly better than anyone on our current frontcourt, not that it's saying much.
Watched some film on Cobb(3 games) not a large sample size but these are my observations:
Strengths:
Move pretty well end to end for a big man. Not slow and lumbery(made up word) at all
Soft Touch
Pretty good passer
Uses his lower body for positioning pretty well
Shows ability to make smooth post moves
Weaknesses:
Doesn't have great hands
Lacks lateral quickness and mobility
Doesn't read bounces off the rim well. Slow reactor in general
Doesn't leave the ground much to pursue rebounds
Struggles to finish off of good post moves
Lacks aggression
My Conclusion is that he's a risk.we should take. Potential is there he just needs some fire lit under his ass. Not a great motor but I think KO and Co. can fix that. If he can find that grown man bad mf'r type motor he can be the big we've been missing. Big IF but a chance we have to take with the options we have