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mauconnfan said:
Great news.......fast rising kid with a great motor and good length. Blocks shots and finishes around the rim...body is okay already and with work will be a beast.

Great news on the Husky home front and super job by the whole staff.... Herbst evidently put the KO on this one!
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Great length, athleticism, high motor, and hard working at both ends of the floor were all I needed to hear. That's loads of potential. I think I'm in love!
 
HuskyBballFan said:
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:D

The good Karma is flowing in Huskyland today! It appears the seed has been planted! The drama builds as X and Kuran ponder their futures!!!! Will UConn make a mad rush in the 2013 rankings firing up the charts into the Top 5 (we all know it would be top 3 regardless). In the alternative will these 2 prized recruits opt for another school at some point (not mentioning the obvious!). Hope abounds as Facey plants that seed! :)

Where will it take us no one knows! It could be the Gutter or the Penthouse! Place your bets!!!!!!!!
 
Huskies4ever said:
Great length, athleticism, high motor, and hard working at both ends of the floor were all I needed to hear. That's loads of potential. I think I'm in love!
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He is a great student which counts for quite a bit right now also. Emeka type of intellect! A good 4 year program guy is great to start a class!
 
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Measured 6'8.5 (in shoes) 191 lbs, with a 7'1.5 wingspan at the 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy. By the start of the 2013 season he should be up to 200-210. A nice energy guy off the bench as a 3-4 combo his freshman year and then a solid to very good starter for the next 3 years. These are the guys I love to get. If we can get 3-4 of these type and one star player that's a 2-3 year starter and then lottery pick to keep NBA success there, than that would be an ideal class for me.
 
Sportsman5 said:
Measured 6'8.5 (in shoes) 191 lbs, with a 7'1.5 wingspan at the 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy. By the start of the 2013 season he should be up to 200-210. A nice energy guy off the bench as a 3-4 combo his freshman year and then a solid to very good starter for the next 3 years. These are the guys I love to get. If we can get 3-4 of these type and one star player that's a 2-3 year starter and then lottery pick to keep NBA success there, than that would be an ideal class for me.
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I don't think you want him as a combo 3/4, he is a straight 4 or if he gains muscle maybe a 5. He doesn't have the shooting or dribbling ability to play the 3 at all right now as a freshman.
 
caw said:
I don't think you want him as a combo 3/4, he is a straight 4 or if he gains muscle maybe a 5. He doesn't have the shooting or dribbling ability to play the 3 at all right now as a freshman.
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Agree completely, We need to look smaller, not bigger, at the 3.

Hopefully in 2013 we'll be able to squeeze 70 minutes at the 4/5 out of Nolan, Olander, Wolf, and Facey. (I've left 10 minutes of going small with a guy like Giffey at the 4.)
 
Welcome Kentan, now eat some pasta and cheesecake.
 
caw said:
I don't think you want him as a combo 3/4, he is a straight 4 or if he gains muscle maybe a 5. He doesn't have the shooting or dribbling ability to play the 3 at all right now as a freshman.
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I meant as an energy guy off the bench. He seems mobile enough to guard the 3 and tall enough to guard the 4. Put him with two ball handlers and couple of bigs and you can get a lot of rebounds and blocked shots. There is only one guy who can touch the ball at a time. My expectations of a big his freshman year are what can he bring in terms of defensive versatility and rebounding. It all depends on his genetics and work ethic. he could easily gain 20-25 lbs in the next 15 months if he has good genetics, but if he's naturally thin than there is no way he puts on enough size to play power forward in the big east.
 
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Sportsman5 said:
I meant as an energy guy off the bench. He seems mobile enough to guard the 3 and tall enough to guard the 4. Put him with two ball handlers and couple of bigs and you can get a lot of rebounds and blocked shots. There is only one guy who can touch the ball at a time. My expectations of a big his freshman year are what can he bring in terms of defensive versatility and rebounding. It all depends on his genetics and work ethic. he could easily gain 20-25 lbs in the next 15 months if he has good genetics, but if he's naturally thin than there is no way he puts on enough size to play power forward in the big east.
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Defensively he could probably defend against the bigger 3's. I think he can be like Roscoe defensively. Offensively, he is probably behind where Roscoe was.

EDIT: The good news is that I think Facey knows he's a post player (and he might have more spring than Roscoe).
 
Roscoe Smith is exactly who I am thinking of as a comparison. Roscoe was touted as a shooter, but clearly struggled. However, he guarded the 3 and 4 well, rebounded on both ends, and was valuable in transition on offense + defense. Who knows how it will turn out, but clearly a good start to the class
 
the thing i never got with roscoe is that he never improved his legs. as result his game on o suffered. in hs his hops put him about the competition. in college those hops made him just another player. he never seemed to bulk up legs wise and gain a couple more vert inches like other players his type do. that made his js tough with a hand in his face and his put backs were blocked a good amount. he always boxed out well and did good things, but i think roscoe has to get his legs stronger at unlv if he wants to get to the next level.
 
HuskyfanDan said:
the thing i never got with roscoe is that he never improved his legs. as result his game on o suffered. in hs his hops put him about the competition. in college those hops made him just another player. he never seemed to bulk up legs wise and gain a couple more vert inches like other players his type do. that made his js tough with a hand in his face and his put backs were blocked a good amount. he always boxed out well and did good things, but i think roscoe has to get his legs stronger at unlv if he wants to get to the next level.
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Roscoe's problem is he wants to play the 3 and has no handle. Also he was a better 3pt shooter his freshman year than his sophomore year. I don't think he wanted to bulk up to be a pf.
 
uchusky32 said:
Roscoe's problem is he wants to play the 3 and has no handle. Also he was a better 3pt shooter his freshman year than his sophomore year. I don't think he wanted to bulk up to be a pf.
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im talking toe raises and calf exercises. i think he could have worked his legs out better and been a good 3. he lacked ups that rudy or stix had for example.
 
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Roscoe couldnt play the three cause he could not dribble not cause he wasn't athletic enough.

Kentan Facey is not a 3 i dont understand what you dont get? He is a 4 who could play 5 with added strength.
 
Burnsbros23 said:
Roscoe could play the three cause he could not dribble not cause he wasn't athletic enough.

Kentan Facey is not a 3 i dont understand what you dont get? He is a 4 who could play 5 with added strength.
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Agreed with Facey but he certainly looks athletic enough to guard 3's..........he's raw and has another year of HS so who knows........

Either way roscoe couldn't play the 3 offensively because he wasn't explosive enough, he had no mid-range game and part of the reason for that is he had no handle whatsoever. Did a nice job defensively against some 3's but much like AO he didn't improve at all offensively over the summer.........maybe worst, both of them!
 
Burnsbros23 said:
Roscoe could play the three cause he could not dribble not cause he wasn't athletic enough.

Kentan Facey is not a 3 i dont understand what you dont get? He is a 4 who could play 5 with added strength.
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I think defensively Facey may be able to play the 3, not offensively (at all). Other than that, I agree. Roscoe also had suspect passing.
 
Not sure I like the discussion of Roscoe with Facey. Not good Karma. Can we stay focused on Facey? Roscoe is playing on the moon right now as far as I'm concerned.
 
Kitaman said:
Not sure I like the discussion of Roscoe with Facey. Not good Karma. Can we stay focused on Facey? Roscoe is playing on the moon right now as far as I'm concerned.
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Agreed DONE
 
One thing that stood out to me (well several things did but...) was that he committed without JC on campus, and after being shown around by Ollie. A great indication of how great a recruiter/leader Ollie is. No JC? No problem. And Kudos to Herbst for taking the time to discuss the 1 year ban to a potential recruit. I'm very impressed with what the staff AND administration did in landing this kid.
 
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MCNPA said:
He was scheduled to take an unofficial. Dozens of kids take unofficials. He was on SJU's radar but not a priority for 2013. I already mentioned the top priorities. If SJU misses on all of them, Facey might have become more important in the spring.
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Then the SJU coaching staff is more inept than i thought. Apparenlty everyone else was more impressed with his performance the past few months where he blew up.

During the month of July, he also attracted interest and offers from the likes of Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Kansas State, Indiana, Texas and others.

And that's to go along with the 11 schools he was already looking at including UCLA, Memphis, Xavier and USC. My point is, if he wasn't high on the SJU staff's list of potential recruits, it was either because they knew he was UCONN bound, or because they aren't terribly bright.
 
UCONNfan1 said:
Then the SJU coaching staff is more inept than i thought. Apparenlty everyone else was more impressed with his performance the past few months where he blew up.

During the month of July, he also attracted interest and offers from the likes of Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Kansas State, Indiana, Texas and others.

And that's to go along with the 11 schools he was already looking at including UCLA, Memphis, Xavier and USC. My point is, if he wasn't high on the SJU staff's list of potential recruits, it was either because they knew he was UCONN bound, or because they aren't terribly bright.
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That's pretty absurd to say SJU staff is not bright because they disnt do a full-court on Facey. SJU's frontcourt is a lot further along than Uconn's right now and doesnt have the immediate need to grab Facey. The kid blew up fast and has almost no offensive game right now. SJU already has Jakarr Sampson and Orlando Sanchez at his position and both are better. As I said, I've seen him a bit IMO he has a long way to go. Hes a lot like Kamari Murphy who sju also didnt push hard for, and i think Kamari's offensive game is better at the same point. He wasn't that high on SJU's recruiting list because he's not nearly as good as the ore prospects SJU has been pursuing period for this class, period. Don't shoot the messenger here.
 
MCNPA said:
That's pretty absurd to say SJU staff is not bright because they disnt do a full-court on Facey. SJU's frontcourt is a lot further along than Uconn's right now and doesnt have the immediate need to grab Facey.
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If they have good players there now, wouldn't they like to take a guy that they could develop and not need to play for 2 years? You wouldn't want a raw guy to come in and start from day 1.
 
Enough dude. You don't have to respond to every post. You came here to try to rain on our parade so don't expect everybody to thank you for your effort. So please stop.

Thank you for your interest in UConn Basketball, three-time National Champions.
 
nomar said:
Enough dude. You don't have to respond to every post. You came here to try to rain on our parade so don't expect everybody to thank you for your effort. So please stop.

Thank you for your interest in UConn Basketball, three-time National Champions.
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Not trying to rain on parade. Just giving opinion. Apologies. Enjoy.
 
MCNPA said:
That's pretty absurd to say SJU staff is not bright because they disnt do a full-court on Facey. SJU's frontcourt is a lot further along than Uconn's right now and doesnt have the immediate need to grab Facey. The kid blew up fast and has almost no offensive game right now. SJU already has Jakarr Sampson and Orlando Sanchez at his position and both are better. As I said, I've seen him a bit IMO he has a long way to go. Hes a lot like Kamari Murphy who sju also didnt push hard for, and i think Kamari's offensive game is better at the same point. He wasn't that high on SJU's recruiting list because he's not nearly as good as the ore prospects SJU has been pursuing period for this class, period. Don't shoot the messenger here.
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Who's shooting the messenger? UCONN has been better than SJU for years and years and that trend doesn't look to be changing any time soon. Coaches routinely miss the boat on players - JC famously so on Ryan Gomes. Frankly I couldn't care less if SJU pursued him or not. He's a great kid and has a ton of upside and he's exploded lately based on his outstanding play and motor that won't stop.

I think the point UCONN fans keep making to you is to stop being a dick, coming over here acting like we got a future bench warmer. Time will tell how good this kid is and given the crap news UCONN dealt with for 2 years, it's fantastic for fans to continue to read one good news story after another.

Frankly I have no idea why you post over here in the first place. Go sell your crazy someplace else cuz we're all full up over here.
 
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