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Message: [QUOTE="Askgreek, post: 4497322, member: 100"] I don't post very often, but in my opinion, Clingan is our [B]best overall player[/B] and has been the [B]most consistent performer[/B] of all our players through the first 18 games of the season, period! He needs to start and play the majority of minutes at the center position for every game going forward. I think that everyone on this team, including Sanogo knows this to be true. They see him and play against him in practice every day. Clingan is growing before our eyes, and everyone can see it and the players know it. I believe Sanogo has put additional pressure on himself to perform at the highest of levels since the PK tourney, where Clingan (not Sanogo) was the MVP. Sanogo has not handled the pressure well (largely underperforming in conference play). This team was supposed to be about how far the big three (Sanogo, Hawkins, Jackson) could take us. My view is this team goes as far as Clingan can take us, if given the opportunity with buy in from staff and players. The sooner that Hurley and the players understand and accept this reality, the better a season that we will have. It became crystal clear to me yesterday, that if Clingan played more last night (and in our previous 2 losses), we would have likely won. His presence is a relief value for the rest of the players, and they perform better with him on the floor. Clingan is a game changer and could turn out to be the best center we have ever had play at UCONN. I cannot think of many other UCONN players as freshman (at any position) in our history that I have been higher on, than I am on him. Time for coach to figure out his rotations to put us in the best position to beat the top teams in the nation and compete for a final four/championship. [/QUOTE]

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