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How the duck was Kwintin Williams a UConn Basketball Player?

Chief00 said:
You obviously have not read Chief’s posts about First Night, dunking, etc LOL. In regards to Kwintin’s recruitment, what I said at the time was we should focus more on HS/Prep and less on transfers /JUCO. Kwintin was a JUCO.(see below screenshot) Today, I think my insight of a few years ago was correct. At the time, fans accused Chief as sleeping on Kwintin’s recruitment (see below). Once here, I did like Kwintin’s physicality and mean streak compared to Dave O. I thought he was a relative better rebounder. Jalan had a comment about Kwintin that we need more guys who would fight and didn’t like losing and I agreed with that. But, mostly Chief talked about fundamentals and missed assignments.
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I was just giving you crap it wasn’t a serious post. You’re correct more often than not.
 
Chief00 said:
You obviously have not read Chief’s posts about First Night, dunking, etc LOL. In regards to Kwintin’s recruitment, what I said at the time was we should focus more on HS/Prep and less on transfers /JUCO. Kwintin was a JUCO.(see below screenshot) Today, I think my insight of a few years ago was correct. At the time, fans accused Chief as sleeping on Kwintin’s recruitment (see below). Once here, I did like Kwintin’s physicality and mean streak compared to Dave O. I thought he was a relative better rebounder. Jalan had a comment about Kwintin that we need more guys who would fight and didn’t like losing and I agreed with that. But, mostly Chief talked about fundamentals and missed assignments.
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How dare you quote me from 3 years ago with no prior approval!
 
It’s a little misleading to say Kwintin or a couple of the others were recruited.
Three kids two of whom were starters left the program after the season ,the top recruit decommited along with the loss of Brimah , Facey, Purvis’s to graduation and the uncertainty of both Larrier and Gilbert coming off surgery. The team was the most devastated since, Phil and Cliff were suspended in 1986. We needed bodies.
The incoming recruiting class were all considered projects although Carlton , Polley,and Whaley were serviceable.
That team had ten new players three of which were simply NFL replacement players or warm bodies. Remember even with this catastrophe we were 4-0 with a win over Oregon until Gilbert went down against MSU.
 
The only thing I remember was when he went up to dunk and got rejected by the rim. I thought man his jumping sure doesn't translate to the real thing. Wow. Kevin Ollie. Just unbelievably bad eye for talent.
 
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Mr. French said:
How dare you quote me from 3 years ago with no prior approval!
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That was an indiscriminate, low throw away blow - I did not recall what I posted but I did remember the First Night fans telling Chief how wrong I was after some dunks that night. I don’t consider you in that crowd - my apologies.
 
We had to sign someone and he looked good getting off the team bus and in the pregame layup line.
 
McLovin said:
I feel like we should all just move on with our lives and stop bashing a guy who probably regrets coming to UConn just as much as some people on here regret him coming to UConn.

We have a bright future my friends. No need to think about the dark days of the program anymore!
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#Facts. However, I will say he is the reason why I watch some of these players' hype videos on Youtube and Instagram and can't help but wonder if they can do anything other than dunk.
 
Mr. French said:
How dare you quote me from 3 years ago with no prior approval!
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Chief00 said:
That was an indiscriminate, low throw away blow - I did not recall what I posted but I did remember the First Night fans telling Chief how wrong I was after some dunks that night. I don’t consider you in that crowd - my apologies.
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Chied00 are you aware that you just quoted @Mr. French again without his prior approval?
 
UcannUconn said:
I was just giving you crap it wasn’t a serious post. You’re correct more often than not.
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NYtoCT said:
Because Kevin Ollie
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Half the basketball genius’s on the board were on Ollie for not playing him more. He did star in a great recruiting video at the pool so he contributed more to UConn basketball than a bunch of other players who were actually recruited,which he wasn’t. he was a body for a short handed team.
 
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and quenton (kwinton? kwintin?) McHale was 'the tiger of the pacific. except that he wasn't, either. I think that I see some of youse in the group singing his praises. lol. but I kid, I kid.
 
Chief00 said:
That was an indiscriminate, low throw away blow - I did not recall what I posted but I did remember the First Night fans telling Chief how wrong I was after some dunks that night. I don’t consider you in that crowd - my apologies.
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Just playin' Chief!
 
My ticket rep used this signing in his pitch. Let's hope we don't get that low again.
 
There's also the chance he was trying to help a troubled kid a la Calhoun and thought enough talent was there to build something with. Williams wouldn't have been horrible as a 13th man. He could rebound a bit and had the physicality to clog the lanes and give a few hard fouls when needed. At the D1 level, I don't think he ever could have been more than a 5 min per game guy.
 
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Chief00 said:
The above criticisms are valid but given the guys we had up front, Kwintin played most physical. Ok, he would make foolish fouls, lose his assignment but at least he had a mean streak that Chief likes in his Bigs. The First Night fans loved him. Chief got criticized for suggesting we recruit HS/prep instead of JUCO.
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He was a back fill because of the defections. Very athletic, no game.
 
Funny, he had a little run with the Albany Patroons. Don't what he did, but again his athleticism impressed someone besides us.
 
rip7774 said:
The only thing I remember was when he went up to dunk and got rejected by the rim. I thought man his jumping sure doesn't translate to the real thing. Wow. Kevin Ollie. Just unbelievably bad eye for talent.
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JSMH
Even the greats are rejected by the rim from time to time
Yeah, KO saw no talent at all
are you bored or as ducked up as the originator of this ducked up thread?
 
sledog said:
Well, he DID hold the vertical record. I think I even remember seeing a vid of his butt in the hoop. But I never saw his feet leave the ground in a game.
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He was actually are only guy who horizontally blocked out for rebounds. Just be fair, his blocking out technique was actually pretty decent.
 
Madmannsucks said:
Funny, he had a little run with the Albany Patroons. Don't what he did, but again his athleticism impressed someone besides us.
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They probably thought, "Hey, if he was good enough for UConn, he's got to be good enough for us, right?"
 
Chief00 said:
He was actually are only guy who horizontally blocked out for rebounds. Just be fair, his blocking out technique was actually pretty decent.
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But he wandered around aimlessly on defense. Literally, just chased the ball, and always a few steps behind it, and had no idea where his man was. Or who he was supposed to be covering, as far as I could see,
 
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RichZ said:
But he wandered around aimlessly on defense. Literally, just chased the ball, and always a few steps behind it, and had no idea where his man was. Or who he was supposed to be covering, as far as I could see,
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No arguments on any of those observations. You are talking to the guy that others said missed Kwintin in my recruiting Grind and our beloved First Night fans thought he was destine for stardom.
 
Chief00 said:
The above criticisms are valid but given the guys we had up front, Kwintin played most physical. Ok, he would make foolish fouls, lose his assignment but at least he had a mean streak that Chief likes in his Bigs. The First Night fans loved him. Chief got criticized for suggesting we recruit HS/prep instead of JUCO.
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Chief I have nothing against you, but he was bad l, very very bad, the worst player in college basketball bad. He looked so scared on the court and god forbid the ball ever came to him, he looked like a 7th grader that no one taught the first thing about basketball.
 
I see little profit in banging on a kid who is just trying to find a fit with what skills he has. Not big on dumping on the program’s departed. Big$$ coaches and staff, fire away and kick the corpse.
 
BlueDogs said:
I see little profit in banging on a kid who is just trying to find a fit with what skills he has. Not big on dumping on the program’s departed. Big$$ coaches and staff, fire away and kick the corpse.
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I agree, despite being a critic of the recruitment, once a UConn player, I tried to provide just a little balance. It did not go over well.
 
Yep, KW may have been the worst recruit we've brought in. I'd put Lubin right behind him, though. The Lubin one was interested because people here swore he was going to be good because he was ranked highly in some random pub prior to his AAU (or lack thereof play). We were watching live games of him and he was awful.

Mandeldove certainly didn't work out, but he was #92 when he committed.
 
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