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Interesting article - Donovan Clingan

husky429 said:
Those guys played high school ball 40 years ago. The game has changed drastically since then; what you're saying is essentially irrelevant. TONS of guys stayed public then all over the country. Very, very few do now.

I'm sure there are examples of more recent guys that stayed in public school for 3 or 4 years. It would be great if DC and his family could reach out about those decisions and how it impacted them to help with their own decision-making process.
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There is no downside to the kid staying at Bristol.

Kids racing to prep schools is normally much more about the adults who make money off the game than it is about the kids playing it. He already plays AAU ball at the top level - he doesn’t need more basketball, more travel and more wear and tear.

He’s a seven-foot sophomore who is on track to touch and go to the NBA after a year or two in college. Less is more for a 15 or 16 year old that size.
 
I realize that the data is a little old giveen how fast he is coming on, but how did he do against the top AAU competition?
 
Fishy said:
There is no downside to the kid staying at Bristol.

Kids racing to prep schools is normally much more about the adults who make money off the game than it is about the kids playing it. He already plays AAU ball at the top level - he doesn’t need more basketball, more travel and more wear and tear.

He’s a seven-foot sophomore who is on track to touch and go to the NBA after a year or two in college. Less is more for a 15 or 16 year old that size.
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There is certainly potential for downside if he stays at BCHS. I'm shocked you have this take. He is practicing and playing against less talented kids 4 months of the year. The coaching isn't as good. The practice rules are more stringent. Especially true if he stays with his mostly regional AAU team.

There's also downside of going prep. The wear and tear on young bodies being a big one. His dad not being able to see all of his games, and the lack of fans is also a downside.

It wouldn't be a difficult decision if there wasn't downside to both options.

He and his family need to weigh the benefits of staying at home vs going prep. It sounds like he's really attached to his home, so if he stays home, he'll need to create a strength training program and a plan for skills improvement to stay on track with his peers at the top of the 2022 rankings. I'd think any talented local strength coach and skills trainer would be happy to take him for the publicity alone.
 
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I hope we land this kid. He is a serious player and has incredible touch at his age. Further development under the staff in the future would be immense. We need to be every player's first choice in the state of Connecticut if we are recruiting them
 
Hurley is there with Moore watching Clingan vs his own son (on east Catholic) not even 4 hrs after game ended away at East Carolina. I love it.
 

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Is it inconceivable that this kid never attends college? I realize you HAVE to recruit him either way, but when the rule changes, if he’s developed enough he could enter the draft right outta HS
 
MrP said:
Is it inconceivable that this kid never attends college? I realize you HAVE to recruit him either way, but when the rule changes, if he’s developed enough he could enter the draft right outta HS
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He's probably going to struggle getting up to high major college speed. He was get absolutely monstered in the NBA. He'd get monstered in teh G League tbh.

he's playing basketball against Lilliputians right now
 
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intlzncster said:
He's probably going to struggle getting up to high major college speed. He was get absolutely monstered in the NBA. He'd get monstered in teh G League tbh.

he's playing basketball against Lilliputians right now
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isn’t he just a Sophomore in high school? If he keeps working on his body/game who knows what his limits are. He already is pretty well built for a 7’0 sophomore in high school. If he can shoot (and his shot does look decent) you are talking about a possible American Porzingas. I’d consider taking him in the first round especially if he falls to the later part.
 
Fishy said:
There is no downside to the kid staying at Bristol.

Kids racing to prep schools is normally much more about the adults who make money off the game than it is about the kids playing it. He already plays AAU ball at the top level - he doesn’t need more basketball, more travel and more wear and tear.

He’s a seven-foot sophomore who is on track to touch and go to the NBA after a year or two in college. Less is more for a 15 or 16 year old that size.
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I find his desire to stay close to home to be refreshing. He and his dad are obviously close. The key is not picking up any bad habits against competition where he is the tallest guy on the court but 8 or 9 inches.
 
caw said:
isn’t he just a Sophomore in high school? If he keeps working on his body/game who knows what his limits are. He already is pretty well built for a 7’0 sophomore in high school. If he can shoot (and his shot does look decent) you are talking about a possible American Porzingas. I’d consider taking him in the first round especially if he falls to the later part.
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Only a sophomore, huh? That means @HooperScooper needs to stay in his cell in the basement for two more years?!
 
I said it before and only time will tell if I am correct. I think Donovan finds a way to get extra credits and he graduates next year from Bristol Central. Then hopefuly he will sign with Uconn. It would be a total waste of time for him to spend the next 2 years in High School.
 
caw said:
isn’t he just a Sophomore in high school? If he keeps working on his body/game who knows what his limits are. He already is pretty well built for a 7’0 sophomore in high school. If he can shoot (and his shot does look decent) you are talking about a possible American Porzingas. I’d consider taking him in the first round especially if he falls to the later part.
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are you suggesting you would take him in the first round of an nba draft now....? Appreciate he is only a soph and therefore can possibly develop, but that is laughable if I am interpreting correctly. He is playing against CT kids half his height and doesn’t even appear to be a superb athlete. not even remotely close to what porzingis was in Europe pre nba
 
What's wrong with Ct. Kids. Ct HS Basketball is the best in NE . Remember the old NE HS BB Tournament at Bos. Garden and how Ct used to dominate.
 
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Slick said:
I said it before and only time will tell if I am correct. I think Donovan finds a way to get extra credits and he graduates next year from Bristol Central. Then hopefuly he will sign with Uconn. It would be a total waste of time for him to spend the next 2 years in High School.
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Donovan is 15 right now, do you really think he's going to move up a year so he can start playing college basketball when he's just turned 17?
 
Rico444 said:
Donovan is 15 right now, do you really think he's going to move up a year so he can start playing college basketball when he's just turned 17?
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Rico444 said:
Donovan is 15 right now, do you really think he's going to move up a year so he can start playing college basketball when he's just turned 17?
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Rico444 said:
Donovan is 15 right now, do you really think he's going to move up a year so he can start playing college basketball when he's just turned 17?
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Yes, I believe he recently turned 16. If he stays in high school next year he will turn 17 around now. If he went to college the following year he would turn 18 during the season. If he is physically and emotionally ready he will go early. I believe that Richie Springs who is enrolled at Uconn now is 17.
 
Slick said:
Yes, I believe he recently turned 16. If he stays in high school next year he will turn 17 around now. If he went to college the following year he would turn 18 during the season. If he is physically and emotionally ready he will go early. I believe that Richie Springs who is enrolled at Uconn now is 17.
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Ain't happening
 
caw said:
isn’t he just a Sophomore in high school? If he keeps working on his body/game who knows what his limits are. He already is pretty well built for a 7’0 sophomore in high school. If he can shoot (and his shot does look decent) you are talking about a possible American Porzingas. I’d consider taking him in the first round especially if he falls to the later part.
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Of course. But he needs to play better competition. Porzingis played against professionals from a young age.

Clingan is effectively playing against chairs right now. You don't get better in a vacuum. Plenty of guys can shoot 50+% from three in an empty gym.

He could end up as Shawn Bradley. You just don't know.
 
Blaneylover said:
I find his desire to stay close to home to be refreshing. He and his dad are obviously close. The key is not picking up any bad habits against competition where he is the tallest guy on the court but 8 or 9 inches.
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He can stay close to home and play in local prep leagues which are some of the best in the country.

I'd rather see a kid want to be the best at any cost. That fire, that hunger, that desire to kill any and all competition is what gets you ahead more than height and skills ever will.
 
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