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ToolzieFan said:
Thabeet averaged 13.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 4.2 blocks on 64% shooting as a junior. I think our frontcourt will be a real strength this year, but it’s best to keep expectations reasonable.
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Where's the fun in reasonable expectations? Sanogo will be a better basketball player than Thabeet.
 
InKembaITrust said:
Where's the fun in reasonable expectations? Sanogo will be a better basketball player than Thabeet.
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You can use whatever qualitative adjectives you'd like, but I doubt Sanogo will be a more productive player than Hasheem based on the numbers quoted by @ToolzieFan. Sanogo may be more skilled, "a better player," or whatever you'd like, but I don't see him outperforming a singled quoted metric. I would be ecstatic to be wrong.
 
Junior Thabeet, 13/10/4, was the defensive player of the year and singlehandedly dominated games defensively and at times, offensively. I like Sanogo, but that's not happening.
 
InKembaITrust said:
2009 frontcourt is top 3 for sure. I think Whaley can have a Jeff Adrien type year. Call me crazy, but I'm taking a sophomore Sanogo over a junior Thabeet. Akok and Stix cancel each other out and the combo of Polley/Samson beats Edwards.

2011, while they had raw talent with high ceilings, won't be as good as this year's frontcourt. I expect this year's team to accomplish far more than that team did.
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I love your enthusiasm and I share the optimism, but I will also take your advice and call you crazy!
 
InKembaITrust said:
.....the 21'-22' season has the potential to roster the greatest UConn frontcourt in 20 years?

Only others in contention IMO:

2008-2009
Jeff Adrien (S)
Stanley Robinson (So)
Hasheem Thabeet (J)
Gavin Edwards (J)

2005-2006
Hilton Armstrong (S)
Josh Boone (J)
Rudy Gay (So)
Ed Nelson (S)

2004-2005
Charlie Villanueva (So)
Hilton Armstrong (J)
Josh Boone (So)
Rudy Gay (F)

2003-2004
Charlie Villanueva (F)
Hilton Armstrong (So)
Josh Boone (F)
Emeka Okafor (J)
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Technically, anything has potential, but realistically, there is a much better chance that all four of those "other contenders" will prove to be better.

BTW, I'd put the '98-'99 frontcourt up there as well as '93-'94.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
In recent months, I've noticed that my finger taps on the phone a bit to the right of my intent, so that the number 1 often shows up as a 2. If this is what happened with you, then, yeah, I can see potential for this to be the best front court since a decade ago, when Drummond and Oriakhi didn't pair well together.

Then again, you listed 4 teams from the first decade of the 21st Century. On that score, I can only offer that your post is, quite Scrappy.
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...I said does this year's roster have the potential to be the greatest UConn frontcourt in 20 years...
 
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Unless Sanago turns into NPOY and everyone else turns into lottery picks it’s unlikely. Very unlikely.

Shows how good our front courts have been though because this could be one of the best in the country. Going to have some dogs in the paint looking to regain our rightful spot as best shot blocking team in the country.
 
HooperScooper said:
Just remember that Thabeet was a a consensus 2nd team All American and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year. That kind of positive production is tough to beat. If Sanogo does give the Huskies that kind of production then they should be rolling.
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The game is so different. Unfortunately for Thabeet he rolled around just a tad too late to be any good in the league, in part because basketball wasn't his first sport. There's no reason he couldn't have been a Hibbert like player, probably better, who dominated on defense in the even in the 2000s, but by 2009 that was subtly changing and by 2014 it was over.
 
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boog204 said:
Junior Thabeet, 13/10/4, was the defensive player of the year and singlehandedly dominated games defensively and at times, offensively. I like Sanogo, but that's not happening.
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If Adama grows 6” before the season I’ll agree.
 
Son of Robert said:
Adama Sanogo should also be much improved this year. He has sort of a power finesse game going, and I look for him this year to be kind of unstoppable at times. More power, more confidence, veteran post moves, more rebounding, better defense, better foul shooting. All of it.

He should be first team, second team, all BIG EAST. He's our killer down on the blocks.
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ya know, u may be onto something here, when u put it like this. if akok can reach 'force' status, not only will that help adama's offensive presence, but together, they could have game changing powers every single game.
 
I think we clearly remember how good/great Okafor was, but really don't remember what kind of college player Boone had become. No matter who the other two are, that's a tough twosome to beat, and it's not like the rest of the frontcourt were slouches either.
 
Like my father used to say when I asked for something..."we';; see"....which by the way...meant NO!!!
 
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InKembaITrust said:
For the record, I think it's essentially a given that the 03'-04' frontcourt can't be beaten unless this year's frontcourt has a miraculous season and Sanogo turns into Emeka right before our eyes.
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Even then its a no. Forget this years team tell me a better front court in cbb since. That 03-04 frontcourt is one of the deepest and best ive ever seen. Its the main reason i pick that team as the best of the last 20 years in cbb. I think they even give UNLV 1990 problems.
 
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