Jeff Goodman in Storrs

[QuickDraw]

looked like a charge to me

 

[jibsey]

Question. Is Clingan skinny? Appears so. He might get pushed around down low by much smaller and athletic players. No way he should ever dribble.

 

[navery12]

Question. Is Clingan skinny? Appears so. He might get pushed around down low by much smaller and athletic players. No way he should ever dribble.

He was 285 in high school and down to 265 when he got to campus. Looks like he's probably even lower now but I wouldn't call say skinny

 

[jibsey]

He was 285 in high school and down to 265 when he got to campus. Looks like he's probably even lower now but I wouldn't call say skinny

What happens in a tough BE battle when he gets the ball in the post? Is he getting stuffed? Any predictions?

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

What happens in a tough BE battle when he gets the ball in the post? Is he getting stuffed? Any predictions?

I'd venture to say he dunks more than getting his shot blocked. He's gonna have 4-6 inches on most players guarding him.

 

[Vancat]

Question. Is Clingan skinny? Appears so. He might get pushed around down low by much smaller and athletic players. No way he should ever dribble.

we've had our share of skinny dudes. I wouldn't put him in that category.

 

[jibsey]

I'd venture to say he dunks more than getting his shot blocked. He's gonna have 4-6 inches on most players guarding him.

They could throw him a 10’ high pass and he has to get fouled. Can not bring that ball down to waist level though.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

They could throw him a 10’ high pass and he has to get fouled. Can not bring that ball down to waist level though.

He'll get alley ooops - he's got the length and we have enough ball feeders around him.

 

[imno1]

smh No point guard, a 7'2" 265lb center that's too skinny and will get pushed around by shrimps, a 36% 3pt shooter who can't shoot. Can we even compete? I'm concerned

 

[navery12]

What happens in a tough BE battle when he gets the ball in the post? Is he getting stuffed? Any predictions?

No I don't think he'll get stuffed by smaller players. I honestly have no idea what your point is here. There's some valid concerns about Clingan but being too skinny to compete in the Big East is just a really bizarre angle to take

 

[HuskyHawk]

When I talk about not worrying too much about ball handling, this is what I mean. As often as possible the ball should be moving through the air. I believe that will be a focus on this more "positionless" roster. It's beautiful to see. We aren't far removed from having guys who pounded the ball into the ground and wasted 15-20 seconds a possession.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

When I talk about not worrying too much about ball handling, this is what I mean. As often as possible the ball should be moving through the air. I believe that will be a focus on this more "positionless" roster. It's beautiful to see. We aren't far removed from having guys who pounded the ball into the ground and wasted 15-20 seconds a possession.

The coaches and walk ons passing the ball around in a defensive rotations drill makes you less concerned about our ball handling???

 

[jibsey]

No I don't think he'll get stuffed by smaller players. I honestly have no idea what your point is here. There's some valid concerns about Clingan but being too skinny to compete in the Big East is just a really bizarre angle to take

No, There’s no angle here. Just wondering how his massive height plays out and what we can expect to see against quality teams for him. I literally have no idea and wouldn’t be surprised either way. Tapes against HS shrimps don’t mean much do they? It’s not like we have had video of him against Sanogo in practice because that would at least give us a clue. Of course we’ll all know in the next 8-9 weeks the answer.

 

[superjohn]

Jibsey with the keen observations and all the hard-hitting questions this morning.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The coaches and walk ons passing the ball around in a defensive rotations drill makes you less concerned about our ball handling???

Yes, because I think our offense is going to play that way. Plenty of guards on this team, no ball handling concerns. Go watch Warriors clips or clips of the Celtics in the 2nd half of the season last year. Dan has been slowly building towards a roster that can do that.

 

[Get a Job]

No, There’s no angle here. Just wondering how his massive height plays out and what we can expect to see against quality teams for him. I literally have no idea and wouldn’t be surprised either way. Tapes against HS shrimps don’t mean much do they? It’s not like we have had video of him against Sanogo in practice because that would at least give us a clue. Of course we’ll all know in the next 8-9 weeks the answer.

The point is that he's not likely to "get stuffed" very often. It's conceivable that he'll be so easily moved by strong, experienced players that he doesn't get as many dunks and layups as we hope, but it doesn't seem likely that he'll be getting his shot blocked very much.

 

[Kitaman]

I know it's a broken record, but god damn Clingan is HUGE.

Expect to see him sometime in Hollywood whether he can act or not.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

smh No point guard, a 7'2" 265lb center that's too skinny and will get pushed around by shrimps, a 36% 3pt shooter who can't shoot. Can we even compete? I'm concerned

Certainly more questions than answers. Concerning stuff. When everyone was complaining that Clingan was chubby and slow who would have thought that the real concern was that he was too skinny.

#concerns

 

[tennmike]

Certainly more questions than answers. Concerning stuff. When everyone was complaining that Clingan was chubby and slow who would have thought that the real concern was that he was too skinny.

#concerns

We're all fraught with concern here. Season's coming too fast! We may not be ready.

 

[BGesus4]

When you add in how unhinged Hurley is, you realize we should just cancel the season and be happy with being the NYT National Champs.

 

[jibsey]

Jibsey with the keen observations and all the hard-hitting questions this morning.

There have been a range of opinions here so far having him play 5 minutes a game to 20 and strength probably determines that in the BE. The video posted here showed a skinny looking guy but maybe he's stronger than he appears. We'll soon know.

 

[Son of Robert]

Watch the defense, not the ball. The Israeli kid, Yarin Hasson, moves pretty well.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Certainly more questions than answers. Concerning stuff. When everyone was complaining that Clingan was chubby and slow who would have thought that the real concern was that he was too skinny.

#concerns

Lol. Have you not heard of skinny fat?

It's really a thing.

 

[Jbirdp5]

After the local media guys went after Hurley on twitter, I’m not surprised he doesn’t give them preferential treatment.

Went after him? I remember the little misquote from borges two years ago, but don’t recall those guys going after him….what r u referencing?

 

[UConnKev]