Joel Ntambwe (UNLV Transfer)

[Huskygrad88]

I'm in the same boat.

Your building block pieces are Akok, Bouknight, Gaffney, Wilson, Gilbert. You can do way worse than Carlton and I think he helps way more than he hurts before he's done here- although I don't think he's a world beater.

Everyone else is bench bit players from here on out. If not, something's wrong.

Not sure Sid belongs on this list. I’ve always said he’s a great athlete, but that does not translate to a great (or even very good) basketball player. Sure he gets a few highlight plays, but he shot 35% from two, 23% from three, and 56% from the line. For all his athleticism he had 8 steals all year....Whaley had 3. He was generally lost on D. He has been with the team for a while. It’s is going to be a pretty big improvement for him to be good. Not sure he ever gets there. Hoping he does.

 

[superjohn]

So we needed 4 extra pages when we all agree Ntambwe is better than Sid and Polley...awesome, makes total sense.

 

[mauconnfan]

Any chance of a winky eye to end this charade? Need it really bad around here.

 

[superjohn]

Any chance of a winky eye to end this charade? Need it really bad around here.

Nothing but stink eyes in here.

 

[Austin316]

Hopefully this will get you all to leave this thread

I fast forward to the tie and shut if off. Your plan failed. Suck it! X

 

[Brochacho]

I'd like to declare myself a friend of Chief @Chief00

 

[Austin316]

Nothing but stink eyes in here.

 

[Chief00]

I'd like to declare myself a friend of Chief @Chief00

You will be exempt from the usual formal screening process. LOL

 

[Ha Who]

zzz

 

[ZenConn]

We just need to improve the talent here overall and Ntambwe will do just that. It doesn't matter who is better than who at this point and if we need schollies, Hurley will find a way to get him in the door if the guy wants to come here.

This is not just for games but for practice as well. Each one of these guys should be pushing each other to earn their minutes. If there's not enough talent on the roster then apart from shooting open shots guarded by chairs, how else will they improve?

 

[JMick]

How many simultaneous arguments do we have in this thread? It might be a record.

 

[jdb50]

Not sure Sid belongs on this list. I’ve always said he’s a great athlete, but that does not translate to a great (or even very good) basketball player. Sure he gets a few highlight plays, but he shot 35% from two, 23% from three, and 56% from the line. For all his athleticism he had 8 steals all year....Whaley had 3. He was generally lost on D. He has been with the team for a while. It’s is going to be a pretty big improvement for him to be good. Not sure he ever gets there. Hoping he does.

Sid is a work in progress but when he took outside shots for 2 or 3 last season I think he looked like he could be deadly if he puts in the time this summer. His shooting form was fine he just needs to make more. Who was going to block those jumpers? I hope he can get there.

 

[superjohn]

Mood in here
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Can't believe this hasn't been deleted by Tom yet.

 

[Mister Wonderful]

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My younger brother (ref in this case) got pink eye from a stripper (wrestler) at my other brothers stag doing the same thing.

You laugh but I then caught it from my brother.

 

[Austin316]

My younger brother (ref in this case) got pink eye from a stripper (wrestler) at my other brothers stag doing the same thing.

You laugh but I then caught it from my brother.

That... my good sir.. is why you only stick to electric blue.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

I kinda hate to agree with this, but I do. He's basically an 'Ollie Special'.

I don’t know about any “Ollie Special,” but I do know that the highlights I saw mostly showed dunks, outback dunks, and shot blocks. Not much ball handling, little if any passing, and very few jump shots. I like to see a little more.

 

[Mister Wonderful]

That... my good sir.. is why you only stick to electric blue.

I don’t disagree with you there

 

[husky429]

Sid is a work in progress but when he took outside shots for 2 or 3 last season I think he looked like he could be deadly if he puts in the time this summer. His shooting form was fine he just needs to make more. Who was going to block those jumpers? I hope he can get there.

Shooting form was AWFUL. Not close to fine.

But it did look different, especially from the foul line, by the end of the season. Trust hurley.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Brendan Adams? Good teammate, useful practice player, should give solid minutes as 9th or 10th man, or defensive stopper. Think Shamon Tooles, Donnell Beverly, Marcus Johnson.

If he's relied on for more than that, that means the rest of the talent isn't good enough.

Pfft, you say that like being as good as Shamon Tooles is a bad thing. Plus, he could rap.

Shamon Tooles, the basketball player, grew up in plain view of everyone in Coatesville.It was an

 

[Waquoit]

I like all our guys and I think they can all keep getting better. That said, if we can get a guy who's better we have to get him. That's a big way of upgrading the program, keep getting better players.

 

[tcf15]

This thread needs some STB

Hey Bud,

I am 6'6" 250.

Where can we meet so you can call me jackass to my face?

 

[zepfan]

I'd like to declare myself a friend of Chief @Chief00

Chief haters have an ax to grind with the world ... misplacing it on a great boneyard personality! Good thing Chief appears to take the haters in stride... sign of a solid individual.

 

[Chief00]

Chief haters have an ax to grind with the world ... misplacing it on a great boneyard personality! Good thing Chief appears to take the haters in stride... sign of a solid individual.

Yeah, when someone is crying for attention from their parent’s basement and filled with hate, sometimes the best policy is to get out of their way and let them make fools of themselves. That’s one thing they do rather well.

 

[uconnbill]

Gosh this thread turned into another peeing contest and crap show I see. Yet I keep coming back like a battered person.

Man I love The Boneyard as messed us as it is

 

[UCDaveD]

Chief haters have an ax to grind with the world ... misplacing it on a great boneyard personality! Good thing Chief appears to take the haters in stride... sign of a solid individual.

Yeah, when someone is crying for attention from their parent’s basement and filled with hate, sometimes the best policy is to get out of their way and let them make fools of themselves. That’s one thing they do rather well.

It boils down to jealousy, insecurity, and ignorance. Really quite sad, actually.

 

[Chief00]

It boils down to jealousy, insecurity, and ignorance. Really quite sad, actually.

So true.

 

[dennismenace]

Epic BY

 

[NJHoops]

Is there anywhere to talk about UConn basketball that doesn’t contain such histrionics and, more importantly, the irony of the seemingly greatest attention-seeker ever accusing others of the same?

 

[tcf15]

Might as well derail this thread even more than it's already been derailed:

 

[NJHoops]

Never trust a Providence fan to speak without bias on Hurley.

That dude needs a hug and a good psychologist. And some basic literacy and/or research skills.