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Karaban Has Passing Skills

He being at the four will take pressure off of Sanogo and Clingan. He's extremely skilled and has a high IQ. Needs to work on his defense but he's still very solid.....as of now
 
He’s played 2 games and it’s obvious we were lucky to get him but he’s not Larry Bird…..yet.
 
Ricker said:
As a rabid Karaban fan, it annoys me to have him get lesser stats than he earns on the court. Not sure I understand why the box scores for the BU game are different at CBS website vs Huskies website, and which stats will be 'official' for Karaban's career. I would have thought there would be 1 source for this stuff. In the post game presser Hurley read Karaban's line and said 2 RBs and that we need more than that from him on the boards. The CBS website says 2 RBs. The Huskies website says 2 offensive and 2 defensive rebounds for a total of 4. Both websites say 4 assists. The highlight clip posted in another thread clearly has 5 assists highlighted. Rewatching the game there were 3 offensive and a defensive rebound = 4 RB.

first Half
@14:13 Offensive Rebound Karaban put back for 2 and was fouled
@12:35 Offensive Rebound with assist pass underneath to Clingan for a jam
second half
@19:27 Entry assist to Sanogo
@16:19 Defensive RB
@12:45 Assist to Sanogo
@ 6:46 Assist to Sanogo
@ 5:35 Offensive Rebound assist to Newton for a 3
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In another thread @navery12 made me aware of the StatBroadcast stats and running play by play that ties to the boxscore. In BU game at 12:35 of the first half Calcaterra misses a 3 and Karaban gets the rebound and fires to Clingan for the jam. Officially, neither the rebound nor the great assist happened, despite the highlight videos. Clingan got the rebound himself and put it back evidently. Don't trust your eyes or video. At 16:19 of the second half BU misses a breakaway layup and Karaban rebounds. Diarra got credit for the rebound because they are easily mistaken for each other. (sarc) I would also note many times are off by 10 sec or more vs the game replay. Sorry I haven't been able to let this go, but with a small sample size it changes averages until we are farther along in number of games. 2 Additional rebounds and 1 additional assist changes his average stats for the 2 games
 
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jibsey said:
He’s played 2 games and it’s obvious we were lucky to get him but he’s not Larry Bird…..yet.
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Bird was limited athletically vs the guys he played against in the NBA.. But his BBIQ/passing/shooting/trash talking(LOL) allowed him to be a HOF player.. He had a champion's brain.. For CBB.. AK is showing some similar characteristics early.His shots will start to fall. Lets see how it plays out..
 
ClifSpliffy said:
poor man's larry bird.
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PNolanFan said:
I control F larry bird and was surprised it took me to page 3 of the thread to have a hit
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jibsey said:
He’s played 2 games and it’s obvious we were lucky to get him but he’s not Larry Bird…..yet.
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As a Sixers fan growing up in the early 80's I hated the Celtics and Bird, Parish, McHale, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, etc. About the only Celtic I liked was Cornbread Maxwell. And screw that towel waving knob whose name I forget but had one or two average seasons with Detroit.

That being said, Bird's mix tape is straight legend and if his back held out two more years, he'd be top 5 all-time. As is he is still top-10 all-time on most lists. Bird is somewhat like Ray Allen in that people think of them as great shooters when in reality, in their prime, they were studs getting to the rim and scoring at all four levels.

 
He did it again tonight. At least 3 times. Pass was too him and he barely held the ball before moving to the next player for a basket or clean shot.

He plays beyond a freshman's level for confidence of where the ball goes next.

*Special thanks to whichever mod decided the OP thread title needed to be changed or clarified for the mental minions on this board.
 
He did have a couple ugly passes especially that one into Sanogo but his defense was stellar tonight.
 
That bounce pass to alley oop was incredible vision. Even better is his JJ Redick ability to do quick back steps to the corner 3 to get open for a quick pop. He’s such a smart player. I cannot wait to see him next year with castle at point
 
Chin Diesel said:
He did it again tonight. At least 3 times. Pass was too him and he barely held the ball before moving to the next player for a basket or clean shot.

He plays beyond a freshman's level for confidence of where the ball goes next.

*Special thanks to whichever mod decided the OP thread title needed to be changed or clarified for the mental minions on this board.
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He's consistently seeing the play (whether it's pass or shoot) before he catches it
 
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Chin Diesel said:
He did it again tonight. At least 3 times. Pass was too him and he barely held the ball before moving to the next player for a basket or clean shot.

He plays beyond a freshman's level for confidence of where the ball goes next.

*Special thanks to whichever mod decided the OP thread title needed to be changed or clarified for the mental minions on this board.
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His and Sanogo’s chemistry in that zone is something else. The timing has been absolutely impeccable between the two of them with Sanogo making his move to seal the post so that Karaban can pass it immediately when he gets the ball.
 
MJKI said:
That bounce pass to alley oop was incredible vision. Even better is his JJ Redick ability to do quick back steps to the corner 3 to get open for a quick pop. He’s such a smart player. I cannot wait to see him next year with castle at point
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I love he doesn't hesitate when the correct play is to shoot. None of us shout at the TV for him to shoot. He's confident.
 
3rdbass said:
He did have a couple ugly passes especially that one into Sanogo but his defense was stellar tonight.
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He had the mega brick in the second half, UNCW got the rebound and on their possession after the brick Karaban got the block shot.
 
The only thing I noticed that his shot is kind of flat at times. He needs to work on rotation at times.
 
Loving Karaban. So happy he is on our team. How he plays the game is infectious feeding Sanogobeast, heady plays, shooting 3's, getting boards. What's not to like?
 
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3rdbass said:
The only thing I noticed that his shot is kind of flat at times. He needs to work on rotation at times.
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Plenty of rotation on the ball. Issue is its flat because he shortarms it. That being said, he's been a dynamite shooter for years. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.
 
The emphasis on passing has resulted in so many good looks so far this season. Whether they fall or not doesn’t matter. Last year, we had to resort to our 5’10 PG driving into the trees to get a shot off with the shot clock running down. This team is a breath of fresh air. 20 assists on 28 field goals tonight.
 
It wouldn't be the Boneyard without a steady stream of thread titles that make you double-take or scratch your head.
 
Karaban and Ajax are really good passers and Newton is pretty good himself and that is going to create a lot of open shots. Cant wait to see what this team looks like by February. Really like the starting 5 of Sanogo, Karaban, Ajax, Hawk and Newton. Solid bench, lets go!!!
 
He was credited with 2 assists tonight but also in the first 4 minutes he found Hawkins for the dunk that was missed, then Alleyne for a wide open 3 that he missed, and Sanogo entry right at the rim that he missed. Back to back to back possessions.
 
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fleudslipcon said:
It presented a connotation that was awful.
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There's probably a correlation between reactions to that title and the age of those reacting. Maybe 20 years ago "passing" was a word I never used outside of sports.
 
He's an exceptional passer, sees the whole court. Loved the quick pass on a fast break in the second half when he got the ball at the 3 line foul line extended and in one motion flipped it to Hawkins in the corner for a nailed 3. He could have held the ball letting the D recover. He could have rushed his own 3, or tried to drive. But he found the best option available, and quickly.

As a bonus, when he rebounds the ball Karaban will often push it out himself, head up, and find people up the court. Love it.
 
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