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HooperScooper said:
Bam, there we go! Just got home. My son called me in the car on the way home to tell me. Karaban is a good kid and a hard worker. I hope it works out well.
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Finished a 7 hour drive and opened The Boneyard to the news I have most wanted .

Unloaded the very packed car, set a 7am alarm in order to meet a friend at NY Botanical Garden for timed-entry Kusama exhibition including Infinity Mirrored Room, and it has taken this long to read the thread. I will be very tired at some point later today.

I love your last two sentences above, and thank you for your humble enthusiasm in sharing your personal take. I too hope it works out well.
 
Huskyforlife said:
This is probably a major reason why kids cut their lists so often. Answering texts from 25 schools must be nauseating at some point.
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I think you may be a bit naive thinking schools stop communicating when a player cuts their list

Sure the staff may spend more hours watching other players and texting/talking but you always keep lines of communication open until that ayer is signed and on campus. At a minimum.
 
IT'S OVER!

Donovan Mitchell Sport GIF by NBA
 
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3rdbass said:
I really hope Gaffney isn't are starting point guard in 2022. If So we might be in for a long season and didn't get the recruits we wanted or skool isn't as good as he seems.
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Or maybe Jalen by senior year Jalen developed into a good point guard. It just took him a while
 
husky429 said:
That would okay with me. Kid went 27/27 from the line at Peach Jam.

He is foul shooter on Ts from day 1. Even if he's sitting with 4 fouls and a concussion. Sub him in and put him at the line. He's unconscious there. I wouldn't be shocked if he averaged 90%+ for his college career.
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That little item reveals something about the recruit. Commitment and self discipline. Not only does it bless the recruit but will make him a shining example of leadership in practice and on and off the floor. In some of those videos about John Havlicek which were going around one pro said "no one wants to win more than John". I think we have a very special young man and hats of to Dan Hurley and the staff.
 
NYtoCT said:
There’s insiders and then there’s predicting recruiting 900 years into the future insiders.
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What was I thinking? Cataract surgery is a bummer but will try to rise above the challenge of funky vision in future posts..

BTW.. Never have been -Never will be an insider of any duration but I get the humor.

Still happy with the character/maturity of Dan Hurley's 21/22 class recruits.
 
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Ricker said:
OMG!! How do I send a thank you note to Tom Moore and what do I owe him!!

It has been a privilege to be of service. (tongue firmly in cheek)

If Sanogo, Clingan, Karaban, doesn't kick ass, I'm going to have to be man enough to own it on the Boneyard. They gave me ALL of my top targets I wanted to build around as a multi-year core to surround with athletes.

Time to celebrate UCONN IS BACK
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Had no idea you’ve been banging this drum since 2019, but sure enough, here it is. Props.

12/12/2019:
I still haven't found a New Hampton roster to ID other players, but they have apparently cloned Tyler Lydon with a 2022 soph named Alex Karaban. He has Tyler Lydon size, skills, and versatility with Giffey BB IQ. I didn't find boxscores , but after the game I looked up writeups of their 6 previous games and this game was not an aberration. He scored 27 pts vs Hargrave Academy with 8 rbs, 21 w/7 rbs vs Blair Academy, 12 vs Vermont Academy, 24 vs Tilton, 21 vs Ridley college, and he scored, rebounded, ball handled, defended, and had intangibles last night that made me notice and inquire. My guess is 6'8 to 6'9 wirey strong even as a soph. Karaban with Donovan Clingan is my current 2022 wish list.
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Happy World Cup GIF by FIFA
 
3rdbass said:
This guy has a lot better range than Giffey for sure and looks like he will be better in that area to start. Of course he is also coming in with better accolades than Giffey too.
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To be fair, the Giffey who won his first national championship was not nearly as good a shooter as the Giffey who won his second national championship. If he comes in as a better shooting freshman than Giffey, great. But no one should hold their breath that he’s a better shooter than senior year Giffey, because almost no one is.
 
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aburks41 said:
Love to see Danny point us in the direction of that 2018 Nova or this past years Baylor team. Realistically we need at least three 3pt threats on the court at all times. Defenses will have no idea how to guard a lineup of Gaff Hawkins Karaban Akok and Clingan
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No they won't have any idea how to guard them. That's why we will win it in 22-23
 
Kembacity said:
You don’t think other teams hated shabazz? The attitude, the daggers, the fact that he was here 4 years which definitely felt like 6 for opposing fans
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Yeah maybe. Sucks for them haha
 
UofCT said:
This. Have we ever had a truly hatable player?
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Not meant as a dig on you, but you must still live in Connecticut and have a lot of UConn friends to ask this question!

We love our players, but we've had plenty of players (and coaches) that people hate.
 
Chuck said:
Not meant as a dig on you, but you must still live in Connecticut and have a lot of UConn friends to ask this question!

We love our players, but we've had plenty of players (and coaches) that people hate.
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Correct but there is a difference between Cuse of Prov hating our guys because we rival with their programs and like people from Wisconsin and Oregon watching a UConn game and saying they hate Shabazz or they hate Vital.

A universal hatable player is hard to come by
 
UofCT said:
Correct but there is a difference between Cuse of Prov hating our guys because we rival with their programs and like people from Wisconsin and Oregon watching a UConn game and saying they hate Shabazz or they hate Vital.

A universal hatable player is hard to come by
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I agree that PC, 'Cuse, etc. should be carved out. Michigan fans are never going to like an Ohio State player/program. It's a sign of respect to be hated by rivals. But in my travels, there are lots of people that root against UConn and UConn players. That's partially because everyone roots against a winner at some level. There also seems to be an odd belief that UConn is still a "new money winner" and not a real Blue Blood. I'm fine with that. We earned our place.

I'd rather they keep hating us than forget about us! Hurley will ensure we're still hated by many. Hopefully Karaban and all the other new blood can add to the legacy!
 
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Without reading the entire rest of the thread, what's his game like? Who's a good comp?

My hope is someone like a Shonn Miller with less athleticism but a better perimeter game (i.e. can match up as a 4 on the defensive end and rebound, but can shoot from the outside and space the floor). The snippets I've read about his midrange game and craftiness makes him sound like an ideal guy to play at the foul line against a zone.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Without reading the entire rest of the thread, what's his game like? Who's a good comp?

My hope is someone like a Shonn Miller with less athleticism but a better perimeter game (i.e. can match up as a 4 on the defensive end and rebound, but can shoot from the outside and space the floor). The snippets I've read about his midrange game and craftiness makes him sound like an ideal guy to play at the foul line against a zone.
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Andrew Slater tweet said a comp from a rival coach was an athletic Georges Niang.
 
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