Karaban to UConn!!!

[Hans Sprungfeld]

This. Have we ever had a truly hatable player?

I suppose Laettner's opinion of Sellers doesn't really count.

Donny was the best at getting under players skin. I would think he would be in the running for hateable player. He had a certain way about it.

Got T-d up for clapping too.

 

[mauconnfan]

You would have been a decent player at Middlesex Community College

Dove leave the MXCC Flying Horseman out of this thread please!!

 

[Scoe]

No bigger FA pickup then Karraban, now recruits essentially are FA now.

 

[Chin Diesel]

IDK Chin but other than 3 point and FT shooting, I really don't see the resemblance in their games. Karaban likes to mix it up inside where Giffey was a bit more finesse type. You did point out quite a bit in your post on AK that I thought was on point. Regardless! We got the TUNA.

Looks like Niels was fine in the paint to me.

 

[Husky Alien]

Looks like Niels was fine in the paint to me.

YES! He did look good didn't he? What I was getting at and IDK if it will translate in college ball but AK likes to post up in the paint where as NG usually did not. I did enjoy the footage though. Tend to forget that NG slashed into the lane quite a bit.

 

[Chin Diesel]

YES! He did look good didn't he? What I was getting at and IDK if it will translate in college ball but AK likes to post up in the paint where as NG usually did not. I did enjoy the footage though. Tend to forget that NG slashed into the lane quite a bit.

I'm with you and I've mentioned Karaban's comfort in the lane as one of the best parts of his game. Do I think AK will be as successful with post moves in college as he was in HS? No. But I do like how AK is comfortable moving through the fog and the moving pieces in the paint.

 

[Husky Alien]

Got T-d up for clapping too.

He liked doing that too.

 

[Conndog]

Some more love for Giffey- he had great defensive skills. Loved how he kept his position on defense which I especially noticed in the championship game against Kentucky. Solid rebounder too.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[David 76]

Man, this is great news. Alex adds scoring and a lot more to our team!

 

[Husky Alien]

@Storrs South, thank you for sharing this interview with us. He interviews very well.

 

[Storrs South]

@Storrs South, thank you for sharing this interview with us. He interviews very well.

Don't thank me, thank @gwhuskyfan

 

[Umami Zen]

Did you already have it? How did it go?

Went great.. Number two eye in early Sept.. Takes an adjustment period when you're in between the first eye being done and the second eye still being deficient. Kind of like half-good eyesight

 

[Pinnacle]

If only we were still in the American, LOL!

 

[SixRings]

Excellent interview. AK is so much more calm, expressive, mature, etc. than most peeps his age.
I was surprised that he didn’t really connect with many current players during his unofficial visits. Probably speaks volumes about DC reaching out to him and getting him onboard. Definitely excited to see this kids game develop.

 

[brihman]

Really was a great interview

Excellent interview. AK is so much more calm, expressive, mature, etc. than most peeps his age.
I was surprised that he didn’t really connect with many current players during his unofficial visits. Probably speaks volumes about DC reaching out to him and getting him onboard. Definitely excited to see this kids game develop.

 

[UKemba15]

Definitely streets ahead for sure.

Community fans are hiding everywhere, glad to meet another!

 

[NYtoCT]

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.

Lol…hope the vision improves!

 

[huskyfan224]

Crazy that neither of them know much about the Big East when it was by far the best and just are familiar with the new one. Regardless, nice interview and happy to be in the NBE over AAC

 

[Husky Alien]

If only we were still in the American, LOL!

We would not have these recruits. No thank you.

 

[CTBasketball]

Reminds me of a young, svelte, Peja Stojakovic.

 

[UCOnions]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[HooperScooper]

Another very good article from Mike Anthony of the New Haven Register with lots of quotes from Karaban. Hopefully by now everyone knows how to read Register articles.

Karaban said he chose UConn over Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Butler and Indiana.

“Just the relationships I had with all the coaches,” he said. “It wasn’t just a good relationship for basketball. It was off the court, too. I really loved spending time with them. I really loved getting to know them. They felt like extended family. It was so cool how I connected with them.”

Tom Moore, a Hurley assistant for five years and a UConn assistant for 18, was Karaban’s main recruiting contact. UConn’s newest assistant, Luke Murray, hired in May, was also involved down the stretch.

“We have similar personality traits, and it all leads back to our love and competitive spirit for basketball,” Karaban said of the staff. “(Hurley) wanted me to know (the program) was in great hands and that it will only go up and he’ll do what it takes to win, and he’ll make sure he only gets players who only want to do whatever it takes to win, too. He said it’s only bright, the future, that we’ll go back to those elite runs that UConn had.”

Why did basketball recruit Alex Karaban choose UConn? ‘They felt like extended family.’

Alex Karaban, UConn’s latest recruit, is a 6-foot-8 forward from Northborough, Mass.,...

www.ctinsider.com

 

[Chief00]

@Storrs South, thank you for sharing this interview with us. He interviews very well.

Thanks Chief.

 

[QuickDraw]

I remembered b4 even starting this clip like it was yesterday. They had to duck batteries being thrown by pitt fans next time out... man I hated them

 

[rip7774]

I remembered b4 even starting this clip like it was yesterday. They had to duck batteries being thrown by pitt fans next time out... man I hated them

Can't wait to get back to playing with that swagger again! Mouring with the clutch 3 and never a doubt El-Amin on that drive! JC didn't look too happy lol at KEA on the table! Love it!

This BS folding at the first sign of trouble we had for years is thankfully eradicated, now got to take those next steps (Md. layup issues were not the stuff of a team there yet for sure) and I think we are. Such exciting times!

 

[CL82]

I remembered b4 even starting this clip like it was yesterday. They had to duck batteries being thrown by pitt fans next time out... man I hated them

I've said this before but someone once rhetorically asked El Admin what he said when he jumped up on the table. El Amin didn't pause a second. He said it was "Duck you, duck you, duck everyone of you motherduckers and duck your raggedy ass gym too!"

Watch at 1:30. It is hysterical.

 

[Sachem]

I've said this before but someone once rhetorically asked El Admin what he said when he jumped up on the table. El Amin didn't pause a second. He said it was "Duck you, duck you, duck everyone of you motherduckers and duck your raggedy ass gym too!"

Watch at 1:30. It is hysterical.

If I remember they played a week before in Hartford and El Amin got into some beef with the other point guard(forgot who it was). But going into this game there was a lot of tension between him and the Pitt team. My favorite part in Calhoun screaming at him to get down off the table.

 

[Umami Zen]

I've said this before but someone once rhetorically asked El Admin what he said when he jumped up on the table. El Amin didn't pause a second. He said it was "Duck you, duck you, duck everyone of you motherduckers and duck your raggedy ass gym too!"

Watch at 1:30. It is hysterical.

Well said

 

[UConnKev]