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Announcer at around a minute needs to get a timeout for potty mouth.

But Kofi is a big boy. Trying to think of a few comps but he’s a good deal thicker than many bigs that size, but he’s not doughy by any means. I don’t see a Patric Young muscle monster either.
 
Chief00 said:
Jake was a pretty big and strong guy. Ask Elton Brand or some dude who ran into a Jake screen. Emeka is another one, who really worked in the weight room at UConn. Pat Calhoun has always said Andrew Bynum was the biggest guy they ever had at their house.
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Very true about Voskuhl and Okafor. I guess what prompted my comment was how this kid looks in high school. It seems Jake and Emeka took a couple years to develop like this and I recall my friends and I commenting that Emeka didn't seem able to dunk as a freshman.
 
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mauconnfan said:
Jake was very strong and tough, did all the little things. When people like Brand tried to bounce him back with a power dribble he hardly budged. One of our best pure low post defenders ever, very underrated as to the impact of his position for the our first NC.
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And one of the best outlet passers we've ever had.
 
Pgh2Storrs said:
Sure, but how many other than Diallo did we even think we had a prayer at?

Swinging is one thing, making contact is another. I have a feeling when Hurley swings, he’s going to hit more often than not.
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Right. That was my under elaborated point. Figured it was self evident.
 
Pgh2Storrs said:
Swinging is one thing, making contact is another. I have a feeling when Hurley swings, he’s going to hit more often than not.
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idk about that. If we are swinging for 5stars, then you hope he gets some hits, but it def won't be more often than not.
 
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Chief00 said:
Jake was a pretty big and strong guy. Ask Elton Brand or some dude who ran into a Jake screen. Emeka is another one, who really worked in the weight room at UConn. Pat Calhoun has always said Andrew Bynum was the biggest guy they ever had at their house.
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Andrew Bynum, where are they now?
 
UConn hasn't had a center like him since Calhoun retired. Long ago are the days UConn led the country in blocked shots. They haven't had a big athletic shot blocking force in years. It seems a big shift in roster composition happened under Ollie. Too many skinny frail kids. This would be a huge get! and much needed!
 
Scrutiner said:
Very true about Voskuhl and Okafor. I guess what prompted my comment was how this kid looks in high school. It seems Jake and Emeka took a couple years to develop like this and I recall my friends and I commenting that Emeka didn't seem able to dunk as a freshman.
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You and your friends couldn’t be more wrong. Dude was jacked from day 1. I should know, he came into my dorm room shirtless on the first day of class to ask to borrow pen and paper, while we were sleeping. Scared the crap out of us - we had no idea who he was
 
Phoenixhusky said:
I saw Emeka play as a freshman at University of Arizona and he was a solid guy already. This is still the best game i ever saw live. An Arizona fan leaned over to me after the game and said Emeka and Ben would win a national championship someday.
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That game was amazing remember it well. Was that the game fort the ead was founded on boneyard?
 
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Do we have insight on how we stand with him? Are we going up against the big boys of UK and Puke and is there mutual interest with him?
 
MrP said:
You and your friends couldn’t be more wrong. Dude was jacked from day 1. I should know, he came into my dorm room shirtless on the first day of class to ask to borrow pen and paper, while we were sleeping. Scared the crap out of us - we had no idea who he was
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Sorry, my reference was meant to be that Jake was not as developed physically as a freshman as Cockburn is in high school and Emeka not being able to dunk as a freshman like Cockburn is doing in high school. If you go back and watch some games I think you'll see what I mean. He was strong but for some reason was unable to get up and dunk as Cockburn does in this video.
 
reddevilhusky said:
Do we have insight on how we stand with him? Are we going up against the big boys of UK and Puke and is there mutual interest with him?
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No idea where we stand, but we'd be going up against comparable P5 schools. Cinci, Cuse, UCLA, et al
 
Scrutiner said:
Sorry, my reference was meant to be that Jake was not as developed physically as a freshman as Cockburn is in high school and Emeka not being able to dunk as a freshman like Cockburn is doing in high school. If you go back and watch some games I think you'll see what I mean. He was strong but for some reason was unable to get up and dunk as Cockburn does in this video.
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No need to apologize, thanks for clarifying. I’ll go back and watch some of those early games
 
Scrutiner said:
Emeka not being able to dunk as a freshman like Cockburn is doing in high school.
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As a side note, I remember how frustrated this board would get when Thabeet did the same thing as a freshman. I guess it's part of the development process.

We just need big men like Adrien and Stanley yelling at their teammates to "dunk that 5hi+" during the tournament game (I think it was vs Chattanooga)
 
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ZenConn said:
As a side note, I remember how frustrated this board would get when Thabeet did the same thing as a freshman. I guess it's part of the development process.

We just need big men like Adrien and Stanley yelling at their teammates to "dunk that 5hi+" during the tournament game (I think it was vs Chattanooga)
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Yeah I agree. Uconn basketball functions better with a healthy balance of teammate/coaching staff motivational profanity. It cultivates a winning environment and stresses accountability. The program was built on it.
 
intlzncster said:
I know you have to report them, and I'm not poo pooing that, but goshdarn I hate those crystal balls.
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Crystal balls are generally just a pick to the school thats trending. But it depends on who it comes from, maybe a little better with football. If you get a school specific "insider" like Tom Loy at Notre Dame or Gleitman from Ohio State, they usually know what the deal is. Although that is football haha.
 
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