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tcf15 said:
Looks like he's playing with Lecque on the Rens this spring:
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Another nice addition to localizing recruiting is that you get to see 2-4 of the guys you are targeting every game you watch.
 
Kid can play and would instantly be in the Boneyard’s “Hall of Fame name team”
 
Kofi is a game changer. Having Kenya Hunter as a coach and recruiter should really help us out.
 
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Mr. French said:
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.
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Sheldon Williams or Brad Dougherty? Shoulders look good though.
 
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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I remember mild mannered Jim Calhoun going off on a reporter, who had a question that implied a high percentage of a certain Bigs (and I forgot who now) shots were dunks and was he concerned about that? Calhoun’s reply was, if 100% of his shots were dunks that would be even better. Talk about swag. Chief loved it.
 
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Liked that he showed the ability to use his left hand when on that side of court. Big body, looks like good footwork and never seemed to rush things/ under control
 
Good god can we please get this kid. I don't care if the rest of our recruiting doesn't set the world on fire, but this kid is going to be so good. Can we please get a talented beast center for once? other than Andre...
 
methodology said:
Liked that he showed the ability to use his left hand when on that side of court. Big body, looks like good footwork and never seemed to rush things/ under control
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Agree. Cockburn would be a great addition for us. Any insiders have any insight as to where we stand?
 
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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I went to the Cuse/UConn game in Cuse in ‘12, and Blaney was coaching in JC’s absence.

There was a few plays straight where Drummond was playing a bit tentative, as he often did that early.

At one point after a play where Drummond didn’t finish, Blaney screamed at him clear as day and about as loud as possible “ANDRE?!?!?! DUNK THE BALLLLLL!!!!” And sure enough next chance he got he hammered one home.

Those big fellas usually don’t quite grasp their ability or power especially that early.

Your story brought that vivid memory back for me.
 
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Chief00 said:
I remember mild mannered Jim Calhoun going off on a reporter, who had a question that implied a high percentage of a certain Bigs (and I forgot who now) shots were dunks and was he concerned about that? Calhoun’s reply was, if 100% of his shots were dunks that would be even better. Talk about swag. Chief loved it.
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What the heck is that question? Did this exchange happen in 1955?
 
Rico444 said:
What the heck is that question? Did this exchange happen in 1955?
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No - in the last decade Jim coached - I will try to remember who the Big was - I guess the reporter thought the Big’s offense should be more diversified - Jim was happy with the dunks and wanted more - LOL!
 
Chief00 said:
No - in the last decade Jim coached - I will try to remember who the Big was - I guess the reporter thought the Big’s offense should be more diversified - Jim was happy with the dunks and wanted more - LOL!
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If you ask me, Kofi is a lock with us. Hard to get Cockburn unless you've been involved in the Blaze strategy!
 
uconnphil2016 said:
If you ask me, Kofi is a lock with us. Hard to get Cockburn unless you've been involved in the Blaze strategy!
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Love Kofi and UConnPhil’s optimism - but a “lock “ is probably overstating things. Good point, it does seem like Hurley and his staff have inherently and intuitively gotten some of the Blaze principles without Chief’s intervention. So we are starting at a much higher startimg point and who knows how high the ceiling is?
 
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husky99 said:
We is a must get
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So many fall in love with guards but with the exception of 2014 our F4’s were done with fairly good and big centers ( Jake, Mek, Thabeet & Alex).
 
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Chief00 said:
So many fall in love with guards but with the exception of 2014 our F4’s were done with fairly good and big centers ( Jake, Mek, Thabeet & Alex).
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Do we win 1999 without Jake - No

2004 - Jim, Clyde and staff had assembled an all airport Bigs team - Mek, Josh, Hilton, & Charlie

2009 - Thabeet and Jeff

2011 - Alex - before he pulled an attitude. The dude helped recruit AD but then when he got here - got jealous of his talent.
 
Chief00 said:
Do we win 1999 without Jake - No

2004 - Jim, Clyde and staff had assembled an all airport Bigs team - Mek, Josh, Hilton, & Charlie

2009 - Thabeet and Jeff

2011 - Alex - before he pulled an attitude. The dude helped recruit AD but then when he got here - got jealous of his talent.
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Take your pick. Remove any starter and we don't win.
 
Ocho88 said:
So the theme here is that when we've had a combination of really good guards and really good big men, we've won. Coach Hurley should try to build a team like that.
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Sounds simple but sometimes people get guard happy just like out Football Defensive Coordinator gets DB happy. Obviously, good guards are key but let’s not forget the value of Bigs.
There are plenty of NCAA teams with good guards but if you look at the ones who also have good Bigs - those are generally the top teams. There are not a lot of teams that have good Bigs and that are not top 25.
 
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Chief00 said:
Sounds simple but sometimes people get guard happy just like out Football Defensive Coordinator gets DB happy. Obviously, good guards are key but let’s not forget the value of Bigs.
There are plenty of NCAA teams with good guards but if you look at the ones who also gave good Bigs - those are generally the top teams. There are not a lot of teams that have good Bigs and that are not top 25.
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Good insight. Teams with better players win more. That helps a casual fan like me understand this complex game
 
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