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FWIW, this guy would likely also draw more media attention to the program. The internet / social media loves dunks (just look at the number of links in this thread) and this guy would probably be all over Instagram, Twitter, SC top 10. Sounds gimmicky, and does little to add wins, but wouldn't hurt to increase our exposure to recruits. We might need FGCU Dunk City-esque exposure to get back into the category of admirable programs in the eyes of some of these recruits.
 
KWIN BRING HAMMER TIME BACK TO STORRS!

  1. Kwintin Williams Retweeted
    Team of the Century‏ @HuskyCentury 13h13 hours ago
    Team of the Century Retweeted Team of the Century

    Congrats to @JUMPMANEBIG on getting the UConn offer... I hope you'll chase your dreams as a husky #UConn

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    Dear @CoachKO_UConn @CoachChills @coachkillings @CoachRickyMoore please check this high flying unsigned juco big man out. Good fit for UConn …
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    Anthony Ray‏ @ArizonaPreps 12h12 hours ago
    Unsigned 6-foot-7 sophomore juco forward Kwintin Williams receives a huge scholarship offer from UCONN.

    1 reply14 retweets61 likes
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    Verbal Commits‏ @VerbalCommits 14h14 hours ago
    2017 JUCO F Kwintin Williams has received an offer from Connecticut. @JUMPMANEBIG http://verbalcommits.com/players/kwintin-williams …

    1 reply14 retweets40 likes
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    Julius Kim‏ @JKimElevate 4h14 hours ago
    #UConn has offered 2017 forward Kwintin Williams

    3 replies12 retweets41 likes
 
53% FT, 0.3 AST/TO, and low BLK & STL totals are all concerning, and he's not tall for a PF, but he certainly is an athletic freak.

Hopefully Ollie can turn him into more of a basketball player than a raw athlete.
 
In spite of KOs missteps one good thing we've seen from our players is improved FT shooting. Purvis, Boat, Brimah (despite that slump when he strangely changed his whole form), Facey and others greatly improved FT shooting under KO. I'm sure someone will throw out a stat that says I'm wrong but hey.
 
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My first inclination is do we really need more project bigs in 2017?

But the dude is clearly a freak athlete. Seems like he is really well built too.
 
awfuldan said:
My first inclination is do we really need more project bigs in 2017?

But the dude is clearly a freak athlete. Seems like he is really well built too.
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All he has to do is play hard on defense, rebound, block shots, and get out in transition. Kid seems like he plays with a high motor. Scoring will come
 
Huskymagic said:
KWIN BRING HAMMER TIME BACK TO STORRS!

  1. Kwintin Williams Retweeted
    Team of the Century‏ @HuskyCentury 13h13 hours ago
    Team of the Century Retweeted Team of the Century

    Congrats to @JUMPMANEBIG on getting the UConn offer... I hope you'll chase your dreams as a husky #UConn

    Team of the Century added,
    Team of the Century @HuskyCentury
    Dear @CoachKO_UConn @CoachChills @coachkillings @CoachRickyMoore please check this high flying unsigned juco big man out. Good fit for UConn …
    0 replies5 retweets12 likes
  2. Kwintin Williams Retweeted
    Anthony Ray‏ @ArizonaPreps 12h12 hours ago
    Unsigned 6-foot-7 sophomore juco forward Kwintin Williams receives a huge scholarship offer from UConn.

    1 reply14 retweets61 likes
  3. Kwintin Williams Retweeted
    Verbal Commits‏ @VerbalCommits 14h14 hours ago
    2017 JUCO F Kwintin Williams has received an offer from Connecticut. @JUMPMANEBIG http://verbalcommits.com/players/kwintin-williams …

    1 reply14 retweets40 likes
  4. Kwintin Williams Retweeted
    Julius Kim‏ @JKimElevate 4h14 hours ago
    #UConn has offered 2017 forward Kwintin Williams

    3 replies12 retweets41 likes
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That's a little excessive for a "in game" dunk but I'll take it. Lol. SMH
 
Have not seen enough on the kid to know if I want him. Real athletic kids without skill and /or basketball IQ can make you crazy too.

For every high flying dunk you can have 2 bonehead turnovers for fastbreaks.

Not everything can be learned either.
Amida could not get a rebound and give a quick outlet after 4 years of college coaching(funking maddening)so don't assume this kid can get better.

Last year all I wanted was a high IQ shooter who could dribble and pass.
UConn has fallen in love with athletes with potential that often times goes unrealized.

With that said,sign him up!!
 
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Quite frankly, his 0.29 assist to turnover ratio would drive me crazy and if that did not get me committed his 53% foul shooting would. Only centers who can completely kill it on the boards can get away with that.

Having said that the dude can hang in the air like a bird. Worth a look given where we sit.
 
It looks like he sat out this past season which would give him three years of eligibility.

He played his junior year at some prep in Oklahoma after leaving Alaska and then ended up at "Planet Athlete" which was a travel team for an obscure prep school. Doesn't look like anyone on that team qualified - they had a kid name Lamous Brown who ended up declaring for the NBA draft last year.

He was recruited to some degree by Oregon, supposedly, but was a partial qualifier, so he ended up playing as a freshman at something called Pima Community College. He transferred to Arizona Western where I guess he sat out.

This might be more about having warm bodies around for the 2018 abyss than it is about this year.
 
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husky99 said:
Pitt is all in

High-Flying JUCO Forward Kwintin Williams on Pitt's Radar
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First, no, they're not. Looks like they kicked the tires.

Second, I love the kid's quotes.

I have a 44-inch vertical. It translates on all levels and it’s something I carry with me everywhere I go.

I bring a, very, very, very high energy. I would have an immediate impact on rebounding as well. I can finish anything that’s around the rim as well. They can expect at least 5 to 6 dunks per game.
 
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Fishy said:
First, no, they're not. Looks like they kicked the tires.

Second, I love the kid's quotes.

I have a 44-inch vertical. It translates on all levels and it’s something I carry with me everywhere I go.

I bring a, very, very, very high energy. I would have an immediate impact on rebounding as well. I can finish anything that’s around the rim as well. They can expect at least 5 to 6 dunks per game.
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No I did not get that from the article. Asked around and I heard that.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Defense happens with your feet. Enoch came to UConn with poor technique and instead of shooting threes on the Upper Uzbekistan national team he should have been at a big man camp improving footwork. National teams are good for players who already posess .
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BBall IQ and hustle are important ingredients to defense. I'm not sure these 2 characteristics were strong for him. However, considering how bad our seasons were he should have been given more playing time.
 
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