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CardiacAndre7 said:
Chev's the one from uconnball right? wayyy back in the day
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Chev was the man. Best inside info on this board until he had a feud with another poster over who had the best info. Sound familiar?
 
UCweCONN said:
Okafor was born in the US. Bad example. Thabeet was a project who was a great shot blocker who sucked offensively. Even after several years he still brought the ball down where little guys could steal it instead of going up strong. Drove me crazy. Is he still playing?
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Who are all these American big men we've gotten who are better than Thabeet?
 
UCweCONN said:
What's up with us and African players? I don't mean African-American, I mean African. They're always projects that first picked up a basketball three years ago but have immeasurable 'upside' that never amount to anything. There are plenty of good players in the US that have played ball since they were five years old. Let's go gets one of them.
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Never amount to anything? Thabeet was second team AA and national defensive player of the year you numbskull.
 
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UCweCONN said:
Chev was the man. Best inside info on this board until he had a feud with another poster over who had the best info. Sound familiar?
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Chev is absolutely dialed in.
 
UCweCONN said:
Chev was the man. Best inside info on this board until he had a feud with another poster over who had the best info. Sound familiar?
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That's hilarious
 
Tuna said:
Never amount to anything? Thabeet was second team AA and national defensive player of the year you numbskull.
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Putting it nicer than I would have. Excellent restraint displayed there.
 
UCweCONN said:
Okafor was born in the US. Bad example. Thabeet was a project who was a great shot blocker who sucked offensively. Even after several years he still brought the ball down where little guys could steal it instead of going up strong. Drove me crazy. Is he still playing?
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Apparently yes, in the Phillipines

Mighty Sports - Wikipedia
 
Mamadou is the west African form of Muhammad. And diarra is a popular surname as well, similar to ndiaye or obi. Though it would be kinda wild if we had two.

His list is legit, held offers from Marquette ,Colorado , ksu, cincy, and mizzou.
 
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If UConn has a double dose of Diarra and they have similar results to the Marshall and Marshall teams, I'll take it.
 
Chin Diesel said:
If UConn has a double dose of Diarra and they have similar results to the Marshall and Marshall teams, I'll take it.
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Did anyone else think for a second that he wants the team to perish in an airplane mishap?
 
There is very little information available about this kid, his name popped up on the Cincinnati radar last summer and I know our staff was very high on him at the time but then he randomly committed to Washington. My guess, like most international recruits, his "handlers" will be handling his recruitment.
 
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UCweCONN said:
Chev was the man. Best inside info on this board until he had a feud with another poster over who had the best info. Sound familiar?
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Do you recall which poster?
 
If we get them both, I expect there to be lots of "yo mama" jokes directed at the team.
 
kobe said:
There is very little information available about this kid, his name popped up on the Cincinnati radar last summer and I know our staff was very high on him at the time but then he randomly committed to Washington. My guess, like most international recruits, his "handlers" will be handling his recruitment.
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Ugh that picture
 
UCweCONN said:
What's up with us and African players? I don't mean African-American, I mean African. They're always projects that first picked up a basketball three years ago but have immeasurable 'upside' that never amount to anything. There are plenty of good players in the US that have played ball since they were five years old. Let's go gets one of them.
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Are you really questioning whether we should continue to follow the plot to The Air Up There...

It worked for Kevin Bacon. It HAS to work for us!
 
UCweCONN said:
Okafor was born in the US. Bad example. Thabeet was a project who was a great shot blocker who sucked offensively. Even after several years he still brought the ball down where little guys could steal it instead of going up strong. Drove me crazy. Is he still playing?
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Right. Let's trash All Big East and Honorable Mention All American level players who helped us to a Final Four because of their NBA careers (or lack of one) so we can instead continue on with the level of Centers we have had since. Tool.
 
this thread got me to re-watch some old mixtapes on our Diarra last night. I really hope he is healthy for this upcoming season. All of his game is derived from the power in his legs so it's a concern he has such balky knees but his physicality is desperately needed on this team. The guy dunks the hell out of the ball. He's 6'8 and has a 7'2 wingspan. If he can add more muscle, which he appears o have the build for, he would fall into a similar role as Jordan Bell. We really haven't had many updates on his health, but no news could be good news here. The way things look in the frontcourt right now we could be relying on Diarra to grab a bunch of boards.
 
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SirHypeAlot said:
this thread got me to re-watch some old mixtapes on our Diarra last night. I really hope he is healthy for this upcoming season. All of his game is derived from the power in his legs so it's a concern he has such balky knees but his physicality is desperately needed on this team. The guy dunks the hell out of the ball. He's 6'8 and has a 7'2 wingspan. If he can add more muscle, which he appears o have the build for, he would fall into a similar role as Jordan Bell. We really haven't had many updates on his health, but no news could be good news here. The way things look in the frontcourt right now we could be relying on Diarra to grab a bunch of boards.
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Bell had more bounce and was up for the title of best shot blocker in his class in HS. He was also more skilled and took a few jumpers. I like Diarra a lot, but that's a lofty comparison.

As for updates, Diarra was practicing at the end of the season. You may have heard that, but that's definitely a positive.
 
SirHypeAlot said:
this thread got me to re-watch some old mixtapes on our Diarra last night. I really hope he is healthy for this upcoming season. All of his game is derived from the power in his legs so it's a concern he has such balky knees but his physicality is desperately needed on this team. The guy dunks the hell out of the ball. He's 6'8 and has a 7'2 wingspan. If he can add more muscle, which he appears o have the build for, he would fall into a similar role as Jordan Bell. We really haven't had many updates on his health, but no news could be good news here. The way things look in the frontcourt right now we could be relying on Diarra to grab a bunch of boards.
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Yeah we really want Diarra to 'clog the lane' for us, so to speak
 
Hearing positive things about Mamodou Diarra from a talent standpoint, but on the flip side, eligibility could be tough for him to get this year.
 
I'm not a doctor, but I am at a loss as to how a person with chronic knee issues (Diarra1) can be in a position to help us? Nowhere have I seen/read that time off was the only option to putting this young man back in action. When the rigors of college basketball conditioning and practice begin to show itself again, will the knees take it? I certaily hope so.

I could be wrong but my senses tell me he was throw in for potentially landing Diallo. It has happened before Jamal Coombs-McDaniel to land Oriakhi.
 
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