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tcf15 said:
Not on DraftExpress like Mama, but Mamou reportedly has a 7'2" wingspan as well.
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I think I like "Mama & Mamou" better than "Adou & Oudou", but I think we need to put it up to a vote and figure out on preferred monikers before we get too deep down this rabbit hole.
 
AntG168 said:
And he's more than a "dunker" according to scouting reports. This is a lazy assessment
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Yea you are right, very lazy indeed. Yet in both of the videos that I could find of him, he went up to dunk it about 80% of the time, not that there's a plethora of footage on the kid to be fair. You can see he is hesitant when he gets the ball away from the rim in tcf's second video, thats because he isn't comfortable dribbling the ball. We have had too many problems with poor ball handling on this team, and if you believe he is "more than a dunker" then he better sure as hell have some form of handling or mid range game to compensate, otherwise we are just recruiting another screen setter.
 
If we get him I just hope we don't the bed with them. In the potential it's a sign category two women at a Petsmart checkout counter today were talking about one gals dog that was part Lhapso Apso and part Shittsu making it a lotsashitso.
 
Kemba'sYogurt said:


He kinda looks like a Montrezl Harrell to me. Long and rugged. Not as explosive maybe but I'd love a Montrezl on our team
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Wasn't Harrell more compact and interior only? I have forgotten as he caused us so many nightmares. This guy has a pretty nice stroke for a 6'9 guy from 3-point land. Not much to go on, but the snippets really speak to the fact he could guard a lot of positions as Romar indicated on signing day.
 
rip7774 said:
Wasn't Harrell more compact and interior only? I have forgotten as he caused us so many nightmares. This guy has a pretty nice stroke for a 6'9 guy from 3-point land. Not much to go on, but the snippets really speak to the fact he could guard a lot of positions as Romar indicated on signing day.
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For the most part, but Harrell's senior year he took some threes. I wouldn't say they were exactly effective but he had the confidence to pull it. I remember he hit the dagger from 3 against Virginia. Harrell was compact but he was pretty long. I'm not sure if he guarded multiple positions like this guy can.
 
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I find this intriguing. I am wary based on what Fishy said about his build, but if they are talking about his ability to defend multiple positions, then I begin to see why we'd be interested.

I'm not convinced of much, but I truly believe that what Kevin Ollie intends to bring back to UConn with these changes, is stifling defense. He's talked about it before but hasn't done it so far. I think it's the right move given the state of the game.
 
Athletic 6'9" Mamoudou Diarra Commits To The Washington Huskies

A lot of quotes and insight in this article from last summer. Since coming to the US in 2014 he's had a torn MCL and broken bones in both hands so he hasn't had a ton of time playing basketball here which has kept him off people's radars. Obviously his coach is going to pump his stock up but he believes he's a top 50 player.
 
SirHypeAlot said:
Athletic 6'9" Mamoudou Diarra Commits To The Washington Huskies

A lot of quotes and insight in this article from last summer. Since coming to the US in 2014 he's had a torn MCL and broken bones in both hands so he hasn't had a ton of time playing basketball here which has kept him off people's radars. Obviously his coach is going to pump his stock up but he believes he's a top 50 player.
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There's not any option in the grad transfer front to replace Steve. And as bad as Steve was on defense, it appears KO really tried to persuade him not to leave which gives us some indication of what to expect from Cobb.

This dou is raw like Amida was and injury prone like Juwan so I'm sure the people in this forum critical of KO will go bat crazy if he commits here and can't progress or sustains an injury. But KO is between a rock and a hard place and knows he may have to take a flier with this kid. So if he does, he'll need the luck gods to give him the opposite of what he received from them this season - finding a diamond in the rough who doesn't get hurt.

We overlook the luck value sometimes.
 
I'm curious what everyone thinks.

IF we landed Mamoudou, how different do you think his splits would be than Enoch.

I projected Enoch next year at 8 pts and 5 rebounds a game.

If MD would get the same minutes, I think people would be surprised how similar statistically they would be. I was excited for Enoch, but he is foul prone and would have trouble on the defensive end. Here I think we upgrade defensively, and lose some scoring, which I am MORE than okay with.
 
kansashusky said:
I'm curious what everyone thinks.

IF we landed Mamoudou, how different do you think his splits would be than Enoch.

I projected Enoch next year at 8 pts and 5 rebounds a game.

If MD would get the same minutes, I think people would be surprised how similar statistically they would be. I was excited for Enoch, but he is foul prone and would have trouble on the defensive end. Here I think we upgrade defensively, and lose some scoring, which I am MORE than okay with.
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Mamoudou Diarra would have a much harder time bodying up centers. He's very thin even though he is long. I don't see him as a 5.
 
UConnStats said:
Mamoudou Diarra would have a much harder time bodying up centers. He's very thin even though he is long. I don't see him as a 5.
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He doesn't look like a center. I would say in this order: 4/3/5 (5 in a pinch) but very athletic and lean (not skinny like Kelis Fisher).
 
UConnStats said:
Mamoudou Diarra would have a much harder time bodying up centers. He's very thin even though he is long. I don't see him as a 5.
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Enoch did not body up much of anybody this year. Looking at his defense, he constantly played behind his competition, and he has zero lateral speed, and jumps at everything.

Obviously Enoch is taller and has a much more solid frame, but I don't think there are too many centers that we have to worry about scoring 20 a game.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I find this intriguing. I am wary based on what Fishy said about his build, but if they are talking about his ability to defend multiple positions, then I begin to see why we'd be interested.

I'm not convinced of much, but I truly believe that what Kevin Ollie intends to bring back to UConn with these changes, is stifling defense. He's talked about it before but hasn't done it so far. I think it's the right move given the state of the game.
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We've been pretty damn good on D for a few years. Not so much this past one. It's mainly been the offense that's been a turd.
 
Matrim55 said:
I think I like "Mama & Mamou" better than "Adou & Oudou", but I think we need to put it up to a vote and figure out on preferred monikers before we get too deep down this rabbit hole.
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For @Deepster :

MD1 and MD2
 
1) Stop comparing him to Steve Enoch. He's not Steve Enoch. He's not even a center.

2) I don't think I'd call him a 'rim-protector'. He may occasionally protect a rim, but I think that will be more of a coincidence than an intention. Hard to be definitive off of ten minutes of Youtube, but his team looks like it plays more zone and they have him on the wing in the 2-3. A Connecticut kid named Nevin Zink appears to be their center.

3) He's a combo-forward - a pretty athletic one, but not a polished one. This is the kind of kid Calhoun would instinctively put under the basket, but I don't think Kevin will. He is a raw version of what Ajou Deng thought he was.

None of us are talent scouts and are basically talking out of our asses, but I'm thinking that this might be a kid who they think can help them down the road. There is certainly a lot of raw material here to work with...

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I like what I see in the highlights.

What's a raw version of what Ajou Deng thought he was? Who Ajou Deng actually was?

He actually reminds me a little of Deng Adel from Louisville. Not quite as good of a ball handler but bigger and probably a better rebounder. I like what I see. Our current Diarra is a guy who will be more glued to the paint...this guy can go outside a bit.
 
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Fishy said:
1) Stop comparing him to Steve Enoch. He's not Steve Enoch. He's not even a center.

2) I don't think I'd call him a 'rim-protector'. He may occasionally protect a rim, but I think that will be more of a coincidence than an intention. Hard to be definitive off of ten minutes of Youtube, but his team looks like it plays more zone and they have him on the wing in the 2-3. A Connecticut kid named Nevin Zink appears to be their center.

3) He's a combo-forward - a pretty athletic one, but not a polished one. This is the kind of kid Calhoun would instinctively put under the basket, but I don't think Kevin will. He is a raw version of what Ajou Deng thought he was.

None of us are talent scouts and are basically talking out of our asses, but I'm thinking that this might be a kid who they think can help them down the road. There is certainly a lot of raw material here to work with...

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I agree the talent scouting in this thread is ridiculous. He looks nothing like Mamadou Diarra, Harrell or Enoch. He looks to be a 3/4 who is raw but has the coordination and athleticism to really be a nice piece to mold as you point out. Ajou was probably more skilled at this stage but this kid looks to be a better athlete and have a better motor.
 
can someone post a link the highlights they are watching - all I could find was a short clip on youtube filmed from the opposite baseline of play. could hardly see anything
 
intlzncster said:
We've been pretty damn good on D for a few years. Not so much this past one. It's mainly been the offense that's been a turd.
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The defense has been ok from an opponents' FG% perspective. But it's low pressure and doesn't create many steals or other turnovers, and doesn't lead to transition offense. Our best offense this year came when our defense played closer to that style. It's just a guess, but the guys who left strike me as the guys least suited to that.
 
superjohn said:
I agree the talent scouting in this thread is ridiculous. He looks nothing like Mamadou Diarra, Harrell or Enoch. He looks to be a 3/4 who is raw but has the coordination and athleticism to really be a nice piece to mold as you point out. Ajou was probably more skilled at this stage but this kid looks to be a better athlete and have a better motor.
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Would you say Terry, Polly and Mamoudou are all 3/4 players and Juwan is a stretch 4?
If Vance had Mamoudou's athleticism to go along with the positives in his game Vance Sr could have been in the ball park of Bell sr.
Wish Cobb could move like this kid. When I think of dinosaurs I equate Mamoudou to a Velociraptor. Cobb reminds me of a Brontosaurus.
 
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