Mark Zanetto talking about uconn in the running for a top European center | Page 2 | The Boneyard

Mark Zanetto talking about uconn in the running for a top European center

bendm said:
After missing on Diop I assume SJU is going all in on this guy. If we got Luigi I would be more surprised than if I woke up with my head sewn to the carpet or whatever Clark Griswold said
Expand ...
They do have a center already, another euro. I find it a really weird roster for a NY based team - squads are usually made of gritty ballers.
 
Stinger92860 said:
I am not aware of any Italians in Queens. Staten Island yes, and Brooklyn yes, but not like it once was. In the Bronx there are a few within a block or 2 of Arthur Avenue.
Expand ...
Morris Park, Throggs Neck, and Country Club are the last holdouts in the Bronx and they are fading fast.
 
SoCalCanine said:
If that's who it is, I bet Geno could really help in his recruitment.
Expand ...
If we get him on campus , you’d have to think Geno would definitely help in his recruitment. I can already picture it, a little reminiscing in Italian, an espresso, maybe a nice homemade Italian dinner hard to beat that kind of pitch. Storrs and the surrounding area is low key and has that Italian feel too, so it all kind of fits.
 
.-.
navery12 said:
Putting aside the St John's desperation factor, and the NBA draft factor, are we supposed to assume Najai Hines is OK coming off the bench?
Expand ...
Duke is trying to add a Euro 7 footer, he would be their 4th 6'11 plus guy and three of them are starting level. They also have a bunch of starting level point guards.

I have no idea how serious we are with him or even if Zanetto is right but we're the only fanbase out of the top programs who stresses about being too talented/bulletproof.
 
superjohn said:
No. He says he's talking about someone who would be a major gamechanger, who could start, who is really tall, who would only play in a certain part of the country for maketing/NIL who St. John's is also looking at. Nova and St. John's are both trying to get Luigi Suigo, that has to be who he's talking about. The Northeast is where the Italians are, he's really tall, and he's a gamechanger type of talent.
Expand ...
They figured out Jokic has eligibility?
 
Stinger92860 said:
I am not aware of any Italians in Queens. Staten Island yes, and Brooklyn yes, but not like it once was. In the Bronx there are a few within a block or 2 of Arthur Avenue.
Expand ...
Wait. What!? Whitestone, Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Middle Village would like a word. I’d say part of Astoria too. There are many more identifiably Italian areas in Queens than there are in the Bronx.
 
.-.
superjohn said:
Duke is trying to add a Euro 7 footer, he would be their 4th 6'11 plus guy and three of them are starting level. They also have a bunch of starting level point guards.

I have no idea how serious we are with him or even if Zanetto is right but we're the only fanbase out of the top programs who stresses about being too talented/bulletproof.
Expand ...
Duke has endless amounts of NIL it appears. Not only did they bring back two guys contemplating the draft, they held onto a 4th year kid, brought in 3 McD AA's, and a top 4*. Then they brought in a top 3 portal kid, and a big from Belmont.

Foster, Boozer & Rippey - so 3 PG's deep. They go 2-3 deep at every position. I would have to think their roster this year, pulling Sarr & Nbgonba back, has to easily eclipse 20mm. There are some massive spenders this year - Louisville, Tennessee, Indiana.

Stresses about being too bullet proof?

Zanetto is a much better listen these days, and he's been pretty accurate.
 
superjohn said:
In the 50 states Connecticut has the highest Italian population per capita, by far the highest Puerto Rican population per capita, and the highest Jamaican population per capita.
Expand ...
And a bunch of Brazilians and Peruvians
 
.-.
DogMania said:
I thought I saw him in video game and movie the other day and he didn't look all that tall to me. If we don't land him maybe he has a brother named Mario that we can get. Sorry, I couldn't resist😁
Expand ...
Ahhhh... but give him a running start and he can jump remarkably high.
 
superjohn said:
Yes, every year we have posters worrying about us having too many good players who need playing time and who will start.
Expand ...
Or posters saying it's an incomplete roster because Khamenia's wingspan is an inch short.
StllH8L8ner said:
I could see those turds running things like The Skulls. I.e. when you sign each pro contact, 10% goes straight to the “brotherhood” NIL fund.
Expand ...
This year has been nuts - it's a full on spending spree. Maybe the donors are over-reacting to the Shot. Now that UConn is on the schedule, I wonder if they pony up for another portal stud for the rematch.
 
Projected as a late first round early second round pick. He will make way more money playing CBB. I wonder what his upside is …..like did he grow late …….i have not seen any video….but 7’3” is 7’3”
 
.-.
superjohn said:
Duke is trying to add a Euro 7 footer, he would be their 4th 6'11 plus guy and three of them are starting level. They also have a bunch of starting level point guards.

I have no idea how serious we are with him or even if Zanetto is right but we're the only fanbase out of the top programs who stresses about being too talented/bulletproof.
Expand ...
So true. I have seen it for years on here. People stress about playing time allocation and who is going to be unhappy about it like they are the head coach. Other programs are stacking talent 3 deep at each position while people here are stressing a backup 4 man for us because we have never had a "10 man rotation." It's lunacy.
 
superjohn said:
I would love for us to get longer down low. I see us as a top 5 team as of now. The idea of us getting a bulletproof type roster is something that would make me ecstatic and I would never question it.
Expand ...
I was looking at Diop and Thiam's defensive numbers to Hines - not even close. Your 5 has to have some kind of advantage, length is one, explosive power is another. Hines is probably the best in the country in the explosive department.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,632
Messages
4,586,774
Members
10,497
Latest member
Orlando Fos


Top Bottom