New Phil Nolan video

[huskiesnyc]

You can't really tell much from this video, but hey it's the offseason. I still think we put together a pretty solid recruiting class considering what we've been up against...welcome to the husky family Phil!!

 

[boog204]

tough to tell from these videos, but i like him. got a little chris bosh sorta thing going on. obviously not expecting to me anything close to a gtech bosh, but there's some talent and size to work with.

 

[Kyla]

Think he'll start? He looks pretty smooth (obviously highlight videos are designed to make it look like that, though)

 

[Rico444]

Well, now we know he can dunk.

 

[specialisthusky]

how's he do against chairs?

 

[Kyla]

It looks to me like he has kind of an awkward release

 

[huskyniner]

how's he do against chairs?

I will never get sick of this joke.

 

[champs99and04]

He looks like a clone of Chris Bosh. Not from a talent perspective obviously. But seriously, just watch the video and try to pretend it's Bosh. Glaringly similar.

 

[mauconnfan]

You can't really tell much from this video, but hey it's the offseason. I still think we put together a pretty solid recruiting class considering what we've been up against...welcome to the husky family Phil!!

Ben Howland and other schools represented in the top row at about the 7 second mark in the background...............

 

[UConn3432]

someone get this guy a steak or 5

 

[Huskies4ever]

someone get this guy a steak or 5

I'd say beer and pizza. Seriously, if the guy could work on his handle, he could make a decent small forward.

 

[UConn990411]

I'd say beer and pizza.

That worked so well for Josh Beckett and Co...

 

[Drumguy]

A big who could legit shoot a 3 - those guys have been kiling us! Can he be a Kevin Jones type player for us?

 

[scrappy2.0]

This guy is going to be NBA. He's got a nice shot--he's athletic--he can handle--he's long. Name me a 6-10 kid who does this who does not make it to the NBA. This kid is a gem for where we are--what a pick up from our perspective. JC always finds NBA players out of the blue. With a stronger body he can be a mobile 4 man in the nBA

 

[tykurez]

This guy is going to be NBA. He's got a nice shot--he's athletic--he can handle--he's long. Name me a 6-10 kid who does this who does not make it to the NBA. This kid is a gem for where we are--what a pick up from our perspective. JC always finds NBA players out of the blue. With a stronger body he can be a mobile 4 man in the nBA

Woah ... I like your enthusiasm and all, but this is the type of hyperbole that elicits the "so and so sucks and is a bust" threads in Jan-Feb ... let's tone it down a notch.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Honestly. This highlight video did not look that good. Consisted of mostly layup line dunks, a couple of soft putbacks, and a couple of jumpshots. He has the size and seems to have the athleticism. But it looks like he needs some heart. Looks like a project to me.

 

[UConn990411]

Honestly. This highlight video did not look that good. Consisted of mostly layup line dunks, a couple of soft putbacks, and a couple of jumpshots. He has the size and seems to have the athleticism. But it looks like he needs some heart. Looks like a project to me.

This board is unbelievably duck*ing stupid.

You're questioning this kid's heart based on a 2-minute highlight video of a couple dunks and jumpers? Good lord.

The only thing you can conclude from that video is this kid is tall, lanky, and more athletic than Mandledove. That's it.

(And if you were being sarcastic, apologies ahead of time.)

 

[UConnSwag11]

if he can dunk, rebound,catch the ball, and block shots thats good enough, we have enough scorers around him... we dont need him doing jump shots as a frosh

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

This board is unbelievably duck*ing stupid.

You're questioning this kid's heart based on a 2-minute highlight video of a couple dunks and jumpers? Good lord.

The only thing you can conclude from that video is this kid is tall, lanky, and more athletic than Mandledove. That's it.

(And if you were being sarcastic, apologies ahead of time.)

Maybe heart was the wrong word to use. He needs some toughness. That was not a good highlight video.

 

[Dann]

kid had offers from marq, zona and baylor to go with a bunch of others. if zona thought he was good enough to offer, then considering the state of this program the past couple months he is a steal to have on campus.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Maybe heart was the wrong word to use. He needs some toughness. That was not a good highlight video.

Wow.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Maybe heart was the wrong word to use. He needs some toughness. That was not a good highlight video.

Seriously, how many times does it have to be said? It is 100% impossible to make any sort of assessment based on a friggin highlight video.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Because he has a lot of potential. And you can make an assessment if there aren't many highlights exactly. I'm glad he's here. He has a lot of potential it seems. But he doesn't look near ready.