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NO ONE outworks Adama!

When comparing all time UConn greats consider this:

Adama Sanogo is the first UConn player with 100+ points and 40+ rebounds in a single tournament. And he is doing it while playing 25 minutes per. And there is still one more game to go!

Simply put, Adama Sanogo is having the greatest tournament in UConn history.
 
MTHusky said:
You got to have Toby Kimball in that mix!
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Most are too young to know this. Adama has been tremendous in this tourney, especially on the offensive end. It’s not that close with Emeka who is easily the best ever based on how impactful he was on both ends, but give the kid his due. There’s others but for now, he’s making his bid to be one of them.
 
It's unfortunate that the new NBA doesn't seem to have a place for a kid with the heart and drive of Adama. Some of these projected lottery picks didn't do 1/2 of what he has. Maybe this tourney performance will get him a shot.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Huge key to the game. Hurley clearly wanted to drag Omier outside to impact Miami’s rebounding. So Adama gets the green light and hits them both.
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Hurley talked about this being Luke and Kimani's idea briefly in the post game, I think. Great to see us putting trust in our assistants. These guys are going to have great careers ahead of them.
 
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Magic32 said:
It's unfortunate that the new NBA doesn't seem to have a place for a kid with the heart and drive of Adama. Some of these projected lottery picks didn't do 1/2 of what he has. Maybe this tourney performance will get him a shot.
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Despite the tourney he’s had todays NBA hasn’t changed. He’d be fortunate to grab a roster spot if at all. Unfortunately there’s lots of kids who are just really damn good college basketball players. He and Timme I’m afraid join that grouping despite special careers.
 
Adama has been great all season. I remember watching his first game two years ago being amazed at his footwork and thinking he was going to be special. Now, his efficiency is off the charts. Add in three pointers and an occasional drive from the outside? Have fun trying to defend him! And now, during this tournament run, his defense has been elevated back to where it was previously. The guy couldn't do any more. He's been amazing.
 
giddyup said:
Adama has been great this Tourney. His game is better now than ever. The corner drive along the baseline was special. His help D is greatly improved. His vision and passing is better, and he’s cut down on dribbling in the paint. Super improvements all around that don’t all show on the stat sheets. Still hate him taking 3s, but it certainly worked like a charm.
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That drive was my favorite play . I don’t remember any similar moves by him.
 
Magic32 said:
It's unfortunate that the new NBA doesn't seem to have a place for a kid with the heart and drive of Adama. Some of these projected lottery picks didn't do 1/2 of what he has. Maybe this tourney performance will get him a shot.
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They do. He will make it in the NBA. His athleticism is better than people think, witness some of the blocks and his ability in transition. People thought he couldn’t pass, and that was wrong. He can dribble and shoot 3s. Did anybody notice his D last night? He was guarding Miami’s wings and guards and was critical to stopping their penetration.

He’s going to get to the combine and probably blow some people’s minds. He’s a great swing 4-5 for the NBA.
 
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Umami Zen said:
Classic Adama quote on three pointers.. "When I saw him dropping, like he was not closing out, I took my time and was like.--All right, since you're not closing out, this is my shot. I'm shooting it."
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I wonder if that shot of his was part of the scouting report on Sanogo. He hadn’t attempted any all tournament besides one against Gonzaga, which he missed.

Imagine just watching all his post work, spending a week preparing for it, then he buries 2 of those in the first five minutes. Imagine the fear Miami must have felt lol

Less than fully appreciated in all this, and namely the fact that he’s doing all this in 25mpg, is that Clingan is allowing him all that rest because he has been more than serviceable all season.
 
husky429 said:
Hurley talked about this being Luke and Kimani's idea briefly in the post game, I think. Great to see us putting trust in our assistants. These guys are going to have great careers ahead of them.
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True. Don’t think they are leaving yet though as there really aren’t any upgrades to the current tiles they have and Luke just got here. He may like some stability and an associate HC role after a Kimani. K needs an AAC or solidcA10 job. Vcu? Temple? Something like that.
 
Rocktheworld said:
I wonder if that shot of his was part of the scouting report on Sanogo. He hadn’t attempted any all tournament besides one against Gonzaga, which he missed.

Imagine just watching all his post work, spending a week preparing for it, then he buries 2 of those in the first five minutes. Imagine the fear Miami must have felt lol

Less than fully appreciated in all this, and namely the fact that he’s doing all this in 25mpg, is that Clingan is allowing him all that rest because he has been more than serviceable all season.
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One of Hurley comments in post game presser was they wanted to draw Adama's defender--Omier-- out of the paint area as much as possible--Keep him away from the boards.... Which that action did do.. I think the fact that he played him soft and wasn't closing out surprised Adama.. And of course he took advantage of that..
 
BarkingDog said:
Adama averaging 20 and 10 in the tournament.

Just dominating. But really, he’s done it all year.

“They thought they could win. They could not.”
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That’s a classic comment by Adama :) It should be posterized and placed on a plaque!
 
BarkingDog said:
When comparing all time UConn greats consider this:

Adama Sanogo is the first UConn player with 100+ points and 40+ rebounds in a single tournament. And he is doing it while playing 25 minutes per. And there is still one more game to go!

Simply put, Adama Sanogo is having the greatest tournament in UConn history.
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He's been amazing but Kemba had 125 points and 34 assists through the first 5 tournament games including rattling off 18 points in a row when SDSU was leading UConn in the second half.
 
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Rocktheworld said:
Less than fully appreciated in all this, and namely the fact that he’s doing all this in 25mpg, is that Clingan is allowing him all that rest because he has been more than serviceable all season.
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So you’d summarize Clingan’s play as “more than serviceable”. Man, stingy with praise … he’s been AWESOME!

Also, I think the value of Clingan as a nasty backup has been fully appreciated by many people, many times.
 
AdamaNation said:
True. Don’t think they are leaving yet though as there really aren’t any upgrades to the current tiles they have and Luke just got here. He may like some stability and an associate HC role after a Kimani. K needs an AAC or solidcA10 job. Vcu? Temple? Something like that.
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Fwiw I've heard Kimani is going to have a harder time than we think getting a job, but both have been getting HC interest this off-season.
 
twiceahusky said:
So you’d summarize Clingan’s play as “more than serviceable”. Man, stingy with praise … he’s been AWESOME!

Also, I think the value of Clingan as a nasty backup has been fully appreciated by many people, many times.
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Fairly simple we’re better offensively with Sanogo and when DC steps in our stinginess on defense doubles.

Great 1-2!
 
After Sanogo hit his second three, Larranaga looked defeated. He probably set his entire game plan on harassing the guards so that Sanogo couldn’t get the ball in his spots, so Adama splashed back to back threes as a result. That was 3 minutes into the game.

When Sanogo is making threes, getting deep position, and driving from the perimeter to the hoop, with 7’2 Clingan waiting his turn, what can you do against it other than hope UConn misses?
 
superjohn said:
He's been amazing but Kemba had 125 points and 34 assists through the first 5 tournament games including rattling off 18 points in a row when SDSU was leading UConn in the second half.
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Kemba, of course, absolutely was amazing. We don’t win that championship without him.

But without going back to check, I’m pretty sure Kemba scored that many points in something very close to 40 minutes per game. Kemba never left the floor. Adama has his points in 25 mpg.

And, again without going back to check, I’m pretty sure Kemba scored that many points on a lot more shots than Adama, not coming close to Adama’s 60 percent shooting. And how many of Kemba’s points came off three’s? Adama is 2-4 from three in the tournament. And how many of Kemba’s points came from the free throw line? Adama does not get to the line all that often even though he gets many of his points with two guys hanging off his arms.

And Kemba always had the ball in his hand. Adama has to get his by getting open and relying on his teammates to get him the ball. Much more difficult.

Kemba is all-time Husky great. Love him. Adama still needs to finish on Monday and then this will be a good offseason debate.

My point is, and has been all year, we should appreciate the greatness of Adama Sanogo because it’s very rare.
 
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superjohn said:
He's been amazing but Kemba had 125 points and 34 assists through the first 5 tournament games including rattling off 18 points in a row when SDSU was leading UConn in the second half.
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Agree but you simply cannot compare a PG to a center. Ball touches are day and night. This is what makes Adama so other worldly.
 
caw said:
He is making choosing a starting five of UConn greats even more difficult.
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He is on the verge of edging either Ricky or Boat out of mine.
 
mauconnfan said:
Fairly simple we’re better offensively with Sanogo and when DC steps in our stinginess on defense doubles.

Great 1-2!
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This switch, only made possible in our arsenal, made the opposing team flustered and dumbfounded when playing against us for the first time no matter how prepared and well they scouted us.
 
giddyup said:
Adama has been great this Tourney. His game is better now than ever. The corner drive along the baseline was special. His help D is greatly improved. His vision and passing is better, and he’s cut down on dribbling in the paint. Super improvements all around that don’t all show on the stat sheets. Still hate him taking 3s, but it certainly worked like a charm.
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The two three pointers early begat the drive along the baseline later. Without those two makes, the defender would have stayed home and let him have the three he faked setting up for. Instead he charged out there, and gave Adama a relatively easy path to the basket.
 
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Mandoo said:
Kimball was national leader in rebounds. His average per game was staggering. He had 25rpg games. Kimball is numero uno, I can tell you I was in the old field house so many years ago watching Kimball wreck many a team with his incredible performances. His predecessor, Art Quimby, was a 6'5" center who probably has all the UConn rebounding records despite his size. Okafor was great, but Kimball, to this observer, had no peers.
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Quimby and Kimball were incredible. But they were from a different era of UConn basketball. From my perspective, Everything post the formation of the Big East has to be measured on a different scale.
 
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