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add that Dunn decided to come back and their fans are annoying, this is gong to be so fun to watch regardless of where he ends up
 
raf46 said:
Saw him against Hillhouse 3 times and West Haven twice. He was not a big time player. About a 3 inch vertical. pushed around and out of his spot in the low blocks by guys standing 6 ft 4 in. Sounds like PC had him as overrated as every one else did. Pass on him, and focus on other bigs. Getting him will not work out at our level of play.
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Sorry but you are wrong on this, kid has a lot of talent and would be a player in any conference.
 
mauconnfan said:
Not at all a comparison though Stair but a good point with Hilton. One went to a program with a NC a couple years prior and some really good players where he could sit a little, play a little for a couple years while getting stronger. The other went to a lesser program who needed some big man help and was capable of more minutes than he rec'd I would think. I mean I realize 2.8 and 2.4 isn't much but in less than 10 there may be something there to work with?
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Not saying they're comparable, but PT one's freshman/sophomore year just isn't a good end-all be-all indicator of pro potential.
 
raf46 said:
Saw him against Hillhouse 3 times and West Haven twice. He was not a big time player. About a 3 inch vertical. pushed around and out of his spot in the low blocks by guys standing 6 ft 4 in. Sounds like PC had him as overrated as every one else did. Pass on him, and focus on other bigs. Getting him will not work out at our level of play.
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He is 7'2. I really don't think his vertical matters at all. More concerned with how long his arms are. And I'm not surprised he got pushed around; he is two inches taller than Brimah but is 10 pounds lighter, the man is a twig. Can't teach height, well worth the scholarship.
 
B1GEast said:
add that Dunn decided to come back and their fans are annoying, this is gong to be so fun to watch regardless of where he ends up
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I was really hoping the PC faithful would be rewarded with a magical run to the round of 32. A once in a generational thing for them.

But the guys who come here to tell us they passed us as the top program in New England? They can pound sand.
 
Q- Hey Coach, Chukwu is going to be a big part of your team next year. Can you tell us what you think of his future with the Friars?

A- Actually, Paschal is really unhappy here due to the amount of pasty white rich kids in our student body. He's probably going to announce he's leaving soon to go to a blue blood program. You know, at the end of the day he doesn't think PC is the right place for him to make it to the NBA. It's going to be really tough for us to recover from this transfer and I have my doubts as to how good we can be next year. If I had to guess what our record will be next year, I will say 12-20. I don't think any fans should buy any tickets to see us next year because they will just be watching a bunch of midgets. They would be better server going to the circus because this season will likely be the biggest disaster since Wringling Brothers came to the dunk. I've tried my best to get us some help but every 5th year big we've gone after has given us the cold shoulder. Also things ain't so good with the wife at home.

Best post on their board
 
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My experiences with Pascal has proven that he has a tremendous work ethic and a very high ceiling. He would have proved a lot of people wrong if he had gotten the playing time last year.

He will develop into a serious player over the next four years, but it's all about picking the right program. He was in love with Providence and was wooed by Cooley's recruitment. I'm glad for the sake of his future that he was able to see that PC was not the best place for him after experiencing this past season.

A year to develop further and to learn from a coaching staff that knows how to develop players will do Pascal wonders-- this I'm sure of.
 
It would probably be great of him to learn from the growth of Brimah, someone with a similar frame, as they both get stronger and pick up tips from Shonn Miller as well. Lots of benefits to staying home if you're Chukwu.
 
Stairmaster said:
Not saying they're comparable, but PT one's freshman/sophomore year just isn't a good end-all be-all indicator of pro potential.
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Wrong wording as I agree with you. Just from what the expectations were of each. Although Chukwu was considered a project he was easily a D1 project while Hilton was lucky to get an offer from a UConn type program as I believe only LaSalle offered?

Anyway my bad, you had it right as far as too early to tell!
 
Brochacho said:
Remember how they predicted the demise of UConn?
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Which time? I seem to remember at least three of those predictions since 2010.
 
We need a center for next year. All he has to be is as effective as Nolan. Anything beyond that is a plus. The timing would be perfect.
 
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David 76 said:
We need a center for next year. All he has to be is as effective as Nolan. Anything beyond that is a plus. The timing would be perfect.
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He will have to sit out a year, Nolan graduates before Chukwu could play in games.
 
superjohn said:
Sorry but you are wrong on this, kid has a lot of talent and would be a player in any conference.
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Can't speak of this kid in terms of potential but he was a freshman at Trinity in Stamford when my son was a sophomore there (2010-2011) and I met him a couple of times and spoke with him both times (once at great length). He was very tall (I would say at least 6'11" at the time), very skinny (it wouldn't surprise me if he had a 28" waist and weighed ~150-155 lbs) and was an extremely nice and well mannered young man.

We spoke at length about UConn, our run (under Kemba) to the title that year and he was very excited about the team. If a) he could have committed then and b) he would have been allowed to make the decision entirely on his own I believe he would have come here. Even if he projects as little more than a taller, thinner Nolan I would still love to see him as a Husky.
 
I didn't state that well.
I know when he is eligible and we don't yet have a back up center for 16-17.. He will have a year of practice with us by then.
Let me try again. At least we get a Nolan replacement with him. At most, we get a talented starting center.
We will need both. I think it works out well either way for us. If he outperforms Nolan, he improves us. I say grab him. Tell him we are a Catholic. St James of Braintree.
 
mauconnfan said:
Wrong wording as I agree with you. Just from what the expectations were of each. Although Chukwu was considered a project he was easily a D1 project while Hilton was lucky to get an offer from a UConn type program as I believe only LaSalle offered?

Anyway my bad, you had it right as far as too early to tell!
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Correct, Hilton's only other offer was LaSalle.
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
Can't speak of this kid in terms of potential but he was a freshman at Trinity in Stamford when my son was a sophomore there (2010-2011) and I met him a couple of times and spoke with him both times (once at great length). He was very tall (I would say at least 6'11" at the time), very skinny (it wouldn't surprise me if he had a 28" waist and weighed ~150-155 lbs) and was an extremely nice and well mannered young man.

We spoke at length about UConn, our run (under Kemba) to the title that year and he was very excited about the team. If a) he could have committed then and b) he would have been allowed to make the decision entirely on his own I believe he would have come here. Even if he projects as little more than a taller, thinner Nolan I would still love to see him as a Husky.
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BE CAREFUL. If you are a UCONN season tix holder, and talk to a kid about UCONN it is a violation. If he came here, and a PC troll caught it, the school is in violation. Season tix holders are considered representatives. No joke, for real.
 
raf46 said:
BE CAREFUL. If you are a UCONN season tix holder, and talk to a kid about UCONN it is a violation. If he came here, and a PC troll caught it, the school is in violation. Season tix holders are considered representatives. No joke, for real.
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How could that even be proven? FfldCntyfan, could have just been lying about the whole situation.
 
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I didn't realize this until just now when I clicked on the Brimah link, but... if Purvis, Hamilton and Brimah leave, UConn has Facey, Adams and Enoch coming back for 2016-2017. That's it.

Holy cow.

And Facey will be a senior.

This means UConn needs to recruit 10 players this year and next.

The staff must be thinking, "When are we going to sleep?"

Alterique Gilbert, Bruce Brown, VJ King, Mamadou Diarra, Wenyen Gabriel, Tyrique Jones, come'on down!!

Tremont Waters, Hamidou Diallo, Jermaine Samuels, Zach Brown, Samuel Japhet-Mathias, Ishmael El Amin, join the fun!
 
UC23Leahy said:
He also had offers from south carolina and florida international according to an old ctpost article
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I thought he had a few offers coming out. That verbal commits site is pretty good though.
 
upstater said:
I didn't realize this until just now when I clicked on the Brimah link, but... if Purvis, Hamilton and Brimah leave, UConn has Facey, Adams and Enoch coming back for 2016-2017. That's it.

Holy cow.

And Facey will be a senior.

This means UConn needs to recruit 10 players this year and next.

The staff must be thinking, "When are we going to sleep?"

Alterique Gilbert, Bruce Brown, VJ King, Mamadou Diarra, Wenyen Gabriel, Tyrique Jones, come'on down!!

Tremont Waters, Hamidou Diallo, Jermaine Samuels, Zach Brown, Samuel Japhet-Mathias, Ishmael El Amin, join the fun!
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You're forgetting Cassell, and I don't think all 3 leave, namely Purvis.
 
raf46 said:
BE CAREFUL. If you are a UCONN season tix holder, and talk to a kid about UCONN it is a violation. If he came here, and a PC troll caught it, the school is in violation. Season tix holders are considered representatives. No joke, for real.
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I was very careful with what I said to the kid. I get a pamphlet every year from the school spelling out things that I cannot do.
 
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