Paschal Chuckwu Deciding Soon

[3uconn]

@Coast2CoastHoop: '14 Fairfield Prep (CT) C Paschal Chukwu is on St Joe's campus for an official visit until Mon. This is his last visit before his decision.

Right now if I had to guess its St. Joe's or PC.

 

[upstater]

This boggles the mind. Show him a video of Hasheem Thabeet in high school for heaven's sake. Them send him a .pdf of Thabeet's bank account.

 

[Husky15]

So this confirms what we already knew, C is probably a position to go after next year

 

[CTBasketball]

This is really disappointing.

 

[his dudeness]

He's been retweeting PC stuff exclusively. My bet is he's going there to follow in the steps of PC's great legacy of big men in the league. Good luck to him, he's gonna need it

 

[aceboon]

shouldn't be a surprise, besides the obvious Prov infatuation once you saw St Joes and also BC involved it seemed clear he was going to a Catholic school.

 

[Matrim55]

Disappointing if he doesn't choose us, but oh well. We're still involved with Onuaku, and if it comes down to it, I'm not against saving a schollie for next year's class.

 

[CTBasketball]

We get them to the league. Once they're there its up to them.

 

[CTBasketball]

Thabeet came to UConn unsure about his life and his financial stability. He didn't have the skills or talent his freshman season to even play professionally on Mars. UConn changed his life and I'm pretty sure that's what you want a university to do. You go to college because it opens doors, whether its academically or athletically.

 

[his dudeness]

Lets play the name game with PC big men
we have two starters at center out of 30 starters in the NBA. UConn Florida and Kentucky are the best at developing centers for the league

 

[champs99and04]

Aside from Drummond, none of the five came to UConn highly touted, and each of them went in the lottery. That's damn impressive.

 

[CTBasketball]

Providence probably can open more doors academically than UConn. Except when you're in the engineering, pre-law, medicine, etc schools at UConn you're doing something right. But most basketball players don't pursue money-making/job-heavy majors.

Athletically, I believe UConn can open more doors than PC simply based off of history and prestige. You rarely see centers/big-men get drafted from smaller conferences and schools. Sure it happens, but they need to make a huge run in the NCAAT to get exposure and play better competition.

 

[upstater]

Jake Voskuhl and Travis Knight too!

Look at their banks accounts.

6 NBA first round draft picks in that list. 4 of them hit the lottery. Travis Knight once signed a 8 figure a year deal. Voskuhl played in the NBA for many years. Thabeet went #2. Armstrong was lottery. Okafor went #2.

Over a 15 year period? 7 guys over 15 years? It is a decent list.

By the way, congrats on Chukwu.

 

[upstater]

Providence probably can open more doors academically than UConn. Except when you're in the engineering, pre-law, medicine, etc schools at UConn you're doing something right. But most basketball players don't pursue money-making/job-heavy majors.

Athletically, I believe UConn can open more doors than PC simply based off of history and prestige. You rarely see centers/big-men get drafted from smaller conferences and schools. Sure it happens, but they need to make a huge run in the NCAAT to get exposure and play better competition.

Neither school opens or shuts academic doors. Very few schools do.

 

[CTBasketball]

Neither school opens or shuts academic doors. Very few schools do.

I didn't say shut. If you do well academically doors will open regardless of what school. Having connections and a tight alumni group is a different story.

 

[upstater]

I didn't say shut. If you do well academically doors will open regardless of what school. Having connections and a tight alumni group is a different story.

A tight alumni group where, however? Providence?

 

[upstater]

Thorpe played PF though didn't he? As did Cliff Robinson. I think Uncle Cliffy scored more than Thorpe over his career.

By the way, Thorpe averaged 14 points a game. The average of those UConn players combined is 38 per game (not including Robinson)

 

[CTBasketball]

A tight alumni group where, however? Providence?

Just in general. I wasn't speaking in reference to UConn or PC.

 

[upstater]

Very good player. For some reason, Portland traded Clyde Drexler for him.

 

[Danzz]

Yes, that list all made it to the NBA. Who was the last PC big to make it after Marvin Barnes?