PF Mamadou Diarra (Signed LOI on 11/14)

[HuskyFich]

I agree... the player that he reminds me of in terms of explosiveness and wingspan, while being on the short side for a big, is Elton Brand (someone might correct me but I think he was actually 6'6" or 6'7" barefoot). Brand wasn't that tall but could dunk everything and seemed to jump faster than everyone on his first AND second leap.

According to this, Brand was 6-8.25 barefoot, which surprised me, since he was listed at 6-8 nearly his whole career.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Elton-Brand-1779/

please no

 

[Rico444]

please no

Paging @mauconnfan

 

[Huskyforlife]

I want everyone on that team. Diallo is a must, diarra is montrezl Harrell basically.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I want everyone on that team. Diallo is a must, diarra is montrezl Harrell basically.

Just because I was curious, I looked up Harrell's recruiting profiles. ESPN recruiting content has gone downhill, but I found it amusing that they had Harrell #90, the same place they have Diarra, and they're both listed at 6'8", 215. If he ends up being as good as Harrell, I'll obviously be pretty thrilled.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I want everyone on that team. Diallo is a must, diarra is montrezl Harrell basically.

I may have missed this comparrison before but it sounds spot-on. Great body,
high motor, 4-year guy.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Just because I was curious, I looked up Harrell's recruiting profiles. ESPN recruiting content has gone downhill, but I found it amusing that they had Harrell #90, the same place they have Diarra, and they're both listed at 6'8", 215. If he ends up being as good as Harrell, I'll obviously be pretty thrilled.

Let's be real though, besides the 50 or so of us populating this forum (and those populating the forums of other teams), very few fans pay much attention to recruiting. I'd bet 4/5 of our fan base has no idea who Sterling Gibbs is, let alone a Jalen Adams or even a Steve Enoch.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I mean he reminds me of Shabazz...

 

[Gwynning]

I was thinking Charles Barkley!

 

[uchusky32]

I was thinking a combination of Charles Barkley, Tim Duncan, The Mailman and has the footwork of Kevin Mchale. He will only play a half season at Uconn and instantly be a NBA Hall of Famer!

 

[Rocktheworld]

I see so much Chandler Parsons in his game

/Rothstein

 

[Stainmaster]

I see so much Chandler Parsons in his game

/Rothstein

Palpable buzz..off the charts...

 

[tcf15]

 

[CGarr]

Congrats to Mr. Diarra

 

[Silk31]

And he's a leader too!

Ok 1st task as team captain...get Hami to commit to UConn

 

[mauconnfan]

This kid is going to surprise us I think. Adrien II only potentially better coming in.

 

[mbt0512]

This kid is going to surprise us I think. Adrien II only potentially better coming in.

That's a big statement, but I certainly hope it comes true. Would require four years as an absolute warrior and ideally at least one national title to surpass JA, at least in my esteem : ) Excited to see what Diarra develops into given that there has been relatively less buzz about him than a couple of the other recruits/targets; UConn could really use a dominating, physical presence on the interior, so if Mamadou can provide that it would be stellar..

 

[huskiesNhoos]

This kid is going to surprise us I think. Adrien II only potentially better coming in.

If we can get 6.5 pts and 5.0 reb from diarra in his freshman year I would be thrilled. Adrien was solid from the day he stepped on the floor here...and only got better

 

[jazyj]

If we can get 6.5 pts and 5.0 reb from diarra in his freshman year I would be thrilled. Adrien was solid from the day he stepped on the floor here...and only got better

I think those numbers are a little high i think he'll be around 3pts and 3reb

 

[Waquoit]

Adrien was solid from the day he stepped on the floor here...and only got better

Right, one of the things I always liked about Jeff is that he never stopped building his game.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

I think those numbers are a little high i think he'll be around 3pts and 3reb

those were adrien's numbers freshman year. Was replying to OP saying diarra could be better coming in than Adrien

 

[tcf15]

 

[OkaForPrez]

#OllieGuy

 

[Matrim55]

#OllieGuy

#CalhounGuyToo

 

[OkaForPrez]

#CalhounGuyToo

#UconnGuy

 

[Gurleyman]

#rayguy

 

[4in16]

#rayguy

#thepunter??

 

[jleves]

#thepunter??

Well played to the old man crowd (almost said 'old guy' club - but that would have been weird).

 

[bmayuc]

Well played to the old man crowd (almost said 'old guy' club - but that would have been weird).

I wonder what the Venn Diagram of "people who understand hashtags" and "people who are old enough to know who ray guy is" looks like. probably pretty thin.

 

[4in16]

I wonder what the Venn Diagram of "people who understand hashtags" and "people who are old enough to know who ray guy is" looks like. probably pretty thin.

The only reason I know who Ray Guy is is because of the award in his name, haha.

 

[Gurleyman]

Thought about #buddyguy - except that the Venn diagram would be even smaller, and we don't have an all-time great player named Buddy.

Buddy died over Macho Grande.