Phil nolan commits

[superjohn]

I read the quote earlier too, don't expect Chris Bosh 2.0

 

[g_smith]

It said in the article that he can even shoot the 3? After drummond not being able to shoot the anything I feel we have a lot to look forward to.

 

[uconnsox23]

he just needs to put on some, (or a lot) weight and he has endless potential

 

[UConn Hoops1]

Maybe ol' Jimmy knows what he's doing guys. Maybe he knows better than the rest of us.

If I had to bet on Jimmy or the Boneyard, I'm with Jimmy.

Welcome to Husky Hoops Phil! You WILL enjoy the ride! I am very happy to see this happen; but your comment about JC is what made the whole thread worth the read.

GO HUSKIES!!!

 

[boog204]

It said in the article that he can even shoot the 3? After drummond not being able to shoot the anything I feel we have a lot to look forward to.

And Drummond could handle, pass, and lead the break like a guard, Roscoe was a deadly 3 point shooter, Souley had 3 point range, Kirk King was similar to Scottie Pippen, and Dion Carson was a "freak of nature" defensively. Be careful reading the ridiculous scouting reports. Just from the video he looks like a big body who could fill out who has some athleticism to him. Works for me.

 

[Dove]

Yeesh. With a HS track record that only Nate Miles could love I will buy into this kid when he dribbles onto campus.

 

[UConnSwag11]

if he can catch the ball, pass, rebound, dunk and block shots from the beginning ill be happy... still very pumped especially reading about uconn being his dream school and the possibility of a ban has no bearing on his decision

 

[BarkingDog]

I'm just happy that someone wants to come to storrs rather than leave.
After that, he's tall. That's good.
Anything he does on the court his freshman year, including pushing wolf and olander to play better, is gravy.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

I read the quote earlier too, don't expect Chris Bosh 2.0

Seriously. He's tall, he's left handed, and he can shoot a little. That could be describing Chris Bosh...and it also could be describing Tyler Olander.

 

[rip7774]

Very intriguing athleticism in limited clips. Has a lot of Bosh-lite in him. Athletic, can put ball on deck and slender southpaw. Exciting pickup. Hopefully Hilton II

 

[upstater]

Yeesh. With a HS track record that only Nate Miles could love I will buy into this kid when he dribbles onto campus.

All the schools he was looking ionto were legitimate schools. Two Wisconsin public schools, St. Benedict's in New Jersey, a Prep school.

Very different than Miles who went to some fly-by-nighters run by basketball coaches.

On the other hand, maybe it's a concern that he intended to transfer to two of those schools but changed his mind.

 

[UConnSwag11]

All the schools he was looking ionto were legitimate schools. Two Wisconsin public schools, St. Benedict's in New Jersey, a Prep school.

Very different than Miles who went to some fly-by-nighters run by basketball coaches.

On the other hand, maybe it's a concern that he intended to transfer to two of those schools but changed his mind.

if tennessee was looking into him and oklahoma they have problems also so it can't be bad

 

[DogMania]

"Larry Bird is not about to walk through that door..."

Considering how messed up things are right now and the fact that our only post players are Olander and Wolf, 6-10 with a pulse walking through our door is a welcomed sign.

We do need to keep our expectations in check. Most freshman bigs, even ones ranked a lot higher, struggle to contribute their freshman year. Unfortunately, Nolan is going to have to give us something day 1.

Huge props to the staff for landing one of the best available bigs this late under these difficult circumstances. I thought we would end up with a high major reach, but he seems like a legit major conference level talent.

We all needed this type of good news. Thanks JC, KO and of course, Phil Nolan. Welcome to the UConn family.

 

[jibsey]

The one thing we have going for us next year is a big blank slate of PT and guys that want it. I still think a lot of the reason AO and Roscoe are gone is because of the way they were treated after winning the title PT wise that is. They wanted to start and they wanted significant minutes. Not saying they are right or wrong, but it was a big factor IMO. Drummond coming messed with AO helping to cause the problem for him. Roscoe rode the bench a lot early on.

 

[RabidHusky]

Reminds me of Cliff Robinson as a frosh. Now if only we could get Cliffy to come and be the big man's coach...

 

[DogMania]

Boy can JC recruit under the worst of circumstances. The guy can sell yellow snowcones to Eskimos.

 

[UofCT]

The one thing we have going for us next year is a big blank slate of PT and guys that want it. I still think a lot of the reason AO and Roscoe are gone is because of the way they were treated after winning the title PT wise that is. They wanted to start and they wanted significant minutes. Not saying they are right or wrong, but it was a big factor IMO. Drummond coming messed with AO helping to cause the problem for him. Roscoe rode the bench a lot early on.

Well Roscoe and Alex will get a lot of playing time for the Springfield Armour in a few years.

 

[Dann]

Boy can JC recruit under the worst of circumstances. The guy can sell yellow snowcones to Eskimos.

dog, its 99% KO and KH. no joke.

 

[champs99and04]

I feel like one more big man and we're in good shape for next year all things considered. If it's true that Nolan is more of a face up four man, I think that works out well. If he can shoot, that really spreads the floor with shooters for Boatright and Napier to operate. Olander, Daniels, Giffey, and Nolan are all capable of knocking down those outside shots.

I've been saying this for a while, but I expect us to be better offensively next season than we were this year. Oriakhi and Drummond were very physically gifted but they didn't know how to uitilize those tools, and as a result, they clogged the paint and slowed down the offense tremendously. Obviously we will suffer defensively, but we'll be a better squad than people think.

We should have a starting five next year of Bazz, Calhoun, Daniels, Olander, and Nolan with Boat, Giff, Wolf, and hopefully big man X coming off the bench.

Nolan isn't going to be seen in any mock lotteries next season, but I feel much better about this team today than I did yesterday simply because he's another body in what had become an extremely thin frontcourt.

 

[progrocks]

Reminds me of Cliff Robinson as a frosh. Now if only we could get Cliffy to come and be the big man's coach...

Great idea. Let's put a major league pot head on a college campus and in charge of mentoring youth. Brilliant!

 

[Dann]

Great idea. Let's put a major league pot head on a college campus and in charge of mentoring youth. Brilliant!

i didn't realize this was so well known to people. but yes u are 100% correct. i have a friend who tells me things from time to time. he made JC's first team ever at UConn and got kicked off before the 1st game for a funny thing(not bad behavior in any way, just got sent hom as JC was looking for blood back then to spark the team). He has told me stories about uncle cliffy......a couple years ago he was in bpt at the sc, nothings changed lol.

 

[Frank Ivy]

What are we, his guidance counsilor?

Let's hope not.

 

[superjohn]

Cliffy loves smoking weed, hence the name uncle spliffy. I was watching the TNT postgame the other night and Barkely commented on how fast Caron changed into his suit after suffering his broken hand, he said "Iwonder if he showered, he must of taken a Cliff Robinson shower." They all started laughing and said they love Uncle Cliffy. I thought it was funny but I had no idea what the hell Barkley was talking about. Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

[uconnbill]

Welcome to Storrs Phil. We are all looking forward to seeing you play this fall.

Now if UConn can land one more 4/3 it will be the the icing on the cake.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

We should have a starting five next year of Bazz, Calhoun, Daniels, Olander, and Nolan with Boat, Giff, Wolf, and hopefully big man X coming off the bench.

You haven't yet seen this kid play but you already have him in the starting lineup?

48 hours ago had you even heard of Nolan?