Power Forward Portal Wish

[6in25]

I think the difference is you’re still hopeful that your chances have improved over the years.

 

[UconnU]

You are really cutting players like Khamenia, Hines and Landrew short.

Landrew will be BE FOY. I bet Hurley has Khamenia studying the playbook already. As long as he has those three clicking by November, along with Ross, all will be good.

Theyre both potential first team All-Americans. Not knocking the other players. It’s a uniquely good backcourt.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Nowadays the only catalogs I get are from Sweetwater and Crutchfield.

 

[TheRogers]

What about the starting center from Villanova (Andersen). 6’10 but played more like a PF. Great option for PF/C combo.

 

[Ha Who]

I too would like one of the 2 or 3 best players in the portal. If we can fundraise about $6M between Boneyard posters we might be able to get him to put his NBA dreams aside for a year

I’m in for 20 bucks

 

[aceboon]

I'm pretty sure this is what @Chin Diesel was getting at.

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why waste time on that when I can get the full picture from the magazines under my older brother's mattress?

 

[boog204]

Nowadays the only catalogs I get are from Sweetwater and Crutchfield.

No one on earth pays more attention to me than my sweetwater rep…

 

[EricSD]

You are really cutting players like Khamenia, Hines and Landrew short.

Landrew will be BE FOY. I bet Hurley has Khamenia studying the playbook already. As long as he has those three clicking by November, along with Ross, all will be good.

Exactly. And let's not forget Karaban AVERAGED almost 35 MPG last season. In big games it was north of 39 minutes. It's a great opportunity for Khamenia to earn a ton of PT.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

My new PF/C combo wish list even though he's probably too talented to want to land a backup spot: FAU's Devin Williams.

6'10 205 incoming redshirt junior who averaged 7.5p, 5.2r, 1.3a, 2.6b and hit 30.6% of his 3PAs (14-49). EvanMiya's numbers crunched him as FAU's second most efficient defender.

Williams started at the 5 at FAU, but played some lineups as a 4. You might remember him from his freshman season at UCLA.

A realistic target is SMU's Sam Walters. The 6'9 230 incoming senior has played sparingly at Alabama, Michigan and SMU (never averaged more than 13 mpg at any season), but has a career 38 3P%. He's a bad defender, though (what if Tyler Polley came

If we want to go a more physical route and get another "NEC guy happy for a role on a championship-caliber team" then I'd pick Saint Francis transfer Gestin Liberis. I've seen him live a few times and the 6'9 215 incoming senior is a classic bruiser, finished last year as SFU's #2 defender.

 

[Horatio]

Anyone know about this kid. He’s a GT decommit. Played against our guy Colben Landrew this past high school season. Son of a NBA player.

 

[ZenConn]

Anyone know about this kid. He’s a GT decommit. Played against our guy Colben Landrew this past high school season. Son of a NBA player.

Dontonio Wingfield? A name I haven't heard in a while ....

 

[Horatio]

Dontonio Wingfield? A name I haven't heard in a while ....

Yeah, that’s his son. Good size and length. Says he’s still available

 

[Sec202]

Dont forget Skymall. Not as risque as Sears or NatGeo but gets the nostalgia flowing

 

[boog204]

Yeah, that’s his son. Good size and length. Says he’s still available

Looks just like like his dad.
Pops was very talented and one of the first OAD guys I can remember.

 

[Horatio]

 

[gioff2323]

Guess what? 20 years ago I wanted to sleep with Shakira and Jennifer Lopez at the same time. What does that have in common with Allen Graves going to UConn? Neither has a snowball's chance in hell of happening.

No, but both would last as long as a snowball in hell

 

[nomar]

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Hey, not everybody follows this stuff as closely as some of us do. But if I didn't, I probably wouldn't start a thread making it that obvious.

I think a reasonable goal is someone a bit more playable against good competition than Koroma.

 

[Arod18]

Looks good, I’m just guessing Hurley is going to look for experience. We do have a young roster already

 

[3rdbass]

Hey, not everybody follows this stuff as closely as some of us do. But if I didn't, I probably wouldn't start a thread making it that obvious.

I think a reasonable goal is someone a bit more playable against good competition than Koroma.

Probably someone that has more PF skillset in Hurley system. Koroma was more of a Center with his skillset. Even though he wasn't tall he was more of an undersized C than a PF. I would think we are looking for someone who is more of PF and could play Center if needed. Meaning he could have some skills on the outside as well as being big. Just not a polished product obviously but more upside thank Koroma.

 

[TrueBlue22]

Hey, not everybody follows this stuff as closely as some of us do. But if I didn't, I probably wouldn't start a thread making it that obvious.

I think a reasonable goal is someone a bit more playable against good competition than Koroma.

True that. I try to typically stay pretty positive with most of my posts, but something about the traditional PF obsession on the board lately really grinds my gears!!!

Edit: (I’m ok it doesn’t get under my skin THATT bad)

 

[3rdbass]

True that. I try to typically stay pretty positive with most of my posts, but something about the traditional PF obsession on the board lately really grinds my gears!!!

Edit: (I’m ok it doesn’t get under my skin THATT bad)

We aren't saying we need a traditional PF. Just someone who can play it with more size than we have who can match up better with other teams bigs at the 4. Kamenia, Ross and Landrew are just not really big to play a college 4. All are smaller than Karaban and he was a little undersized.

 

[Umami Zen]

My new PF/C combo wish list even though he's probably too talented to want to land a backup spot: FAU's Devin Williams.

6'10 205 incoming redshirt junior who averaged 7.5p, 5.2r, 1.3a, 2.6b and hit 30.6% of his 3PAs (14-49). EvanMiya's numbers crunched him as FAU's second most efficient defender.

Williams started at the 5 at FAU, but played some lineups as a 4. You might remember him from his freshman season at UCLA.

A realistic target is SMU's Sam Walters. The 6'9 230 incoming senior has played sparingly at Alabama, Michigan and SMU (never averaged more than 13 mpg at any season), but has a career 38 3P%. He's a bad defender, though (what if Tyler Polley came

If we want to go a more physical route and get another "NEC guy happy for a role on a championship-caliber team" then I'd pick Saint Francis transfer Gestin Liberis. I've seen him live a few times and the 6'9 215 incoming senior is a classic bruiser, finished last year as SFU's #2 defender.

I like Williams-mentioned him a few weeks ago. Still holding out for another guy. We'll see how the chips fall. All good.

 

[TrueBlue22]

We aren't saying we need a traditional PF. Just someone who can play it with more size than we have who can match up better with other teams bigs at the 4. Kamenia, Ross and Landrew are just not really big to play a college 4. All are smaller than Karaban and he was a little undersized.

 

[3rdbass]

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You know there are guys that are 6'8" or taller with good muscle that don't play a traditional 4? Milan Momcilovic as one. If we could have some as long and big as Karaban I would be fine but Kamenia is more of 3 trying to play the 4 as not as long as big Karaban.

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[navery12]

We aren't saying we need a traditional PF. Just someone who can play it with more size than we have who can match up better with other teams bigs at the 4. Kamenia, Ross and Landrew are just not really big to play a college 4. All are smaller than Karaban and he was a little undersized.

Khamenia is the same size as Karaban. Same height and he said he was up to 230 pounds preseason last year

 

[3rdbass]

Khamenia is the same size as Karaban. Same height and he said he was up to 230 pounds preseason last year

He doesn't have the length as Karaban which makes a big difference and I watched the game and they weren't the same playing weight in the semifinals. Karban listed weight was 230 to 215 for Kamenia. Kamenia has better lateral quickness but Karaban length helps him out against bigger players which Kamenia doesn't have. Karaban average around 1 block per game in his 4 season. Kamenia only averaged .1 block per game. Also, Karaban was a Sr. while Kamenia will only be a So.

 

[bendm]

You know there are guys that are 6'8" or taller with good muscle that don't play a traditional 4? Milan Momcilovic as one. If we could have some as long and big as Karaban I would be fine but Kamenia is more of 3 trying to play the 4 as not as long as big Karaban.

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What about momcilovic? He is a big wing that barely averaged 3 rebs in 30mpg. Nik and Landrew are better suited to play the 4 than him

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

That’s right. In fact the dreams of gifts were the best gifts you might get.

The toy is long gone, but the dream still lives.

You are really cutting players like Khamenia, Hines and Landrew short.

Landrew will be BE FOY. I bet Hurley has Khamenia studying the playbook already. As long as he has those three clicking by November, along with Ross, all will be good.

Some days, the AI just hits.