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Towney007 said:
I'd be fine with this kid. He's more of a project - but I think he's a 3-4 year player here. Achiuwa, Akok, Cockburn much less so.
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Akok is very much a project. What I like about Wahab is that he blocks shots and keeps them in bounds leading to transition points. Couple that with his rebounding and ability to run the floor he is a great fit for us.
 
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I believe we will land one of the 3 bigs (Wahab, Mitchell, or Kofi). It's good to know that they are still in contact with them. Hopefully some good news after the visit.
 
It seems like it may be difficult to play Wahab and Cockburn together, but with Wahab's defensive skill set and Mitchell's offensive skill set, would it be at all possible to try to get them both and play Mitchell as a 4? Seems like even if Akok does come to UConn, he won't be here beyond this season, so it would open up a spot for a 4.
 
bendm said:
precious, kofi and tre haven't used up their official visits yet so they're def waiting to see who leaves duke, uk, kansas, etc.

but wahab and akok already have it narrowed down by all acounts.

wahab is between us and gtown.

akok is between us and pitt (and the g-league lol).

either way the stakes for this season just went through the roof.

i wish these guys were more like bouknight and gaffney. they proved their faith in hurley and signed their LOIs before we even played Syracuse...
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If it’s between us and G-town we’re landing him because G-Town already has 2 centers committed for 2019.
 
navery12 said:
That's not how it works. That's how you end up with kids decommitting in the spring
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Obviously the staff are going to keep an open dialogue with them and keep up with their progress. I wasn't implying that they are going to ignore them now. I was trying to say they don't need to be treated like a maybe recruit, they can be treated as a member of the team.
 
Mooch82 said:
... but with Wahab's defensive skill set and Mitchell's offensive skill set, would it be at all possible to try to get them both and play Mitchell as a 4? Seems like even if Akok does come to UConn, he won't be here beyond this season, so it would open up a spot for a 4.
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You could maybe play them together against some teams, but I don't think they commit to the same school.
 
UcannUconn said:
Akok is very much a project. What I like about Wahab is that he blocks shots and keeps them in bounds leading to transition points. Couple that with his rebounding and ability to run the floor he is a great fit for us.
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Rebounding is as essential to shot blocking. A shot blocker who can alter shots but cannot rebound them cannot ignite the fast-break outlet pass. As mentioned above a 3-4 year Wahab who can rebound and block/altar shots along with a stretch 4 Akok who can block shots. Wow. combined with the guards would be a great team. Looks like we are just going to have to be patient while the hardest working coaching staff continues to practice what it preaches. No one can outwork them. I trust they will do everything that they can.
 
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auror said:
You could maybe play them together against some teams, but I don't think they commit to the same school.
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If we sell the 2nd one on how he would fit with the first one, I think it's possible. Plenty of PT available for both between the 4 and 5 spots....
 
Mooch82 said:
It seems like it may be difficult to play Wahab and Cockburn together, but with Wahab's defensive skill set and Mitchell's offensive skill set, would it be at all possible to try to get them both and play Mitchell as a 4? Seems like even if Akok does come to UConn, he won't be here beyond this season, so it would open up a spot for a 4.
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Kofi isn't coming here
 
Mooch82 said:
It seems like it may be difficult to play Wahab and Cockburn together, but with Wahab's defensive skill set and Mitchell's offensive skill set, would it be at all possible to try to get them both and play Mitchell as a 4? Seems like even if Akok does come to UConn, he won't be here beyond this season, so it would open up a spot for a 4.
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I think Mitchell can play either the 4 or 5. From what I read he has a pretty hi basketball IQ
 
Anybody think seeing Wahab has anything to do with missing Akok? Stupid post ik just curious
 
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Ajs120102 said:
Anybody think seeing Wahab has anything to do with missing Akok? Stupid post ik just curious
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Tough to say, some Pitt fans may argue their hard push for Tyrese Samuel is for the same reason so you never know. My guess is that the coaching staff just doesn't want to close any doors, probably no significant correlation to Akok situation
 
Ajs120102 said:
Anybody think seeing Wahab has anything to do with missing Akok? Stupid post ik just curious
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No. Akok is a stretch 4 Wahab is a true 5. Emphasis on Akok could mean that we don’t foresee ourselves landing Achiuwa though...
 
UcannUconn said:
No. Akok is a stretch 4 Wahab is a true 5. Emphasis on Akok could mean that we don’t foresee ourselves landing Achiuwa though...
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I honestly never thought UConn was gunna land Kofi or Precious so you might be correct
 
UcannUconn said:
No. Akok is a stretch 4 Wahab is a true 5. Emphasis on Akok could mean that we don’t foresee ourselves landing Achiuwa though...
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Nah. Precious isn't at that point in his recruitment and they can co-exist on O and D.
 
UcannUconn said:
No. Akok is a stretch 4 Wahab is a true 5. Emphasis on Akok could mean that we don’t foresee ourselves landing Achiuwa though...
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We've been recruiting them both hard though and I think the general opinion is that Precious 1A position is the 3, while Akok is the 4. Also, with the recent turn of events, it seems as if Akok's plan may be to just play the spring semester and then jump to the league, in which case he wouldn't have any impact on Precious or anyone else in the class.
 
Mooch82 said:
We've been recruiting them both hard though and I think the general opinion is that Precious 1A position is the 3, while Akok is the 4. Also, with the recent turn of events, it seems as if Akok's plan may be to just play the spring semester and then jump to the league, in which case he wouldn't have any impact on Precious or anyone else in the class.
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This is true. I don’t wanna get into theories that will lock another thread but this makes a lot of sense
 
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For the millionth time Akok's recruitment has nothing to do with the recruitment of Kofi, Mitchell, and Wahab, Achiuwa's has nothing to do with them either. Doesn't mean we will get all our targets but we want 1 of the three centers and we want Akok and Achiuwa.
 
superjohn said:
For the millionth time Akok's recruitment has nothing to do with the recruitment of Kofi, Mitchell, and Wahab, Achiuwa's has nothing to do with them either. Doesn't mean we will get all our targets but we want 1 of the three centers and we want Akok and Achiuwa.
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It's The Boneyard. Things don't start to sink in until the billionth time. Emphasis on the word start.
 
fleudslipcon said:
It's The Boneyard. Things don't start to sink in until the billionth time. Emphasis on the word start.
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I personally want Hurley to sign Nick Clause....I think he plays ball in Canada or something....but we wont get him if we sign Wahab. Grrrrr......
 
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