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Rakim Lubin Commits to UConn!!!

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husky91 said:
Stupid statement. Go find a kid outside top 100 that was a factor here in last 20 years.

This seems desperate. Did Kasonogo eliminate us? Who did we beat out South Al and UAB??
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Gavin Edwards, Josh Boone, Hilton Armstrong, Jake Voskuhl, Jeremy Lamb (when he committed), Kemba (when he committed), Donny Marshall... That enough? Look I want every guy to be top 50 too, but it cannot always be that way.
 
Before we start comparing this guy to UConn players of the past, its worth noting that we know almost nothing about him. Just because he is "under the radar" doesn't mean he is anything like other underrated UConn players of the past. I mean, he could be under the radar because he isn't very good. In KO we trust and all that, but hopefully we get some better info about his game before we know how he stacks up. And to even be talking about the pros....
 
Absolutely incorrect, Meka was top 60, Free too. No idea on Jake, but he was a role player who had size.

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Matrim55 said:
Knight was top 40. Jake was probably down in the 200s. Same with K-Free.

So yeah, Jake, Emeka and Boone were all outside the top 100 and made the NBA. K-Free was outside the top 100 and started for a national title team. Donny Marshall was outside the top 100 and made the NBA if you want to go back that far.

Getting guys like this to the show is what UConn does. @husky91 must be a closet Kentucky fan.
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They need to get a paint-off-the-walls recruiter on this staff yesterday.
 
boog204 said:
Jake was in the 100s. For some reason everyone thinks that Travis was this low rated stiff coming in. He was rated as high as #38 coming into the year and ended mid 50s. He was always listed as a 3/4 combo in high school and we made him a center. Same deal with Antric. Antric was a mid 50s guy who wanted to be SF and we forced him (or a lack of depth) forced him into being a center.
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You sure on Jake? Could have sworn he was lower. Travis was before I followed recruiting so I admit I was guessing on that.
 
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GoldCstHusky said:
Before we start comparing this guy to UConn players of the past, its worth noting that we know almost nothing about him. Just because he is "under the radar" doesn't mean he is anything like other underrated UConn players of the past. I mean, he could be under the radar because he isn't very good. In KO we trust and all that, but hopefully we get some better info about his game before we know how he stacks up. And to even be talking about the pros....
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You're inferring too much.

The only reason anyone is talking about the pros is because @husky91 stupidly said UConn never does anything with guys who are ranked outside the top 100, as this kid is.

Nobody's predicting an NBA career, or even a career as a starter in college. What we're saying is that the fact that he has a low profile doesn't mean he's automatically a dud.
 
Fwiw, the site "verbalcommits.com" lists Lubin as a 3 star player and Kasongo as 2.5 stars. Obviously means very little. What's strange is that there is next to no info about Lubin anywhere. Usually there are videos, scouting reports, etc.
 
boog204 said:
Fwiw, the site "verbalcommits.com" lists Lubin as a 3 star player and Kasongo as 2.5 stars. Obviously means very little. What's strange is that there is next to no info about Lubin anywhere. Usually there are videos, scouting reports, etc.
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There doesnt seem to be a lot of info on either player, except Kasongo had some big games against strong competition this summer. Kasongo sounded like he was very high on UCONN...does this push him away? Anyone hearing anything?
 
caw said:
You sure on Jake? Could have sworn he was lower. Travis was before I followed recruiting so I admit I was guessing on that.
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I seem to remember Jake in the 120-130 range. His scouting report was dead on balls accurate which made many (myself included) wonder why we want a guy who seemed like a less talented version of Dan Cyrulik. He was kind of the throw-in to get Michael Leblanc who many thought would be a star. Funny how the throw-in was such an integral part of us climbing the mountain.
 
It's not stupid we had this same type of thread in the past and it's pretty accurate, even top 60 almost. So a guy not even top 250, I can't get excited, maybe he'll be our first in 25 years, someone has to be I guess.


Matrim55 said:
You're inferring too much.

The only reason anyone is talking about the pros is because @husky91 stupidly said UConn never does anything with guys who are ranked outside the top 100, as this kid is.

Nobody's predicting an NBA career, or even a career as a starter in college. What we're saying is that the fact that he has a low profile doesn't mean he's automatically a dud.
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husky91 said:
Meka was top 60
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Nope. 99 is the highest he got, and that was after signing with UConn (which gave him a boost):

http://statsheet.com/bhsb/recruiting_class/2001/

Free too
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Nope. I was the sports editor of the Daily Campus then, and talked to Calhoun about it numerous times. Freeman was an under the radar recruit.

No idea on Jake, but he was a role player who had size.
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How is that different than what Lubin is projected to be? And - by the way - taking an unheralded role player with size and putting him into the NBA is exactly the type of thing that is a feather in a program's cap.

Simply put: You couldn't be more wrong about pretty much everything.
 
There is no need to bicker right now about this signing. Nobody seems to know much about him so we are all cautiously optimistic but we have to be a little nervous at the same time. Both reactions are to be expected bc we want him to be good, but don't know if he's good, a don't want to lose out on d rob or Kasongo by this signing. All that being said, the kid has good size, had a good rep last year and apparently was hurt this summer. So when it all is said and done, we're not getting a McDonalds AA, but may be getting a contributor. If we still land d rob and a few others, I'm good w that.
 
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uconnbill said:
Rakim Lubin
Big strong player in the post. Rebounds at a high level and powers through helpless defenders with a massive rip move on the turn. Soft touch. I got this from Phenom report....Not much else online I could see
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Sounds great to me. I'm satisfied. Once someone puts together a cheesy highlight video for this kid I'll be sure to post it for the naysayers.

Sorry not every high school kid has obsessive parents or a camera crew guys! You'll get your visual proof soon, be patient :)
 
boog204 said:
Freeman was ranked #31 when he committed. Don't really see that as under the radar especially since he played with Tim Thomas at Paterson Catholic his senior year and Thomas was the #1 player in the class.

http://articles.courant.com/1996-05...oach-jim-calhoun-boston-college-kevin-freeman
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You're right - my bad on Free. Was I thinking of Eric Hayward instead? I know it wasn't Kirk King - he was a high ranking recruit.

Regardless, UConn has put Donny Marshall, Jake Voskuhl, Hilton Armstrong and Josh Boone into the league from outside the top 100. And Emeka, who was an "on the cusp" player, won a NPotY and was the No. 2 pick.

Point is that @husky91's revisionist idiocy is completely wrong, as is dismissing Lubin outright because he isn't a star of the prep world. Nobody should expect this kid to be great, but saying we haven't molding low-ranking recruits into great players is lunacy.
 
You're a clown

Okafor was top 100, Free was and name a kid outside that was a major factor? And you go back to Voskul, so it happens a lot I guess??

And none of these guys were outside top 250.

I agree, bigger concern is have Robinson and Kasonogo eliminated UConn?

Matrim55 said:
Nope. 99 is the highest he got, and that was after signing with Upon (which gave him a boost):

http://statsheet.com/bhsb/recruiting_class/2001/


Nope. I was the sports editor of the Daily Campus then, and talked to Calhoun about it numerous times. Freeman was an under the radar recruit.



How is that different than what Lubin is projected to be? And - by the way - taking an unheralded role player with size and putting him into the NBA is exactly the type of thing that is a feather in a program's cap.

Simply put: You couldn't be more wrong about pretty much everything.
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uconnbill said:
Rakim Lubin
Big strong player in the post. Rebounds at a high level and powers through helpless defenders with a massive rip move on the turn. Soft touch. I got this from Phenom report....Not much else online I could see
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Side note...uconnbill, I love this quote -->“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John F. Kennedy
 
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Boone, Donny and Armstrong were top 100

Matrim55 said:
You're right - my bad on Free. Was I thinking of Eric Hayward instead? I know it wasn't Kirk King - he was a high ranking recruit.

Regardless, UConn has put Donny Marshall, Jake Voskuhl, Hilton Armstrong and Josh Boone into the league from outside the top 100. And Emeka, who was an "on the cusp" player, won a NPotY and was the No. 2 pick.

Point is that @husky91's revisionist idiocy is completely wrong, as is dismissing Lubin outright because he isn't a star of the prep world. Nobody should expect this kid to be great, but saying we haven't molding low-ranking recruits into great players is lunacy.
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The only thing I know about this guy is what I read here. At the very least I am encouraged by his size, we could really use a space-eater. I hope we are still in play for Kasongo and especially Devin Robinson. Robinson in particular sounds like a different kind of player so hopefully this doesn't deter him in any way.
 
why is there a pocket of fans who are acting as if Kasongo is that much better than Lubin, if he's even better at all? I wanted Kasongo based on who else offered and recruited him, but the truth is we really don't know much about either player at all. I'm sure if Lubin was Canadian he could've had Adam Zagoria generating publicity and a buzz for him, but that wouldn't make him better. At his size, as long as Lubin is athletic and has a motor, which is often the case with southern bammas(and I use that term endearingly), I'll worry about the staff coaching him up and working on his skill set later.
 
We all need to keep in mind that not every recruit that UCONN lands can be a 5 star recruit. I don't know anything about this guy, but every team needs those guys that can come off the bench and provide positive minutes. It is not realistic to think we will field a team made up entirely of all Americans. This guy may turn into a solid player for us, so I think it is a bit premature to think we have settled for anybody.
 
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