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Rakim Lubin---our versiono f Dejuan Blair?

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jibsey said:
I could not disagree more, even though we are national champions, we were out rebounded and pushed around a good deal last couple years and we've been needing a player like him to provide some muscle. I trust KO's assessment that he's going to be of some value for 4 years no matter what recruiting situation we're in. I can't wait to see him on the floor.
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Ok, one thing...name the last player that UConn handed out a scholarship to who was ranked #346, or lower, in his class? Let's see the kid play before making pronouncements about the impact he's going to have out of the gate at UConn. From #346, to being an impact player at UConn, that's not an easy road.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
Ok, one thing...name the last player that UConn handed out a scholarship to who was ranked #346, or lower, in his class? Let's see the kid play before making pronouncements about the impact he's going to have out of the gate at UConn. From #346, to being an impact player at UConn, that's not an easy road.
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Splitting hairs over the specific number since once you get out the top 100, people just pull names out of a hat. But if you want a low ranked recruit that people on this board thought we reached for and complained about, you have to go all the way back to this one:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/evaluation/_/id/171180/amida-brimah

We also reached on Terrence Samuel, Gavin Edwards, Scottie Haralson and Jamaal Trice - sometimes it works, sometimes it don't.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
Ok, one thing...name the last player that UConn handed out a scholarship to who was ranked #346, or lower, in his class?
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I don't think Gavin Edwards was even considered for any ranking when he committed to UConn - the day he committed was the first day any of us had even heard of the guy.

On a good day, maybe Edwards was in someone's top 500 after committing to UConn.
 
That #346 is kinda arbitrary, too, since that's 247's composite ranking. 247, Scout and Rivals don't have rankings for him. ESPN has him at 70, but that's really their baseline for players they haven't really scouted.

It's been said before, but Rock didn't play in AAU ball the summer leading up to his senior year because of an injury. No chance for him to get ranked, and it's an uphill battle to debut in the rankings after the summer is over.

What we do know about Rock is that he averaged a double-double in his senior year (19 and 9 in his junior year) and he was named Player of the year in his division and received First Team All-State and First Team All-Region honors.

I don't think Rock will make a huge impact in his first year here, but he is definitely better than the ranking 247 has on him.
 
We had a lot of reaches in the later Calhoun years including Jamaal Trice, Robert Garrison, Ryan Thompson, Ben Eaves and Chad Wise come to mind. Lubin hurt his back and played in a nothing basketball league before moving to Georgia for his senior year, I don't think he's a reach at all.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
I don't know whether to ignore the OP, make a lame Kasongo reference, or just mention that Steely Dan will be at Oakdale tonight. Or all 3.
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Steely Dan was rockin' last night...just awesome performances once again, stirring up the groundswell of mojo that will once again boost the Huskies toward greatness. Someone had chicken marsala. Lyle got Kasongoed.

Just another case of history repeating........
 
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Dogbreath2U said:
Steely Dan was rockin' last night...just awesome performances once again, stirring up the groundswell of mojo that will once again boost the Huskies toward greatness. Someone had chicken marsala. Lyle got Kasongoed.

Just another case of history repeating...
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The good news is "Rock(y) didn't lose than number, he didn't want to call nobody else" after KO visited!! ;)
 
superjohn said:
We had a lot of reaches in the later Calhoun years including Jamaal Trice, Robert Garrison, Ryan Thompson, Ben Eaves and Chad Wise come to mind. Lubin hurt his back and played in a nothing basketball league before moving to Georgia for his senior year, I don't think he's a reach at all.
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Might be faulty memory, but was Chad Wise really that much of a reach? He came in with some potential, but then decided to enjoy his college experience to the full, and I mean full, instead of really focusing on BBall.
 
intlzncster said:
Might be faulty memory, but was Chad Wise really that much of a reach? He came in with some potential, but then decided to enjoy his college experience to the full, and I mean full, instead of really focusing on BBall.
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If I remember correctly, and that's not a guarantee, he won both the three-point shooting contest and the dunk contest at Midnight Madness his freshman year. I might be wrong about the three-point shooting contest. And the dunk contest. I was there, though, so I think I'm right. No promises.
 
Fishy said:
I don't think Gavin Edwards was even considered for any ranking when he committed to UConn - the day he committed was the first day any of us had even heard of the guy.

On a good day, maybe Edwards was in someone's top 500 after committing to UConn.
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And if you remember when Edwards committed to UConn his high school coach said he would never be good enough to play at UConn.

You have to trust the staff on Lubin and ignore all the rankings or stats. Not everyone on the roster is going to be, or has to be, a star. If all he provides is some rebounding and good defense on some hefty opponent who is killing UConn (always seems to happen) he's worth a scholarship.
 
Fishy said:
I don't think Gavin Edwards was even considered for any ranking when he committed to UConn - the day he committed was the first day any of us had even heard of the guy.

On a good day, maybe Edwards was in someone's top 500 after committing to UConn.
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Good one, his high school coach said he wasn't good enough for the Big East.
 
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Well, if he's Edwards good as a freshman, he could be the starter. Extrapolated out to 28mpg, Edwards would have averaged about 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks that year, while shooting 57% from the floor.
 
Our version of Dejuan Blair doesnt mean the guy has to avg 15-12. I mean our guy who weighs 265 pounds and can be a force on the boards and a thorn in the side to opponents. A guy who takes a lot of space is hard to move makes plays gets a swarm of rebounds puts back easy plays with a good touch---he can do that right now.
 
scrappy2.0 said:
Our version of Dejuan Blair doesnt mean the guy has to avg 15-12. I mean our guy who weighs 265 pounds and can be a force on the boards and a thorn in the side to opponents. A guy who takes a lot of space is hard to move makes plays gets a swarm of rebounds puts back easy plays with a good touch---he can do that right now.
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No. Dejuan Blair was a star, and one of the very best players in the league. There's no "version" of him that is a role player.
 
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scrappy2.0 said:
...he can do that right now.
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Not to beleaguer this, but what are you basing this on? You've made numerous threads about how great Lubin is going to be but I have never seen you divulge anything.
 
boog204 said:
Not to beleaguer this, but what are you basing this on? You've made numerous threads about how great Lubin is going to be but I have never seen you divulge anything.
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Lubin will reinvent the game of basketball
 
scrappy2.0 said:
Our version of Dejuan Blair doesnt mean the guy has to avg 15-12. I mean our guy who weighs 265 pounds and can be a force on the boards and a thorn in the side to opponents. A guy who takes a lot of space is hard to move makes plays gets a swarm of rebounds puts back easy plays with a good touch---he can do that right now.
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The only thing we can be certain that he can do right now is mug guys down low. He's beastly enough for that already. It remains to be seen what else he brings to the table. Hoping for the best.
 
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Rocktheworld said:
I wonder who the last player we had come in average those kinds of numbers
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Seriously? The vast majority of D1 big men put up those kinds of numbers in high school. The ones who don't are the ones who play at the Oak Hill Academies of the world and compete for time with other D1 players.
 
6'8 265!?!?! Sounds a lot like Lebron James!

In all seriousness lets stop comparing this guy to one of the top big men of the Big East in its last 10 years just because they are the same size.
 
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