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Sanogo 16 and 9 Big game for the big guy

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DogBoy said:
Okafor?
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Okafor was a much better defender, shot blocker and rebounder but was no where near where Sanogo is on offensive with footwork and touch. Sanogo is Special+ with his finishes near the hoop.
 
UChusky916 said:
Who's the last big we had who was as strong AND skilled as Sanogo? Nevermind that he's a FRESHMAN!

He's got great hands, a soft touch, ridiculously good footwork and the physicality/bulk to bang when he needs to.

Not to mention he can grab boards, defend, and add the occasional block.

Breakout game for the big guy. We'll be nearly impossible to beat if he and Whaley play at that level down the stretch.
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Easy. Rakim Lubin.

But really, it's probably Jeff Adrien.
 
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husky429 said:
The Sanogo 1 dribble drive from the high post was something he didn't even try in hs.

Could be a real weapon if we can throw him at the ft lines vs zones and have him be a threat to drive next year
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I have all confidence he is going to be that guy. Next year his drop step post up will be unstoppable.
 
I would like to see him use glass in close, like Whaley.
 
Rico444 said:
Sanogo and Clingan playing together would just be unfair.
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For all the right reasons ... I will be surprised if Adama plays his JR year in college.
 
JustbrewitMan said:
Sanogo & Zay story of the game. Hall really overplayed our guards and the Bigs delivered 33/19 with 4 recorded blocks (seems way undercounted...at least 10+ seriously altered shots).
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And add in 3 of the team's 8 assists, only 2 turnovers, a couple of steals, and 3 fouls between them (all Sanogo).

Who knows what happens going forward, but up until tonight, I would have guessed that a Boneyard Poll would have yielded "Starting/Playing Sanogo and Whaley Together" as the top vote-getter for Hurley's most disliked move and biggest unaddressed coaching error this season.

Then again, there was a fair amount of concern in advance about going up against so big a team, and serious worries if Josh wasn't going to be able to play.
 
UChusky916 said:
Who's the last big we had who was as strong AND skilled as Sanogo? Nevermind that he's a FRESHMAN!

He's got great hands, a soft touch, ridiculously good footwork and the physicality/bulk to bang when he needs to.

Not to mention he can grab boards, defend, and add the occasional block.

Breakout game for the big guy. We'll be nearly impossible to beat if he and Whaley play at that level down the stretch.
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I will respectfully disagree on one thing. He has good but not "great" hands. A guy with great hands gets the ball and rarely fumbles or gets it tipped away and they rarely lose a rebound when they get their hands on the ball even in a crowd.
 
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TheChamps990411 said:
I will respectfully disagree on one thing. He has good but not "great" hands. A guy with great hands gets the ball and rarely fumbles or gets it tipped away and they rarely lose a rebound when they get their hands on the ball even in a crowd.
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Agree to disagree.

For how much he handles the ball... on the perimeter and down low from entry passes... he's got very reliable hands.
 
Umami Zen said:
Thought this was AS/IW best game this year as a tandem.Played tough/smart D and worked hard on the boards. AS is starting to believe in himself at the right time.

A great team win and I actually thought the refs called a fair game.
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one key to how impactful they were tonight was lack of foul trouble - they both got to play as many minutes as they could handle, I think it helped Adama a lot to just be on the floor for extended periods of time.
 
tcf15 said:
Easy. Rakim Lubin.

But really, it's probably Jeff Adrien.
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Thought different moves Shonn Miller was very effective inside player. Shonn used his speed and jumping ability to make his moves while Sanogo use quick post moves with strength.
 
husky429 said:
He doesn't have a modern NBA skill set or hops at his size... I suspect he's a 3 or 4 year player because of it
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Honestly he has no shot at the NBA if he doesn't start shooting 3s
 
UChusky916 said:
Who's the last big we had who was as strong AND skilled as Sanogo? Nevermind that he's a FRESHMAN!

He's got great hands, a soft touch, ridiculously good footwork and the physicality/bulk to bang when he needs to.

Not to mention he can grab boards, defend, and add the occasional block.

Breakout game for the big guy. We'll be nearly impossible to beat if he and Whaley play at that level down the stretch.
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Alex Oriakhi? Sanogo is going to end up more skilled but Oriakhi was a beast.
 
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Sanogo will have to develop a jump shot out to at least 15 feet... preferably the 3 point line to make it as a center in the NBA. The days of the back to the basket post up center are long gone. You have to be a really special player like Andre Drummond to make it in today’s NBA without a jump shot... but the good news is that he has plenty of time to develop one.
 
Sanogo is definitely going to be a 3 or 4 year player. Doesn't play above the rim or shoot well enough for the NBA to come knocking early. Honestly that's great for us though, just means he's gonna be a force here for a long time.
 
Psolo12 said:
Sanogo is definitely going to be a 3 or 4 year player. Doesn't play above the rim or shoot well enough for the NBA to come knocking early. Honestly that's great for us though, just means he's gonna be a force here for a long time.
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I agree, but his play as of late definitely has me thinking 3 is more likely than 4. I believe he can be a 1st round pick after a great soph year, but I hope he doesn't go just because he's a 1st round lock. Like we're all saying, he needs to be either more explosive or a threat to shoot at his height to be a success in the NBA, so I hope he sticks around for my own greedy reasons and for his long term success
 
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Sonogo and Gaffney hitting their stride. The restarts early in the year hurt us a lot. Now we just need to stay healthy. Seems like every game a couple of guys are tweaking something.
 
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