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dogpause said:
Okafor was great, but Sanogo appears to have the potential to be even better.
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Okafor was the #2 player taken in the NBA draft. So Sanogo would have to become the #1 player in the draft to be considered better.

BTW, Okafor was miles ahead Sanogo on defense at this point in his career. EO was an incredible shot blocker with impeccable timing. Sanogo has shown nothing of the sort.

Sanogo appears to have a world of potntial. But let's stay on Earth with these posts.
 
mauconnfan said:
Interesting comparison. But this makes me more curious as to the story of JC running him out of the program please tell me how this happened?

Anyway Sanogo can be a much better Oriahki to me. His offense is already better as his left hand is really good.
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Watch the Maui Invitational from 2010 and then tell me Sanogo's offense is better than Oriahki's
 
ucp990411 said:
Watch the Maui Invitational from 2010 and then tell me Sanogo's offense is better than Oriahki's
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Oriakhi didn't improve much over his career but he came in and was an instant impact player. Very mature for a freshman in terms of game as a big.
 
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Grey Goose said:
Each had/have talent in their own way.. Don't know if AS will ever have the vertical jumping ability of Mek.. But smart players play to their strengths and limit exposing their weaknesses.. AS is a space- eater with his size.. Uses his body well..
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I can't say we've seen enough evidence about Sanogo's jumping ability or lack thereof yet, but I can say Okafor stuffed many dunk attempts against the rim as a freshman. He couldn't get off the floor high enough to dunk. That improved dramatically by his sophomore year though and the rest is history.
 
superjohn said:
The Maui Invitational was Oriakhi's sophomore season, Sanogo is going to be better than Oriakhi.
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Yeah my point was he was the same then as he was as a freshman, which was a very effective player, but not a star by any stretch
 
Watchdog said:
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I can't say we've seen enough evidence about Sanogo's jumping ability or lack thereof yet, but I can say Okafor stuffed many dunk attempts against the rim as a freshman. He couldn't get off the floor high enough to dunk. That improved dramatically by his sophomore year though and the rest is history.
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Definitely small sample size for AS.. Coach Mike can help with the hops.. Exciting future for him.. Looking forward to this week's games and watch him bang with some bigger guys..
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
And yet, only Okafor was named Conference Player of the Year, and neither was judged NCAA Player if the Year :rolleyes:
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I didn't say NCAA player of the year, I said Okafor and Walker were each the best player in the country their JR. year. That's my opinion and I stand by it with confidence. Jameer Nelson and Jimmer Fredette don't have any championship rings.
 
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Ok, so for giggles I decided to look up Okafor’s first two games for comparison. In 2001, we played Vanderbilt and New Hampshire as the first games of the season. Okafor had a monster first game(Vandy) and came back to earth second game(NH). He averaged 8.5 pts, 9.5 rbs, 3 blk per game.
By contrast, against CCSU and Hartford Sanogo averaged 8 pts, 4.5 rbs, .5 blk.
Points may be similar, but Okafar more than doubled his rebounds and had 6x as many blocks.
Okafor also started and played more minutes, so take it for what it’s worth.

I like Sanogo, but let’s give his some time to grow into a better college player and enjoy it while we can!
 
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metsfan2323 said:
I didn't say NCAA player of the year, I said Okafor and Walker were each the best player in the country their JR. year. That's my opinion and I stand by it with confidence. Jameer Nelson and Jimmer Fredette don't have any championship rings.
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I was rolling eyes at the Big East and the NCAA, not you. They were both best in conference and NCAA that year, in addition to NCs. And I think I'd give the edge to Kemba too, but the 11 game stretch gets counted in, as well as Makers Muppet.
 
Palatine said:
Okafor was the #2 player taken in the NBA draft. So Sanogo would have to become the #1 player in the draft to be considered better.
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This seems like a weird way to authoritatively rank players. Was Anthony Bennett a better player than Okafor?
 
mauconnfan said:
Anyway Sanogo can be a much better Oriahki to me. His offense is already better as his left hand is really good.
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That’s what I‘m thinking. Similar build, seems much more fluid in his movements.
 
metsfan2323 said:
That used to be true, but now I think Kemba is his equal. Both were the best players in the country their junior year and both led their team to a championship.
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
I was rolling eyes at the Big East and the NCAA, not you. They were both best in conference and NCAA that year, in addition to NCs. And I think I'd give the edge to Kemba too, but the 11 game stretch gets counted in, as well as Makers Muppet.
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Kemba should get the edge for his junior season because the 11 straight was Herculean but for UConn career Okafor should get the edge...

Kemba had that huge tournament game his freshman year to beat Missouri and help get us get to the final 4 but then disappeared next game. He was very good as a sophomore but not great on a team that didn't make the tournament and then he made a gigantic leap from a very good but inconsistent player as a sophomore to best player in the country as a junior. Okafor was really good from day 1, was a star/one of the best players in the country as a sophomore and the best player in the country as a junior. He had a good NCAA tournament his freshman year, totally dominated in the tournament his sophomore year, and then dominated when he needed to in the tournament his junior year. He was arguably the best defensive player in the country all three of his years at UConn.
 
What are the chances Sanogo still grows an inch or two? Pretty sure Bouk went up an inch to 6'5 this year.
 
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Lefty2one said:
Okafor was the best collegiate player this program has ever had.
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Okafor was great, both skilled and classy but then again, so was Ray and Caron wasn't too shabby either .... we've had some very special players over the past thirty years
 
Buzzyboy said:
Okafor was great, both skilled and classy but then again, so was Ray and Caron wasn't too shabby either .... we've had some very special players over the past thirty years
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The easy way to make everyone happy is to differentiate between most accomplished and best players.

In terms of accomplishments, four players have been the alpha on four different championship teams. They were also consensus all-americans.

Okafor was also Nat'l defensive POY and #2 draft pick overall. No one at UConn has his pedigree for team accomplishment, individual awards and draft position.
Discussing best player is much more subjective.
 
mauconnfan said:
Interesting comparison. But this makes me more curious as to the story of JC running him out of the program please tell me how this happened?

Anyway Sanogo can be a much better Oriahki to me. His offense is already better as his left hand is really good.
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He got in JC's infamous doghouse and got sick of it and quit. Once you got in JC's doghouse, he'd make you miserable.
 
I realize we are in the middle of Covid and we are all giddy that college hoops is back. But these idiotic threads have to stop.

Sanogo vs Okafor at this point? Really? Two games into his career?? My god.
 
UCTitleTown said:
He got in JC's infamous doghouse and got sick of it and quit. Once you got in JC's doghouse, he'd make you miserable.
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Oriakhi left because of the postseason ban. Calhoun wouldnt have even been there his senior year.
 
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