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Singare - Unsung Hero

AllHusky said:
Youssouf wil be a 10pt/10 rebound guy before you know it. Will happen faster than we think. Seems like a fast learner with huge heart and hustle. Only issue will be minutes
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I really don't see that happening. It's great if he can give us solid minutes being serviceable. 10/10 is big time for a college player. He's a spot guy for us this season and he'll be behind 2 stud centers next season.
 
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AllHusky said:
Youssouf wil be a 10pt/10 rebound guy before you know it. Will happen faster than we think. Seems like a fast learner with huge heart and hustle. Only issue will be minutes
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I see him in a similar role next year, maybe with a few more minutes depending how quickly Riebe adjusts to the college game. His senior year will be an impactful 60/40 backup to Riebe if he stays or a quality trasfer.
 
His first foul and only foul was called when he was playing D with his hands. After that he seemed to focus on using his body and verticality. You know the staff has been telling him this and it showed last night. He gave us excellent minutes after it was obvious that the Zags would target AK down low.
 
AllHusky said:
Youssouf wil be a 10pt/10 rebound guy before you know it. Will happen faster than we think. Seems like a fast learner with huge heart and hustle. Only issue will be minutes
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How many centers have we had the averaged a double/double?
 
Zags missed some bunnies when he was in there. Hard to say if his straight up defense made a difference or they just missed them. But he smartened up quick and stayed on the floor which is a huge improvement l. Also got some huge offensive rebounds that would have proved even bigger if we could have hit any of those threes he kicked out to. Did his job and did it well. Hurley has to be thrilled to get those kind of minutes out of him in that spot.
 
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AllHusky said:
Youssouf wil be a 10pt/10 rebound guy before you know it. Will happen faster than we think. Seems like a fast learner with huge heart and hustle. Only issue will be minutes
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With Samson out, for a while, expect a little more focus (in upcoming practices) on Singare's offensive game.

That increased focus, along with several successive 10 minute playing time games, and......
 
AllHusky said:
Youssouf wil be a 10pt/10 rebound guy before you know it. Will happen faster than we think. Seems like a fast learner with huge heart and hustle. Only issue will be minutes
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Not a chance he averages 10 and 10.
 
One example of just how his play effected things was on Hassan's spinning put back. Watch the replay,while the shot is in the air he sprints in front of his man to get into offensive rebounding position instead of waiting for the ball, this pulls his man out of the position he was in opening up the middle. This then allows Hassan a free look at the board and path to the basket.

It's just small subtle things like that. They won't show up in box scores but they are important plays made within a game.
 
Plays really hard, is aware and puts emphasis on boxing out. There are times he’s even directing guys out there. Feel great for the kid to see him contributing because you can see how meaningful it is to him to get his shot.
 
If he can get to 8-10 mpg thst will be huge for helping keep Johnson and Reed out of foul trouble.
Two stints of two minutes each in first half and second half boxed around TV timeouts would be great.
 
Definitely pleasantly surprised by his minutes tonight. Did well on Ike other than that first foul which I’m sure we all saw coming a mile a way when he first checked in
 
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Singare was huge just night. He has really improved, and he deserves to play more. With Reed and Samson both foul prone, we will need him much more than people think this season. I hope he gets more minutes soon since he will be huge for us next season if not this one.
 
AllHusky said:
Youssouf wil be a 10pt/10 rebound guy before you know it. Will happen faster than we think. Seems like a fast learner with huge heart and hustle. Only issue will be minutes
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Only issue is positioning on defense and fouls. He reacts way too fast to fakes. But similar to Samson, he also seems pretty thin.
 
I still remember the early/mid 90's post game fan phone calls to Arnold Dean on WTIC - fans venting about how we are a "donut team" with a hole in the middle.... Knight, Willingham, Hayward. Many decided "at least we have 15 fouls to give". LOL That was until Knight solidified his spot at the five his JR year.
 
What's encouraging about Singare is that when he's been in games for short spurts- It's not making a negative impact on our team's efficiency. I am not comparing him to Reed or Johnson. Simply saying it helps when your third Big isn't causing issues in maintaining or extending leads. BTW-His coaches are beginning to trust him more as well.
 
I think what we see with his him looking better out there, more solid, doing his job, being in the right spots, is his rising confidence that comes with playing some meaningful minutes. There are others too, getting better by the game. Diarra for one, his PG skills growing these past few games, McNeeley too, starting to take over in spots, showing a real toughness and versatility.
 
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ucp990411 said:
How many centers have we had the averaged a double/double?
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I think only Okafor and Thabeet.

I agree, people get carried away on here. I remember before last season some people thought Clingan would average 20 and 10. No way anyone was averaging 20/game on last season's team. Way too balanced for that.
 
uconn_jack said:
I see him in a similar role next year, maybe with a few more minutes depending how quickly Riebe adjusts to the college game. His senior year will be an impactful 60/40 backup to Riebe if he stays or a quality trasfer.
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Not a shot at Singare at all, but presumably the staff will continue to try to maintain the current system of having a future starter developing in the backup role. I’m not sure I see Singare becoming a big minute guy if the recruiting goes according to plan. Definitely think he can earn some consistent PT with more development, but would be surprised to see him near 15 mpg. Just part of being an elite program that can recruit elite talent.
 
I recall too that when Singare came in as part of the big recuiting class it was said that he had a chip on his shoulder because he wasn't rated in the top 100. He's been doing his homework in practice and is beginning to demonstrate that he is an asset when he comes in. A wonderful time to start showing he's ready for minutes.
 
Agreed. What you want from Singare is the confidence from Hurley to use him in situations where you need to steal minutes for your bigs who may be in foul trouble. I think he is slowly giving Hurley the confidence to go to him for say those last 3 minutes of the first half when both bigs have 2 fouls. Anything you get scoring is a bonus but unless it's a clear dunk, not sure he will even look for a shot. I think he played himself into a role for this team and will likely be called upon a few times this season to do what he did yesterday. Happy for him, as he is a cheerleader on the bench every game.
superjohn said:
I really don't see that happening. It's great if he can give us solid minutes being serviceable. 10/10 is big time for a college player. He's a spot guy for us this season and he'll be behind 2 stud centers next season.
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Wondering if Reibe spends any time at the 4 next year. Should Singare really blossom, might be a thought. He had 3 rebs in 7 minutes and didn’t attempt to score. Give him a year and 20 min/ game and who knows, 6/6, 8/8? Guy looked immense when he was on the court.
 
In limited minutes Singare has absolutely proved that at very least we need not worry as much about the absolutely preposterous foul rates of Samson and Tarris. In the of chance those two are both really deep in trouble, buy minutes with Singare and we will do just fine. He reminds me a bit of young Hilton Armstrong on D. Just big, long dudes that use their length effectively and know how to carve out space to find rebounds in their area.

Singare has a 28% Defensive rebounding rate when he's on the floor which is just a shade behind Tarris Reed for #2 on the team, and this tracks with a similar rate last year. In short, he'll board and D. And from a 3rd tier big that's all you need!
 
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