Steven Enoch (Committed to UConn)

[jibsey]

A big thing for us would be if he has good hands, grabbing rebounds and having the strength to hold on because that's what Brimah and Nolan lack. Would like to see the rock get his chance, he has strong hands. DHam is great at that and it's a big part of his rebound numbers getting to and securing loose balls.

 

[huskyharry]

11 rebounds per game against strong prep school competition (including many players that are headed to div 1 schools) bodes well for how he will perform.
This will be especially true after he matures, improves his positioning and footwork and strength.

 

[azescobar]

I know this is an Enoch thread, but I couldn't help but laugh out loud watching Nolan's "mix-tape." 30 seconds of layup line dunks (none all that impressive), and a few jumpers and dunks. Just funny to watch in retrospect, but hey, he has one more ring than the rest of us posters. Philly!!

 

[ctchamps]

Fast Forward two years. AB and SE will be a force on the interior if both are here in two years. Book it.

 

[UConnSwag11]

http://www.nhregister.com//sports/20150417/uconn-recruit-enoch-has-come-a-long-way-in-a-short-time

 

[huskiesnyc]

I was salivating over PN's mixtape.

I know we shouldn't have sky-high expectations for Enoch, but realistically he should be competing right away with PN and Kelis Fisher for the starting 4 spot.

I know this is an Enoch thread, but I couldn't help but laugh out loud watching Nolan's "mix-tape." 30 seconds of layup line dunks (none all that impressive), and a few jumpers and dunks. Just funny to watch in retrospect, but hey, he has one more ring than the rest of us posters. Philly!!

And no flops!!

 

[Stinger92860]

http://www.nhregister.com//sports/20150417/uconn-recruit-enoch-has-come-a-long-way-in-a-short-time

Excellent article!

 

[Yonick]

Game is in Bridgeport. Does anybody know if, and how Adams fared in the Derby festival game last week end?

 

[Kitaman]

Game is in Bridgeport. Does anybody know if, and how Adams fared in the Derby festival game last week end?

I know its a still pic, but Enoch sure looks impressively built!

 

[Huskyforlife]

I tend to overhype freshman. That being said, this kid has a real chance to start at pf by the end of the year. He's our most prototypical 4, no disrespect to miller.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I tend to overhype freshman. That being said, this kid has a real chance to start at pf by the end of the year. He's our most prototypical 4, no disrespect to miller.

I'm not sure what you mean by "most prototypical," but unless something happens to Miller, like he gets hurt, I'd be shocked to see Enoch start at the 4 this year.

 

[eireman]

I tend to overhype freshman. That being said, this kid has a real chance to start at pf by the end of the year. He's our most prototypical 4, no disrespect to miller.

He has a lot of growing up to do. It would be a nice surprise but my guess is his contributions will start his second year. Just based on viewing his steady improvement over 30 or so games this year.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I'm not sure what you mean by "most prototypical," but unless something happens to Miller, like he gets hurt, I'd be shocked to see Enoch start at the 4 this year.

Poor wording but I meant his size.

He has a lot of growing up to do. It would be a nice surprise but my guess is his contributions will start his second year. Just based on viewing his steady improvement over 30 or so games this year.

I like what I've seen in his games. He seems to be aggressive on the boards and and can get off the ground. Also seems to have a better post game than anyone else on the roster. Like I said, I tend to overhype freshman, but he reminds me of one of those solid dependable starters.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I tend to overhype freshman. That being said, this kid has a real chance to start at pf by the end of the year. He's our most prototypical 4, no disrespect to miller.

After PP, that word ought to be banned from this website.

 

[mauconnfan]

I tend to overhype freshman. That being said, this kid has a real chance to start at pf by the end of the year. He's our most prototypical 4, no disrespect to miller.

With 2 experienced guys playing the 3/4 who can rebound the way both DHam and Miller can I just don't see although if we do that's a real good thing right? Miller will bring 3 years of college hoops experience, understanding the game and having defended teams that play offensively like Princeton and stuff, he likely has a good edge coming in. Love to see them both be very big contributors to a special season though.

 

[uconn_jack]

Having Miller come in for a year is probably the best thing that could have happened for Enoch. Takes pressure off him to be an immediate contributer and gives him the opportunity to learn from an experienced front court player. I think Enoch will get some good minutes this year, but he was always going to be a 4 yr player unless he explodes, and having him as a 5-15 min backup behind Miller and Brimah is great for his development.

 

[ktuck911]

I know its a still pic, but Enoch sure looks impressively built!

Looking forward Norwalk, CT's own to come to Storrs and rep... CT HighSchool basketball is pretty good... this kid's skills are better than say Rakim or Phil at the same stage.. He's gonna bring some excitement to our squad next year...

 

[3rdbass]

Looking forward Norwalk, CT's own to come to Storrs and rep... CT HighSchool basketball is pretty good... this kid's skills are better than say Rakim or Phil at the same stage.. He's gonna bring some excitement to our squad next year...

He might be good but he was getting overpowered by a guy 3-4 inches shorter than him in Govan(Georgetown recruit). I would like to see him hold his own against Division 1 players before saying he is going to contribute big time this year. I don't think KO would be going after Miller if SE was this great impact recruit. I'm not saying he isn't good but I think it will take some time for him to develop based on what I have seen from him this year. I think they are grooming him to back up AB more so this year due to his height. I think Kelis Fisher will backup Miller at the PF position.

 

[Stainmaster]

He might be good but he was getting overpowered by a guy 3-4 inches shorter than him in Govan(Georgetown recruit). I would like to see him hold his own against Division 1 players before saying he is going to contribute big time this year. I don't think KO would be going after Miller if SE was this great impact recruit. I'm not saying he isn't good but I think it will take some time for him to develop based on what I have seen from him this year. I think they are grooming him to back up AB more so this year due to his height. I think Kelis Fisher will backup Miller at the PF position.

There's a difference between being an "impact recruit" and providing value and good production off the bench. I see Enoch giving us the latter by the end of the season.

 

[boog204]

He might be good but he was getting overpowered by a guy 3-4 inches shorter than him in Govan(Georgetown recruit). I would like to see him hold his own against Division 1 players before saying he is going to contribute big time this year. I don't think KO would be going after Miller if SE was this great impact recruit. I'm not saying he isn't good but I think it will take some time for him to develop based on what I have seen from him this year. I think they are grooming him to back up AB more so this year due to his height. I think Kelis Fisher will backup Miller at the PF position.

Isn't Govan 6-9/10? Have we already begun attaching Hilton Units to Eno(s)ch to make him at minimum, 7-1?

 

[Walker11]

Isn't Govan 6-9/10? Have we already begun attaching Hilton Units to Eno(s)ch to make him at minimum, 7-1?

He is confusing players. Derrickson lit up Brewster in the second half of the (likely) only time poster saw Enoch.

 

[Yonick]

He might be good but he was getting overpowered by a guy 3-4 inches shorter than him in Govan(Georgetown recruit). I would like to see him hold his own against Division 1 players before saying he is going to contribute big time this year. I don't think KO would be going after Miller if SE was this great impact recruit. I'm not saying he isn't good but I think it will take some time for him to develop based on what I have seen from him this year. I think they are grooming him to back up AB more so this year due to his height. I think Kelis Fisher will backup Miller at the PF position.

I don't know what you are referring to when you say Enoch was outplayed by Govan. Perhaps you are referring to that tourney in R.I. in Nov., when Enoch was mediocre at best. But, he improved steadily as the season progressed.
Most recently, at the Jordan brand game, Friday, Enoch had 15 pts. 9 rebs. and 1 block, to Govan's 10 points 7 rebs. and no blocks. If Govan outplayed Enoch in a game earlier this season, it certainly sounds as if Enoch more than caught up with Govan.

 

[Kitaman]

Looking forward Norwalk, CT's own to come to Storrs and rep... CT HighSchool basketball is pretty good... this kid's skills are better than say Rakim or Phil at the same stage.. He's gonna bring some excitement to our squad next year...

I hear you but I am in a 12 Step UConn Fan program. To date, I have been 25 days clean of kool-aid. I may not make it but my goal is one day at a time for 6 months (or 1st day of practice).

So one of my coping mechanism is now skepticism. But you all have fun and go ahead and get drunk. Its a personal thing and I just can't handle it.

 

[ctchamps]

Enoch is still learning the game. He is a work in progress. There were tapes of two games he's played in that I watched. Much better than highlight films and checking out stat sheets imo.

My perspective is that he loves offense more than defense. Not saying he's better on the offensive end. He just appears more engaged on that end of the floor. He wants to be a scorer.

In both games Enoch was pulled from the game for not motoring. One game he came back in energized and received the message. In the other game he was pulled again and sat out for most of the second half. In that first game he came back in as a player this forum will rave about. In the second game, if he plays like that at UConn, this forum will destroy him.

His movement and positioning on the offensive end was ahead of what I saw from Kentan this season. But his positioning on the defensive end was about the same as Kentan albeit Enoch played the five and the roles were different.

My educated guess is that Miller is more polished on the offensive and defensive end than either Kentan or Enoch although Kentan appears more athletic and Enoch physically stronger. I expect the player with the better bb IQ to play ahead of those with the better physical attributes but if Kentan and Enoch can develop that IQ (and in Enoch's case work ethic for an entire game) they could jump ahead of Miller. But that would be a great thing imo because I believe Miller will be a player the staff can rely on for both ends of the floor at the four position which was missing for most of last season.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I'll be very surprised if Enoch comes in stronger than Miller. Miller was a bruiser for Cornell. This isn't spindly Deandre Daniels. Miller has his Man Strength.

 

[Walker11]

He is confusing players. Derrickson lit up Brewster in the second half of the (likely) only time poster saw Enoch.

And I am confusing Brewster and STM.

 

[3rdbass]

Isn't Govan 6-9/10? Have we already begun attaching Hilton Units to Eno(s)ch to make him at minimum, 7-1?

Yes it is Derrickson. Wrong GT recruit(Wow GT has a great recruiting class). Either way SE had a decent height advantage in this game at the end of the year and was abused and fouled out. I'm not saying he can't make an impact I would just temper them a little bit. There is definitely a reason that KO reached out to get Miller even with SE coming in. Of course maybe he just sees SE playing more center than PF for us.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

I tend to overhype freshman. That being said, this kid has a real chance to start at pf by the end of the year. He's our most prototypical 4, no disrespect to miller.

He has great upside and will contribute. The dad of a player at St. Thomas More who is very connected to the AAU circuit thinks Enoch will be more of a project his Freshman year. He also told me that Adams would have been a HUGE contributor to UConn last year. That isn't news to some here though. The kid is special.

 

[3rdbass]

He has great upside and will contribute. The dad of a player at St. Thomas More who is very connected to the AAU circuit thinks Enoch will be more of a project his Freshman year. He also told me that Adams would have been a HUGE contributor to UConn last year. That isn't news to some here though. The kid is special.

Yeah, from what I saw of both Adams and SE that seems like a fair assessment. I really feel that coupled with who we have playing the four right now was the reason KO had to get Miller to play the 4 this year.

 

[ctchamps]

I'll be very surprised if Enoch comes in stronger than Miller. Miller was a bruiser for Cornell. This isn't spindly Deandre Daniels. Miller has his Man Strength.

Point well taken. But with the conditioning coaches and equipment that UConn offers I'm projecting that Enoch will be a stronger player than Miller. Which based on the point you are making about Miller, and I happen to agree with, isn't trivial. If I'm correct, then the question will be how quickly that happens.