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Tarris to the Lakers with the 23rd pick????

If he is better than Emeka than he will be the No. 1 pick in the draft
This craziness has to stop
Please turn up the clocks and start the season because some folks cant help but post anything.
 
Let’s look at it like this - just based upon an improvement in minutes to around 26 -27 per game, if there’s no improvement nor regression, he should be around 13 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks per game. A reasonable, degrees of improvement can get him to 14-15 points, 10.5-11 boards, and 2,3 to 2.5 blocks per game. This is doable, and that’s one hell of a season.
 
Scottzer said:
Let’s look at it like this - just based upon an improvement in minutes to around 26 -27 per game, if there’s no improvement nor regression, he should be around 13 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks per game. A reasonable, degrees of improvement can get him to 14-15 points, 10.5-11 boards, and 2,3 to 2.5 blocks per game. This is doable, and that’s one hell of a season.
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Thing is Centers usually get 50-60% FGpct since they shoot from inches mostly. If he can average a double-double and be reasonably skilled on steals, assists, blocks he's going lottery.

But per @gtcam yeah, let's focus on Summer NBA results for our boys, any 2026 recruits than say yes, and be head's down on the actual season until it starts...then anything goes!
 
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Jaydumo20 said:
Me too and I think he will be.
Also we were calling Sanogo a black hole and a liability 2 months before he won tourney mvp.
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Sanogo might have been called a black hole by some in that championship year, but never was he called a liability. He was acknowledged as a huge, huge dominant force from day one of that year.
 
Read an article recently about peoples memories.

The scientific study said that two people’s memory of the same event will always be different, even a few hours later. It’s because all memories are egocentric, so people remember the “facts” only as they relate to their selves personally, depending on what is most central and important to them.

Explains a lot of the discourse here on the boneyard. And with spouses.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
Read an article recently about peoples memories.

The scientific study said that two people’s memory of the same event will always be different, even a few hours later. It’s because all memories are egocentric, so people remember the “facts” only as they relate to their selves personally, depending on what is most central and important to them.

Explains a lot of the discourse here on the boneyard. And with spouses.
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This makes total sense. And I think it was AJax that people called a liability. And demanded benching
 
jibsey said:
Tarris can be be Sanogo like. Saw flashes in the footwork and baseline moves last year. And who is taking a rebound from his hands? No one. He really will only be limited by fouls and that is often ref dependent which he has no control over.
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Not sure he has the mental makeup - Adama was so composed, almost stoic in how he used his body. Was rarely out of control. Mastered his technique.

Tarris is brute force with dancing bear feet, and nice touch. Such a different type of player. Panics at times, can feel rushed. I’d say a better athlete than Adama.
 
HuskyFich said:
Move over Emeka
Move over Hilton
Move over Thabeet
Move over Oriakhi (lmao)
Move over Sanogo
Move over Clingan

We’ve got the 23rd ranked draft prospect in a July SI article breathing down y’all’s neck!
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I remember in the 90's we were considered a "donut hole" team. Nothing in the center.

How far we've come.

Also -- Jake and Travis were not too shabby.
 
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I’ll give OP some credit, for as ridiculously peak off season as this post is it still makes more sense than the goofballs last year arguing over which NBA all star Stewart and Ross most resembled and where in the draft both of them would go. At least Tarris has produced something at this point
 
Mike Honcho said:
I remember in the 90's we were considered a "donut hole" team. Nothing in the center.

How far we've come.

Also -- Jake and Travis were not too shabby.
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And Rod Sellers held Shaq to his average in an ncaa tournament win! (I think his avg was 27.7, and he had 26 against us).
 
Jaydumo20 said:
I won't even post the SI article because it's so silly. A year out from the draft and they have a landing spot for the UConn "Star" but i will say this:

I think that Tarris will have the best season any big man has had in the history of this program

I don't think we're prepared for how good this kid is gonna be for us next year.

PPG/RPG/Blocks

His numbers should be laughable.
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You forgot to sign in to your Scrappy 3.0 account
 
StllH8L8ner said:
In fairness, Danny did allude to Tarris’s occasional lack of awareness at times in the All Access piece last year.

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If you can’t pick up that Tarris is a bit of a space cadet out there, then your blinders are thick. For him to even be considered a first round pick, since he has a total non NBA profile as of now, he’d have to refine his game upstairs and show he can hit a jump shot consistently. It’s rare if ever a 4th year guy all of a sudden becomes a first round pick. I guess Danny Wolf did it last year, but compare his style for a big to Tarris.

He is a specimen.
 
Scottzer said:
And Rod Sellers held Shaq to his average in an ncaa tournament win! (I think his avg was 27.7, and he had 26 against us).
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My buddy had a discussion with a guy at work after that game.

"Shaq kicked UConn's ass!"
"But UConn won, easily"
"Shaq had seven dunks!"
"But UConn won"
"Seven dunks with authority!"
 
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Waquoit said:
My buddy had a discussion with a guy at work after that game.

"Shaq kicked UConn's ass!"
"But UConn won, easily"
"Shaq had seven dunks!"
"But UConn won"
"Seven dunks with authority!"
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I was in high school at the time and remember when the bracket came out. Kid who sat at the table behind me kept saying “Bye, bye UConn” in a baby voice with a stupid smirk on his face bc he knew I was a diehard. Still confuses me to this day how some people from CT simply don’t like the Huskies but that’s for another day. Anyway the day after the game, I was the one with the stupid smirk on my face walking into class…

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Quite a summary. I agree with his analysis. I think he will be more confident and motivated this year. He's another great kid the staff uncovered and this year they will polish him up for the next level while he plays the locomotive on this year's train. If he can put it all together he adds a frightening dimension to this very deep team. Let's go!!!
 
Hey Adrien! said:
From one of my favorite bball writers:

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I really didn't expect him to be drafted in the first. I still think he's probably early 2nd maybe late 1st if he has a really good year. But the NBA seems to be learning that highly productive older players (Broome) can become good role players in the NBA.
 
TR has all of the physical tools and potential to be successful in the NBA. Needs to play with discipline and BBIQ so that he can stay on the floor by avoiding silly fouls. Has to adjust to how the refs are calling the games in the paint. Expect him to be one of the top centers in the BE this season-if not the best.
 
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StllH8L8ner said:
I was in high school at the time and remember when the bracket came out. Kid who sat at the table behind me kept saying “Bye, bye UConn” in a baby voice with a stupid smirk on his face bc he knew I was a diehard. Still confuses me to this day how some people from CT simply don’t like the Huskies but that’s for another day. Anyway the day after the game, I was the one with the stupid smirk on my face walking into class…
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I remember the LSU coach saying he was surprised no one in their conference pressed and sped up the game like the Huskies did. They crushed LSU from the get go.

Also, did Walton do that game? If not it was another. Walton was working with Shaq that year. It was like he was watching game tape after the fact and he was mostly analyzing how well Shaq was doing and calling the game was a secondary focus. “Shaq had really good footwork on that move”. “LSU scores (does not mention the player) but did you see how Shaq used his body well on that box out?” Etc.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
I won't even post the SI article because it's so silly. A year out from the draft and they have a landing spot for the UConn "Star" but i will say this:

I think that Tarris will have the best season any big man has had in the history of this program

I don't think we're prepared for how good this kid is gonna be for us next year.

PPG/RPG/Blocks

His numbers should be laughable.
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20p/11rb/2.5bl
 
AdamaNation said:
20p/11rb/2.5bl
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I don't think a single player will take enough shots to average 20 points.

My guess for our FGA leaders would be:

1. Ball
2. Demary
3. Reed
4. Karaban
5. Mullins

The first four of those guys are gonna have the green light to put shots up whenever they can. Then you have Mullins who might be a one and done level scorer/shooter that proves he deserves the green light as well. I can’t see anyone averaging over 15.
 
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