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The one past husky you would want on this team

well we need stanley robinson. put him at the 4 and he'd average 20 ppg these days. one of the craziest athletes ever laid eyes on. he would have bullied kabangele or whatever that frogs name is and decimate him to the next dimension.
 
jibsey said:
We don’t have an NBA player or even close to it on this team. Even a near NBA’er big would change things drastically.
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I still think Jalen’s game might translate well to the NBA. Even with his suspect 3 pt shot. It does need to improve but if he can hit mid range In the NBA he might be able to carve out some minutes off the bench.

I say that mainly bc Purvis seems to be doing well in the G league and I think Adams is a better overall player than Purvis.

Him and Wilson have the best shot at the league in my opinion. Not basing off where they are now. But basing off where they could be.
 
This team needs a big but it also needs a leader. My first thought was Emeka. He’d challenge the team in practice, in huddles and in games. His defense would help also. Our guys need a big they can throw the ball up to And he’d go get it. After that I’d go with senior year Brimah only because he’d provide better leader ship than Thabeet. Emeka, Brimah or Thabeet.
 
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Horatio said:
This team needs a big but it also needs a leader. My first thought was Emeka. He’d challenge the team in practice, in huddles and in games. His defense would help also. Our guys need a big they can throw the ball up to And he’d go get it. After that I’d go with senior year Brimah only because he’d provide better leader ship than Thabeet. Emeka, Brimah or Thabeet.
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Brimah sucked
 
Horatio said:
This team needs a big but it also needs a leader. My first thought was Emeka. He’d challenge the team in practice, in huddles and in games. His defense would help also. Our guys need a big they can throw the ball up to And he’d go get it. After that I’d go with senior year Brimah only because he’d provide better leader ship than Thabeet. Emeka, Brimah or Thabeet.
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Brimah was a cheerleader, not a leader.

This team needs a guy who knows what smart play look like. It's Okafor.
 
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I'm just glad some of the people in this thread don't control time and space. A few could pass for Bill and Ted.
 
One of the best shot blockers the college basketball world has ever known and a top center in the college game too. Oakfor. The way he altered shots would have allowed the other four to play more loose and take more risks. Gamble and guess what....one of the college games best shot blockers is likely to bail you out. His maturity would be an amazing example for the rest of the kids to follow. One of the most mature, smartest, highest bball IQs to suit up for Uconn.

Plain and simple UConn needs a big and Oakfor would get it done on and off the court bball, maturity wise, etc.

Or Caron.
 
Johnny Time! Just joking, but he'd be a front court improvement for sure. Just not as big an improvement as my #1 choice... Emeka would be the biggest instant improvement.

Next choice would be Caron.

Thinking about a big that could be the bully instead of being bullied, Jake wouldn't be a bad addition, either. Or Charlie V. He could show these guys what a stretch 4 should be.

But in the end, it comes down to Emeka, and it ain't close.
 
Okafor or Voskuhl.

Jake was a very underrated on-ball defender and possession ender.
 
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Imagine the difference in yesterday's game if instead of Yakwe, we had the best center in all of college basketball. Picture Kabengele being the guy who was out of his element.
 
RichZ said:
Johnny Time! Just joking, but he'd be a front court improvement for sure. Just not as big an improvement as my #1 choice... Emeka would be the biggest instant improvement.

Next choice would be Caron.

Thinking about a big that could be the bully instead of being bullied, Jake wouldn't be a bad addition, either. Or Charlie V. He could show these guys what a stretch 4 should be.

But in the end, it comes down to Emeka, and it ain't close.
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I could get behind Johnnie time
 
msgordon said:
if you didnt answer emeka please never post again
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Exactly he is the complete game changer.
His addition alone buts this same group of players into another category.
Frankly I wonder about the basketball understanding on the BY at times.
We would have hammered FSU last night just with him in the post.
The post presence of someone who can both defend the rim , rebound and command a double team makes everyone else a better player.
Even TO’s get reduced .
I don’t expect the casual fan to understand the connection but I think we have some aspiring coaches here.
The guys named certainly would make the team better but not take it up a level.
 
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msgordon said:
if you didnt answer emeka please never post again
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Okafor is the only serious answer but our program has had 4 or 5 guys that have an argument for being the best player in the nation their final year. The question is silly but realistically, any of these guys would make the current team a potential 1 seed. The more interesting question would be either which non All American or even non NBA player would be the best addition.
 
Any of the top guys obviously. Emeka would probably be the most useful considering how weak we are in the paint.
 
If it's really anyone, then I would go with Emeka. He might not emote, but once in while he would get that chip and dominate. I still remember when he came in the semifinals against Duke and they way he finished that up.

If I pick a non NBA player, I'd pick Freeman. Or I'd go back to Rod Sellers. Both were extremely tough. I still think Freeman was pound for pound one of the toughest guys to come through UConn. Man could he rebound.

I like Okafor still overall because he could rebound and block shots without giving up position. He would get rebounds out of his zone and developed enough of a jump shot and hook to be an offensive threat.
 
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