Top 5 Hype for Clingan (Givony)

[UCTitleTown]

Opponents thinking of taking it to the hoop on DC.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

It’s why the mid range shot is harder than a 3 point shot.

Can you elaborate on this?

 

[imno1]

“Why wouldn’t DC develop a 3 pointer”

Because shooting is a skill and hard?

When a team makes their evaluation of DC they will consider how much of a floor spacer he can develop into.

While DC can certainly have a nice career and be a good player without floor spacing ability, I wouldn’t take him in the top 5 unless I thought he could develop a respectable perimeter game.

Shooting like Curry is hard but shooting at an acceptable clip is one of the easier skills to teach.

 

[uconnfan68]

And the context: the second best offense in the country! This wasn't Stetson... except that both teams only scored 52 points against us.

It's officially called "getting decked" when you only score 52.

 

[husky429]

All I'm going to say is that Andre Jackson became a 37.5% three point shooter after 1 summer of NBA training, and Clingan's shot fundamentals are 10x better than Andre's was at UConn last year

If the work ethic is there, and if an NBA team wants him to become a reliable (enough) shooter, he will be

Exactly this. NBA teams have the resources to make pretty bad shooters respectable in most cases. Their skill development staff is more people than our entire program at UConn, and ALL they do is work on player skill for a job. No recruiting, no game planning, nothing but skill work.

 

[JCisthegoat]

Exactly this. NBA teams have the resources to make pretty bad shooters respectable in most cases. Their skill development staff is more people than our entire program at UConn, and ALL they do is work on player skill for a job. No recruiting, no game planning, nothing but skill work.

If an NBA team is confident they can turn him into a respectable shooter then they should absolutely take him in the top 5

 

[husky429]

If an NBA team is confident they can turn him into a respectable shooter then they should absolutely take him in the top 5

This is the 50th time you've said this in the thread.

NBA teams will work him out later this spring. They'll learn about shooting potential there. Not much to learn from in the college game.

 

[JCisthegoat]

This is the 50th time you've said this in the thread.

NBA teams will work him out later this spring. They'll learn about shooting potential there. Not much to learn from in the college game.

I said it twice

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ctbro1999]

Clingan is as close to a guaranteed thing as there is in this draft (high floor), which is a defensive drop coverage stopper similar to Walker Kessler. Except some scouts think he has more potential on the offensive side than Kessler. Even if Clingan never develops a reliable 3-pt shot and ends up Walker Kessler 2.0, he will be able to have a long career in the NBA, as a lot of teams will gladly take on a Walker Kessler clone.
As long as he stays healthy, he'll be terrorizing the paint in the NBA for years to come.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Said at the beginning of the year this could be the first time we had 2 players go in the top 5 since ‘04.

We’re close!

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Got to say, it’s pretty disrespectful to have articles like these with our guys as the cover. wtf.

 

[87Xfer]

Centers arent in demand in today's NBA. I love the kid and I hope it happens.

you don't watch the NBA, do you?

 

[Huskyforlife]

Got to say, it’s pretty disrespectful to have articles like these with our guys as the cover. wtf.

Very lame of them. Who wants to be the face of the 'poor' draft?

 

[Matrim55]

Clingan is as close to a guaranteed thing as there is in this draft (high floor), which is a defensive drop coverage stopper similar to Walker Kessler. Except some scouts think he has more potential on the offensive side than Kessler. Even if Clingan never develops a reliable 3-pt shot and ends up Walker Kessler 2.0, he will be able to have a long career in the NBA, as a lot of teams will gladly take on a Walker Kessler clone.
As long as he stays healthy, he'll be terrorizing the paint in the NBA for years to come.

Kessler's an ok comp but I actually think pre-injury Rob Williams is the closer/better comp for Clingan even though they look wildly different in terms of size:

• Incredible vertical spacer
• excellent roll man
• super underrated passer, especially finding cutters from the top of the key (Kessler has none of that)
• has a pretty jump shot that he could probably shoot more as he gets more confident (again, Kessler doesn't have this)
• god-tier rim protector
• better as a roving paint protection big than a pure post defender
• very good-not-great hands (Kessler's hands are a tier below)

The one major difference is that Clingan is more comfortable eating in the post than Williams ever was. And fwiw Williams, before the injury, was becoming a top 3 defensive big in the league. I'm beginning to believe Cling Kong can get there.

 

[Fan1978]

I guess he's not coming back then.

Of course not, unless he calls cooper and says transfer here and i will stay to run in back for three peat

 

[Hunt for 7]

He is already up to number three. If we can pull this off and he continues to be a monster at both ends……..I also think Castle is going to to be higher than projected. Shannon is a grown man and Castle did not give an inch. May have been stronger and certainly had better hops around the basket. Clingan and Castle are like 70% complete from where they will be in two years. They both have great ceilings. Happy for both of them. Just as long as the stay in the we season for seven more days I am good.

 

[storrsroars]

These posts of yours are going to age horribly.

why is anyone arguing with a guy who's been here a week?

 

[JohnFSilver]

Centers arent in demand in today's NBA. I love the kid and I hope it happens.

Who told you that?

They are in absolute demand. They just have to be able to do the right things And can’t be plodding.

Top two players in NBA are centers in Embiid and Jokic. Porzongis at 7-2 has taken Celtics to next level. Anthony Davis killing it in LA. Rudy Goebert anchors the Twolves and I can go on and on.

And we are in the beginning era of 7-5 wemby and 7-1 Chet Plus more.

Centers who can play defense and can run the floor, play D, rebound are in high demand.

 

[05Alum]

Said at the beginning of the year this could be the first time we had 2 players go in the top 5 since ‘04.

We’re close!

I haven't looked in a week or so and this stuff changes so often, but I've been seeing Castle more in the 10-20 range on draft boards. I 100% expect both to go, but at this point if anyone were to stay it would be Castle.

 

[Waquoit]

Centers who can play defense and can run the floor, play D, rebound are in high demand.

"You said defense twice"
"I like defense!"

 

[CL82]

Which parts exactly? That he can’t shoot. As it stands he can’t shoot. Good shooters don’t shoot 55 percent from the line. I never said he couldn’t or wouldn’t develop a jump shot.

You guys are being oddly defensive

#unintentionallyironicposts

 

[CL82]

Ugh, Charlotte.

 

[ctbro1999]

I haven't looked in a week or so and this stuff changes so often, but I've been seeing Castle more in the 10-20 range on draft boards. I 100% expect both to go, but at this point if anyone were to stay it would be Castle.

The mock draft lists I've looked at recently pretty much all have Castle in the top 10, and several have him top 5 (think #3 was the highest I saw him at).

 

[Samoo]

Who told you that?

They are in absolute demand. They just have to be able to do the right things And can’t be plodding.

Top two players in NBA are centers in Embiid and Jokic. Porzongis at 7-2 has taken Celtics to next level. Anthony Davis killing it in LA. Rudy Goebert anchors the Twolves and I can go on and on.

And we are in the beginning era of 7-5 wemby and 7-1 Chet Plus more.

Centers who can play defense and can run the floor, play D, rebound are in high demand.

This, and DC may be one of the few players who can give Wemby a legitimate battle on the defensive end.