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Message: [QUOTE="Coach J, post: 2131018, member: 6018"] I posted this the other day on a different thread, but here you go: I'd say ultimately VJ and TP will have similar production - However, TP seems to fit more of the skill-set of the prototypical 3/4 UConn has been able to feature over the years with much success then VJ. He will probably need a year to grow into that ceiling though - think Deandre Daniel's career arc. Some good video of the 3 new incoming freshmen here: [URL='http://sportzedge.com/2017/03/28/a-look-at-the-uconn-mens-basketball-recruiting-class-2017-18/']A look at the UConn men’s basketball recruiting class: 2017-18[/URL] My take for anyone who cares: Disclaimer if you don't care and fancy yourself as an expert on everything just move on and save yourself the time in analyzing how of-base my analysis is. MAL - Will be a good 15-20 minute guy keeping both AG and JA fresh next year with little drop-off when they hit the bench or get in foul trouble a big plus over the options KO was left with in such situations this year. Polley - I've heard some DHam- Deandre Daniels comparisons, but as I watched the video I kept getting flashbacks to Rip Hamilton particularly the way he smoothly finishes at the rim on the break. Not enough video of him shooting to see if his touch and off the ball movement is close to Rip's, but physically and how he finishes he's very similar. I was pleasantly surprised - my guess is he will force himself into getting some major minutes and have some nice scoring games for us. Carlton - Not a lot of video, but some good points can be drawn from it. He clearly has some understanding of offensive positioning, he has good hands for a big (always a plus), he has good body control attacking the rim, it's unclear how well he boxes out or protects the rim, but he's aggressive to the ball. My guess he will be a useful interior presence next year and not just by default. The soundness of the fundamentals I could pick up on seem to indicate he will be more then adequate in filling minutes for us at the 5 or 4. Cobb - Not on video in the link above, but I've watched him play and supposedly he has slimmed down some but I think the number one thing he will bring to us is some interior toughness - how many productive minutes he will be able to give us per night playing with 4 jets most of the time remains to be seem, but he is a necessary piece we have been lacking the last several years. Hopefully more to come, now that Chillious is on board! [/QUOTE]

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