UConn offered center Kameron Rooks today

[pj]

He would definitely have added value to this year's team. There's no substitute for size in the middle, even if it is mediocre size. We just got overpowered on the boards in the second half by NC State, and that's going to happen repeatedly in the Big East.

If he's had foot problems that would explain the poor conditioning. You have to form a judgment about whether they'll improve, and whether he desires to put in the work. If the medical and character assessments are positive, he's well worth an offer.

I hope we get him.

 

[phillionaire]

he fouled a lot when they showed him defending

 

[ctchamps]

He would definitely have added value to this year's team. There's no substitute for size in the middle, even if it is mediocre size. We just got overpowered on the boards in the second half by NC State, and that's going to happen repeatedly in the Big East.

If he's had foot problems that would explain the poor conditioning. You have to form a judgment about whether they'll improve, and whether he desires to put in the work. If the medical and character assessments are positive, he's well worth an offer.

I hope we get him.

He certainly can improve. But at his current stage of development he would not be getting playing time next year at the expense of TO or EW.

 

[CL82]

I like an honest video of players and not a highlight video that eliminates all the bad plays. A lot of wtf responses by people about a UConn freshman has a lot to do with people seeing a tape of someone doing everything right and then coming to UConn making mistakes.

With that said, this kid is a cross between EW and TO at this stage. There were times he took entry passes and secured them and there were times he looked like AO. He certainly looked slow footed in the tape but he didn't look gassed. The biggest problem is determining if his reflexes can be improved. If the kid is still getting used to his growth spurt then it is possible. If he has plateaued in development then what you see is what you get.

The thing is we have seen knowns which didn't pan out and unknowns that have exceeded all our expectations. No one expected HA would be NBA material based on his hs performance. And DB never hit 110 points at UConn.

Agree somewhat, but in the midst of a game, most high school kids are going to make mistakes. Put them in a three minute video and can make a decent player look like a bum. That said he is R... A ...W. It is unfair to expect a summer's worth of conditioning and pick up games to change that. It's the body language that is worrisome to me. He won't be able to sleepwalk through college level games. That said, he's young, so who knows?