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Clockshop said:
Looks like we may have offered this kid today. 2017 Cheikh Mbacke Dione (Diong?)


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Looks like 247 has UConn, Louisville, and Iowa State recruiting him. Some good company.

Cheikh Mhbuke Dione: The 6'10" Dione is an unusual prospect from Senegal who has good court vision for a big man. The strong senior runs the court well and can block shots. He's strong and can generally hold his position in the post. He has some low-post skill already, but teams such as UConn, Louisville, and Iowa State are interested in working to develop him further. Dione rebounds his area pretty well and has solid lateral quickness.
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Letsgohuskies11 said:
His points, FG% and FT% are all down
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No DHam lobbing balls to you will do that.

He is more active defensively than he has been in the past; and more rebounds now. He is not standing there watching people grab balls.
 
Letsgohuskies11 said:
Brimah has josh boone disease where you progressively get worse the longer you stay. Tyler Olander I believe suffered from the same disease.
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That's not fair to Josh Boone quite honestly. He was better than AB is now as a freshman. He did get better at a couple things but because the impact part of his game was his instincts, it wasn't as noticeable. But Josh could have used improvements in the paint with his back to the basket but again, he had much more of every part of the game than AB.
 
upstater said:
No DHam lobbing balls to you will do that.

He is more active defensively than he has been in the past; and more rebounds now. He is not standing there watching people grab balls.
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Sorry up, 27 minutes against a very small BU team and had 4 rebounds and watched the ball go by him a dozen times without reacting. He is more active but it's not a ll good active I hate to say. It was for a couple games but hate to say it's back to "he is what he is" for now.
 
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mauconnfan said:
That's not fair to Josh Boone quite honestly. He was better than AB is now as a freshman. He did get better at a couple things but because the impact part of his game was his instincts, it wasn't as noticeable. But Josh could have used improvements in the paint with his back to the basket but again, he had much more of every part of the game than AB.
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I didn't say he wasn't better, I would take Boone on this team in a heartbeat, I just meant, Boone had a great freshman year on the championship team and kinda regressed or didn't have much improvement his final year in 06'
 
superjohn said:
A very long time ago we were a donut team in the middle but Calhoun changed all that. He had Okafor, Boone, Villanueva, Armstrong, White and Nelson all on the same team! That's five frontcourt players who are better than any of the frontcourt guys we have right now. Ed Nelson is also probably better than anything we have now.
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Ed was ACC ROY and never really developed into anything under JC. But we had such good teams it didn't matter.
 
James said:
Highlights look like they were filmed with a potato but could use another big in 2017. Wish it wasn't some unknown Florida prospect earily remiscent of brimah , only our staff and gulf coast have offered him which is alarming
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Diamonds in the rough are fine, but they are a hell of a lot better if we get some solid workhorses around them. Don't need to be AAs, just strong aggressive R & D guys.
 
Quite frankly, Lyman Depriest could out rebound anyone of Glen Miller's Bigs.
 
Let's face it, we never know what we're getting. Never knew it with Emeka, Thabeet, Voskuhl, Boone, or Armstrong.

The only guy who had any sort of high school reputation that he delivered on was Jeff Adrien. I can't remember another.

I will say this: if Josh Carlton turns into another Tim Coles, the whole tenor of the board will change on these issues.
 
Clockshop said:
Looks like we may have offered this kid today. 2017 Cheikh Mbacke Dione (Diong?)






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Actually he boxes out and outlets better than our current Bigs. He blocks shots out of bounds and needs to get stronger like our current Bigs.
 
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It's a highlight video and only so many conclusions can be drawn...but from what I could see it would a hard pass. Not impressed
 
scotty0330 said:
It's a highlight video and only so many conclusions can be drawn...but from what I could see it would a hard pass. Not impressed
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Not even as a backup?
 
intlzncster said:
Ed was ACC ROY and never really developed into anything under JC. But we had such good teams it didn't matter.
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He had a bunch of NBA players ahead of him in the frontcourt, he would start on this team and be our best low post scorer.
 
upstater said:
Let's face it, we never know what we're getting. Never knew it with Emeka, Thabeet, Voskuhl, Boone, or Armstrong.

The only guy who had any sort of high school reputation that he delivered on was Jeff Adrien. I can't remember another.

I will say this: if Josh Carlton turns into another Tim Coles, the whole tenor of the board will change on these issues.
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Calhoun knew. Okafor was a stud right away, everyone in the country knew Charlie V was a stud, Thabeet blew up late in the process and he's a legit 7'2. I remember when some UConn players scrimmaged against Felton, McCants and May and Hasheem looked dominant. Boone was another late bloomer but was ready to play right away and was damn good as a freshman. It's silly you think Calhoun had no idea if these guys would be good.
 
superjohn said:
Calhoun knew. Okafor was a stud right away, everyone in the country knew Charlie V was a stud, Thabeet blew up late in the process and he's a legit 7'2. I remember when some UConn players scrimmaged against Felton, McCants and May and Hasheem looked dominant. Boone was another late bloomer but was ready to play right away and was damn good as a freshman. It's silly you think Calhoun had no idea if these guys would be good.
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Sure, at the high school level, you can see the innate talent; you're a scout, a good one, and you find jewels (as Calhoun always did, lower ranked players who turned out great; he was better than anyone else at that). But then why did he recruit all the other kids who didn't develop? Ya see what I mean? Bill Belichcik is an excellent coach with an excellent eye for talent--doesn't mean he knows how it's going to turn out.
 
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Quite frankly, after some discussions with people I respect - the thing that presents itself with the team this year - is a lack of a sense of urgency. We almost never have it starting a game and if it appears at all it's in the second half and we have a mountain to climb by then.

Even with the injuries guys need to regard their minutes as precious gifts and every possession is important.

What can be done about it? Let me open it up first to others and then I will give you my opinion. To the casual fan out there - there is no right or wrong answer - so feel free to comment.
 
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We need a big who can be a bruiser down low. But I think what Ollie wants is for Vance, Durham, polley, larrier to be able to be those pick and pop players like Giffey and Daniels. I think who bazz and them played the second half of that season is how he wants to play. With that you need guards who can shoot and vital and Gilbert can do that. We do need a skilled big that can get 6-7 boards a game and can score
 
UConnSwag11 said:
We need a big who can be a bruiser down low. But I think what Ollie wants is for Vance, Durham, polley, larrier to be able to be those pick and pop players like Giffey and Daniels. I think who bazz and them played the second half of that season is how he wants to play. With that you need guards who can shoot and vital and Gilbert can do that. We do need a skilled big that can get 6-7 boards a game and can score
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I like a healthy Gilbert - I wouldn't put him in a shooter's category yet.
 
Chief00 said:
Quite frankly, after some discussions with people I respect - the thing that presents itself with the team this year - is a lack of a sense of urgency. We almost never have it starting a game and if it appears at all it's in the second half and we have a mountain to climb by then.

Even with the injuries guys need to regard their minutes as precious gifts and every possession is important.

What can be done about it? Let me open it up first to others and then I will give you my opinion. To the casual fan out there - there is no right or wrong answer - so feel free to comment.
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You may or may not consider this relevant but...a friend of mine who has attended a few UConn games with me is a body language expert. Basically she specializes in the science of non verbal communication.

The lack of urgency issue is very transparent to this expert. I understand all this could be met with great skepticism BUT positive first impressions (pre game) mean something. Reading body language is also important for lawyers and law enforcement.

My father a life long season ticket holder was also bedazzled by this analysis. I just think some vulnerabilities are showing on our coaching staff in particular and some players.


Anyways...
 
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