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Will Amida have a 30-15 games this year

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OkaForPrez said:
15 boards seems almost impossible to me. If Ollie does want to play up tempo AND if AB becomes the low post weapon I think he will be this year then an early season 30 against one of our lesser opponents seems plausible. 15 boards seems out of the realm of reason.
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I see your point.
Ollie would probably take him out of the game if we are crushing a team.


It will be fun to see him try!
 
CallMeBruce said:
Brimah blocked shots last year well more than twice as often as McCarty ever did in his Kentucky career. No part of your comparison makes sense. You're embarrassing yourself, and you should feel bad.
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I'm going to be generous and think he's talking about the hustle plays that made Tommy Heinsohn scream out "I love Walter!", which brings to mind the energy that Brimah shows on the court. Maybe?
 
CallMeBruce said:
Brimah blocked shots last year well more than twice as often as McCarty ever did in his Kentucky career. No part of your comparison makes sense. You're embarrassing yourself, and you should feel bad.
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Also, Walter didn't really like to be inside. Brimah appears to love it.
 
intlzncster said:
I don't know where this meme that Emeka wasn't a fantastic offensive player came from, but I've noticed it a number of times lately. Kid was not First Team AA nor 1a to Jameer Nelson's 1 for NPOY just because he could block a few shots. Putting up 18 in the second half against Duke in the 2004 FF was no accident.
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I've watched a bunch of games from the 2002 and 2004 years and Emeka was a revelation when he got here. It's easy to forget how good he was. I do think that Amida is more naturally talented when it comes to shooting the ball. But watch Emeka as a freshman and tell me that he was not in a totally different and better level than Amida as a freshman. Emeka was so much stronger and his lateral movement was exceptional for his size. Remember that game against Villanova when he slipped and still recovered to block the shot of ..... (what's his name) shooting guard? Emeka, IMHO, was one of the great college centers (listen to nitpicker Billy Packer rave about him again and again). Amida may have an even higher upside when he gets to the pros if he can put on some weight, but I doubt he will approach Emeka's dominance in college. This is one where I hope I'm wrong, but Amida remains quite slender and it is hard for me to see him being able to rebound the way we need him to. I never thought that Niels would become the rebounder he became, so maybe Amida will find a way.
 
Dogbreath2U said:
I've watched a bunch of games from the 2002 and 2004 years and Emeka was a revelation when he got here. It's easy to forget how good he was. I do think that Amida is more naturally talented when it comes to shooting the ball. But watch Emeka as a freshman and tell me that he was not in a totally different and better level than Amida as a freshman. Emeka was so much stronger and his lateral movement was exceptional for his size. Remember that game against Villanova when he slipped and still recovered to block the shot of ..... (what's his name) shooting guard? Emeka, IMHO, was one of the great college centers (listen to nitpicker Billy Packer rave about him again and again). Amida may have an even higher upside when he gets to the pros if he can put on some weight, but I doubt he will approach Emeka's dominance in college. This is one where I hope I'm wrong, but Amida remains quite slender and it is hard for me to see him being able to rebound the way we need him to. I never thought that Niels would become the rebounder he became, so maybe Amida will find a way.
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Travis Knight was always a string bean, and he was an excellent rebounder his junior and senior years. I don't see any reason that Brimah can't be at least that good.
 
CallMeBruce said:
Travis Knight was always a string bean, and he was an excellent rebounder his junior and senior years. I don't see any reason that Brimah can't be at least that good.
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Do you see Amida developing into a near lock for NPOY by junior year (assuming he stays)? Not being snide. Just curious.

I'm of a similar opinion to Dogbreath. I think EO will have been a better college player than Amida, but Amida's athleticism and shooting skill might give him higher upside in the pro game. Remember, injury impacted Emeka's career as well.

In college, I put Emeka with Ewing, Mourning, Walton, Sampson, etc. But I'm admittedly very biased.
 
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intlzncster said:
Do you see Amida developing into a near lock for NPOY by junior year (assuming he stays)? Not being snide. Just curious.

I'm of a similar opinion to Dogbreath. I think EO will have been a better college player than Amida, but Amida's athleticism and shooting skill might give him higher upside in the pro game. Remember, injury impacted Emeka's career as well.

In college, I put Emeka with Ewing, Mourning, Walton, Sampson, etc. But I'm admittedly very biased.
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I tend to doubt that Brimah ever gets quite to where Emeka was as a junior. He was the best player in the country by a mile, and one of the elite centers ever. I don't disagree with you there. I just don't think that Brimah coming into college at around 220 means he can't rebound at an elite level.
 
CallMeBruce said:
I tend to doubt that Brimah ever gets quite to where Emeka was as a junior. He was the best player in the country by a mile, and one of the elite centers ever. I don't disagree with you there. I just don't think that Brimah coming into college at around 220 means he can't rebound at an elite level.
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Agree with that. In my opinion, last season, it was more about Brimah not having a clue where to be to rebound effectively, rather than not being heavy/strong enough.
 
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MilliniumPrince said:
That is a great recruiting pitch to Diamond Stone! Perception is, only wings thrive under KO. Brimah proved a big can put up numbers here if he works hard.
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Diamond Stone could have scored 40 on Coppin State tonight, as a senior in high school. I don't think Ollie is going to be basing many recruiting pitches on a game like this.
 
Scot-e said:
He was playing Hobbits.
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Who was the last uconn player with 40 - 12? We've played lots of awful teams over the years so there should be lots of them it's easy.
 
CAHUSKY said:
Who was the last uconn player with 40 - 12? We've played lots of awful teams over the years so there should be lots of them it's easy.
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Rhetorical question, but I imagine it's Donyell - or if not him, Toby Kimball.
 
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I hoped it helped his confidence, but in reality, prove it against a legit front court. He had 4 against UT and was terrible against WVU. Go put up a solid effort against Puke on Thurs.
 
patrick said:
I see your point.
Ollie would probably take him out of the game if we are crushing a team.


It will be fun to see him try!
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It was fun.
 
A very entertaining thread. I'm very proud of Amid. I hope he can average 14 to 16 against high major competition. 40 against any D1 team is impressive.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Diamond Stone could have scored 40 on Coppin State tonight, as a senior in high school. I don't think Ollie is going to be basing many recruiting pitches on a game like this.
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Hell with that - there's no honor in recruiting. Boeheim is probably on the phone with someone right now telling him that sitting in a zone will actually help him get to the NBA. We can point out to big man recruits that we developed a big who had no offensive skill into a guy who broke an NCAA scoring record (most points without a FG miss). Let someone else play it down.
 
Never would have predicted that Amida would have 40 this year. Was the 12 rebounds a career high also?
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Diamond Stone could have scored 40 on Coppin State tonight, as a senior in high school. I don't think Ollie is going to be basing many recruiting pitches on a game like this.
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Diamond has never scored 40 and had 12 boards in a high school game. Let's not be so dismissive of a great performance by brimah.
 
CAHUSKY said:
Diamond has never scored 40 and had 12 boards in a high school game. Let's not be so dismissive of a great performance by brimah.
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Agreed. More impressive to me than the 40 is the fact that he did it without missing a shot. I realize most were oops, but even that requires a fair amount of timing, coordination, and awareness. Oh, and 14-16 at the line isn't bad either. I don't get why some are so quick to dismiss it just because Coppin State sucks.
 
Gurleyman said:
Rhetorical question, but I imagine it's Donyell - or if not him, Toby Kimball.
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Donyell had 42/18 and 42/9 against St. John's in 1993/1994. Pretty amazing it's been 20 years since another Husky put up those kind of numbers. Pretty impressive outing for Amida regardless of the competition.
 
CAHUSKY said:
Donyell had 42/18 and 42/9 against St. John's in 1993/1994. Pretty amazing it's been 20 years since another Husky put up those kind of numbers. Pretty impressive outing for Amida regardless of the competition.
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Exactly. There have been plenty of talented UCONN big men who have played snow teams over the past 20 years, but only Amida has rung up the numbers. Chale!
 
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