Donovan Clingan commits to UConn

UCPharma11 · Jul 2, 2021

To all the scrubs that said Dan Hurley couldn't real in the big fish (no pun intended)! This ones for you!! Welcome Donovan!!!

glastonbury50 · Jul 2, 2021

Sool doing a little recruiting got me thinking. (And I know everyone is in favor of rahsool doing this), but.... I wonder if the staffs of schools ever have to tell kids to back off and let the coaches work their magic.

Hans Sprungfeld · Jul 2, 2021

huskies20 said:
Andrew Bynum*

FIFY

nomar · Jul 2, 2021

WestHartHusk said:
You just learned where you went to high school?

BCHS is like Woodstock—if you can remember going, you weren’t there, man

NJHoops · Jul 2, 2021

glastonbury50 said:
Sool doing a little recruiting got me thinking. (And I know everyone is in favor of rahsool doing this), but.... I wonder if the staffs of schools ever have to te kids to back off and let the coaches work their magic.

yes

HooperScooper · Jul 2, 2021

NYtoCT said:
Give us the Rocky tweet!!

Clingan was at Hurley's house when he committed so maybe Hurley is waiting to post the Stallone gif until after they leave.

kobebeanbryant · Jul 2, 2021

genuine question…any thoughts on what our offensive identity will be in the next few years? seems like we have a mix of slow it down (sanogo, clingan) and speed it up (ajax, akok).

talent tends to solve all problems, but not clear what we are going for.

UconnU · Jul 2, 2021

glastonbury50 said:
Sool doing a little recruiting got me thinking. (And I know everyone is in favor of rahsool doing this), but.... I wonder if the staffs of schools ever have to te kids to back off and let the coaches work their magic.

Sool was involved with Hawkins, Cj, and Clingan. Kids want to play with him.

Slick · Jul 2, 2021

UcannUconn said:
Sool was involved with Hawkins, Cj, and Clingan. Kids want to play with him.

He gets them the ball and they score. Nice for everyone.

Chief00 · Jul 2, 2021

UcannUconn said:
who was the last top-50 CT kid we landed? Drummond?

Drummond was like a Top 2 kid when you factor in reclassifying.

Jimdish255 · Jul 2, 2021

Big lift for all Connecticut basketball fans. Great to have Donovan home as a Husky.

Chief00 · Jul 2, 2021

glastonbury50 said:
Sool doing a little recruiting got me thinking. (And I know everyone is in favor of rahsool doing this), but.... I wonder if the staffs of schools ever have to tell kids to back off and let the coaches work their magic.

Sool has been a pleasure.

Hans Sprungfeld · Jul 2, 2021

NowInStorrs said:
You didn't know you were a BCHS alum until recently?

Maybe he didn't know he'd graduated.

Dove · Jul 2, 2021

Chief00 said:
Sool has been a pleasure.

Too Cool, Rahsool!!

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Spaceman213J · Jul 2, 2021

kobebeanbryant said:
genuine question…any thoughts on what our offensive identity will be in the next few years? seems like we have a mix of slow it down (sanogo, clingan) and speed it up (ajax, akok).

talent tends to solve all problems, but not clear what we are going for.

Sanogo can get up and down the court pretty darn well for a guy his size. Johnson has a full court motor, too. I don't think the fast break will suffer much when they are on the court. It going to come down to if they buy into Hurley's defense and executing it. Great defense is often the key for a team that likes to run.
Taliek could start a fast break off an inbounds play, and Scheffer with pretty 60 foot lob passes could do so also. Unless you have a guy like that, it's good defense that will get your guys out and running.

3rdbass · Jul 2, 2021

Not really feeling this pickup too much after hearing reports that he is slow and unathletic white guy who can't shoot but I trust in Dan Hurley. Congrats DC on joining the family and I hope he hits the weight room big time. Is there a chance he red shirts his freshman year to develop more with strength and quickness?

uconnfan68 · Jul 2, 2021

3rdbass said:
Not really feeling this pickup too much after hearing reports that he is slow and unathletic white guy who can't shoot but I trust in Dan Hurley. Congrats DC on joining the family and I hope he hits the weight room big time. Is there a chance he red shirts his freshman year to develop more with strength and quickness?

I’m hoping he’ll get here early.

husky429 · Jul 2, 2021

This is one game I didn't get around to watching earlier this summer. From Memorial Day Weekend

11 PTS
6 REB (2 offensive)
5 AST (4 potential/ 1 foul)

1 TO
0 STL
4 BLK

5/7 2FG
3FG
1/2 FT

His team plays A LOT of zone to protect Donovan from fouls from the smaller guys. That will be an adjustment. We’ll definitely need to scheme to protect him from quicker players blowing by him on defense. No blitzing the screen… possibly zones.
I don’t think he’s much of a shooter at all yet, but the form doesn’t look bad. I think it’s possible with a year or two work.
Passing is clearly his best attribute. Probably a better passing big than we’ve had in years on day 1… maybe ever by the time he’s done. Have we ever had a big who could pass it well? He sometimes is looking for the pass TOO much instead of just slamming the ball as soon as he touches it.
Post-up skills are not advanced… very limited. Doesn’t have a good feel for how to use his body and create angles. Doesn’t even know how to get his shot off a lot of the time. Seems to me like dunks and working on a jump shot are probably his best bet on offense. Work on developing basic post up package to start. I just want to see a jump hook with the right hand and an up and under counter. I hope Sanogo is around in 2022 to kick his ass in practice down low.
FT form doesn’t look bad. Seems to be shooting around 60% in games I’ve seen. I think that should increase with reps and high quality coaching at the college level.

3rdbass · Jul 2, 2021

uconnfan68 said:
I’m hoping he’ll get here early.

Yeah to improve physically in with the Strength coach. He surely needs it from what I have seen. I prefer athletic big guys for Dan's system who can shoot a little but sounds like some are big on him so I will wait to see what we have before final verdict.

CL82 · Jul 2, 2021

kobebeanbryant said:
genuine question…any thoughts on what our offensive identity will be in the next few years?

jibsey · Jul 2, 2021

Sanogo has good footwork, I hope he’s still here for him. That is a nice combo down low.

BattersonBoyz · Jul 2, 2021

As a BEHS alum I'm sick of BC getting all the talented athletes. As a Bristol bred UConn alum, well, I'm just absolutely lit.

3rdbass · Jul 3, 2021

jibsey said:
Sanogo has good footwork, I hope he’s still here for him. That is a nice combo down low.

I think it might be a little too slow to play them together at the same time. I prefer Clinigan to back him up at first.

HooperScooper · Jul 3, 2021

kobebeanbryant said:
genuine question…any thoughts on what our offensive identity will be in the next few years? seems like we have a mix of slow it down (sanogo, clingan) and speed it up (ajax, akok).

talent tends to solve all problems, but not clear what we are going for.

Two things Clingan does very well: rebound and pass. Rebound the ball, outlet to a guard who is running down the court. Team scores before he gets to half court. There's your fast break.

Donovan Clingan commits to UConn

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