Their fat kid was pretty good.

[UCHuskies08]

Got some nice moves and touch for a big fella

 

[prankster]

Got some nice moves and touch for a big fella

1. He chews up a lot of real estate.
2. The refs liked him....a lot.

 

[Huskybass]

For a freshman who missed 20 games rehabbing from ACL surgery, he looked great. To score 13 against a ranked team in less than one half of play was amazing. I enjoyed watching him play. He was one of the few bright spots on a pretty bad team.

 

[tzznandrew]

Got some nice moves and touch for a big fella

Kid can't stay on the court in a real game. The game was out of hand and the refs were kind. He has some moves, sure, but most of them involve fouling whoever is guarding him, or setting up an illegal screen to get open.

I'm rooting for him, but until he gets into shape, he won't be able to stay in any game that's actually in doubt.

 

[jleves]

When he did set legal screens it really reminded me of a player trying to work around a double screen.

His gravitational pull obviously affected UConn's shooting in the second half.

 

[UCweCONN]

Kid can't stay on the court in a real game. The game was out of hand and the refs were kind. He has some moves, sure, but most of them involve fouling whoever is gaurding him, or setting up an illegal screen to get open.

I'm rooting for him, but until he gets into shape, he won't be able to stay in any game that's actually in doubt.

We killed them with floaters in the lane once the team adjusted to him, and other teams will too. He can't defend beyond three feet from the basket and can't jump. Reminded me of 'Escalade' (R.I.P) from the And One street ball team but Escalade had more game.

 

[tzznandrew]

We killed them with floaters in the lane once the team adjusted to him, and other teams will too. He can't defend beyond three feet from the basket and can't jump. Reminded me of 'Escalade' (R.I.P) from the And One street ball team but Escalade had more game.

Exactly right. Napier, Boatright, and even Daniels just caught or drove the ball into the middle of the zone, and didn't worry about getting blocked at all.

He also had 3 fouls called on him in 13 minutes. That's over 9 fouls over 40 minutes. And that's with the refs letting him do whatever.

 

[BearJWS]

He played as he should have played. He exploited his advantage against our thin Frontcourt. Not bad for his first real game time of the season, after an ACL injury. This shows our need for some beef on our frontline.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Two years and 50 less pounds and this kid would be a beast.

And yes UConn destroyed the zone once they learned to shoot from 8ft instead of going all the way to the hole.

 

[Kitaman]

I liked the kid. Type of athlete that reminds you of a teammate we all had (any sport).

 

[Jluc]

He was a good player and good for him for coming back from an acl injury. He played hard and you can tell he was struggling with stamina but continued to do what he could. Good for him. Once he gets in a little better shape over the next few years he could become a solid player in our conference.

 

[UCweCONN]

How did this guy escape the UCF football coaches?

 

[ZenConn]

This guy set a screen against Boat and Boat looked like a fly on the wall.

 

[BugsyCT]

There's a reason kids built like an offensive tackle don't play hoops regularly - they'll take up a lot of real estate in the paint, but have a short shelf life once they have to continuously get up & down the court. Give him credit for playing hard and making life difficult for UConn at times though.

 

[ClumsyLibrarian]

My favorite is when he "blocked" Giffey and Neils just crumbled at his feet. The guy didn't even look like he exerted any energy just stuck is arm out

 

[formerlurker]

I liked the kid. Type of athlete that reminds you of a teammate we all had (any sport).

 

[Chin Diesel]

He definitely looks like could fit in with the other characters on the WWE.

 

[UCweCONN]

When I was in college I played in an intramural hoops league and made it to the semifinals where we had to play a team of football players. I was 6' 1" and 160 lbs. and the center for their team was 6' 2", 275 lbs of muscle. I can relate to what I saw tonight. My teammates kept yelling at me to rebound when all the guy had to do was back me out of the paint. Let's just say, it didn't go well.

 

[BoatShow]

My favorite is when he "blocked" Giffey and Neils just crumbled at his feet. The guy didn't even look like he exerted any energy just stuck is arm out

Awful awful call

 

[Strummer]

I'll say this about the kid - he had fat on him, but he was hardly superfat. Guy's shoulders were massive. If he were to lose 40 pounds and work on getting his vertical somewhere between Olander and Gavin, he'd be an incredible rebounder. Had a very nice touch, good feel for the game, and some basic skills. I can't understand how the coaches allow him to carry the extra fiddy. Fiddy on the ribbies.

 

[jleves]

If basketball doesn't work out for him, I'm sure there's a spot for him on our cheer squad.

 

[TRest]

How did this guy escape the UCF football coaches?

Slowly.

 

[CTBasketball]

If basketball doesn't work out, I'm sure the UConn offensive line could use a hand.

 

[CTPride]

If basketball doesn't work out for him, I'm sure there's a spot for him on our cheer squad.

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