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Re: Hasheem Thabeet
I did catch the GTech game. It was the first whole UConn game I've seen this year, and fortunately it was one to see. Thabeet didn't have any beasts to play against, but he's starting to put it all together.
I was surprised at his end-to-end speed, you have to remind yourself this guy is 7'3. I'm not sure I've seen a faster guy that size, or bigger. He also surprised with some explosiveness on dunks. His ability/willingness/etc to dunk had been in some question. Hash can really throw it down when he wants to; there's some nastiness in there. It was fun watching him get some consistent scoring, with contact, and then react; you can tell he's gaining confidence all the time.
I'm not sure he'll ever have the offensive awareness and IQ of Hong Kong Hibbert, but the defensive potential is pretty impressive. It'll be fun to see how he continues to develop.
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Lineup: Chris Paul/Manu Ginobili/Loul Deng/Dirk Nowitzki/Pau Gasol
Bench: Shaun Livingston/Gerald Green/Marvin Williams/Al Jefferson/Sam Dalembert
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